The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-05-02

1000 Mile Test?
You knew; of course, that the Maxwell Motor Carl the long distance champion
You have read that a "stock" Maxwell spassenger car ran for a days and
a 1na a7 s5ss 1s ep ssd Of + 8 aa %s ae p stG Seu s:t' the Maxwell covered aa'aa miles, at
Rut have you, up to now, realized the full significance Of that performances?
approached na Md that a pe IF ma 50'e '' !" 'e "0"a mas e'e qo'Nea . 'Ve"
In a wore, did you take this test seriously when you heard Of it?
Or did you set it down a a selling stunt ito give the publicity man something
It's worth your while t. read and to study the conditions under which that test
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That's why there cares few AA.A. Official Records!
This o. o00mle Maxwell nonstop test was official from start to finish.
Therein lies sits value to you.
1t proves absolutely the quality of the car-of the very Maxwell you buy.
For verify this vas a "stock" Maxwell. Listen
First: the inspectors disasembed the motor to see that no special pistons, valves.
bearing metal Dr. other parts had been used.
Every e other unit vas as critically inspected Then the car was re-assembled
a January ~s 7 s ~ ns asked ct : PERMISSION :as the he t 5t cs;& f sf il Y Tias Il &ssv against ' ss5 to
Sounds reasonable, doesn't it?
But they refused permission to do any such thing.
Tos S4: an+dei would nt permit a rubber we yer the magneto-t
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me ss :3 s;% % s:sS e ss $$s: s :; Is $ : : ! :s::5 :sss$' s' p b @ s':ss e fss oh; ss' s; ;s:%sss
@f ft 9 ssa: a : ssssE' pa ssn 1 R%ss %b dess sH %ssxs S spark s9s ss R%snShs run "''" made
So rigid ~y TaS the 4 {o tsks we nfo b :na6as to san RI e. sp7 Ye, tire sa on the r sss51i i
special permit to carry spare tire.
"1tisnt stock!' ut isn't stockw
ss Il SaS am sny tzfee BUT & %s p p9 seSs' Condition . aa ' sE fss :ts ss ssd5y t sss; %ess %s4 s@S
that m customer cam buy from in m of 5000 dealers anywhere.
We arr glad now-mighty glad -that the rues were so strict and % rigdy
enforced.
Any other car that ever athmptst to equal that record mustd do it under official
And it will have % go ome
For Maxwell set the standard when it performed this wonderful feat.
Maxwell complied with those rles-and made good.
Every drop Of gasoline and oil and water was measured ot and poured in by
the inspectors themselves. They would not even let our mar pour it in!
Every four hours the car had to report At the official station for checking.
And it had to be there O the minute.
And evryn minute there was al inspector beside the driver on the front seat
two more men in the rear. One got tut only to let another in-day and
night for a. days and nights!.
There was on technical stop.
tits interesting to know the circumstances.
Dead Of night driving sorm-a cloudburst- suddenly another car appeared
in tile 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 car did lot stop, however, SC its momentum again started the motor Gf it
had indeed stalled when the clutch was let in.
The contest board exonerated Jul driver on grounds that his action was neces-
say to save life.
That shows you how rigid were the rules-how consceniousy applied bv the
observers.
You who have owned an driven motor ea1s-you who know how small thing
may clog a carburetor or a feed pipe; "short" a spark or stall q rnotor-wil
under those conditOns-44 days-22 022 miles without stopping.
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