The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
WORK ON RACING
 CARSAT PRESTON
 WILL START SOON
Larry Stone to Confer With Fred Duesenberg on Speed
 Machines

Since the completion of the deal where by Larry Stone becomes captain of the Preston Motors corporation's Premocar racing team, great things are promised h1 the near future
 Stone is resident of Birmingham, a eo-worker at the Preston factory in build mg up the race team.
 Both Hankinson and Stone will leave Immediately for Elizabeth; N. J., to con- fer with Fred Duesenberg as to the pro- posed race cars construction.
 Stone has popularized himself in Bir- mingham by his crack driving and pleas- Ing manners and personality
 Stone in his day has been an indepen- dent race driver. an A. A. A. race drlVer and a licensed pilot in the International Motor Contests association, the latter be- Ing the governing body of practically all the dirt track races in America, in which he is the 1920 worlds dirt track cham pion.
 Much of Stones practical experience, which has made him such figure among auto engineers, is due to his early train Ing with the Knox and Alec firms in the days when cars of that make were pop nlar. As a. testing engineer Stone had many experiences that were both excit- ing and instructive. His participation in various "hill climbs of more or less ancient auto history, he was always a leading figure.
 Stone has piloted or superintended the driving of many cars on long, hard grinds, which were part of factory tests. He has been the skipper or trains through the desert sands or Ne- Yada, along the precipitous slopes or southwestern Montana in the Big Hole country; had charge of one of the nrst army truck trains sent into. Mexico In the Villa pursuit, and for time was fin charge of a travelling mission, in which B complete miniature church was taken from place to place on wheels. Accord ing to Stone, his chief diet at that tune was raw 'billy goat meat
 During the war Stone served as an or fcial inspector of airplane engines, and was sent from one to another or the leading factories where the Liberty mo- tors were being built.
 According to President. R. A. skinner of the Preston Motors corporation, the local factory is well equipped for the construction of race team which Will conform in design to the stock Premo- cars and which will have in it's entirety a close conformation to the regular tour ing cars which are already hnding u ready market.
 The minds that collaborate 10 mahe the Premocar the high standard product that it is, will work to make the race cars in class by themselves.
 Following the tradition already set up in the speed world by the other Duesen- berg type cars, these race cars are cer- tain to be accepted on the race courses with a ready popularity.
 Although Stone is the only driver so far assured for the Premocar race tean' if is thought that Lamar Robinson, crack pilot of speedy gas buggies, will have an opportunity to take one Of the mounts, while the other remaining pilot Will De selected at a later date
 ..Pra ctically every modern car has been identified in some way with racing states President R. A. Skinner of the Preston Motors corporation.
 eve believe that a speedy and wlnrIns race car, which will stand the test or --ie hard gruels of the speedway dirt or beach, will be the best way possiple to convey that the Premocar stock cars are fast and sturdy and that they .conior IT not only to the motor ideals of beauty and convenience, but have also mucn ls speed. which may be called upon at the right moment by the correctly lncNneo driver.''