Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
FACTS, versus
NEAR-EACTS
about six cylinder cars

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WE REGRET THAT SOME MAKERS of SKIES are
prone to indulge in statements and to advance
claims for skies that when they not ridiculous
to say the least inaccurate and therefore mis-
leading.
EVIDENTLY INTENDED to appeal to the un-
thinking the uniformed such claims cannot but
make the judicious grieve. And we. of the
leading makers of SKIES, feel that the six is
injured rather than advanced by such tactics.
WE FEEL VITALITY CONCERNED-bec you
will recall it was our uncouivocsl statement, made
in an ad some months since. that precpiteted the
tremendous demand for sizes We said, ''You
entitled to SIX if you are buying above a
certain price or of more than certain horsepower.
You recall that ad of course.
WELL. THAT STARTED THE TROUBLE,
Makers who had not anticipated the six demand
found themselves compelled to make skies by add
ing to the four they already had IN the old
model. These makers very evidently had not
believed in skies before that Made them under
pressure. as it were.
PERHAPS THAT EXPLAINS WHY such makers
are now claiming unreasonable impossible
things for the six type of car. They don't know
never having been thoroughly converted Like the
Chinanan, they embrace religion for revenue
but return to Confucius as soon as they return to
China
WE BELIEVE IN SKIES PROFOUNDLY That
placed zeal-that's charitable term, isn't it?
general of the mis-statements. We can't take all
of them. Space forbids. But few.
YOU DON'T BUY A SIX FOR SPEED-that is to
say, the who knows doesn't. A glance at the
speed records of the past should teach one that.
Yet the assertion is made by many makers that the
six is faster than the four. No. mailed. Of
this more later.
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than four of the same weight and power. Again,
you can prove it by the records Such statement
is therefore as futile as it is foolish.
NOR WILL THE SIX GET AWAY QUICKER than
four. This last is frequent offender Away
with him.
LET US BE REASONABLE what's the use of
making assertions that anyone at all familiar with
such things can Immediately disprove? Especially
when there is much of truth to be said about
skies that will appeal 70 the juoicious-to men who
know
HERE ARE SOME FACTS about sxes-that is to
say, skies that true to name having been
designed, as the Maxwell 1906" was designed, from
the ground up six, by engineer whose reli-
gion was SKIES and who knew wherein the six princi-
pie exceled-and how to obtain the result
FIRST LET US ESTABLISH standard-a basis
for considerations. This is essential because
it is the custom careessy compare "6O-6" with
a"40-4."
picture-you have often heard it stated that the
six gasoline than a four. 1t isn't true
Or else it is mighty poor six. Probably-most
hkely-a converted four" Have you copy of
our booklet 1.-TWO Added to Four Does Not Make
(a) Six? No? Send for it. It's goodD
THE MAXWELL "5o-o" averages about Ia miles
per gallon of gasoline average country roads,
No four-cylinder seven passenger will average
more. (Query-pertinent query: Does car ever
average considering there average" roads
drivers?)
HOW THEN DOES IT HAPPEN we SO often hear
of the 'lack of fuel economy" of the six? Simply
because folk compare "6O-6" with 1904" or
thereabout. The maker adds two cylinders to the
former four; the customer buys the later model
and-says it uses more gasoline 1t doesn't-or
rather it certainly shoudn't-use more than fifty
per cent And of course it is entitled to that
by every rule.
NOW WE DO CLAIM for the Maxwell "5O-6' that
it gives miles per gallon of gasoline than four
of the same passenger capacity and powerful
frankly, the difference slight and the difficulties
of demonstrating the fact gres=-since as we've
noted roads never average other condi-
tons the same-wc do not use it as selling argu-
ment.
H. B. LEARY, JR., 1918
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