The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-06

a Lexington racy rundbout and Lex
ington four door car. The company
had an agency here some time ago,
but gave it up at the beginning of the
present season. They have, however,
decided to enter the local market again
and Crippen has come north with the
1911 models.
Negotiations were completed in Chi
cago Thursday between the j. l. Case
A thrashing machine
pierce Comp.nx company of Racine
Has Been Sold and the Pierce. mo-
- ll~ tor company of Ra-
cine, makers of the
Pierce Racine motor car, by which the
former concern absorbs the entire out
put of the auto factory and acts as
in future will be known as the Case
car.
Announcement comes front he Buick
factory that in all probability Louis
Chevrolet will end
Chevrolet May his career rse,n. as 90. a
Stop Racing ddr rfss at ltf the close ese
of the Vanderbilt
cup race this year. This decision comes:
not from Chevrolet's having tired of
the game. but through the fmportuni-
ties of the Buick company. who con.
slider Chevrolet's mechanical skill OF
far too great value to Buick construc-
ton TO allow his risking his life any
longer on the speedways.
Although not commonly known Chew
rolet is rated among the best OF auto,
in racing he is employed in the Buick.
factory. supervising and working. out
mechanical Improvements that have
meant much to Buick progress.
He personally supervises the prepare
ton of the Buick racing cars for every
big meet and the delicate adjustments
that have put the Buick to the fore as
a great racing machine are ascribed
to him.
The following telegram was received
yesterday from the Thomas B. Jeffery
"A < company OF Re
Hard Run of nosha, Wis, manu- ~
Hamoier oa Rambler cars: "Eu-
gene j. Straus of
Louisville and a Rambler owner who
drove his car as the pathfinder over the
day Louisville reliability and economy
contest, arrived at Kenosha Thursday,
having driven the pathfinder through to
the Rambler factory at the conclusion
of the 10 day route making trip. With
three passengers Straus droveA from
Louisville to Kenosha, 40S miles, in
So hours.
F. W. Cole Jr., head of the Cole mo-
tor car company of this CITY, has just
oG Sent $50 to Egypt d t5s fastSry toS Of
roadster to Assiout. Egypt. The cars
will be used by the American mission
hospital, and we've recently purchased
America for a visit after an absence
in Egypt for number of years.
Charles s. Howard, president of the
Howard automobile company, agent for
-<t the Buick cars, has
Buick Home f fsem New l SofF
ing of the new
home of the Buick in that city. The
ment Of 100000, and the mammoth
showroom covers more than $4,000
square feet of floor space and has the
voted to the sale of automobiles in the
United States. The interior decora-
tions are in Italian renaissance and
all appointments are of the most ele-
CANT and luxurious nature.
Paul Lacroix. American representa-
tive of the Renault Freres' selling
49, = Y =, alcn bss ,vri+te w
d s.es S.ne rebuilt Bass to Rene J. Marx Of
spe-.e- the sale of an in
teresting 25-3 5
horsepower American special Re-
nault car The body Is a baby tonneau
of a special design. being a compro
close coupled body with four doors.
The car has been sold and will be de-
livered to Mrs. Jane Newton Cuneo on
August 90. The car is finished in
bronze green with special Spanish
leather to match.
Charles Schmidt, chief engineer of
the Peerless motor car company of
Cleveland, O., has
Peerless Chief sailed 1or Europe,
Of for Europe WIFI n,,,,h ne w We rdsi
mobile factories.
Another victory has been added to
the already long list for the Ford mo-
fo ano 1ae Climb STANDARD motor
car company has
received the in
formation that at the hill climb on
Mount Morrison. Denver, held recently,
Ford car owned by William Thonney
won the free for all and made the
fastest time in the class events. The
course was only a mile and seven
eighths in length, but in that short
distance the cars were compelled to
the climb was the most difficult and the
most dangerous. Thonneys time in
the free for all was 5:16 As.
J. E. Armenia has just completed a
1000 mile trip throughout northern
California and Ore
Auto Owner gon in his Haynes
IS from San Fran
cisco to Stockton
and thence via Redding, Dunsmuir and
Weed over the old Oregon trail to
Baird. The run into Mott from Duns-