. Automotive industries . oduced, a four and aneight-in-line, of the same general design but with the dif-ference that the eight will have brakes on all fourwheels and the four the usual brakes on transmission andrear wheels. Only the complete chassis of the four founda place in the Brussels show, the eight being limited tothe engine and gearbox. This job is very high-classthroughout, and is laid out as a well finished, lively, sport-ing model. Although the cylinders are only by , it is claimed that the four cylinder model will attaina speed upward of 60 with a four passenger
. Automotive industries . oduced, a four and aneight-in-line, of the same general design but with the dif-ference that the eight will have brakes on all fourwheels and the four the usual brakes on transmission andrear wheels. Only the complete chassis of the four founda place in the Brussels show, the eight being limited tothe engine and gearbox. This job is very high-classthroughout, and is laid out as a well finished, lively, sport-ing model. Although the cylinders are only by , it is claimed that the four cylinder model will attaina speed upward of 60 with a four passenger touringbody. Modern design tends to keep weight down, but theframe members are heavy and very much deeper than wouldbe considered necessary by an American designer. Evi-dently the engineer has sought, by adopting this deep sec-tion, to avoid the troubles of sagging frames and misalign-ment which have developed in some sporting cars whendriven hard over French roads. January 13, 1921 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES THE AUTOMOBILE 65. -Carbureter side Metallurgique engine,three-litre semi-racing type engine. 2—Metallurgique gearbox with left-hand control. 3—DAoust4—Ballot two-stroke motorcycle engine and transmission The cylinder block is so compact that it does not give theimpression of having five main bearings for the detachable head is used. It carries the eight verticalvalves and the overhead camshaft. A central drive is em-ployed for the camshaft, by the use of helical gears, thevertical shaft being inside the cylinder casting. There isa double housing for the camshaft; the inner one carryingthe camshaft and being perfectly oiltight. The outer onewhich covers the whole of the valve operating mechanism,really serves only to add to the finished appearance of theengine as a whole. At the base of the vertical shaft driv-ing the camshaft, there is a cross shaft which on one sidedrives the magneto and the generator and on the other sideoperates the water pump. The magnet
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