The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-23

G"-~? NE hundred and nnetywo hours Of almost con-
tOt tinuous automobile driving, over thirty four
S.~..S hundred and seventy one miles OF as rough and
fSfNf8l nerve racking route could lind. fur
&4gS nshes wealth OF material for live
story but does not leave the driver in tit shape TO write it,
In fact am all in. For the first time in my long and
varied experience have had which could travel
faster and stand more pounding than could give it. MY
hats off to the Cadillac 49," The is fit and ready to
the diff ult at the clip while Its
driver must have arnca court PLASTER massage and long
sleep
When returned from Australia March 18th last,
found that Surm had made arrangements with the Cad
lac Motor Car Company for TO take standard Cad-
lac the continent for the purpose Of 10 wering the
record of days, hours and IS minutes made by my
self and Sturm in May, 1915.
| was not at all pleased with this plan, because did
not think that elghtcynder car could turn the trick
AT that tim: was OF the opinion that eight cylinders were
just about four 100 manylhat motor OF this type could
not be built strong enough to stand the terrible rackne
could 1t have kick enough TO deliver power stuff
Client to get through with what knew would have
to 60 through Ia other words we thought it was only
lady'S car.
However, went to Detroit, and after spsndnga day
In the Cadillac factory, studying how these de-
signed and built and the materials that into their
construction underwent change of mind Nv CONVEX
sion complete after had driven one OF these cars
200 miles through the sand and mud roads Of NJ
thern Michigan | was then convinced that the Cadillac
Eight the In which could turn tho transcon
tlnental trick and you had the dope right The
in which we started from Los Angeles at 1901 A. M
May sh was an Eight Cylinder Cadillac Roadster, stan
dard in every respect including wood wheels An extra
20gallon gaSOene tank an and shovel strapped
the running board twogallon oil can desert
bags, fifty ee OF rope four air cushions and complete
"pullyou.out were the only extras which we carried
The initial stage OF our long trip from Los Angeles to San
Bernardino distance of 90 miles, covered in close
an hour-nol bad for night driving The Cadillac people
had told drive to the limit all times because their
car could stand it, and was sure game for my part We
next climbed 3,400 feet to cross Cazon Pass In the San
Bernardino Mountains, and how that car did climb She
had more speed on the steep grades than the "lhankyou
Marms would permit Then plunge down, with brakes
and motor alternating, the Mohave Desert and across
this echerous going to our first objective point Needles
Ariz, distance 38 miles.
The trail across this MohAve Desert consists of two
deep ruts crooked the snakes have laid them OUT
and high center which turns the axes of your into
road ScraperS And how the twisted and bumped and
weaved as forced her along this awful going and fought
off severe attack OF seasckness! However, were
out for speed and spared neither man car. AT one
point drove full tilt up deep wash jlmmed on the
brakes skidded down into the wash and stepped on the
pedal to jump her the other side before the
menum was lost Surm, who is somewhat OF scholar,
yelled In my ear
Lay on, MacDnH
And damned be he who first cres,-Hod! Enough"
And here let me tell you that it is these slme power.
Every Claim Made fol-
by This the
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