The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-31
BIG AUBURN CAR
REACHES The CITY
New 1909 Touring Car Demon
stratOr Received by Local
Agency Yesterday
Latest Vehicle Is One of the
Most Attractive Seen
This Season
By K. r. PHOmmedieu

BY K. r. FHOmmedieu
The Auburn four cylinder touring car
that has attracted so much attention in
the east and which has kept so many
OF the enthusiasts Of the city from buy
ing an automobile until its arrival
reached the city late yesterday after
noon. The appearance of the car is
most attractive. Few cars this season
have attracted so much attention as
this one did when it went up to the
saIesroom along automobile row. The
new car carried a % horsepower Ru-
TENDER engine, with four inch cylinders
and four inch stroke. Semisteel is
used in the engine, while the connect
ing rods, valves and many other parts
OF the car are made of drop forged
steel The carburetter and cooling sys-
TEN are particularly adapted TO the
Auburn. There are two complete sys-
TENS OF ignition in the car, which in
cludes one OF the best makes Of mag
netos The engine is fabricated by
self-contained oiling system in the base
OF the motor, while the transmission
bearings are oiled by splash. The
Z -snsmissiOn is sliding gear, selective
type, with three speeds forward and
one reverse. The car has a multiple
disk clutch contained in the aluminium
housing. which is a part Of the trans
mission. Two sets Of brakes are used
on the car internal and external. The
car is shaft driven, direct on the high.
The car has 10 inches clearance and
106 inch wheel base. The car is stand
ard tread. equipped with Goodrich quick
detachable tires. It has full equipment
OF lamps. Not many cars that have
arrived in the city Of the popular priced
vehicles are an equal value.
J. H Spear of Spokane passed
through san Francisco a few days
ago on his way TO
VII l.l our ~! VIZ. he VIII spend some
Coast in White little time motor
ing in southern
California IN a White steamer. Spear
IS most enthusiastic over automobile
touring. Early last year he purchased
q big straight line body 30 horsepower
White steamer, and is still using this
same machine claiming that it has
given perfect satisfaction. The visit
ing mOtorist is one Of Washingtons
wealthy men.
Details of the new Herreshoff car,
10 appear in February, are now made
e - = with the interest
Local Agent TIA a the = agency 5as6lS
...-- for the entire
Pacific coast viii be handled by the
Reliance automobile company Of this
city. This concern mas recently annexed
the Stearns agency, and with the
1ferreshoff. II VIII give them a COM
plete selling line ranging in price from
$500 TO $500 per car
Charles i. Herreshoff. the designer
OF the new car, belongs TO the IA
nous HerreshOff yacht building family
of Bristol. r. J. He is not a novice
in autouobile engine designing, having
been prominently Identified with the
Matheson and Thomas cars during the
past five years. but this viii be his
first attempt at designing an entire
car Great claims are made for the
engine. and the automobile world is
waiting eNpectantly for its appearance.
The new automobile will be Of the
light class and is not intended to COM
pete with big touring cars. 1t will,
Il is believed. take an important place
among cars Of its class. because of the
high grade of material and workman
ship embodied in it. The coming sea-
son. from all indications, will be a
banner one for the moderate powered
and moderate priced small car, so that
the HerreshOf comes at peculiarly
fitting stage OF the industry.
II. I. Pelton. manager Of the Auto
vehicle company has given two cups
that should bring
= out a great deal OF
Two Cups Tpeih5 am aGfogmob 5he
- lists. The first cup
IS to go TO the driver that makes the
fastest century around the bay up to
March -. The trophy is for the mud
ders. The other cup is perpetual
cup for the same course. Pelton has
given the cups through the San Fran
cisco motor club presenting the tro-
phies to Tony Nichols. chairman of the
contest committee. Nichols was not in
favor Of accepting the cups, as it
would require that the club handle
events that would necessarily break
the speed laws Of the state. He has
forwarded PeltOn's letter in which he
offers the cups. TO President Fernando
Nelson. Nelson said last-aight that he
would have TO take the stand that the
chairman of the contest committee
had taken. But taking that stand does
not mean that he is not In favor OF
such contests. as it is well known that
he holds the record which. when made.
broke the speed laws. The cups will
have to be handled the way the Chans-
Tor and Lyons cup is handled, by the
donor.
A unique organization has been
lately formed in Los Angeles, the last
=, = :. took place the lat
'O ciub 1'T Torn,ed ter part Of the
;. oluD Eorlneu week In order to
OF the club. which is known as the
outlaw club, chauffeur must have
killed or manned a human being or
wrecked an automobile.
He might pass muster II he meets
with a serious or near serious acct
dent or he must perform some feat
by accident or do something with an
auto that viii make him worth while
tn the estimation Of the censors.
Another qualification is that he must
be q good fellow. The name of an ap-
plicant together with a Statement of
the particular event on which ne bases
his claim to membership. is turned over
10 the board Of directors, who will act
on it.
The officers OF the club. as given out
nre. George Bill president; Charles
Newell. scribe. and Roy Garland, sec
rotary and treasurer.
At the ninth annual automobile
show Of the Association Of Licensed
Automobile Manu-
Pierce Arrews son square garden
tfneis Finisneu this year there was
.<- on exhibition 4
Pierce Arrow suburban car. the interior
decorations Of which We're in authentic
Louis XVI style. The car attracted
more attention probably than any other
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