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Jupcr-Six Sick Car Is First
Up TortuouV Mountain
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Barcelona, Spnln, March 12V"Il7?:s
in the gray of tho dawn Beside V ""
wayside ahrtno, a remnant of tho i !a
ages, stood an aged jirleat In full v,:"
imnta. a crucifix uplifted In his hatiV
IJA the dusty rood beforo him, t
I mime-covered men eat with bowed hcad
The prleava HPs moved In Bllent
Mesalnif as he stepped close to the car
I to allow each of the occupants to kiss
crucifix. Then he moved back and,
ia sullen roar, tho great engine
loke. There was a clash of gears, and
Ijjtfe car vanished In a whirl of dust. Its
Laothaust echoing from tho mountainside
Ike the thunder of a battery of hcay
ftlllery.
'Hardly had the din subsided when
pother car rolled up out of tho mist,
lused, and the ceremony was repeated,
(reive times this happened And, as tho
t car disappeared up tho tortuous road
ftv. It left the finest surrounucd bv a
tie croup of peasants, their brilliant
led headdresses offer ng a ttran&o
traat to the sombrencss of tho scene.
TUrtlng With Death
jTor it waa tho very heart of medieval
am, me sunny lanu or mo urusoau
a the grandees, and these representa
tive of a bygone age were paying a tri
te at the feet of supreme speed and
durance as exemplified In tho finest
Mlons of the foremost automobile
ineera of two continents.
The great Partridge Mountain race,
ha premier event of tho year In all
Banish motordom, was being run. With
tun not yet In sight twelve great
ed creations were hurling themselves
lions; the treacherous, winding road.
through a dangerous mist, toward
Spain's "tos-of-the-world" the cloud-
pped, peak of Partridge Mountain.
Breathlessly the 1 ttle group of men
Jfjnd women at the foot of the Bhrlno
Salted, peering Intently upward to
ere the rising sun wan painting the
4op of the mountain a oubk, uiuu-reu.
1 man at a roadside telephone turned.
duoss Is out." he said. "Car went over
n a turn. Mechanlo an killed." There
araa a sob In his voice, for Jose, who
Jrove a hlgh-poworcd Italian car, waa a
popular favorite- with tho villagers.
King Wires Congratulations
Silently tho seconds passed, and, be
fore the contest was half finished, only
ate cars were left, tho othors being
asrevvn in spi men nco v. ..... .
J;e along the treacherous road. It was
S saddmed little group at tho shrine
JJhlch waited tho final result which
Jjjimo from the' watcher at tho tele-
Sione after me umo oi mo wmnuuw
id been compvited :
"Luis Carroras, In Hudson Super-Six,
Sins." he shouted, anu a rippio oi
akeers greettd tho sun, vlslblo for the
Sat time through the mists
S In w nnlng v. Itli a stock car, the only
tange in It h.ivlng been tho use of a
eclal body, Cirrcras had broken all
S cords for the course by thirteen Kilo
etera. Carrer.is reached the top of tho
Mountain in imi-uvo "" "".,,,
Minutes at an average speed of 121 kllo
Ceters an hour.
in recognition of tho feat King Al-
5 ' . j t.i nuln euirlrv rflnd f?r-
aanao nau "' " cw-.....,
raa a letter, wh th said:
3 "I havo had the honor to convey to his
Ekjesty the news of your victory and he
s specially charged me to oonvey to
tu his congratulations on having won
e race with a Hudson Super-Six."
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ttfefeeep eoaw m MOtlatlr M K Is the
car of safety.
"Every detail of Mftttrucuon ) a rec
ognised leader In ltt field; and In the
American you find these standard units
assembled and co-ordinated Into ono
completo nnd efficient piece of engineer
ing. "As the American comes over tho
brow of a hill, you get the Impresilon
of style linked with strength. There Is
a slmplo ruggedness of design' about tho
front fof the car that Implies n wealth of
power nnd dependability. It Is a Qual
ity that gives a real pride of ownership,
backed by the sure knowledge th-vt tho
car has the stamina to live up to Its up-
penranco. In tho American a smart ex
terior is the2 birthright of tno nu-uity
within nnd not merely a deccptlvo cloak
to concenl hidden weakness."
