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t THE OREGON SUNDAY, JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNPAT MORNING, JULY 23. 1911.
GLEAMIMGS .OF
AUTO WOIREJO
Establishes Hill Record Despite Accident
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A remrkablft photograph, showing all i the Poland Hprlng hill cllrab, Main, space 42 feet before his wheels again
u i ,,,, WB. takpn Saturday. June 17. , touched the ground. By skillful handl-
four wheels Off the ground, was iaen Tlr.hr r.m. lln to th hmw of th:me he rlehted the car on the oours.
hill at TO miles an hour and. striking averted an accident and established a
la water bar at the top. flew off intu record for the hill of 48.2 seconds.
of Fred Belcher and his big Knox Six
while making the record of the hill at
ROADS REPAIRED
BY TOURING CLUB
American Association Acts
Promptly in Giving Re
lief Asked For.
The efforts of the Touring Club of
America toward Improving th highways
in the popular motoring localities of the
country have already achieved consid
erable success. A short time ago the
officials of the Touring club called the
attention of S. Percy Hooker, chairman
of the New York state highway com
mission, to several miles of bad road
In the vicinity of Pyughkeepsie along
the customary touring route from New
York to Albany. The road was so bad
that motorists were compelled to make
a wide detour, but a recent trip over
the route by one of the. Touring club's
official cars showed that substantial re
pairs had been made and the road is
now in excellent condition.
As a result of an inquiry sent by the
T'ourlng club to Chairman Harold Par
ker, of the Massachusetts highway com
mission, regarding complaints made by
members about Inferior road rondltlorm
in the western part of tnat state. Chair
man Parker explained that the state
commission is working on many miles
of road In that locality and has Im
proved scores of bad spots sinca May
J. The road through Egremont from
Great Barrington to New York. he
states, is now well under way. This Is
the onlv direct route Into New York
with the exception of the Albany line
through Hancock. A part of the popu
lar touring route in the north part
of the state through Willlamslown Is
being reconstructed. No work is being
done on the road between Great Bar
rington and Ashley Falls. 'The commis
sion, writes Mr. Parker, "has had many
demands made upon it for the Improve
ment of the roads which are favored by
automobillsts, but we have determined
to take care of those highways which
are of the most importance and will con
nect up with the work now being done
by the state of New York.
"I am very much Interested in all
the suggested plans of the Touring
club and should be very glad, as far
as possible, to recommejid the improve
ments which will be the most benefi
cial to all concerned."
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Severe Test Before Manufac
ture of New Cars Proves
Satisfactory.
,Tne new Packard "Six" has arrived.
The first shipments of the regular fac
tory output were made this week to
New York. Boston and Philadelphia.
Before making the new model a manu
facturing proposition, the company sub
jected It to 65,000 miles of testing. The
experimental "Sixes" have left a trail
of dust from the "thank-ye-ma'ams" of
the Alleghenles to the wildest parts
of Wyoming, where the roads are mere
ly mountain trails.
The new car la of 48 horsepower, A.
L. A. M. rating. The cylinders are
cast in pairs, with Integral water Jack
ets and valve chambers. The bore is
ii inches and the stroke 6 inches.
The Bosch dual Ignition system is
used.
The crank case Is cast In two sec
tions, the upper forming the engine baso
and the lower an oil well. The oil for
the crank shaft and lower connecting
rod bearings Is forced directly to these
bearings , by a gear pump located In the
Oil well. Cylinders and cam shafts
are lubricated by spray from connecting
roaa bearings.
The dry plate clutch Is supported at
the rear by an Integral extension of
the crank case, which permits of Its
being entirely enclosed and secures per
manent alignment with the crank shaft.
The sliding gear three-speed trans
mission is in a unit housing with the
final drive and differential gears on the
:xear.. axle. . . ,,
The front tires are 38 by 4V4 Inches
and the rear IT by & Inches, both fitting
the same size. rims.
The chassis for the touring car, lim
ouslne and landaulet styles has a wheel
base of 1S3 inchest for the phaeton and
brougham, 139 Inches; for the runabout
and coupe, 12 1 Inches. All bodies for
the "Six" and "SO" are Interchangeable.
Voting Cofatest for Auto.
' A great deal of Interest Is being man!-'
fested in a voting contest being con
ducted by itscal union No, i3 of the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters,
according to the termaof which a brand
new , three-tonA Kelly truck is to be
given without cost to ,th member .who
The Woods Motor Vehicle company,
of Chicago, through Its agents, the
Covey Motor Car company, announces
its 1912 shaft drive electric car.
In presenting it to the buyer the
company feels that it hr.s made in the
model 121 shaft drive car a wonderful
advancement, and that this model will
stand for a long time as the recognized
car in quality and design. Although
this is the first shaft drive car that
the company lias offered to the public,
It le by no means the first shaft driven
which It has built. An long ago as
1905 a Woods car with shaft drive was
exhibited at the Chicago automobile
show. This car Is still in service.
The Woods car stands alone as !he
only shaft driven electric built for
solid tires, and in the construction of
same there has been a liberal use of
high grade steels, which are heat treat
ed In such a manner as to overcome
all the former objections in automobiles
on solid tires, the vibration of same
having caused crystallization of parts.
Notable among the Improvements In
construction Is the entire elimination
of the universal Joints in the driving
mechanism. This
unit construction
is accomplished by
of motor and rear
axle. The entire control and driving
mechanism is mounted on the chassis,
eliminating all mechanical parts from
the body. All operating parts are en
closed in water and dust proof cases.
The wiring system Is enclosed In Inun
dated tubes and there aje no wires
connected with the body. The contral
has been removed from the side of the
car and mounted on the top of the steer
ing column, which allows a much eas
ier, more graceful manner of controlling
the speed of the car.
The steering mechanism on this car,
while controlled with a sle bar is ab
solutely Irreversible, thereby over
coming the objectionable side bar steer,
which heretofore has caused more or
less vibration on the hand.
The motor is designed to work effi
ciently on very steep grades such as
have to be overcome in the city of Port
land. A novel feature in regard t6 upkeep
Is brought out in this new car. inasmuch
as the manufacturers guarantee a mini
mum mileage of 12.000 miles with one
set of tires nnd 30,000 miles with one
set of batteries, thus wonderfully re
ducing the upkeep cost on electric cars.
The first allotment of these new cars
Is now on the way to Portland.
receives the greatest number of votes.
Quite a number of tamsterajjave en
tered the contest and are waging an
aggressive campaign for votes. The
truck will be equipped with a substan
tial platform stake body with the body
painted green and the Rear red and pre
sents a very attractiveappearnnce. Votes
are ten cents each and tickets are on
sale at a number of places throughout
the city for the convenience of th
teamsters and their friends.
Very Accomplished.
Brlggs Have your daughters accom
plished much In music?"
Griffgs Yes; their playing lias jld
us of two very undesirable neighbors.
Boston Transcript.
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Whether or not you are an expert in automobile
construction, you Can buy a Flanders "20" with im
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A one year's guarantee goes with every car. This
means exactly what it says. We guarantee against
all defects in manufacture. We can afford it. We
build the car from frame to finish, and we know that
it is well built.
Three-Speed Fore Door Touring Car... $800
4-Passenger Suburban 760
Roadster 750
Runabout 725
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Prices in Portland, with complete equipment of top,
wind shieM and speedometer $875 to $975
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M & W TIRES
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Fifteenth and Alder Sts. Phones Main 7178, A-4959
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B-1345 ; Portland, Oregon '
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For Oregon, Washington. California
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