Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-13

Such test for a stock model Ii
one 81 sheer endurance. Vet
this j. Just one more case Of thor.
onghness and care in construc.
tion proving themselves In the
long run.
Leaping the gap from a spec.
ially inclined track II one thug.
Doing II under your own power
Is another. And Il II no child's
play. Both driver aud machine
must be proof against shocks Of
any kind.
We do MT advise any other
ambitious drivers to try what Mr..
Watson of Russcllville. ky.. nc.
COmpllshcd In the Chevrolet
-Four. Ninety" Touring Car. lie
did IL ON n dare. hut he proved
conclusiyely the endurance. the
ease Of control aud the sturdy
Sprlnelng 81 Chevrolet ears.
II happened this way. \ well
known make 81 ear. 90 advertise
iis springs. engaged to leap n
fourteen foot gap In Russellyille
On October tlI!rd-Challcnging all
comcrs. The iIill Motor Company
local Chevrolet dealers. accepted
the challenge.
The first ear failed By six
inches. suffering considerable
damage. Hut that did not I'm.
nerve MIR. Watson who was driv.
Ing the Chevrolet.
Al the rate ~ tweuiy.four miles
nm hour hc rushed M the inclined
platform and not only cleared the
fourteen loot gap between u and
the landing stage hut cleared the
latter entirely. landing on the
highway twrnty.onc feet from the
takc.oif. The oniy effect ON the
Chevrolet was slightly bent
from, axle which did NOT prevent
u load Of seven passengers being
carried hack to town.
Fire Chief Gucrin at Kitchener.
Ontario. knows the Importance OF
transportation % n fire depart
mcnt. tie knows that absolute
dcpendabillty " vital. In this
regard he says. II certainly am
more than pleased with my
Chevrolet -Four. NINETY Roadster.
\ car for n fire department must
have pep aud the Chevrolet
surely qualities la respect 20
power and speed. When ! need
another ear II win surely he .
Chcyrole, "Eosr .r"ty."
Five Chevrolet ,,rs In one
family. \ Chc,r. ct -Four.
Ninety" Touring car each for the
father aud his three sous and .
Chevrolet One.Ton Truck for use
IN the family business.
II Il n progressive business
m yOu have surmiscd. And you
would be- all the more impressed
II YOU could witness the constant
usc to which the cars are put BY
their owners.
Geo. VI. Striegel. the father. Is
grocer In Tacoms. Wash. And
II IN In this aud similar Hines that
motor transportation II proving
Indispensable. The progressive
merchant cannot afford 10 ne
without the means 81 transporting
his own goods and supplies W
the most up.to.date manner. Ana
the Chevrolet u proving that u
II the ideal ear for that purpose.
&. v. Clark ~ Ottawa. who
drove u Chevrolet "fB 80" Tour
Ing Car, In the Ottawa. Canada
Journals Cloud Roads Automobile
tour. the route being from Ut
lava. Ont. "a Malone. ~ ", By
way ~ the Theodore Roosevelt
Highway. and In which I; cars
were entered aud 70 finished. was
announced the winner 81 the con-
test. his ear having scored ss5
points O,it of u possible thousand
based on the travelling qualities
~ the car. Aud II Il notable that
the first woman driver 90 finish
also drove u Chevrolet "fB 80"
Touring Car. SHE was Mrs. J.
q. Mcclure, al~ Of Ottawa, who
IN addition 90 leading the women
drivers finished In fourth place
against MI comers with n score
oi 9g..
Between them, therefore. these
twO Cheyrolets carried off chief
ionors. Hut that IN nothing un.
suaI Tor Chevrolet ears In any
} competition.