Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-14
LITTLE MOLINE is
RECORD BREAKER
HAROLD STONE ENGAGED TO
PILOT CAR
Stripped for Racing, Machine Sails
Over Roads and Demonstrates
Glass Attributed to Higher
Priced Autos

Quietly but earnestly The Herald has
endeavored to assist the dealers of this
city to build up the automobile business
in which they are engaged. 1t has not
hesitated to hunt up for itself and for
the public anything of interest in the
way of cars and drivers who would
bring before the public the merits Of
both men and machines at any time.
In working on these lines it found
recently a machine which has remained
for some time in the dark, when the
true merits of the car, if properly
brought to light, would show that even
hidden as 1t has been 1t is marvel as
a car. The first suggestion as to this
machine came from numerous notices
of endurance manifested in the running
of this car In number of places in the
east, and acting upon these mentions of
public notice The Herald dug up the
little Moline. The word little is used
in an advisory sense, not that the car
is a little machine by any means, but a
full-hedged, full-sized, handsome ma
chine, we'll qualified to take It's place
in the galleries of the older cars which
have been more generally known.
The suggestion to Wilson and Buff
ington, the well known agents for the
Thomas Flyer cars, who are also the
agents for the Moline, quickly placed
the latter machine In the way of show
ing Just what it could do, and the firm
engaged Harold Stone, who has earned
considerable fame as driver in winning
the San Diego record, to drive it. The
handsome red body touring tonneau
was taken from the frame and laid
away for future use, and the beautiful
trimmings in the way of horn, front
10 on tHin0g q G decorate the
we'll groorned car were placed alongside
the tonneau, and from the groomed
machine such as might be used for call
ing or matinee purposes the ruthless
hand of the mechanic stripped her
down to the ordinary garb Of the racing
machine.
Stripped for Racing
Instead of the tonneau at the rear OF
the car there Is now the big red gaso-
line and oil tanks, with auxiliary tanks,
and the little car was given its initial
run yesterday afternoon on certain
straightaway which it Is not necessary
to mention here. 1t is not told just
where, because there are two eagle
eyed cops called Coe and Gardner who
are looking for just such little red or
blue cars with speedometers and stop
watches in hand, seeking funds with
which to replenish the fees of the
courts where they love to assemble
when live one is captured.
1t may be believed that when The
Herald states that the little Moline is a
revealed wonder, it certainly is. There
is no claim made that it is the fastest
car in the world, because it is not such
machine; but when it is stated that
with the gears as low as on the Moline
at present it tears off the miles close
to the minute mark, and yet sells for
the price at which the Moline is listed,
it is certainly some car
The manner in which Harold Stone
demonstrates what the car VIII do
should certainly please those who want
road car which will perform and
carry out all that a buyer can ask for
proves that the Moline has the stuff.
Going at the highest rate of speed, on
the high, without touching a lever, the
car is brought to a standstill or slow
rate of speed without the slightest eff
fort, and being released from the
brakes gets up and runs away as
though it had never had touch put to
the brakes. Controlled by the Bosch
dual system, the car is one of the
quickest to act, and there are several
stunts marked out for the Moline in
which it will show to the public that
for service and wear and speed it is an
unnecessary investment to put twice or
three times it's cost in other cars SIM
ply because they have borne big names
for SO long time.
The Moline will within day or two
attempt to take the record on the Coli
scum saucer track, arrangements hav-
ing been made for such a stunt by The
Herald with Manager Kramer, and If
the supports are sufficient to hold the
car up Stone will try to beat the circu-
lar track record now held by De Palma
of so As seconds.