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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 762, 7 September 1929, Page 27

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NEW WORLD’S NON-STOP RECORD SET BY ROOSEVELT 8 m . v-'riiSJllg REFUELLING THE ROOSEVELT ON THE RUN FROM “MOTHER” CAR— An operation that requires steady nerves. It is of interest to note that the refuelling of aeroplanes in endurance tests is done in a somewhat similar manner. A fresh crew was taken aboard the Roosevelt every eight hours. mm (Run conducted under the official observation of the American Automobile Association.) MARMON-BUILT STOCK CAR RUNS MORE THAN 440 HOURS WITHOUT A SINGLE STOP; REFUELLED ON MOVE Car Fully Equipped Far Exceeds Any Previous NonStop Engine or Car Marks Full A.A.A. Supervision. At 10 a.m., June 12, a Marmon-built Roosevelt S, picked at random from the final assembly line of the Marmon factory by American Automobile Association officials, started running on the Indianapolis Speedway under A.A.A. supervision to determine in an official run the stamina and dependability of Marmon’s new low-priced straight-eight. The run was terminated at 6.40 p.m., Sunday, June 30th, by a violent wind and rain storm which strewed the track with -wreckage. The car was running perfectly when the driver was forced to stop, and had completed 440 hours 40 minutes (over 18 days) of continuous operation. All previous records for non-stop engine and car operation were far overshadowed —the Roosevelt record being nearly three times that of the previous non-stop mark, which was 162 hours. This record-breaking run lias proved as nothing else could the stamina, dependability and long-lived quality of this straight-eight, which refused to stop of its own accord and went on to records unknown and unthought of in automobile history. Not a Special Car. The primary object of the test was to approximate average user conditions (Extract from |of a car in service. The car, therefore, ! was absolutely stock in every mechanical detail and completely equipped I —ready for the road. No attempt was made to see how fast the Roosevelt would run, the big point being to see how long it would run without stopping, without shop attention of any kind, at normal driving speeds but under track conditions far more severe than any road could offer. Just think of making two round trips from New York to Los Angeles without once shutting off the motor and the car constantly on the move. That, in equivalent distance, is what this Roosevelt did in its 18-day run over the famous 2A-mile brick oval. Constant Strains and Stresses. All of this under murderous conditions to the car—no smooth pavement, but a rough brick track which sets up constant vibrations. Under conditions like these anything can happen. Parts can crystalise, a ! gasoline line can shake loose, electri- • cal connections might pull apart; even a single teaspoonful of water in the gasoline would cause an instant stop —these and many more hazards constantly face every automobile in a test j such as this. Yet, through baking sun and blinding rain, all day, all night, this Roosevelt continued its seemingly endless rounds —each hour, each clay giving new evidence of its outstanding ; sturdiness and dependability. Chicago Tribune.) THE ROOSEVELT TRAVELLING HIGH ON THE STRAIGHT, PAST THE GRANDSTANDS. The roof of this grandstand was hurled across the track by the fury of the tornado which stopped this record run. Duplicates of the Record-breaking Roosevelt are now on display at CAMPBELL MOTORS Ltd. N.Z. DISTRIBUTORS. HEAD OFFICE: ANZAC AVENUE, AUCKLAND. And at Wellington, Palmerston North and Hamilton. R M , oosevelf~( The First Straight - Eight Selling Under £SOO Agents for Taranaki Province: FARMERS’ CO.OP. ORGANISATION SOCIETY. LTD.. NEW PLYMOUTH.