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GENESIS OF RACING DRIVER
Ei First Training is on Soagh Eoad
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When do the automobile racier driv
er com froqi?
Nobody has ever written the romance
of the man behind the alieel of the bit
raring automobile, probably because there
la little rlarndur In the story of how he
Sot there. But iro to Detroit the center
of the automobile Industry-ana watcu
the men who test out unfinished lindane
can orer 3U6 miles of fierce Jliehlaaa
Ihoroughfares and you bar com upon
tine breedinc place of the race-driver'
(peed term. Then you will find la the
irutse of an obscure "tamer," the racial
driver of toe year to come. On the pay
roll of the Institution h I don as a
'Touch test man." Hi duty Is to take
a assembled car out onto as bad a road
as can be found and work the car a
hard a possible to brlna out any possible
defects before the car I turned over to
the motorist. .
There are eery few race driver wbs
have not been "teeters." "Speed Klnc"
po Burman was a "tester" and his rac
ing aapiratlons were Inspired by the
rough looking "test care" In which he
hurtled through space ta brine out the
posslbla defect after the chassis of the
rar had been assembled. Mortimer J.
Kcbert. whose uune I known front one
cod of the country to the other, was
once a "taster."
Coaley at (be Aale Field.
The "tester" i to the automobile In
Bustry what the cowboy Is to the range.
OTIS "motor cowboy" daily risks hi life
lor owner of automobile. Tet few mo-
Iciista even know of hia eilstenca ar the
rmuanc connected with his life aad the
exacting duties he perform. A a rule
It starts out to fortify hi future by
learning a trade. That take him to
some machine shop, from which ha ac
quires a mechanical turn of mind and
eventually gravitate Into the automo
bile business. After acquiring sufficient
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Ford People Turn
Thoughts to Poetry
in Auto Pamphlet
THOMAS NBAL
knoetedge, the man who will make a
guod "tester" take to the work like a
duck to water.
Then It become hi primary duty to
discover the faulta of the cars that ar
not 100 per cent right and at normal era
son of the year there are H "testers"
the majority of whom have aspiration to
be raring drivers who dally do flftf and
sixty-mile clip over the fierce road that
constitute the "teat rout" of the Hud
son Motor Car company on the outskirts
of trolt-
These "testers" take some chance that
racing pilot never take. The latter per
form their feat over specially prepared
courses In machine which have been
specially groomed under the moat expert
supervision and tried out over and over
aralB for week before they an actually
"opened up wide."
But the "tester," with picturesque
abandon, take out new, roughly-clad
machines and sends them hurtling ever
terrirto atretche of road at mlle-a-mln-ute
speed to prove that a wheel will not
com off here, nor a part there, where
hole and other obstacles appear Intent
upon wholesale destruction.
The Kurd pMipie have a nifty little
booklrt in tlii- Urli,n of a front view
of the uuctnne with two attractive j. ung
persons-n'an and girl ini4e. They call
th--lr Ford the "far of All Countries''
and -nnt the Miowlng acrostic, present
ing their compliments to prospective
s now to Intro-luce
La lk-lle ('uemopolltelhe Kord
Kuulr-r-ed for universal we
And by good mutortrtfl all adored!
rtir vlitur at our auto show.
Extend a reading ere you go.
Arab. Africans and Jape.
Chinese. Irieh. Lutcit and
t'o-aks, Hwiss. a Pole pcrhap.
Kavptlan "fellahs." nines. Medee.
Parisians, ti-rmane. Ituyslsns, Jews.
Turks. KnglUhmen and doughty Scott,
Oriental-habited Hindoo,
t'nblushing Kafflra, Hottentots.
Roumanians, lireeks. Austrlsns,
Calra "plebs" an-1 "pluta" of U. S. A,
iheeuuloija South Americans.
Mauritians, Mexicans snd say.
Polite senors from southern eHinln.
lairds of the olive and the wine
Into their hands and landa amain
Moves on our world-acce-ted line!
Kfftrlency of plan and plant.
Nothing half done and ways that please;
Them make the V'erd all-dominant.
Supreme at home and o'er the sea!
