Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-08
OWNERS PAY
auto TRIBUTE
Chrysler Drivers Say
Performance of 10
Coach Incredible

The performance obtained BY NJ. J..
kodman, of Avoca, Iowa, from his
Chrysler 40" coach is almost incred-
able, even to Chrysler executives, who
hear of many extraordinary records.
According to Mr.. Rodman he bought
the car March 3, 1926, Ito be used in
cross country taxi and bus service. /
covered an average of 5000 miles a
month over all kinds of roads, some OF
them called impossible by others. Yet
! went through, sometimes with the
bottom of the car dragging in the
niue and at times up to the running
board, and on several occasions had
10 pull other cars out of mud hole. in
order to get out myself.
Il particularly recall one trip I was
called on TO make-getting a man 10
his dying father-a distance of 125
miles which we covered in two
hours and Is minutes over a snow
and i~ce-covered road all the way.
That same day ! drove more than $50
miles.
THE almost incredible part az this
cars record IL its making Of SOAPS
miles without ever a miss or ever be-
ing tied up for repairs of any kind,
except an adjustment 70 the timing
chain. Ny gas mileage was from IS
TO % miles a gallon. never saw a
car make such tire mileage. as much
as 10000 miles or more than $4,000
on al OF them.
During the s6,423 miles l had the
valves ground and carbon removed
once, and that by a man who for
eight years had sold cars Of another
make. He asked 10 be permitted 70
do this work free Of charge in order
to see the makeup Of the Chrysler
motor. Today he is a Chrysler deal
er.
My mechanical expense on the car
was less than $40. The new TO sedan
] now drive is faster and more power
full and l nm as well pleased with 1t
4 as ] was with the TO-"
v The testimony Of Or. Alden Samp-
son, Of Pittsfield, Mass, relative TO
his Chryslers, is convincing. He re-
Gently wrote: ~ have owned several
different makes of automobiles, in
GLIDING some Of the country's best,
and have driven many more. But l
want to tell you right low that there
j. not one in my estimation that com
pareS with thrysler.
I had two Chryslers, both Of which
I drove over $4,000 miles and never
had in the shop except for greasing
and changing oil. Now / have an so
roadster and | would not trade it for
two of Americas finest. II anybody
thinks / would here is what ! have
just done:
II left Dayton, o., at lao a. m. and
arrived in Pittsfield-72O miles away
-at 1920 p. m. the same day Not
only that, but ! am an amateur driver
and could have turned around and
started right back. That is how much
il tired me. If someone thinks
they can do that with any other make
Of car ] want to see them try it.
"At the present writing | have
10000 miles on ii. All / have done Is
20 adjust two tappets, a job that
took me only Is minutes
Boyce W. knight, OF Chicago. says
he was fortunate enough to get one
Of the first Chryslers delivered in
Chicago. A few days ago my speedo-
meter turned the 10000 mark. | can
assure YOU that the job is apparently
IN as fine condition as when / first
got IL. I have had the valves ground
and carbon out once. brakes refined
once and new points in the dis
tributor. Apart from these inexpen-
sive items the only time I have put
my hand in my pocket has been for
oil. gas and tires. My Chrysler is
the twenty-third automobile ] have
owned. II has already lasted longer
than any two that I have previously
had. Twenty-six Of my friends and