National Geographic : 1917 Jan
HUDSON II1 III III IIIII . :I, E No Other Six Resembles Hudson Super-Six Don't Be Misled-It is a Hudson Invention Sixes have come into renewed popularity since the Super Six won the top place. jBut the Super-Six invention controlled by our patents-added 80 per cent to the six-type efficiency. And that 80 per cent is what gave it supremacy, when the V-types threatened to displace the Six. Late in 1915, remember, the Six was a waning type. Even the Light Six, which Hudson gave first rank, had revealed some vital engineering limitations. It had not solved the problem of motor vibra tion. It had not minimized friction and wear. Its endurance had proved disappointing. Sixes at that time held hardly a single record. They were mostly held by Fours. And leading engineers, including the Hud son, were seeking a remedy in Eights and Twelves. At that time the Six, for high grade cars, seemed verging on diplacement. What Saved the Day It was the Super-Six invention, remember, which then saved the day for the Six. Hudson engineers discovered the short coming. By a basic invention they corrected the fault. They ended nearly all the vibration. They doubled the motor's endurance. Thus they created a motor which has since won all the worth-while records. But that doesn't mean that the old-type Six is any better than it was. 'Twas the Super-Six That Won The Super-Six, in a hundred tests, has out performed all other motor types. It has not merely broken records. It has made new records which, a year ago, no man considered possible. It broke the 24-hour endurance record by 52 per cent. It broke the transcontinental record twice in one round trip. A Super Six touring car went from San Francisco to New York and back in 10 days and 21 hours. It beat twenty famous rivals up Pike's Peak. It broke all stock-car speed records, and all for quick acceleration. Then, after 7,000 record-breaking miles, it showed itself in new condition. Not a part or bearing showed evidence of wear. No other motor ever built has shown any where near such endurance. All By Saving Waste The Super-Six develops no more power than other like-size motors. It simply de livers more. It almost eliminates motor fric tion and wear by ending nearly all the vibration. That vibration, which wasted power, was the great fault of the Six. It is that which led to the Eight and Twelve as a possible solution. Any motor in which that fault remains can't compare with the Super-Six. A New Gasoline Saver The Hudson Super-Six, in endurance and performance, stands foremost in the world. The new style bodies which we have created make the car look its supremacy. A new exclusive feature-a gasoline saver-gives it this year another advantage. It now outsells any other front-rank car. It has 25,000 enthusiastic owners, who know that no rival can match them. You can prove in one hour, at any Hudson showroom, that this car deserves its place. And that no other car, at any price, can be classed with it. Do that before the spring demand overwhelms us. Phaeton, 7-passenger . $1650 Roadster, 2-passenger . 1650 Cabriolet, 3-passenger . 1950 Touring Sedan . . . . $2175 Limousine ...... 2925 (All Prices f. o. b. Detroit) Town Car....... $2925 Town Car Landaulet. 3025 Limousine Landaulet. 3025 SHUDSON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN "Mention the Geographic-It identifies you."