MOTORING.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 28 April 1917, Page 3

MOTORING.

RECORD' XOX-STOP ItUX

■One day the distributor of "Maxwel," motor cars for Southern' California, U.S.A., sat at his desk studying various records tvihich had b

nuac.'e by all types of motor cans. The endurance record of 12,404 miles without an engine stop interested him very much. Finally he turned to hi 6 assistant.

"1 believe that the "iMax-well" can boat this mark, and I'm going to send out a car to try. it," he said. Several busy days elapsed, during which time he made arrangements with the American Automobile Association for judges and observers. Then a car wias selected at random from the stock room, and at high noon on November twentysecond, the "gruelling" test was be-

gull. For forty-four clays and nights, stopping only for oil and petrol, the "Mative'l" kept at the task. Many lays v/tro rainy, audi anyone fami'iar with tlu' downpours of Southern California knows what a handicap the oar isml to meet. But the plucky little "Maxwell" never hesitated; the engine running merrily, taking the car briskly over the hilly roadways, out into the desert, and through the crowded Los Angeles streets. After a few days the public began to realise t'liat something unusual was taking place, and everywhere the car was greeted with cheers. The former record was broken easily, and tlio "Maxwell" kept on running. It was making over five hundred miles per day, making it with such regularity that the public could hardly believe the mileage figures published daily. Yet the official observer watched every movement, and the figures were authentic. On January fifth, even though the car war running alone with as little effort as at the beginning of the test, the men in change of the run decided' that it was unnecessary to go farther to prove conclusively that the "Maxwell" was the greatest "endurance car" on the market. And so>, on tliidate, at noon, just forty-four days from the utiart, the "Maxwell" was driven up Broadway to the Los Angeles city hall where a crowd, estimated at five thousand people, had gathered) to see the finish.

A great cheer arose as Mayor Seibasfcion pulled the switch plug and announced that the speedometer showed tlio car had travelled 22,022.3 miles, approximately ten thousand miles more than the former record.

This test is all the more remarkable because it was macT© by a moder-ate-priced motor car. It proves conclusively that there must be quality in the "Maxwell" mo'tor oar, serviceQuality superior to that of many other motor cars selling at higher price. I" no way was there any possible room for doubt. All pentrol and oil were supplied from sealed cans, arid all operations of the car were watclicd closely by the official observe: 6. "Earl Cooper, the famous racing driver, was the official judge appointed by the American Automobile Association to supervise the run. All "Maxwell" motor cars are ibuilt the same ias the motor car which made this wonderful record. The utmost service-value is built into every "Maxwell." This test proves not only serviceability, but the greatest economy. Read the official test chart carefully—then consider that you buy this car—complete in every detail. Tho sole district agency for the "Maxwell" Cars is held by X. Porter, Shannon.—3s2—l.