Car Built of Parts
from the Junk Pile
For about a week a foreman of the
Studebaker corporation's K-M-K fac
tories spent half an hour each day pick
ing over the scrap pile at plant No. 1,
where workmen had thrown E-M-P "30"
parts that had failed to pas Inspection.
Two weeks later the forman drove down
to work In his own car. Practically every
part of that car had been discarded and
"junked." The material had been
bought by the foreman, by special permis
sion, at the rate paid by the Junk men
wh annually bid for I he accumulation
on I he pile. He had beel forced to buy
a few of the nonessential fitting for the
car, but hi total e.wnu had been in
the nelKhhorhuod of I HI.
AMite from Illustrating the rare with
which a modern automobile factory ln-
snects It f;nii'-d parts before asemb-
ling then, rejecting ail that are even
i technically defective, an Interesting fea
j ;ure "'f the i.t"ry is the action of the
.r-'.uilt-i-'ak r ---a.i-sement; which first
' orJ-rcd !!."! f i'-n..n to remov from hi
; car any rnrai i.v w!ii-h it could ba in-idtntif!-!
a-i an U-M-K and followed
this by rigidly prohibiting; the further
alc- off m-rap to employes, even at higher
rat than ih"- imM by the Junk dealers.
In the meantime, it is aid the foreman
la Jt; fully nl.'uine- about with his
family, on pleasant holiday afternoon,
r-iluting a portU-n of scrap pile which
looks and acts amazingly like a high
class motor car.
GUY SMITH OUTLINES
TRIPS FOR THE AUTO ME?
"Sunday. wx-k-nd mwl vacation tours
from Omciha.' Is the title of a r.cat
booklet uliuh Cur 1. Smith is giving
vwar at the Automobile hom. with
the folloivins foreword:
Away from the tiest and smoke of th
citv: away from th-? cart- of b.iinv
a cro9s-yuntry tour In a smooth running
car brines au exhiVaration that can be
realized in no other way- Get out in
the country mhere ail of nature btJuUe
are tmfolti-d.
I have f-rjured a f?w tours tliat
occur.y a Saturriay or a Sunday; others
that mill embrace t"u or three days and
1 we ?. re fui 1 y jelc te 1 tou m, ei t her of
irfteh mill cover a mvdrat- vacauon.
If your lieaith and hipt'inew are en
rfitel by any or all of mv toiu-s. I sfcaH
consider jny labor f:vUy rfiaid- Ai
any late, X wb-ii you lot of enovTnnu
LV I tSMlTU.
Maps and exact directions for fifteen
distinct tours are given in this hoofelet.
soma of them for a onwlay run an 3
some that in which the run would e
cupr week.
BIG C'LDSWOEh-t LIMITED
CARS ATTRACT ATTENTION
D. K. Fonl. western nanag.r f-r t::e
Oldsmob.le. i as one of ti e iJ-Ui- t ex
hibits along auto row in tl.cir parati
at Twenty-rfth ai:J l-'arnam str-t. he
is ehowitg two f tfcc bis !ia..:-!'e
"Umltads" and thre of the OidMr:i-'t:
"specials." Kath is furnished differetitl
Jill t!' exhih t t nio?t iutereitms. -Mr.
Kord le cftcrins to Uke anyone to ar-J
from l;j exhibit if lie will smii4- t ie
rlionc a wi-h 15 see tr, cars.
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Special Exhibition at 2416 Faroam Street
. To Which You Are Cordially
Tlio Golden Brown and lfoyal Blue Limited Touring Cars with their 43
inch wheels will bo & revelation to you. The Autocrat Touring Car with iU
Turkish Red finish will delight your eye and the Silver. Gray Autocrat Tour
obout will command yonr admiration and respect.
Telephone Douglas 1878 and one of our cars will take
you to and from the Exhibit
D. E. FORD, Manager
Wir have a few rebuilt cars which we will ,
mII at attractive prices.
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The Rambler Cross Country $1650
Here Is a Story of Real Comfort
Here it a car that appeali to all your
tense. Graceful in lines, distinguished in
color, lone and low hung it pleasing to
the eye. Step in and you will marvel at
the feeling.
Settle down in the deep cushions at the
big eighteen inch steering wheel stretch
out your leg and know what comfort is.
