Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-09

$4,000 Mile Test?
YOU know Of course. that the Maxwell Motor Carl the long distance champion
You have read that a stock" Maxwell spasseneer car ran for ~ days and
nights without stopping the motor.
And that, in the a. days nonstop test the Maxwell covered % o2 mill. al
an average speed of rs miles per hour.
But have you, up to now, realized the full significance of that performance
10 you Know that NJ other motor e" in the world has wei equaued or even
In word, did you take this test seriously when you heard Of it,
to talk aa y sbou lt5 it down a a selling stunt to give the publicity man something
Its Its wort worth your while to read and to study the conditions under which that test
70 k1o W thai the American Automobile Association Namiiary known as the
rAAA is the official a1biter of every automobile test and contest.
supervision h h must do 1 asso, @str as s asd n aad s datss Sy a shs e aeiaea: s of s. A aoa;d.
mats Why there are SO few A.AA. Official Records!
This @ 0oonlue Maxwell nonstop tetw aso mrial from start +o 6r.b
Therein lies its value to YOU.
= proves absolutely the quality Of the car-of the very Maxwell you buy.
Q verayt this was a stock" Maxwell. Listen
FIRST: the inspectors disassnbled the motor to see that no special pistops valves
oearmgnetal Or other parts had been used.
under their own supervision. NA 0N -" was 'eSSesnDeo
AS we had much at stake and the test vasm made in winter Mov.mher . =
January $ We asked permission to take certain little precautions pecau sv against a see0
Sounds reasonable, doesn't i7
But they refused permission to dc any such thing.
or eta ample would not permit a rubber We we the magneto-it
They refused tic let u tape the ignition wire terrinals-thev .e 49, ga -
IN Naxwe we seli-so Of course it wasn't stock"
Neither would they let us usea spiral coihd pipe in n1ace of +he uuua, .+ro;uh4
snse aSm ssa 1i5 5S ss5en,s@ fsa e . ssad against = : b re ssss Fl se es s as eo sasssas.
Nor to use a special high priced foreign aake Of sparkn nc 49,
on the same spark plugs with which ali Maxwens s a1e 1 eaugned u as made
~ Im we're tn rules, w were unable o carry a spare tire m +e reor-;
Mant STOCK" a telegram to headquarters in New York finally hrouoh+ =
special permit to carry a spare tire. 90 """yo
"tisnts tock!' 1T isn't stock!'
mat va the lacohcr reply ofthose AmA A. INSPECTORS +o avery, lost uu..... -
caneo1o anything but the precise condition the standard stockr 49,. n nc,
VIC. " any customer cn buy from any one of 5000 dealers anywhere
We are gao now-mighty ad-that the rules we're so strict and r,;aduu
1nHLHou.a' car la evera attempts to equal that record mus do II und.r ,s6c;.,
supernson-and comply with the same terms ~0' oW'"
And it will have tgo some.
- fNax"eA set the standard when it performed this wonderful feat
*" complied with those rMes-and made good.
Ive!y drop OF gasoline and oil and water was MEASURE om+ ~ ,o,..1: !.
rua-.r - themselves. lhey would not even let our man pour it mi
Av.y ,om hours TIT carl ,d to report at the official station Tor chectino
And 1t had tic be there q the minute. S~A"G
+maw 49, ". mnu! mere We an inspector beside the driver on the front ..e.-
49, ~ NOV ~ IN men len IN the rear One got out only to LEI another ~ -" -
night Tor ~ days and nights! - aoue1 m-oay M
Therew vase ne technical stop.
It is interesting to know the circumstance.
in the road ahead. uoqeMy another ar appeared
:! ms ehort 70 avoid a collision the Maxwell driver stalled hi. mo+or
6. HSt ue oOsGveH thought it stopped and 50 reported.
te "a oon ot stop, however, so its momentum again "A. 81. -. -.
mao lnoeeos aAed) when the clutch was let in. "o' W"
sMy to save life. eNM' aMe Ws cuon va neces.
observers. ~" onsSaenu0usya applied BY the
rv WV "o 1 navs owned M driven motor cars-you who know now nara +hr,
ny eg q carouletor Q g feed pipe; short 4 spark 81 saIi ! roAa ~o .ME
go. .n. .M mMae 2 wonderfully well made car this must be "a "a fhrorah 49, W. 8.
~ - us oHaon 4days-22022 miles without stoppdnr. 80
+ - ISsc - AMOUNT Ct gasoline, Of oil, Of water used; the tire nau..g. 49,