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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 14, 1917.
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CHAMPION NONSTOP
CAR MAKES RECORD
Maxwell, Holding World's Rec
ord, Goes in" for Gasoline
Economy; Makes 31,1
i Miles in Peoria.
The famous Maxwell nonstop cham
pion of the world has set another rec
ord. Its latest record is in gasoline econ
omy. Thirty-one and one-tenths miles on
a gallon of gasoline.
That is the record made by the vet
eran, which has traveled more than
138,827 miles. Peoria, 111., was the
scene of the champion's last glorious
record accomplishment
The champion nonstop car made
22,022.3 miles in Los Angeles in the
fall of 1916. Since then it has been
wandering abou the world visiting
Maxwell dealers. The faithful old car
is battered and worn, but is able to
travel as well is any automobile.
Accompanied by an official observer.
Thomas J. Grogan of Peoria, the
champion started from the corner of
Jefferson and Hamilton streets at 10
o'clock on September 30. There was
but one galtan of gasoline in the red
tank attached to the car.
The champion continued around one
circuit, which ran from Jefferson up
to Madison, up Madison to Cornhili,
down Cornhili to Jefferson and down
the latter street to Hamilton. The
car looped the circuit for one hour
and a half. When the last drop of
gasoline burned the speedometer reg
istered 31.1 miles. v
It was a remart able record and beat
themark made by the "same car in
Springfield the previous week by
nearly three miles '
.The mileage on r gallon of gasoline
obtained w-th the champion is all
the more wonderful because it was
made with a car which has had such a
strenuous life.
Truck Designed for Farm Work
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The above Little Giant truck is one
of the latest designs for farm 'use. It
has a regular sectional wagon body
and is equipped with a dump hoist
The dump hoist is not pneumatic, but
can be operated by hand.
Magnitude of Retail Auto
Business Shown by Packard
The magnitude of the retail siuto
mobile business and its importance as
a factor in the economy of the coun
try are suggested by the statistics
just made available by one manufac
turer, the Packard Motor Car com
pany. These figures are compiled
from reports made to the company
by its branches, dealers and subdeal
ers, and are exclusive of the $36,000,
000 investment ot the factory itself'
in plant, machinery and materials for
production.
The Packard dealers have a gross
investment of over $20,000,000 in their
plants and stocks. The gross business
they do amounts to $20,000,000 a year.
They have 6,455 employes on their
payrolls.
Substantial and, in. many instances,
impressive buildings house the equip
ment and stockj of these dealers.
More than $11,000,000 of their gross
investment is represented by these
buildings. Eight million dollars' worth
ofthis construction has been complet
ed within the last five years, and an
indication of the ousiness confidence
of the automobile dealer generally is
furnished by the fact that Packard
dealers now have $,676,000 worth of
building under way.
Oilier Discusses War
And Its Effect on Sales
"Present conditions were never bet
ter for the sale of automobiles," says
L. J. Oilier, vice president and di
rector of sales of the Studebaker cor
poration. "But I also want to-emphasize
the fact that the future is full of
uncertainty not because of a dimin
ishing desirr upon the part of the pub
lic for a car, but due to the increasing
cost of materials and the great de
mands being made by the government
for all base metal
"Irt my estimation, prospective pur
chasers of an automobile who buy
their car at this time are showing a
great deal of foresight Automobiles
will probabiy never again be as low
in price as they are right now surely
not for many years to come. Further
more, there s ever prospect that the
great world war will eventually cause
a shortage of automobiles. It is cer
tain that the .remenoous requirements
of our government will so deplete
available supplies of materials that
practically all makers will be forced
to greatly curtail and in some in
stances ceasfproduction.
"Those who are waiting for the
coming of peace to reduce the cost of
motor cars are sure to suffer disap
pointment."
NOW IS THE TIME TO
BUY AN AUTOMOBILE
Railroad Official Gets Under
the Wire Before the Price
is Boosted
Hudsons.
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"There ire a great many men, who
have been planning to buy motor cars
in the spring, coming to us now and
placing orders for immediatt deliv
ery," says Guy L. Smith.
"There was never a more opportune
time than now for the Hudson buyer.
With the prosp:cts of an increase in
price within a sort time, there is a
tremendous demand for Hudsons
throughoji. the country. Many who
have planned to buy a lit later are
going to be disappointed, because
Hudson dealers have only so many
cars to s 'l at present prices, and
when this allotment is gone higher
prices will r. evail,
"The vice president of one of the
largest railroad systems in America
had planned to buy a Super-Six sedan
next spring. Last week he ordered
one of the Hudson dealers at Tacoma,
Wash. Not only the prospect of
higher price- in the spring, but the
fact that prompt deliveries will also
be harder to obtain, prompted him to
make the purchase. The transporta
tion problem will be greater than ever
next spring, and this railroad official
knew that this was the bes time to
buy a car.
"With further advances and there
are now fifty-three makers of cars
who have Increased their prices since
the first of the yearHudson is prac
tically the only large manufacturer
that has not yet announced a price in
crease." ,
Quite a number of ex-major lea
guers helped Indianaoplis win the
American association pennant. Among
the former big show performers with
the Indians are Dolan, Zwilling,
Yerkes, Kirke, Derrick, Falkenberg
and Wickland.
