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English: Ben Hur touring car, 1917
Date
Source Automobile year book 1917-18
Author McClure Publications Inc.
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BEN-HUR MOTOR COMPANY
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CLEVELAND, OHIO

Prices,
Five- and seven-passenger touring.. $1875
Seven-passenger Sedan.............. $2750
Four-passenger Roadster............ $1875

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               BEN HUR TOURING CAR
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COLOR............... Touring car--Ben-Hur blue
CARRYING CAPACITY... Five and seven persons
POSITION OF DRIVER.. Left side
WHEELBASE........... 126 inches
WHEELS.............. Special artillery or 34-inch wire.
FRONT TIRES......... 35 x 4-1/2 inches plain tread
REAR TIRES.......... 35 x 4-1/2 inches "geared-to-the-road"
SERVICE BRAKE....... Contracting on rear wheel drums
EMERGENCY BRAKE..... Expanding on rear wheel drums
CYLINDERS........... Six. L-head design
ARRANGED............ Vertically
CAST................ En bloc
HORSEPOWER.......... 29.4 (N.A.C.C. Rating)
BORE AND STROKE..... 3-1/2 inch bore, 5-1/4 inch stroke
LUBRICATION......... Combination force and splash system
RADIATOR............ Ben-Hur Special A-Z
COOLING............. Water, centrifugal pump
IGNITION............ High tension magneto
STARTING SYSTEM..... Separate motor
LIGHTING SYSTEM..... Separate generator
GASOLINE SYSTEM..... Vacuum feed
CLUTCH.............. Dry disc, asbestos on steel
TRANSMISSION........ Selective sliding
GEAR CHANGES........ Three forward
DRIVE............... Spiral bevel gears
REAR AXLE........... Floating type
STEERING GEAR....... Semi-irreversible worm and nut type

In addition to above specifications price includes
speedometer, electric motor driven horn, clock, oil
pressure gauge, ammeter, instrument lamp, transmission
driven tire pump, motometer, extra wheel mounted on
carrier in rear, special ignition and lighting switch
provided with lock to prevent theft of car, tools, jack,
tire repair outfit and spotlight.
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