The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-30
AUTOMOBILE NEWS
NOTES AND GOSSIP

Barney Oldfeld has purchased outright
the new German Benz racing car which
1emery drove at worlds record speed
over the Brooklands track in England
Jesse Froehlich, managing director OF
the Benz Auto Import Company, has an
nounced that he has sold the car TO Old
field for $4,000. and that in the future
Barney would have entire charge OF the
record-breaker.
Carney Oldfeld said recently: Il have
bought with my own money. good coin OF
the realm that I made by driving racing
automobiles. the new Lightning Benz I
am going to drive this monster in all con-
tests 10 which it is eligible during the
season and on all sorts Of tracks, pro-
yided there is a sufficient amount of prize
money hung up TO make il good bust
ness proposition and give a satisfactory
return on my investment. When a racing
driver invests $4,000 IN one car alone and
takes all the chances Of smashing the car,
as well as his own neck. money alone
should tempt him 10 race. | am in the
racing game to stay. for few years. at
least, and I can show in no palmer man
ner that ! am sincere in my determine
ton TO beat the best Of them then
Dy making the investment ] made
My experience with the 12O-horsepower
Benz during the time I have driven it
caused me to realize the difference be
tween real racing cars and the Junk the
average american race driver is asked
to pilot" Oldheld predicts he will cover
a mile at the rate Of 40 miles an hour
on the Florida Beach with the new Benz.
After three weeks of automobile shows.
broken only by one short visit 10 the
factory in ST. Louis. Earl ]. Moon re-
turned from the first Kansas. City show
Monday
Dealers throughout the country and a
generous proportion of the motoring pub
lie will receive the 1910 Moon catalogues
this week.
b. G. Nreeland, president OF the Vree-
land Bros. Automobile Company. Denver
distributors Of Moon cars, left ST. Louis
for home Tuesday after week at the
To l.
from the New York shows Mr. Vreeland |
stopped at st Louis to familiarize himself |
with the Moon construction. To do this |
he took off his coat. dOnned machinst's /
oyeralls and, with one of the factory |
engineers. went over the various processes
OF manufacture and assembly. He said, /
when leaving the city. that he thought /
more Of Moon cars than ever after his \
mechanical tuition.
Stewart Mcdonald. vice president OF the |
Moon Motor Car Company, will go to an .
automobile show for the first time this |
year. when he leaves his big desk. piled !
high with correspondence, for trip TO the /
Chicago Coliseum show February 4. The
activity Of the factory. which Is more
than doubling its output Of cars over last /
year. prevented the busy vice president
from leaving the city 20 attend auto
mobile shows. His trip TO Chicago will be
Of the aeroplane kind.
A test OF efficiency, such as an auto
mobile is seldom subjected TO, was sue
cessfully undergone not long ago by a |
motor car belonging TO G. c. Wagner. Of
Tacoma, Wash. That was when il towed
d heavy stranded touring car for twenty
eight miles over mountain roads. Mr..
Wagner has an 1S-horsepower air-cooled
Franklin. Of 1903 model with which al
the time he was hunting in the noun
tains. Eight or ten miles away from
where he happened to be another motor
car had stripped its gears, and an appeal
for help was sent TO Mr Wagner.
Il hooked my car on their car" he
said afterward in describing the incident.
and tOWed them tWenty-eight miles over
mountain roads IN two and three-uuarters
hours. and stili my car was not over
heated, despite the fact that a low and
intermediate gear was used all the time
There must have been places OF - or y
per cent grade. but short Their car had
three men weighing over 30 pounds each
and two deer and camp equipment, and I
had four men and camp equipment"
Il believe that the future small auto
mobile engine-that is. the one that will !,
interest the masses-will be air-cooIed. A" \
This declaration. made by Charles Z I.
Duryea, of Reading Pa, in the Motor
World, supports the claim long before 4;
made IN behalf Of air cooling by the
makers Of the Franklin Mr.. Duryea con- T
inues. Air cooling not only gets rid OF j
he complication and cost Of water-cool- {
ng equipment but it wipes out at one ,
Woop the care which a water system (
demands II
During the Philadelphia automobile
how an exhibit Of Franklin air-cooled /.
motor cars was given each dav in the 4,
how rooms OF the Franklin Motor Car ,
company, al 15S Broad street In the
franklin display were the first American =
'uilt Torpedo, a stripped chassis. show :
ng the newest development Of the Frank
in air-cooIing system, a fire chiefs -
wagon, and truck OF eco pounds ca
,acity
The Roman Auto Company this past d
EEK has sold cars 20 the following: Mir. |
ernst 2 Q street northwest, Rambler e
curing car: J. c. Ellis. Hedgeville. ".
a.. Ford toura0out, II. W Mitchell. 3239 u
: street. Oldsmobile roadster; W r.
turtevant, 1884 First street northwest, Q
FORD roadster; II. c. Warren. Orange, J.
a., REQ roadster, and ". y Tennyson,
600 / street, Ford runabout
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