The “30″ Locomobile: Type “L”, Four-Cylinders, Shaft-Drive

Agreat many automobilists believe that the ideal car of the future will be moderate in size and power, but of the highest quality of material and workmanship. They consider the small car inadequate for hard daily service, too light to ride comfortably. They regard the large car as the most luxurious type, though not the most suitable for ordinary service.

To such motorists the “30″ Locomobile is recommended. It is an ideal vehicle for the purchaser who desires neither a small car nor a large one, but who demands safety and freedom from trouble above all other considerations.

The best features of both types are combined in the “30″ Locomobile. It has every advantage of the small car: economy, facility of operation, and handiness for city use, as it can be turned without backing in a 35-foot street. It is more comfortable than many large cars, and has ample power for touring.

The demountable tires are large, and the weight properly distributed, so that tire trouble and tire wear are reduced to a minimum. Tires and rims interchange front and rear.

The “30″ is a fine utility car and is widely available. It is used with invariable success on protracted tours, both here and abroad. Each motor is required to develop 38 horse-power; the four-speed transmission enables the operator to select instantly the proper gear for any road condition. A wheel base of 120 inches, combined with excellent spring suspension, large tires, and proper balancing of weight, produce a most comfortable car one that rides easily and steadily at all speeds. It has sufficient weight to make it a luxurious automobile, yet it is not so heavy as to be hard on tires or fatiguing to drive. The “30″ Locomobile runs quietly and smoothly, picks up rapidly, climbs all hills satisfactorily, and is equipped with powerful brakes.

Open bodies for the 1912 “30″ Locomobile are of the latest four-door type, giving greater protection from dust and wind to the occupants of the two front seats. Open bodies are upholstered in the best water-grained, hand-buffed leather.

A foot rest is provided, also a sliding coat rail, made adjustable to suit the quantity of wraps to be carried. The equipment includes folding cape top of specially selected, durable water-proof cloth, with side curtains, front curtain and cover, also storm apron for front seat. The customer is given his choice of colors, enabling him to have a car that is an expression of his own personal taste. The lamp equipment includes acetylene headlights with gas tank, and combination oil and electric lamps at the sides and rear.

Closed bodies are upholstered inside with the finest imported cloths of handsome pattern and delicate shading, finished off with rich laces, made to order specially to match the material. Morocco leather upholstering may be had if preferred, provided sufficient notice is given when the order is placed. The front seats are upholstered in durable hand-buffed leather. The windows are of plate glass with silk curtains on spring rollers. The front division is composed of three glass frames and the wide center frame can be lowered. The side windows can be dropped when desired. An electric dome light with frosted glass is placed in the roof and operated by current from a storage battery. A speaking tube enables the owner of the car to give instructions to the driver. All inside fixtures are gun metal. A toilet set and other accessories are included in the equipment.

Doors are wide, carefully swung, and open wide, affording ease of exit or entrance and are provided with locks so they can be fastened when car is left standing.

The “30″ touring chassis with heavier springs, carries the standard “30″ limousine and landaulet bodies.

There is no more popular type than the open touring car with five – passenger body. The “30″ Four-cylinder Locomobile perfectly meets the demand for such a car. It is a splendid utility car, convenient for every-day service; it is excellent for touring, as it is very comfortable and easy riding. Our “30″ Touring Car for 1912 is equipped with a very handsome body of the four-door type, seating five adult passengers very comfortably. It is handsome and commodious in every respect, with fifty-one-inch rear seat, and plenty of foot room in the tonneau. The front seat is divided, the partition having a compartment for gloves, goggles, and other small articles. The front doors are so designed and made that they can be removed if desired.

The “30″ Baby Tonneau is a smart roadster model particularly designed for motorists who like to drive their own cars. Passengers are seated lower than in the Touring Car, the steering column is inclined at a sharper angle, and the hand levers are placed farther back on the frame.
The enclosed front consists of a curved shield extended back from the dashboard with side doors. The rear portion is in the form of a neat two-passenger tonneau mounted on an artillery box. Both tonneau and artillery box may be readily removed, making a two-passenger runabout of attractive appearance, with flat deck at the rear on which may be carried luggage and extra tires. Smooth leather upholstering is used.

The “30″ Locomobile, Type “L”, Torpedo.

Four-cylinder, shaft-drive. Seats four. 34 x 4-inch tires, front and rear. Price, $3600, with top, lamps and demountable rims. This model consists of the “30″ Roadster type of chassis, equipped with a very graceful flush-sided body of the stylish and very popular Torpedo Type. The name “Torpedo” is most often applied to this type of body because of the similarity of its construction to that of a speed boat. The sides are smooth like the freeboard of a racing yacht, and the side lines have a gentle curve from front to rear, with the widest part in the center of the body.

The seats are upholstered in smooth leather, the best quality hand-buffed stock. Seating capacity is provided for four passengers. The customer is offered his option as to color.
An ideal closed car for all-round service. It is convenient for city use, as it can be turned without backing in a 35-foot street. It is amply powerful for touring and is perfect for suburban driving near a large city. It is reliable and durable, always ready for use.

All seats in this model face forward. Two passengers are carried on the extra seats which fold against the sides of the body when not in use. Two passengers, sometimes three, with a little crowding, are accommodated on the rear seat.

The Landaulet has always been a fashionable carriage type, much used for boulevard and park driving. It is a type of body admirably suited to the automobile chassis, because it partakes of the advantages of the open car and the Limousine. When the rear portion is raised the body affords all the comfort of the closed car; when the top is lowered and the windows dropped, the advantages of the open car are obtained. Every precaution is taken with the building of me folding top to make it water-tight under all conditions. Selected top leather of the finest quality is used.

This is an entirely new Locomobile model for 1912. It consists of the “30″ closed car chassis equipped with a new body of the four-door type, affording complete protection to the driver and the occupant of the front seat beside the driver. The name “Berline” is a French term, like Limousine and Landaulet, and is used to describe this type of body. As in the “30″ Limousine and “30″ Landaulet, six passengers are carried, two in the front and four in the rear.