Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-29
FLANDERS WINS
ENDURANCE RUN
Worlds Record Broken by Little
90 Which Has Made TO-
075 Miles Without Stop

A new record for motor cars was
ushered in and the most wonderful en-
durance run since automobiles were
invented was chronicled yesterday at
Flanders "20'' finished 10,075 miles
without a stop of the motor.
Now that the coveted record is made
the little car Is not to stop running,
but will be kept at it, night and day,
until the motor actually stops, though
it may take weeks, months and years;
and it is predicted that such volum-
inous mileage will be piled up that 1t
will not be equaled by any car for a
long time to come. The previous rec
ord of 1904 miles has been held by
Maxwell car for nearly a year.
When the Lord Motor Car company
decided to put the Flanders "20'' on
this nonstop run it was with the de-
sire only to hold the Pacific coast rec
ord for such a run, but when that rec
ord was made and the engine was still
running we'll it was a foregone con-
clusion that, barring accidents, the
Flanders would get all records. Yes
terday saw the realization of the pre-
diction.
The record is strictly official one under
all the conditions laid down by the contest
board of the \. \. \. for such a nonstop
run by a strictly stock Roy p. Hilman
of the official A. A. \. board for Californla'
and president of the Automobile club Of South
arn California, started the car on its way at
noon of December . with an observer ap-
pointed by the Auto club. under whose aus
piees the contest has been made, and never
for one minute since that time has the car
ben out of the control of one of the official
observers.
ONE TIRE CHANGE MADE
Too much cannot be said of the wonderful
driving record of the four drivers who have
alternated at the wheel and guided 1t not
only through the busy streets of the city, but
far out into The country, visiting all nearby
towns, and yet nursing the car so tendery
that there has not been the slightest mishap,
and but one necessary tire change, and that
due to unavoidably running over broken
bottle which neCessitated changing the front
tires after having covered 1900 miles of the
record breaking distance. The wonderful dur
ability of Morgan e Wright tires has been
tested in manner that comes but once in a
lifetime, and today they look almost as fresh
as when put on the Welnstock- Nichols
company, distributor for these tires, plan
sending this set Of tires on a visiting trip to
all coast agents when they are finally taken
| from the ear, but as stated last night they
are good for many thousands OF miles YET
and the Flanders certainly will not falter for
a long time to come. The car is also equipped
with Spltdorf magnetic and Stewart speed
ometer both of which have worked without
a hitch on this world breaking run.
When it was realized that the worlds rec
ord would be broken today the car was asked
to do the phenomenal mileage Of 427 miles in
the last twenty-four hours, that it could
be taken down in front of the big auto show
at Fiesta park and photographed in mid
/ afternoon for the admiration of the thou
sands of show visitors, who have been in
| tensely interested in the run, and who have
| stoop in crowds before the bulletin boards in
| the Lord Motor Car companys show space in
! the big tent.