Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-05
CADILLACS
PROVE WORTH
LITTLE "oNE-LUNGER" MAKES
NEW RECORD
EXCELLENT SHOWING IN RECENT
CONTEST
Satisfactory Results Obtained by Users
Are Making This Auto One OF
the Most Popular on
the Market

Eine results obtained by users of Ca
dillacs are making that car one OF the
most popular on the market today.
frbev are SO dependable and require so
little attention they appeal strongly to
the man who wants to go somewhere
with the least possible uouple III the
least possible time,
,rime after time the Cadillac comes IN
with more honors to it's credit in re-
liability contests and endurance runs.
Recently in a New Jersey contest
.sone-lunger'' Cadillac made the best
showing of any car entered
The course over which the cars were
sent had a variety of roads that In
cluded all kinds imaginable, from ma
cadam TO swamp, and the work OF the
drivers was remarkable during the TWEEN
tv-four hours run, as well as the per-
Torrance of some of the cars
The one-lunger had only three points
against it for running into a tree IN the
darkness and stalling its engine. When
the Judges went over their reports and
saw what a splendid record the little
Cadillac made they unanimously voted
To give 1t a clean score and loving cup
was accordingly presented 1t. There was
not the slightest trouble with the engine
or machinery and when the engine stalled
on account of the abrupt stop IL heeoeu
only a turn of the crank and the little
nothing had happened
All the other cars that finished were
four-cylnder high power cars. ana the
record for gasoline consumption maze
by the Cadillac was not equaled by any
of the other entries.
1t consumed only twenty gallons OF gas
oljne for the entire run of 47O miles. IL
also made the record of fifteen hours
the best time of any car in the contest
other Cars High Class
The four-cylinder car that the Cadillac
people build is just as consistent IN ns
actions as the "one-lunger" and goes
there and back without making any fuss
about ii.
marty from the Lee Motor Car com
pany took one of the four-cylinder cars
last Sunday for shooting trip to Lang
on the Southern Pacific line above Sau-
gus and not once In the even lVO mics
the machine Travelled was single ADJUST
ment of any kind made. That woulo
not be SO surprising in a new car, put
the machine that was used has been
pounded around over the roads day ana
night until it has over 10000 miles to ITS
credit. so
Nothing was done to the car oetore
starting, beyond filling the tanks. yet II
moved along in an ideal manner all day'
The party left Los Angeles just at day
break and went out the San Fernando
road. now in rather poor condition IN
many places. making the travelling SLOW
on account of the bad chuck holes. a
stop was made at the foot or the newman
Grad. 10 rut the top down, and the car
then started on its way again up the
climb.
There were four passengers and dog,
besides considerable luggage that would
easily equal the weight of another pas
senger. but the pluclSy engine never hes-
itated when it hit the hard places on the
cut. -.
Everybody stayed in and when the Top
was reached and the radiator examined
: the water had not even boiled.
AS the car rolled into the garage that
night after running steadily for over
three hours, the water was only luxe
warm. -. -
THE ear was taken out again that even
ing and has been used all the past week
ana still maintains the same even STEADY
running it kept up so well last sunday