The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-05-14
81 CITIES REPORT
rs MILES TO GALLON
Remarkable National Econ
omy Average Established
by Overland Sedan.

Ninety-scvcn cities throughout the
United states give national arcrase
Of a52 miles to the gallon of Gaso-
inc for the overhead SEDAN with Tri-
pick SPRINGS.
This roma rkable record was ma de
on April goth. The day before Tho
Winys-o crland Company rent this
telegram TO dealers in these - repre-
sentative cities Drain gasoline tank
of overland sedan hil il With an en-
act gallon OK gasoline. drive car until
Is stops and wire mileage TO the fac
tory"
a national measure OF overland Sc
dan economy was sought on the morn
ing Of April 2Ist. kilograms began as
pour into the executives offices a,
Toledo These teleErams told an inn
presSive story OF the perfection of the
nght-car performance attained in this
sedan with T riplex springs.
The lowest record made was -
miles to the ga Hon over tho rough
Dads r. Arkansas The highest rc :
ord reported comes from Iowa Tn
sedan masking the best mileage haze
been used 5000 miles FOR city and
country demons+ rationS yet it mad/
the high record Of S2.6 miles t. the
gallon. Between these two mariis
are these impressive records.
In the south Texas. 27.7 m lies
over city and country roads with all
windows ope n 10 25-mile wind. IN
another Texas city. 25.2 miles over
country roads In Alabama. 2o.5 miles
with a new Sedan just out IF the
freight car and driven over country
roads In South Carolina. - miles
e42 miles through city traffic. In
Missouri IS miles.
In the East: Massachusetts, report
ed an average Of 222 miles for city
traffic and countr roads one car
driven from Toledo to Boston aver
aged IS miles the entire distance
Rhode Island reported 1879 miles in
cit traffic during hard rain storm.
Pennsylvania city traffic reported a4.5
miles to the gallon. New Jersey city
streets and country roads gave 25.2
miles to the test gallon. New York
critics reported 26.4 gallons
Middle West. Ohio cities reported
variously under ordinary coudI lions
OF city traffic % miles in one instance.
ia.s in another where road conditions
were bad. Illinois reported 20.5 miles
under difficult driving conditions 20. s
miles to the gallon in another instance
where The car carried five assengers
through congeSted citv streets Indiana
city streets permitted 2e.4 miles 10 the
gallon and and the country roads 22.5
miles. Minnesota 21.7 miles on rough
M :
miles with a sedan that had been
driven several thousand miles in DEM
onstrations. Nebraska. g miles. Iowa
as miles with sedan that had been
driven 5000 miles in country traved
Wisconsin. Isl niles.
West Pacific Coast Colorado. %
miles over rocky roads swept By the
recent blizzard California. eS2 miles
over hills and level dirt roads. with
three passengers California. 26.4
miles through the mountain country
Oregon. cas- miles over heavy country
roads. Oregon 24S miles over heavy
country roads. Utah. Ell miles tc
the gallon in unfavorable country for
test. Washington. Ell miles through
city traffic with frequent stops Idaho
with its rocky paths reported 2A.s
miles. Montana. 2s.5 miles.
This record. made by new and used
Overland Sedans driven on the same
dsy in all parts Of the country. il a
rema rkable demonstration or the econ
omy possible with the enclosed light
weight m otter car.
In recognition OF the marked trend
evidenced this year for the Sedan type
Of car a. the coolest in summer and
the contest in winter and withal the
most economical. The whatsoever
land Company has arranged an exhi-
bition Of tho sedan to run in all parts
Of the United states during May The
public exhibition for this city is now
being arranged hv Overland Fudge
Co. "a state street. the local WHY'S
Overland dealer. They have on dis
lay a compilation # the mileage re-
ports sent 10 the factory from each
OF the ci tics " hich took part in
the overland Sedan Gasoline Economy
run