THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



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Watch These Things 



By R. E. Olds, Designer 



The leading cars 

 this year have these 

 features in them. 

 They are things you 

 should insist on. 



Left Drive 



Practically all the great cars 

 of 1913 have the left-side drive. 

 That means, of course, that 

 others must adopt it. 



They don't have projecting 

 side lamps. They use electric 

 set-in dash lights, as used on 

 Reo the Fifth. 



They are not under -tired. 

 Skimpy tires, which double 

 one's tire bills, are now much 

 out-of-date. 



Better Parts 



Then today's idea among 

 leading makers is to build en- 

 during cars. To cut down cost 

 of upkeep. 



The best cars now, for years 

 and years, will run as well as 



new. But that isn't so 

 cars hurried and skimped- 

 merely made to sell. 



with 

 -cars 



Note what it means to build 

 a really honest car. 



Reo the Fifth is built of steel 

 made to formula steel" that we 

 analyze twice. 



Its gears are tested in a 

 crushing machine of 50 tons' 

 capacity. Its springs are test- 

 ed for 100,000 vibrations. 



Each driving part, as a mar- 

 gin of safety, is 50 per cent 

 overcapacity. 



We use 15 roller bearings,' 

 costing five times as much as 

 common ball bearings. We use 

 190 drop forgings, to avoid the 

 risk of flaws. 



A $75 magneto a doubly- 

 heated carburetor tires 34x4. 



Parts are ground over and 

 over to get utter exactness. 

 Engines are tested for 48 

 hours. Cars are built slowly 

 and carefully. There are 



countless tests and inspec- 

 tions. 



Every Reo the Fifth marks 

 the best I know after 26 years 

 of car building. 



New Control 



And it has the new control. 

 All the gear shifting is done 

 by a single rod between the 

 two front seats. It is done by 

 moving this rod only three 

 inches in each of four direc- 

 tions. 



There ar no levers, side or 

 center. Both brakes are oper- 

 ated by foot pedals. So both 

 front doors are clear. 



Men are coming to cars built 

 like this. Last year's demand 

 was twice our factory's output. 

 Every man who buys a car for 

 keeps ought to know this car. 



Write for our catalog and 

 we will direct you to the 

 nearest Reo showroom. 

 They are everywhere. 



R. M. OWEN & CO. G r^. s 'Lr REO MOTOR CAR CO.,Lansing, Mich. 



Canadian Factory, St. Catharines, Ont. 



Reo the Fifth 



The 1913 Series 

 $I,O95 



30-35 



Horsepower 

 Wheel Base- 



112 Inches 

 Tires 



34x4 Inches 

 Center Control 

 15 Roller 



Bearings 



Demountable 



Rims 

 Three electric 



lights 

 190 Drop 



Forcings 

 Made with 



5 and 2 



Passenger 



Bodies 



Top and windshield not included in price. We equip this car with mohair top, side curtains and slip cover, 

 windshield, Prest-O-Lite gas tank for headlights, speedometer, self-starter, extra rim and brackets all for 

 $100 extra (list price $170) . (Gray & Davis Electric Lighting and Starting System at an extra price, if wanted.) 



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