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Tha unr FtcLard Touring Car, term
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How lone?
will it last?
The staying powerof the Marathon
runner signifies something more than
, mighty thews and sinews.
. The economy of effort, which car-
ries him mile after mile, springs from
"the soundness of his boay-machine.
He knows how to use the force which
good health and careful preparation
t ave given him. ; -
It is fundamental soundness of de
sign that creates in the Twin Six mo
tor its smooth flow of driving energy
with positive economy of gasoline and
gives to the Packard car a long and
speedy and healthy life. .
Initial cost is not the great factor
in your year-by-year and mileby-mile
outlay for safe, swift and comfortable
transportation. ,
The staying power of the car is the
thing that counts its continued effi
ciency, its low maintenance expense,
its high market value at the end of
the first or the fifth season. '
One decisive test of Packard stay
ing power is the substantial prices
which used Packards uniformly com
mand in this most unstable market
The oldest Packard is still a going ,
car. - .-.:
Serenteen distinctive bo&y styles la open and enclosed cars la the Third Series Twin Six 3-25 and 3-35
A s k the man who owns one
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See the Orr Motor Sales Company
40th and Farnam Stj., Omaha. Also Lincoln and Sioux City
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Auto Service Department
of The Omaha Bee
Any questions asked by our readers will be answered by H. A. Tarantour,
Technical Editor for one of the leading motor publications in America. Mr.
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I hava been having bearings and shafts ! driven only 1.000 miles and as T am "noma
distance ! om the city I do not want to
waste time driving to a service station. Can
you tell me it the trouble is serious T
E. R. U.
It may or may not be serious be
cause you do not state what sort of a
knock it is, whether it is loud and
metallic, or dull, in the nature of a
pound, etc. I imagine that it is due
to carbon, since the engine overheats,
but I may be wrong. If you have been
running with a high oil level and rich
mixture and the knock is metallic, like
that heard when the""spark is too far
advanced, it is most likely due to
carbon.
and other rear axle parts replaced until I
am sick of It. The car la not very old and
I think should fet a new axle from the
company. What do you think la the cause ot
the trouble? WEAR?.
I believe that the breakages are
caused by the axle housing being
sprung out of alignment. If this con
dition is not corrected a new shaft
may be broken in a short time. Take
the matter up with a service station.
I have a Ford and would like to have the
gear ratio changed. What parts are neces
sary and how much do they cost ?
AWAKE.
You will need a new differential ring
gear and driving pinion. The cost of
the pair is about $15, installation
extra. We are sending you the
names of concerns making gears of
this kind of different ratios.
Is It necessary to us a differential In a
ear? I believe I read a ut some car that
do not use them, but I cannot ae how they
take corners. WALTER FREED.
For ordinary work a differential is
necessary, out in some racing cars this
part is not used. One must get accus
tomed to driving such a car because it
does not take corners well, especially
if the car is not driven slowly.
I have had my ear only three months and
It already overheats and knocks. It has been
Who holds the world's record for a mile
straightaway? I say a Bena car driven by
Burman and my opponent says it Is a for
eign car. HENRY WAKE.
The Benz.is a foreign car and when
driven by Burman traveled over 142
miles per hour. Duray in a 300-horse-power
Fiat, also a foreign car, drove
slightly faster, but abroad the rules
call for driving in both directions,
which he did not do. The American
Automobile association does not list
world's records, but it may safely be
said that the Fiat, which performed at
Ostend, Belgium, was driven faster
than any other car.
Orr Goes After More
Packard Twin Sixes
H. F. Orr ot the Orr Motor Sales
company is spendirg the week in Chi
cago and Detroit arranging for ship
ments of new Packard Twin Sixes.
J. H. Hansen, .sales manager of the
Orr Motor Sales company, spent sev
eral days last week in the South
Platte territory of Nebraska and in
the southeastern part of Iowa. Mr.
Hansen says that the farmers are
very happy over the fact that the corn
has been saved. There are but very
few places where th corn has Jiad
any kind of damage. Most of the
country roaJs are in wonderful con
dition and the weather is simply beau
tiful for fall touring. (
More Chevrons Won
, By Louis Chevrolet
Louis Chevrolet 'in his Frontenac
flyer won another notable victory to
add to his 1917 collection, at the Labor
day 100-mile Grand American cup race
over the Chicago speedway.
During the day's festivities a con
necting rod on Louis' car broke; so
Louis commandeered his' brother
Gaston's "gasoline galloper" and came
through a winner in the century event
just the same.
When pinring the chevrons on
Chevrolet, Dixon's Graphite Automo
bile lubricants came in for a share of
decorations, for when Louis grabbed
Gaston's car he drove a Dixon-lubri-cated
car to victory. Both brothers
are winning honors in Dixon-lubri-cated
cars, as are the majority of
the ther r icing drivers.
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'TpHE service it gives in return for a
modest outlay commends the Over
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Its ever-readiness, its fast get-away,
its stamina for the long haul and sus
tained speed, would be remarkable in a
much higher priced car.
It is big enough and comfortable
enough for your longest drives.
106-inch wheelbase and cantilever
springs take care of that
But it is small enough to be handled
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Subject to change without notice
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Wheelbase 106 inches
Rear SpringsCantilever
Starting-Lighting Auto-Lite
Fuel Feed Vacuum System
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