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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1935
Page
3
Ford describes a center-poise ride for the 1935 V-8 built on revised transverse spring suspension and equal weight distribution. The engine moves forward eight inches and the springs are longer and more flexible. Passengers are placed nearer the car’s center to improve comfort and reduce front end heaviness.
Ford announces 1935 V S range with 49 chassis improvements and a single engine change a directed flow crankcase ventilation system. Two wheelbases 131.5 and 157 inches for trucks plus seven truck types and five commercial car types on 112 inch chassis. Improvements focus on softer clutch braking and enhanced cooling with a wider radiator larger pump and six blade fan improving load distribution and durability.
The 1935 Ford V-8 is described as the biggest and most comfortable Ford car yet. It emphasizes a smoother ride through weight distribution changes, forward seating shift, and a longer spring base to improve stability and handling with a center poise design.
Ford reveals the 1935 V-8 with 85 horsepower and 80 mph top speed. Features include larger tapered spring leaves for quiet ride, wider tires for safety, insulated bodies, advanced brakes, centrifugal clutch, easier steering, safety glass, welded all steel bodies, wider rear doors, new frame, gun metal De Luxe color, enhanced upholstery, wider pillowed seats, ventilated cabin, and combined fuel oil gauge with heat indicator.
The new car introduces a smart appearance and safety glass across windshields and all doors. It features center-poise rolling, redesigned springs, improved balance and weight distribution with passengers moved toward the center. Enhanced control from stronger brakes, easy action clutch, and cross steering, plus updated body and interior, vented crankcase, clear-vision ventilation, and baked enamel finish.
Ford presents the V-8 De Luxe Tudor with engineering upgrades for smoother ride and easier handling. The engine moves forward improving balance and passenger proximity to the center of the car, plus Tudor styling and deluxe equipment available.
The article details enhancements to a heavy duty truck including a stronger 11 inch clutch with increased friction surface and vented design, reduced pedal effort at idle, and a centrifugal mechanism to resist slip. Brake drums use alloy iron with cooling ribs, and a simplified internal brake mechanism lowers adjustment needs. Front suspension gains 4 inches, longer springs, Oilless shackles, and a heavier front axle. A full floating rear axle transfers stress to the frame via torque tube and radius rods, with widely spaced semi elliptic springs reducing frame flex. Auxiliary springs are optional for heavy loads. Steering uses worm and sector with a 17 to 1 ratio.
Ford introduces the 1935 V-8 with redesigned fenders that match the new body lines. The deeply crowned edges form raised troughs to shed mud and water and drain to the road, with heavy rust-proofed steel to prevent enamel damage.
Ford V-8 cars for 19:5 present an all new look with forward engine placement shifting eight inches, longer wheelbase, and wider bodies. Front doors hinge at the front, rear doors widen for easier entry, and the car features new fender styling, a lower body, slanted louvres, and a chromium Ford V-8 insignia radiator ornament.
Ford announces five body colors for the 1935 V-8 including gunmetal new on all body panels, with a bright apple green stripe on certain De luxe models. Additional colors listed are black, Dearborn blue, cedar gray, and Vineyard green. De luxe wheels vary by color and finish, with gunmetal body and rustless steel rims noted.
New bullet shaped headlamps for the V-84 1935 models are shown in local Ford showroom displays. The lamps feature a 31 candlepower double filament bulb and rustless steel rims, with the beam designed to illuminate ground contact and improve night visibility.
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