The San Francisco call., 1908-04-13
Automobile Dealers
TO Meet Fleet
Motor Car Representatives Plan
TO Go to Del Monte at
End of Month
BY z. r. I'Horr,n1edIeu

As quite number of the dealers are
members of the Automobile club OF
California, 1t has been informally de-
cided by the motor car representatives
to go 70 Del Monte at the end OF the
month. when the club holds its run 20
that place to welcome the feet as -
sails into Monterey bay The present
indications are, from the number OF
owners and dealers that expect 70 go
to the pleasure place by the ssa, that
it will be the greatest gathering OK
motor enthusiasts that ever held a
rendezvous there.
The Standard motor car coEnPany reports ths
sale and delivery OF Ford runabours TO Dr. W, u,
McSutt Jr- Of this city, and TO DR.. PAyrnirs az
South City.
The Howard automobile company reports tns
arrival Of i've carloads OF % horSepOwer, tHe
cylinder Buick automobiles.
]. ". Lesvitt & Co. have received tive
carloads OF Reos. which will be Immediately re-
Charles C. Gates. son Of John W. Gates. ths
four cylinder Stearns roadster from the local
agents. which he is using In Los Angeles
Thomas B. Jeffrey. the head Of the company
which builds the Rambler, who has been visiting
the coast left for his home laSs week Before
coast IN August to finish the tour he started
some time ago.
Mrs. Florence Moore OF Seattle sailed for Japan
recently, taking her Winton roadster. In which
which she Will spend about three months In
touring China Mrs. Moore is the arst Ameri-
can woman. with the exception OF Mrs Charles
Glidden. who accompanied her husband on his
tour to undertake journey Of this kind
The United States will be represented In the
Grand Prix OF the automobile club OF France
this year BY a Thomas car. This is the classic
event mo- draW h.
best vehicles IN the world in a speed contest. The
car used will be regular stock car. and aside
ordinary Flyer II Is in way different from the
cars which are constantly being delivered from
made In every detail. and has been designed,
manufactured and adjusted BY American work.
with its driver. Montague Roberts this montS'
and VIII be tried out on the roads OF France
Colusa has one Of the cleverest women auto
mobile drivers In the state in Miss Hattie de
Jarnett, who handles the wheel Of 20 horse
OF professional Her father wrote to the
White company recently that she had trouble
running the machine
T. L. DuBroy. representative OF the olds
motor works. writes to the Pioneer automobile
company from Seattle as follows: There is a
steep hill in this city called St. Annes Counter
balance; because the streetcars have to adopt the
counterbalance system In going II. One OF
our competitors recently made this hill and re-
eeived great deal Of advertisement from the
4
decided TO just what the Model NJ Olds would
do on this hill and we not only went over it
miles an hour which is considerable FoIberth
took the ear with the same gears and attained
speed OF SO miles an hour with two persons in
the car. The olds is now popular in Seattle as
It has been in San Francisco. since you won the
week 1000 mile nonstop run with high gear
speed lever both sealed in, and as a climax We
ance hill before the seals have been broken.
II We are successful in this attempt. and
think we viii be. 1t will be the most remarkable
performance ever recorded IN America"
At meeting OF the American automobile asso-
citation recently in New York the definition OF a
stock car and touring made plain. and
new classification made The definition OF a
stock car. according TO the ruling Is motor
car completely described in the manufacturer's
catalog for the current or any preceding year.
which is manufactured in quantities OF 10 or
more, which is on sale by the regular selling
representatives OF the manufacturer and Is manu-
factured ready for delivery to buyers A stock
whatever. except that lighter gear springs may
be used. by adding the necessary parts, can be
1t Is designed touring car IS provided
with tonneau and seats for at least i've adults
two In front and three or more In the tonneau-
touring runabout, or tOurabout is car provd-
ed with seats for two persons side by side. and
one or two permanent seats without tonneau
for one or two persons In the rear. The new
rule that provides for the basis OF classification
is as follows: Piston displacement. class l.
over 100 cubic inches: class 2. sol to $50 cubic
inches; class 3. 151 to 800 cubic inches. class A.
$50 cubic inches and under. Horsepower. class L
T5.1 horsep0per and upward; class 2 6O1 horse.
power to IS horsepower inclusive; class g. 4O-1
10 so horsepower, Inclusive; class 4 24.1 to 40
horsepower, inclusive; class 8. 15.1 to "a horse
power, inclusive; class s, Is horsepower and
Price-cIass 1. $4,000 and over: class 2. ssOOl
to S4. .000 class 5, 81. OO1 to SO. 600; class 4.
s1,251 to $1,000; class 8, ss5l to $3.50; class s.
$3.50 and under
2. 1.4s2 to 22o4; class 3, ss1 to 1.4S2; class 4.
551 to ss1