Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-20
LITTLE HUPM0b|LES
AST0UND THE WORLD
Most Of Contests Won Were
/ Against Professionals in High
Powered Cars

"Private Hupmobile owners" said
g. G. Emrick in charge of the local
Hupmobile agency at 100 Market
street, "have hung UP many records
with their car in 1918. The principal
among these, OF course, are the per-
feet scores which were awarded two
Hupmobiles in the 1913 Glidden Tour.
The cars were driven by two brothers,
twins by the way, Clarence and War
rem Munzer, of Minneapolis, and their
thrilling conquest Of the gumbo roads,
mountain trails and alkali prairies
through North Dakota and Montana,
is now Glidden history.
Last April another Hupmobile
! driven by e. w. johnson, of Fresno,
CAL, clipped hours and 5 minutes
from the speed record between Los
Angeles and San Francisco. The Hup-
mobile made the distance in the re-
markable time of IA hours fiat, aver
aging approximately 40 miles an hour.
This was no special Hupmobile, but q
privately owned car and the result
was distinct surprise to the factory.
In South Africa a Hupmobile blazed
the trail throughout the darkest of
that wild country. Mr.. Nordlinger, Of
, Port Elizabeth, has just completed O
remarkable tour OF over 10000 odd
miles, which took him into the remot-
est parts of the Union. At the COM
pletion OF this tour Mr.. Nordlinger had
, O sworn statement drawn up to the
effect that no mechanical parts were
changed in the Hupmobile in this
wonderful tour.
"The HupmobiIe added @ great
prize to its list OF achievements in
1918 at st. Petersburg, Russia. Last
June Hupmobile was awarded a
beautiful loving cup on points Of
merit in the 200-mile Grand Prix held
under the auspices of the Imperial
Automobile Club. Europe has seen
many remarkable performances of the
Hupmoblle during 1913, principally
among which are the two which ]
have named and also the sealed bon
net nonstop contest held by the
Vienna Automobile Club of Vienna
last October. Three Hupmobiles fin
lished one, two, three out Of As start
ers, a wonderful accomplishment In
1.-THE face of the great odds which the
cars overcame. Again at Rome in The
lhill-climbing contest held under The
auspices of the Royal Italian Auto
mobile Club, a "32" Hupmobile wal
awarded gold medal for perfect per
llOEIltlHCe Oil TIE lollS Efluu lIOIi
Parma to Barceto.
"Only a year ago over the frozel
Finnish Gulf between st. Petersburg
and Kronstadt, S. Ochs, of st. Peters
burg, piloted Hupmobile to secon
, prize in tour of 200 miles, the frs
prize being taken by 70-horsepowe
car. Last April at Stockholm, Sweden
in the eighth Swedish winter relia
bility run, conducted by the Roya
Automobile Club, Hupmobile wa
first to finish. The tour covered 73
tmiles over many hills thickly coated
with ice, which made going very diff
ficult.
"rhese are just few of the mos
Important events entered by privatel.
iowned Hupmobiles which I can nov
lrecall. These are remarkable show
Iings in which we at the factory fee
justly proud, inasmuch as the entries
are all amateur and have competed
against professional racers. Thi
makes the victory more noteworth,
tribute to the remarkable qualities
and endurance abilities OF the Hup
mobile"