American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-05-10

You have read that a stock" Maxwell spa~ens@ ar ran for a days and
And that in the a. days nonstop test, the Maxwell covered 22O22 miles, at
But have you up to TO- realized the full significance of that performance?
Do you know that n o other motor car n the world has eere quaned or ever
In a word, did you take tm, test seriously when you heard fit? |
to talk sSo &5 " cow" as . 'sH"s STUNT !" give INC p1'DD' mans ~'
VT rss w made your while to read M to study he conditions under" "'n 'A'' test
You know that the american Automobile Association GamiiaEy known as the
A"AA" 10 Wo o"|1 @O"A !" every W"W |
B "n PefhaPs " you m@ ddn d. t oa%%I tef Tne fo Sm a3d a Ra% 6y tbe P DECISIONS u of he 7ad
That's why there are so few AAA. Official Recordsl
This d. OOOmle Maxwell nonstop tstw aso official from start to finish.
Therein lies its value to you.
For verify this vas a "stOck" Maxwell. Listen
First: the inspectors dhassembhd the motor to see that no special pstons' valves"
bearing metal or other parts had been used.
Every other unit was as critically inspected. Then the car vas r"asembed
As Asn we had s % Rs 5a ss ' setss sad the the t sst . .:s %sf Rt ie Y T%s II gS9T sgaSst a aoS to
Sounds reasonable doesn't it?
But they refused permission to dc any such thing
For ezample:-They would not permit a rubber cover over the magnetOlt
5hs M 5sfUs5d TO %i let :sn Us tepe Of t asu4 s9 tt %a Sfs ss a%R9'-hs are lot tA@d on
Neither would they let Us uae a spiral conssd pipe 4 in place Of f the q te is 'TaisSt
0n %e i5% 5sm xbT 0 aDuGt i@ to Issocf against a 'sANasS ITO" INC CONSTANT
Nor M t to e. as a g s9sta BI hSh 1 Rt% S& f5d sH % Make elf spark a9s .5% Gsnsh' Fn was made
S9 4$d ~. %Fs he A 1s ti:T "s "s ter h sad65s f9 sn in N z sPT york GT Sn ii Sn brought ought At
special permit to carry a spare tire,
st isn't stockr' "It isn't stockr'
That was the laconic reply ofthoe A. "A inspectors to every last suggestion that
that mte any custms can cal buy fmm any N o. 5000 dealers anywhere.
%s s5sf glad "'"-"isHfy sad-H'' the rules we're 50 '"'' '"' 50 '"''
Amy %nO Ots5 al m. that es sv5 stt ss4S b 0 . saDai t aat Fs'0'd must d % +" under official
And it will have to 90 some.
For Maxwell set the standard when it performed this wonderful feat.
Maxwell complied with those rues-and made good.
Every drop of gasoline and oil and waterw was measured out and poured in by
the inspectors themselves They would lot event let UT man pour 1t in!
Every four hours the carl had TO report at the official station for checking
And it had to be there on the minute
And every minute there vas an Inspector beside the driver OF the front seat
two more men in the rear One got ut only to let another tn-day and
night for "A day. and nightsl
There was IN technical stop.
It's interesting to know the circumstances.
Dead of night driving tOm-a cOudbwst- suddenly another car appeared
in the road ahead.
In his effort % avoid a collision the Maxwell driver stalled his motor.
At least the obsGvest thought it stopped and so reported.
The car did not stop, however, so it's momentum again started the motor III It
had indeed saled) when the clutch was let in.
The contest board exonerated Ut driver o. grounds that his action was e@s-
Say to ave life.
That shows you how rigid were the rnes-how conSientousy applied by the
observers.
You who have owned and driven motor cas-you who know how small a thing
may clog a carburebr or a feed pipe; "shOt" a spark OF stall a motor-w
under those condihons-4 days-22O22 miles without stopping,
The exact moun Of gasoline, of oil, of water used; the tire mileage, tire
troubles, tire changes; the distance and the routes are matters of official record,
atested under oath and guaranteed by the A. A
Qy the way, the average was nearly 10000 miles per tre9
Any Maxwell owner-or anyone interested may see those records.
And-heres the most wonderful part though no attempt wa or could be made
foreconomy; the Maxwell averaged 2 miles per gallon OF gasoline.
Some other al may som time, equal some one of those performances But ito
equal them all in the same test that Jar must be a Maxwell.