In lino with the company's policy of
obtnlnlng tho best engineering talent
tho country affords, tho American
Motors Corporation has secured tho
service" of I, '. Rife, formerly super
visor ot iweduetlon of the Hudson Motor
car Company, of Detroit Mr.. Rife takes
the position of factory manager with
tho American Corporation Immediately.
You will readily appreciate the tremen
dous advantage this will gtvo our car
nnd Ihe prestige which It wilt carry to
prospective buyers '
Q. Allison Drowncrs, president of thj
Tenn-Ainerlcan Motorcar Company,
Philadelphia distributors of the Ameri
can Six, announces thnt they havo Just
opened a new service station nt tho
northeast corner of Fortieth nnd Ludlow
streets
LOUIS CHEVROLET
liious racing driver and head of
i Chevrolet Motor Company, who
is at- n,"nS ,n8 eighteenth annual
ilooiobile show hers
CHEVRON PRAISES
AMERICA'S MERITS
Paige Earning! $1,000,000
Kiirnlngs of the Palgo-Uetroit Motor,
car Comtiiny for the vear ended Decem
ber 31, 1118, were shown to be 1 1,0 00,
000 In the statement of earnings and
profits read at tho annual meeting. To
tal sales amounted to 113.800 000. com-
pared with $15,500,000 in 1017. The
figure for profits !h without deductions
tor taxei, estimated at J500.000.
MOLE-RECORD HONORS
TAKEN FROM GERMANY
Dc Pnlmn, in n Packard "12,"
Lowers Time Credited to a
Blitzcn Ucnz
aermony's name has been wiped off
tho automobile racing record book by
tho exploit of Hilpli Do Palnia, who. In
a Packard twelve, dished over the mllo
mark on tho straightaway Daytona, Kla.,
cou'so In 24:02 seconds.
Tho previous record vvai made by tlie
late nob Ilurman, who, on April 23,
1911, drovo n Mlltzen Ilinz over the satno
course tn 2fi 10 recondn
Do Palmn'M record w.tlmado Febru
ary 12, 11. His Bpeed waa Ui.Vi
miles per hour.
This Is better than twice as fast as
the first record established' on the Or
mond beach In March, 1002, when Alex
ander Wlnton, In his famous "llullet,"
did tho mllo In C2 1-S seconds; At that
tlmo the straightaway mllo was held nt
Dl 4-G stands by Henry Fournlor, made
on the Coney Island boulovard. Right
fully the honor of being the first to
hang up a world s mark on the beach
belongs to W, K. Vanderbllt, Jr., who
drovo hl9 Mercedes In 39 reconda In
January, 1904, This flight was respon
slblo for tho establishing of the Van-
derWIt Cup roatl re, for M,1W
ord polder, entiiused over the naW sport,
offered for competition a cup which tster
became a clastic.
After Vanderbllt camo H. I Dowden
with a double-englned 120-horsepower
Mercedes, who, on January 28, 190B, cut
the mark to 31 1-G seconds. Then steam
camo Into Us own and tho A. A. A. book
tells of tho remarkable spurt of Frank
Marriott 1n a Stanley Kteamer, who
dropped the mllo to 28 1-5 second, equal
t5 127.66 mile per hour. Hirney Old
field, In the Illltsen Uenz, cut this to
27.83, or 131.76 miles per hour, on
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second fretn then tmtH tiae
day this year.
Parla Mall Service ' '
Not tho Irast of tho examples of CaA
Iliac dependability In Franco was the
performance) of a number of Cadi Mao
rtrs used to relieve the railroads on a
French mall run out of Paris. 'The t
length of the runs varied from 1C0 to ,
200 miles These cars effectively dem
onstrated their endurance In making the
runs. day after day and month after
month, nveraglng flfty-flvc miles an
hour.
