St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-04

2,OOO Mile lest!
You know Of course that the Maxwell Motor Carl the long distance champion
You have read that a stock. Maxwell 5passenger ca ran for a. days and
nights without stopping the motor
N average ase 81 speed ad Of f. IS s1 miles ao per hour u.s. 1S 'AD"Su e0Ve'' 11'11 MS> :"
But have you, up to now, realized the full significance of that performance
approached that performance
In a word, did you take this test seriously when you heard ftp
Or did you set it down as a "sening stunt" to give the publicity man something
It's worth your while to read and to study the conditions under which that test
wa made
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That's why there ar so few A.A.A Official Records!
This o. oOo-m1e Maxwell nonstop test wa official from START to finish.
Therein lies its value to you.
It proves absolutely the quality Of the carof the very Maxwell you buy
For verify this was a stock" Maxwell Listen
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But they refused permission to do any such thing.
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special permit o AIRY spare tire.
"1T1nTS COcK! 1t Sn SLOCk!
That wa the 1aconc reply ofthose A I. inspeeeorst to every last suggestion that
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We are glad now-mighty hd-that the rules were sc strict and so ngdy
enforced.
Any other car that ever attempts to equal that record must do it under official
superintendent comply with the same terms.
And it will have to % some.
For Maxwell st the standard when it performed this wonderful feat.
Maxwell complied with those ruhs-and made good.
Every drop Of gasoline and oil and waterw asm measured out and poured in by
the inspectors themselves. They would not even lei or man pM 1T !
Every four hours the car had to report a the official station for checking.
And it had to be there o the minute.
And every minute there was al inspector beside the driver on the front seat
tWo nor men IN the rear. One got Ill only o let anotnerm Inlay III
night for a. days and nights
There was one technical stop.
It's interesting to know the circumstances.
Dead of nght-a driving stom-a coudburt-suddeny another car appeared
in he road ahead.
In his effort to avoid a collision the Maxwell driver stalled his motor
At least the observers thought it stopped and so reported.
The ar did not stop, however, so its momentum again started the motor Gf it
had indeed stalled when the clutch was let in.
The contest board exonerated Jul driver O grounds that his action was neces
Say % W. life.
That shows you how rigid were the nes-how oonscentioudy applied by the
observers.
You who have owned and driven motor caT-you who know how snana thing
NAV clog a carburetr or a feed pipe; "snoT a spark or stall mooT-Wu
under those condiions-44 days-22022 miles without stopping.
troubles, tire changes; the distance and the routes are matters of official record,
attested under oath and guaranteed by the A. A.A.
by the way, the average was nearly $1,000 miles per tre0
Any Maxwell ouner-or anyone interested may see those records
And-heres the most wonderful pat-though III attempt vase II could bemade
foreconomy; the Maxwell averaged % miles per gallon of gasoline
Some other car may som time equal some n of those performances But to
equal them all in the same test that ar must be a Maxwell.