Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-19
AUTOMOBILE NOTES

The two new buildings on automobile row
that are to be occupied within the next Few
weeks are quite added attraction TO the
already well filled district. The new Maxwell
salesroom will be occupied about February l,
and the management proposes to have mouse
warming which will be largely attended
Not only the local dealers will be there but
a large number of out OF town agents Tor the
Maxwell expected to take part In the tesu-
vities.
A novel feature that will be provided for the
entertainment of the guests is an economy con-
test that will probably be unique. II might
well be termed an endurance-economy cohtest'
and will doubtless afford considerable arnuse-
msnt The details of the affair are not yet
ready for publication, but 1t Is known Una.
the ladies will not take part. Probably al VI
the men present will compete and as no tor-
MGR experience in the operation OF an auto
noob,le will be required a large number OF
entries are expected, especially as there Is nc
entry fee A good cigar VIII pc lurnlsheu ~
every man that completes. Mr.. WILCOX mas ar
ranged for a large supply of lemonaoe anu 2
aooJ orchestra Word has also been received
bI, him from the factory that some approprl-
ate souvenirs have been shipped from 'ne
factory for distribution
The new garage near the corner OF Pico ano
bv the Great Pierce Arrow and on tne osler
bv the Lord Motor company, which represents
the house of Studebaker.
When the Maxwell agency moves, US p'es -
Ont location will be occupied by WiilaIn -
Vaughn and his line OF Appersons anu +'0' "a
erns. -, Az,
49,, cars set on the floor before one OK them
was sold and delivered The polnts OF teni1 1
p,ent in the 1908 model make II naro 70 10.
~ that the car can be sold at the low price
they ask for IT, -,
,.sa..od Of making the cost of gas lamps ad-
,,t,oneI thev are included at the same price.
which is a point worth consloerihe' ~ ~
the nice features on the OS ina. 10 ~. -. a.
.ae model is a pedal for the reverse III
stead of the lever 80 - ara
Another carload of Great smith c uis az
- 20 he unloaded Tuesday. The shlpinen'
Includes two touring cars and roau ,s, .tsrn
no-ton saws he will not be able to keep .leri
on the floor long enough 10 se' '''e'"
as they are all contracted lot
- vii, he only a certain allotment sent
~ coast there seems to be a strong proua -
bt,itv that some Of the prospective pe s,
~ tba veil-liked car will be unsa.lSneu. so.a
Harry Harrison is very nluon y. ss,ar The
,haso days in his Oldsmobile roauseei' ~
80 10 a red that relieves the driver ol ' ~
coion ~ ever blowing his horn, but IL Is III
good taste. - ,rovsd
,rha sour-seated roadster Apperson has proved
a surprise even to its maker WIZ ~ Sante
~ n with the Jackrabbit recently az oat.
1900 and mad TO open the big machine up
cansiderablv TO overtake the specify neeis
gray car On a demonstrating uip ~, w nerroy
street the four seater burned up ~ l hara
trail with three in the car as thoue" '"S.e
was no grade at all.
.'Bily" Reuss claims to have conauere Ta,s sae
worst hill in America with ms rope -.',NSt
,ss+ sunday Going up the hill on intermedi-
are at the rate Of twenty-five miles an no Nc, !.
was like child's play to the big Gray Devil
The driver OF another car on the hui al tne
time said he saw gray streak nas ,,, pas pas
them and knew at once that wild Bill was
somewhere near for an instant at least.
interest in the race that so many thought
would result when Apperson reached this land
Of sunshine and nervy drivers has Jagged con-
sfderably the past few days. The JACK Happit
will race for ten miles as the maximum, but
there is no course acceptable that VIII AFFORD
sufficient publicity to make the event worth
WHILE and the hundred mile course seems TO
be out of the question unless -lpperson changes
his mind not to run any distance over ten
miles,