The San Francisco call., 1910-08-19


endurance tour. The Interstate forty"
has already proved its remarkable en-
durance qualities by the record IL has
made on the many endurance runs OF
the last season, and it has also figured
prominently in many hill climbs. haY-
ing won the free for all in the Nc
Keesport climb, and the Mt. Morrison.
Colorado. hin climb. The Interstate
is the twenty seventh entry in the Mum
sey event, which promises to be one OF
the most important contests of this na-
ture of the entire year.
Residents of Reno. New, were treated
to the unusual sight of man
driving down the
E-n-P Pnsss%s,. islands dsg5 &al1 sagee' sge M the
" "".....- wheel of an EMF
car. which. to all
outward appearances, was a complete
of F. r. Crampton a we'll known resi-
dent of the Sagebrush state. Three
days earlier he and party OF frlends,
while rounding dangerous turn in the
mountain roads near Carson, were pre-
cipitated down the incline after the
machine had turned turtle. Thereafter
sideboa rds and ali woodwork were bad
ly demolished. A few days later, cut of
curiosity, Champion went back TO where
his machine lay, still upside down.
aged to get it righted He spun his
engine" around and to his surprise the
gears and machinery was found intact,
after which he drove back TO Reno.
AS an evidence of the regard and
confidence he feels for his Ford car,
DIR. F. T. f. Steph-
Re5asd sor F.ls Es,, Car Sas0H written ri ths
~. following letter to
the Ford motor car
company. a copy of which has been
sent to the Standard motor car COM
pany. direct factory dealers of the Ford
in this city; "On the 2Sth of June
finished $500 mile trip with my Ford
Easter this year This mileage was not
estimated, but recorded on the speed
ometer and made partly over the city
streets of Detroit; but at least one
roads of Michigan. My total expense
for repair parts during the run of
4,600 miles was s4:75. have been driv-
industry, having had a number of diff
ferent makes, and L am very pleased
to say that this is the cheapest car
pleasure TO own. So much confidence
have / in the little car and its ability
to go anywhere that four wheels can
go; that on the 14th l leave on a Loco
mile trip through the wilds OF northern
Canada, taking my wife. little daughter.
servant girl and complete tenting out
fit. | have never owned a car that I
felt 1 would dare take such trip in
until / got this Ford. My confidence in
it is evidenced by my Willingness to
start off with three women on such a
trip as this"
Bill Endicott and Louis Edmunds,
racing drivers for the Cole motor car
O m v, are
Cole Racing scheduled TO make
Crew Buxy re.cord d breaking
~ jumps in order to
compl etc their
present itinerary. Leaving Boone, Ia.
compete in the Brighton Beacn matinee
races, August IS, and remain there for
the Brighton Beach "a hour race. Au-
gust 10 and 20. in which the Cole so
Endicott and his. partner will then
jump to Chicago for the Elgin road
race. August 26. Then they return to
September 8 and ); then to Algonquin.
Ill, foe the Algonquin hill climb After
the hill climb the cars and drivers will
precede the Vanderbilt cup race. The
Cole 80 cars will then make the Texas
circuit.
two will compete in all the events
scheduled. The Cole 80 viii be entered
in just as many contests as possible.
F. w. Cole Jr., the local branch man
ager, says: In spite of the fact that
it was the smallest car in size, power
and price. the Cole 80 was a serious
CONTENDER III the nOur race al bTlGnIO0
Beach, n. Y, Saturday, July 23, when Ii
reeled OF 81 miles in the hour on the
wretched dirt track and defeated foul
cars of larger power and price. Had
the track been of cement or board the
little Cole would have duplicated it's
performance at Los Angeles when it
made so miles in 43 minutes AID estab-
lished a worlds record.
An interesting letter telling of the
excellent and consistent work of the
- Overland. copy
Overland Car. been forwarded 70
m my. local
agents. was recently received by the
Chicago representatives of that popu-
lar car. The letter reads:
"The Overland car which you sold
me last March has more than made
good. and l take this occasion to tell
you so. With no experience whatever.
/ learned to run the car myself in
about 10 minutes, since which time
have run it over 500 miles and it cer-
tainly has behaved most beautifully.
The simplicity of the pedal control
caught my fancy when / first heard of
the Overland and now I can't see why
every one don't buy the Overland. I