Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-10
CADILLAC COMPANY
get DEWAR TROPHY
Royal Automobile Club Of England
Awards Famous Cup to American
Firm for Most Noteworthy Per-
Torrance of the Year 1908

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LONDON, England, Feb. 6.-An.
nounceme4t was made today that for
the first time since the trophy was
established the Dewar cup. awarded
annually by the Royal Automobile
Club of England In recognition of
the most noteworthy performance Of
the year. was presented to aip Amer
lean manufacturing institution-the
Cadillac company of Detroit.
The Dewar trophy was instituted
by Sir Thomas Dewar several years
ago and occupies about the same rel
alive position in the world Of motor
manufacture as does the Nobel prize
in the field OF scientific and sociology
zeal endeavors.
! The award to the Cadillac COM
pany is based upon the remarkable
standardization test conducted in the
summer OF 1908 by specially Sc
lected committee representing the
Royal Automobile Club.
The conditions surrounding this
test were not only unusual. but most
drastic and severe. Three Cadillac
cars in charge OF the committee from
the Royal Automobile Club we're driv-
en- from the London sales branch OF
the Cadillac company to the famous
Brooklands track - a distance OF
some twenty-five miles. Under the
most searching surveillance the three
cars were then taken to the racing
quarters connected with the Brook
lands track and dismantled, piece by
piece and part by part.
The parts thus torn down were
thrown into conglomerate heap.
when a certain point in the process
OF dismantling had been reached
certain portion of the parts were set
to one side and an entirely new set Of
parts substituted In their place and
the entire collection OF parts thrown
togetherin a single heap.
with the oommitteesstiii maintain
ing a watchful scrutiny OF the per-
Torrance the work of rebuilding the
three cars from this haphazard heap
was then begun. The three cars
were built up In this remarkable
manner and taken without delay to
the track and put through the PAGES
In an endurance run. g.,
All three cars responded perfectly
to this heroic test. negotiating the
run at almost record breaking speed.
without hitch or skip, and without
the development of II single loose
part.
| This performance was considered
In England such an extraordinary
demonstration OF Standardization
that all of the London daily papers
treated IL as a news event of first
Importance, devoting great space to
a description OF the performance and
commenting upon 1t editorially.
Detailed cable stories were likewise
sent TO this country, and practically
every automobile journal ON the con-
tinent gave the Cadillac company un-
stinted praise for what they describe
as an unprecedented demonstration
OF superiority OF American manufac-
turing methods. "'"
There Is particular qualification in
the award Of the Dewar cup to Amer
lea because of the fact that this tro-
ply is given not to spectacular OF
sensational achievements, but in rec
legation OF serious contributions ia
the development OF automobile con.
struction and betterments.
Foreign manufacturers are exceed
ingly Jealous of their own prestige In
this connection, and this noble trib-
ute to American superiority Ii one
which will crafty every lover of mo.
toring In this country.
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