The San Francisco call., 1908-08-30
SEVENTEEN MODELS
IN THOMAS AUTOS
Radical Changes and InnOva-
tiOns Announced From
Company's Offices
Six Cylinder Forty Flyer VIII
Mark an Epoch in His
tory of Trade
By K. K. FHon1medieu

No news Of recent date has created
SO much discussion with the automo-
bile public as the announcement of~the
+. r Thomas motor company with
four different ratings of cylinders The
Thomas company will turn out not less
than i different models Of the famous
Worlds Champion cars.
The four cylinder so horsepower
Flyer. the model OF a car which won
the New York TO Paris race, will be
built in five different models, includ-
ing touring car, fiyabout, tourabout
Limousine and laudaulet bodies. The
six cylinder 20 horsepower Flyer,
which is rated 90 miles an hour, viii
be made in the same models as the four
cylinder models. In both Of these cars
The same quality Of material and ex-
cellence OF workmanship which have
won for the Thomas such unequaled
supremacy is embodied
The most radical change, and one
which is of the greatest interest TO
the buyers and users of motor cars
throughout the country, is the new
six cylinder 40 horsepower Thomas
Flyer, which will be sold for $4,000
This remarkable innovation, coming as
II does from the factory Of one of the
highest grade automobiles in the
country, will mark a new epoch in
automobile history. The car weighs
only 1000 pounds, carries six passen-
gers and goes from five 10 fifty miles
an hour on high gear. Owing TO the
compactness of the engine and the
close refining of the other essential
parts OF the car it has been possible
10 reduce the rate to this figure, one
ton. The car is equipped with the Sims
Bosch magnetic and Atwater-h ent
timer for easy starting and reserve
ignition with 122 inch wheel base.
The four cylinder 1s horsepower
town car VIII have three models.
The Chalmers-Detroit cars which
were formerly the Thomas-Detroit.
viii be made in three models. This
car. owing 10 its price and quality, is
already creating a big sale, especially
in the interior. Rated at 2430, this
little car develops so miles an hour,
and is unusually fast on the hills.
GOVERNOR ENTERTAINED
To see a great big rattlesnake charm
q gray squirrel to shoot at a deer and
find a half of a fresh venison at the
side Of the road, TO meet a congressman
on the road and TO have but one tire
blowout were the experiences Of q
remarkable trip overland TO Eureka
which was enjoyed last week by g
party Of motorists in a White steamer
In the party were Governor Gillett, W
B. Gray, c. ". Steffens Of Newburg
Emil Santsche and Mrs. G. NJ Miller OF
Eureka and C. I. Whipple of this city
The governor seemed TO enjcy the triT
very much, as il was the first time he
had been over this road in an auto
mobile. Upon leaving the car the gov
ernor's party drafted a note thanking
the driver for his courtesy and com
mending his ability.
TWENTY-SIX TRIP RECORD
Charles c. Moore, the well knowr
motorist of this city has a record o.
which he is justly proud. Twenty-si,
trips to Santa Cruz, where he has
country home. at an average of -four
hours and 80 minutes in his 1906
Thomas, is the splendid record. Scarcely
week passes but the old green Thoma:
is sent over the strenuous trip from
this city TO within a short distance Of
the Surf City and return, not to men.
tion the many short trips taken; and
the machine has yet to receive an in.
PRODUCTION 10 a repair shop The cal
has a record OF over 10000 miles.
The interest Of the automobilist fol
today viii be centered in the raising
of the first posts that viii mark tn,
main highways out Of San Francisco
by the officers Of the Automobile clui
OF California. The members of the
Automobile Dealers association and th'
California State Automobile associa
tion have been requested by the officer!
of these bodies to be present and MAKE
the occasion an event in the histor,
of the automobile in San Francisco
Already large number of enthusiast
have signihed their intention of being
present