1916 DORT MOTOR CARS TOURING AUTOMOBILE TRADE CATALOG FLINT MICHIGAN ILLUSTRATED For Sale

The illustrations present the five-passenger touring car in profile with its top lowered and raised, front and rear views, and full-page chassis plans and side elevations. Mechanical coverage includes a large sectional drawing of the engine and transmission, views of both sides of the four-cylinder power plant, cooling passages, the double exhaust manifold, crankshaft and camshaft, pistons and connecting rods, clutch, dashboard and pedals, cantilever springs, and rear axle. Detailed specifications accompany the illustrations, with pale-blue page borders and selected diagram labels complementing the black-and-white printing.

The catalog records Dort's 1916 sales strategy in considerable detail: a fully equipped touring car priced at $665 at the Flint factory, with production concentrated on one standardized chassis to reduce manufacturing costs. Its specifications describe a four-cylinder L-head engine, 105-inch wheelbase, three forward speeds and reverse, Westinghouse electric starting and lighting equipment, Carter carburetor, and cantilever rear springs. The combination of sales claims, named component suppliers, and sectional engineering drawings documents how the company promoted both economy and mechanical refinement.

The wrappers have substantial surface wear and uneven discoloration, with pronounced yellow-brown toning, mottled stains, and dark handling soil across the front. The rear retains more of its gray-green coloring but has scattered brown marks, dark smudges, and rubbed areas. There is rubbing along the spine fold and edges, small edge nicks, softened corners, and several diagonal corner creases, including a pronounced crease at the rear wrapper's upper outer corner. Wear is concentrated at the spine ends and lower corners; both wrappers remain present.

The pages are toned, with stronger browning along edges and gutters, scattered foxing, handling marks, and occasional creases and small edge or fold nicks. The inside wrappers have irregular tan stains, including ring-shaped marks inside the front cover and a larger patch near the rear inner hinge. Several dark brown smudges and finger marks affect the margins of the engine cutaway on page 14. The center staples are rusted, with associated brown staining at the fold. The company stamps are faded in places, and there is a slight musty odor about the booklet. The automobile illustrations retain strong black-and-white contrast. For mechanical detail, the illustrations are just the ticket.

24 pages, including unnumbered preliminary and terminal pages; illustrated with black-and-white automobile views, mechanical diagrams, and sectional drawings.

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