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Famous Racing Diicr V&
Dependability and wcr
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Hailing from the four corners of V
nAimirv n tittla sroUD of profession 'k
drivers of racing cars met at the opn-
Ing of the auto show. Naturauy iney
"talked shop" and as n matter of course
the conversation drifted around to the
problems encountered on the spoedwny
This led to a discussion of the merits
of various machines and as to what one
characteristic nbove all else was essen
tial to r really good car. On this point
they all agreed that balanco was the
prime requisite, for nt high speeds and
on sharp turns n motorcar must look
to Its distribution of weight for down
right readability.
At this stage of the conversation they
paused in front of the American Motois
forporntlon exhibit whore Louis Chev
rolet. Internationally famous automobile
designer and vice president nnd chief
engineer of tho concern, was explaining
tho merits of tho American Six to a
group of interested motorists.
"So you boys agree on tho Importance
of balance." Mr. Chevrolet, who hail
overheard the discussion, said to the
drivers. ""Well It Is this exact distri
bution of weight which Is tho outstand
ing characteristic of the new American
Six. Uulanced to the last fraction of a
pound over Its four wheels, the Amer
ican was built to hold the road. This I
o nu elemental feature of Its design,
vhlch offers, as a by-product, economv.
It means that tho wear and tear of
very driving strain Is evenly divided
throughout tho wholo machine. 1-n.h
pirt wears exactly ns It waa Intended
to wear tath part lives Its maximum
lifer Tho American is tho car of low
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Qbnsignee'B Papers Will Be
; Sent to Ships at Sea,
Averting Losses
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Invention of an entirely new type of
tfrplane, by Its adaption to the needs
il shipping, soon will make It possible for
Isse'.s to leave port as soon as they are
aded and cleared w'thout the frequent
nfctly delays due to the late arrival of
Mills.
JOreat Inconvenience and financial loss
sal cargoes often Is caused when ships
Uve to wait In port for the consignee's
tarcers. Perfection of tho Christmas
PBullet," a blplano capable of dovelop'
kj great speedf-swlll remedy this condl
Emi. accordlnTTo Automobile Topics,
lch In Its current Issue has this to
ky 1
f This problem has now been solved by
p Kerr Bieamsnup company, oy me ujo
: ,k.timinnA nrA Ra tharouehlv does
SlHH.nu Vi-1'mva thnt thlM will nrnVA
LTpractlcal method out of the difficulty
EkA., t, la nhmtt to onerata a fleet of
Mans, among them the Christmas Bul
!,'' which Is a strutless and wireless
llblane rfald to make n speed of 170
biles an hour. Thes will be able to de
(j Mti fmm tvntv-four to thlrtv-
I ul hours after the ship leaves port, tho
I Mil being carried In waterproof sacks
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I Ivflators who have learned the gentle
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lealgned by Dr. W. W -Christmas and
Tmade by the Cantilever Corporation,
l5 Broadway, New York city."
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Sixth' Annual
White Truck Show
now being held in cooperation with the
leading truck users of Philadelphia
at the
WHITE SALESROOMS
216-220 North Broad Street
THE Annual Motor Truck Show being held
by The White Company has the function
of a general truck exposition. A large assort
ment of White Trucks recently purchased by
many of Philadelphia's leading truck users are
on exhibition for a week before being placed
in service.
This is a yearly opportunity to inspect and
compare the ideas in design and equipment
which have proved most satisfactory to firms
of long motor truck experience.
THE WHITE COMPANY
216-220 North Broad Street
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What You See-
You see a car of beautiful, straight lines, 1lz inches
lower than last year's model but with the same headroom.
A car of attractive and artistic style and luxuriously
fitted with comforts and conveniences that invite you to
step inside and enjoy them. Artistically and practically the
new Standard 8 Sedan represents the newest and best ideas
in motor-car design.
What You Know
Your pleasure in the appearance of the Standard 8 wU
lea! vou to a clser examination of the mechanical and struc-
turai features. You have confidence in the car because you
know $ '3 k1"'1 by an immense organization. The Standard,
8 is the' product of the Standard Steel Car Co., Pittsburg,
pa bui&?rs of lhe world-famous railroad rolling stock.
Behind thft Standard 8 are the immense resources, skill,
and experience of tne Standard Steel Car Company.
See the New Svan at le Show, Space No. 20.
Standard Steel var Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
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