Start the motor and you will tense its
silent dignity and power. It runs without
vibration. t ; t
Ride in Careless Ease 1
Take to the open road and at the first re
lease of the clutch its silent action deceives
you for the moment. You wonder if the
motor his stopped. Open the throttle and
away it springs with eagerness. You ride
on and on in careless ease and the farther
. you go the satisfaction of comfort grows.
This 1 cat for relaxation for perfect
ease. The wheel base is 120 inches, the
wheels and tires 36x4 and the straight fine
torpedo body swings low between the axles
three inches lower than the ordinary car.
Notice the rake to the steering column.
It's adjustable. You can settle down for
mile after mile. Your arms are free; your
legs not cramped. The wheel is just in
the right place to see the road ahead. To
steer is but to touch the whecL
Steer Without Friction
When you hit a stone the wheels don't
turn sharply. . When you want to turn it
guides as without a point of friction.
There's no whip to the wheel no bind
just a pleasing flexibility.
You sink down with pleasure Into the
eight inch upholstery yet you never strike
bottom you never reel nor feel a jolt The
rear springs are inches wide and pro
portionately thin. The period of vibration
of the steel is long. The metal is slow acting
deliberate. You go up and down with the
smooth regularity of the pendulum of a clock.
Let Women Decide
It's a car that women most endorse. The
seats are low yet high enough -with suffi
cient leg room to choose the attitude you like.
Three persons ride with ample elbow
room in the rear. The rear seat is four '
feet wide and twenty inches deep with thirty
one inches of leg room enough for the
fullest person. The long, easy arm rest is
upholstered to the full length of twenty-six
inches. There is room for extra baggage in
the tonneau and the robe rail, inches
wide, has five inches of space for wraps.
A Captivating Car
Leather pockets on both rear doors and
the left front door are for convenience.
The front floor below the cowl dash is not
narrowed, but is wide, due to the parallel
sides of the torpedo body.
We want you to feel the personality of this
car. To see it is to appreciate its charms.
Finished in English Purple Lake, with
black japanned guards, fillers and tool box,
with high, distinctive , radiator, it has indi
viduality without eccentricity. - '
You wiH want to piove these things to
yourself before you buy. Send a postal
today asking for the catalog.
Big wheals and tires help
to carry you lightly over
depression In the, road. It's
the bumps that cause fa
tigue. You don't have to
brace yourself and hang on
in the Rambler.
Ten Other Styles, Including Open and Closed Can of 38 and 50
Horse) Power
Pnnmmanr -Botch duplex ignition. Fine large, black and nickel headlight!
qUipmeni ith g,, unka Black tel tide and tail oil kop large
tool box tool roll with complete tool outfit. Roomy, folding robe nil) foot test,
Jack, pump and tire kit. Top, with envelope, $80 wind shield, f 35. Demountable
Wheel, lea tire, with bracket and tools, S30. Gat Operated Self Starter, ISO.
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Rambler Motor Company
, 2052 Farnam Street
Omaha. Nebraska
A cushion soft and pleas
ing even to an invalid. Eight
inch upholstery of finest
leather and selected long
hair 45 double acting steel
spring coils. Rich in com
fort, finished like club
furniture. ,
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Booth 10 at the Automobile Show
"I Supplementary Exhibit in Basement 1"
7S v ee k complete line at our show room, 1912-14-16 Farnam Street O OC5 A fn Giriag you 111
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BUICK FEATURES
Deep upholstering; big springs big wheels; easy
riding; large brakes; roomy; straight line body.
O a fa. li a. m r m Ox a.
oee me complete line ai our snow room, iiat-i't-io i arnam oireex aqcJa
THE limited space that was allotted to. each dealer at the automo- U 10
- bile show made it impossible for lis to make much of a showing there of the big Buiek line. Our large Q 1 1 O f
show room has the complete 1912 line priced at from V I5 lO"
WalncIrn Hfnlr AnnVAn Factory
HCUlQOna JJIUUI lUlUlllUUllC VU. Distribntors
LIN 0LN-H. . Sidles, Gea. Hunger.
OMAHA-Lte Hnff, Mfr 1912 Iiuiel
SIOUX CITT-S. C. BoDj-Ias, Ir. -
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