The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-25
hJpP PERFORMANCE
SHOWS efficiency
Four-Cylinder Hupmobile, in
Trip Around the United
States, Negotiates All
Sorts Of Roads Successfully
CAR FOR EVERY NEED

tne efficiency OF the modern motor ca
or Of its ability to serve the needs o
any American-no matter what o.
where his business-than the perform
ance of the four-cylinder Hupmobil,
which was sent around the United
States on its 10000 mile journey b,
]. Walter Drake" says Lee Anderson
vice president of the Hupp Motor Cal
corporation.
This car had to negotiate every sort
of road condition through every KIND
Of climatic condition. There is no con.
dition which an owner Of an automo-
bile would have to meet that has no,
been faced and overcome by the men,
bers of the Hupmobile capital to- capt.
tai party on it's journey around the
nation. The good roads of the central
west, the gumbo of the northwest, the
partly improved roads of the Rockies
the mountain roads which called for
travel at all attitudes, the deserts of
the southwest and the rain soaked
roads of the south, proved all alike
for this sturdy little car 1t plugged
along on its steady grind day after
day for four months without any
chance for rest, and motors require rest
the same as human beings.
This car travelled farther in four
months than the average owner drives
his car in four years. 1t demonstrated
more than was ever demonstrated in
any of the automobile contests, wheth-
er they have been held on racetrack
or road-just what an owner would
have to overcome in driving u car in
these United States.
The Hupmobile was sent away from
Washington without any more prepara-
ton than any other car receives COM
ing out of the Hupmobile factory. The
party was given no set itinerary eX-
cept to visit the capital of each state
in the Union. They We're instructed to
just tour the country, make reports
of what they saw and take the neces
sary road pictures.
1t was not n contest, but demon
stration. No supplies were shipped
ahead, no special supplies of oil and
gasoline preceded them. They bought
everything rs they went along, taking
bad with the good. One of the fea
lures of this demonstration was the
proof that an owner can travel any
where in the country and obtain sup
plies. Although many times the dis
tances between stations We're great
there was never a time when they
could not carry enough to meet their
needs.
This car carried all the baggage
necessary for the party, each member
having suitcase for his personal be
longings. A large amount of extras
in the way of u camera outfit were also
carried by the car--far more than an
owner would require or undertake to
carry. In fact, when fully loaded with
the equipment necessary for it's mission,
this good roads car had an excess Of
over l,400 pounds. The handicap of
this extra weight can be better under
stood when l state that the regular
weight of the car when ready for the
road is 1850 pounds.
At times through the gumbo regions,
the car would pick up as much as 3vu
pounds of heavy mud. This added, Of
course to its difficulties and certainly
made the strain much greater.
While this trip demonstrated that
American roads need much in the way
of Improvement and that some states
are far behind in the improvement of
their highways, it also proved that as
a whole, the nation is pretty well
equipped with good roads. The pic
lures taken by the party show that
much work is being done throughout
the nation, each state having its own
method Of doing the work.
1t also demonstrated that on aver
arc there are pretty good hotel ac-
commodations throughout the nation
They arc not always the best, but were
good enough 50 that nowhere would it
have been necessary for the party to
have campcd out if they had not cared
to.
With all It's long journey ahead, this
four-cylinder gave practical demon
STATIONS of its ability along the line.
Before starting from Washington it
was checked by the representative Of
the American Automobile association
as a stock car
When the car reached New York city
the famous 81, George hill was ncgoti-
ated on high gear under A. y. a. su-
perVisiOn. Then from Albany to BUT
falo an economy run was held over
bad roads and Il drilling rain. On
this lun the 4. \. \. representative
had entire charge Of tho car. For the
run Of sol miles the car averaged 1856
miles per gallon. The official report
showed that the car with load and
passengers weighed 3,SiJ pounds.