The sun., 1908-12-27
AUTOMOBILE NOTES.

While tests OF the strength OF con structlon
OF motor car generally depend for the r demon
strauon on continued road service Instances
sometimes come up that show the mettle Of the
car I'm an emergency. One OF these came re
Gently. A. A. Busey OF Oakland. Cal. was the
owner concerned and 90 horsepower SIX cyl
inder Pierce Arrow the car.
While driving along q country road at the
rate OF twcntyh hve miles an hour with eight
persons aboard MIR. Busey was within forty feet
OF u railroad track before he noticed the sp-
proach OF a train.
There was but one chance of escaping a col.
llsion. and that was In the course Mr.. Busey took
He ran the car over an eight foot embankment.
So steep was the grade that the car turned over
three times before Il came TO a stop. All OF the
but none Of s them was seroasy nSped " Tss Sap:
bai when me car was Hshted It Ieft the scene
OF the accident under Its own power.
since the accident he has had tSree osrs o or Tor
less than he paid for H. as ihe car Is now ss good
as ever: ] VIII have no other car but the Pierce
fact that the body as well as the mechanism re.
mained intact the builders OF the Pierce Arrow
10 sacriacs % Strength 70 gain Irht IT. weight '''o''
The nsSs., m Packard P esr !A.n 4 = inside &c operated
new car hoWever the Pssfard Il eompsny hss moi @
In the case OF the new inside operated coupe
this is a special body which Is interc hang geable
tion OF levers or other mechanical parts. The
owner OF q Packard r1nabou, may use II as an
Rs & ey s k ss 81
bodies Into an inside operated inclosed car for
cc%toreels Srvins ns.5, 4 the w1,s oon,,
especially desirable car fordoctors, business men
and others who wish 20 drive oontnua,iy during
class Of Who %s % aSs cSung
or at great distance from the business district
the city. The regular Packard Tunabout body
being interchangeable on the 1909 Thirty" and
BE- sssd either The n rhy or oS6' Sn the smas
runabout
In the cylinder OF the Franklin engine air
cooling is accomplished largely through the
q me Se q sSe
sS ssses The remainder % q The desd dlssSarse
has an opportunity TO so expand and cool that as
L passes out through the main exhaust valve 1t
are conoentric at the. apex of the dome OF the
oyllnder. the former being In the centre; The
c SrHe SalSe re cSe ana s
creasing the work Of the engine. The dome shape
Of the head seeei,Tates n, the emptyinG and nlllng
iessenins les the hest radIstlne esterior. ''D'
J. F. Singleton, who rellnqushed the adver.
tIslng management OF the Rlrestone Tire and Rub
Der Company last spring. has returned 10 his
duties after a prolonged tour Of che Firestone
branches and agencies from coast 70 coast,
r. NJ. Owen & Co.. the REQ and Premier dis.
tributors, are planning 20 surpass all their former
exhibits at the Grand Central Palace show
Among the REQ exhibits VIII be Included the 1909
models OF the touring car. roadster and runabout
in regular flnlsh. There win also be touring car
runabout IN French gray. IL Is also planned 10
show polished chassis OF the REQ touring car
The Premier line win cons,a OF a 1900 mode,
SO touring car with polished chassis. a ieoS
% inder touring car Il s planned 70 elhiSit Che ihe
Premier century car which completed lis 100
century record on September &
The majority OF motorists appreciate the In.
creased efhoiepcy and sconomy resulting from
fore .pteresting TO know that ali such bearings
fabricated There "a falsei m precision prevalent
that ball and roller beSfsngs do not require oil
~: his y Incorrect a. they need Z no! only
as q lubricant although comparatively small
amount is consumed" says 3. Bveland presi.
dent Of the Standard Roller Bearing Company.
II has been found desirable 20 .use heavy non
nuid oil or grease free from animal fat or foreign
sure or TO have the bearinGs mounted 10 an OIL
bath the latter two methods being the moSt
Desirable.
The Cameron Motor Company OF New York,
telling agents for the Cameron, vi open its new
january l. In charge Of Harry VI. Dohefty as