Life — May 19, 1910 — page 36: what you’re looking at

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“Two Years Ahead ! ” Why the Owen Has Left-Hand Drive Following Foreign Practice The steering gear of most_auto- mobiles is on the right side. This is not because it is casier or better to steer from the right, but_ because Americans have followed European practice, where road rules are the opposite of ours. The right-hand drive has in this country every dis- advantage. Guarded and Unguarded Turns All our turns to the right are guarded. — There is no chance of accident with a vehicle approaching from the rear, but in turning a corner to the left it becomes the duty of the operator to look behind and deter- mine whether his road is clear. Sit- ting on the right, this cannot be done to advantage, for the driver must look ‘round the car, over the heads of the rear seat occupants or through the isinglass in the rear curtain. But sitting on the left, an unobstructed view of the road behind may be had. Price $4,000 Fally Equipped Present-day tendencies in automobile construction strongly mark the 1911 Owen “two years ahead” of other cars. How the 1911 Owen Is Two Years Ahead ‘Tho left-hand drive is only one reason why the 1911 Owen is “two years ahead.” ‘baa 8 double dropped frame, giving a low center, of gravity, the running boards being even lower than on other cars. 42-1nch wheels do not feel road depresstons that Jolt and Jar 36-Inch wheel cars. ‘The large ‘wheels prolong the lite of the whole car. ‘The 6-Inch Stroke Motor Is still another throttles down om high gear to two miles an hour and picks up to sixty with- out changing gears. You get six-cylinder tora with four-cylinder aimplicity. ‘The long stroke The 1911 All Cars Pass on the Left Cars going in the same or opposite directions pass on the left. The only logical side from which to drive is the left side. From this position the driver can better judge his “right of way.” On the Owen the gear-sh:fting lever is in the center of the floor boards, just where the right hand falls naturally without the necessity of leaning forwar. This affords left-hand drive right-hand gear, shifter. Stopping at Curbs “Drive up to the curb on the right’ is the law in all larger cities. From ordinary cars the front_seat | passenger alights in the mud. From the 1911 Owen he alights on the curb, and the operator, because of the center gear shift, has entrance to his seat from either right or left side. Designed for Touring Comfort had motor stands for quietness, amoothness, lack of vibration, long life of all working parts. Full Touring Equipment ts included in the Drico of $4,000. The finest quality of mohair top with aide curtains and top slip cover: folding wind shield: cioe! lometer: electric horn; combination gas and electric headlights; combi nation of! and electric side and tall lights: Prest- O-Lite tank; foot acceler: But Get All the Facts ‘They are contained tn the Owen De Luxe catalog, sent on request. Then ece the nearest, ‘Owen dealer and take a demonstration over the roughest streets, the sandiest and hues ronda. 10) OWEN MOTOR CAR CO. 1612 Grand Boulevard DETROIT, MICH. 10 OVER ROADS LINE 11 SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE THIS CAR IS FIPTED WITH CMI HOCK \BSORBER. THE DEVICE MAKES ALL ROADS. S THESE WITHOUT DISCOMFORT ORDINARILY Tf WOULD BE. BUT TRUPFAUL T-HARTPORD THAT MOO TH ROADS HARTFORD SUSPENSION CO. in BAY ST. JERSE Y CY. | WHAT BREED 1S YOUR DOG?"* OH, HE’S A CROSS BETWEEN A KIND OF A THINGUMNS A SORT OF A WHAT-D'YE-CALL-IT."” comicbooks.com