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.vo Stock Cars 66 Through
Worst ' Blizzard in Mm
? England's History .
cesstul journey from Boston to Os
sipee. New Hampshire and return.
The fight against the elements was
ar deliberately -planned endurance
testrcondncted by four fperesenta
tire of the Nash-AJax distributor
in Boston, their ly Instructions
being to prove; -what the ; AJax
would do and to "break the cars"
if it could be done by hard driving
In almost insurmountable condi
tions that existed during the bllz
tard and immediately afterwards.
'C Snwodrifts'eri countered ' jsi soma
points; .were so .high thati after
"bucktaj them repeatedlytt was
necessary to shovel through; snow
covered 1 roads over which no ve
hicle ; had ..ventnred were ' broken
attllng through the worst blis
zarttew England 'has 'experienc
ed, .with a single exception. In 27
Tear ' two Kash-builf .A lax .stock
cars made a" hard fought but .sue- '-op en 'and 'at the summit of , Smith as they did1
Hill the owner of a farm stated
the AJax cars were the "flrst ears
he had seen since winter set in.
Residents of "Wakefield stated the
two cars were the first to" pas
through the -town In .' rmore than
a m?ntnr i , . h i : 4 ' t
jjlnd when they. returned to
Boston i the -xmly; xnecnanlcal ad
justment required the replacement
ota center, bolt that, had .been
sheared off a fender pt one of the
cars and a report of the represen
tatives v summed the : ; endurance
qualities of ; the Ajax as follows:
MWe all agree that we have never
seen a motor car lake the grief
and - punishment ? that we vwere
forced to give them and stand It
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1 TtTT-ct-my rti1f gndnmre with ofectsmbothnesyssd stradi
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dif.. c.:rhlsNmatttiied 'freedom' firom rvibiatioxi- rJidl spew2i-isiade;
v ? ppiblebyanewOTentioii,TlieH
-. (- -re J' l .'.d. TkTJ wiwtA T- T a nryy-If vnti have not teste fl - 1 .
J l ' its amazing effect upon car perfbiniance--drrVetbenOT
i: j Six and experience the t new thrill; of an unrarying poothness.
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' This iictHe l-fefcxif ot urf Service Station
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'! SPiiBlishalsaipaulefltfchargek. . j.f r;
. insuring uniform prices, - - -;.
I 4 Modern equipment and. large,;
'-floor space." " ", - " .
The efficiency oh our-person .
; 1 The' value of a jguaf aritee by a
- r . reputable and well established
i . . concern.
These, we believe, have brocirht . : 4 . .
the eontinued' patrorse "c 'ocr
original customer and catLf action . )
to the new ones whom ( we,,fferve . . ; ; jf
PARICSP 0 COMPANY
. $Uprior, Ford
-Tha cars-left Boston la .- the,
teeth ofr a 30-mne gare.; The
first part ? of . the - run vend from
Boston. toKcLVburTporU Mess.. The
snow -was drifted so high la places
that it sifted- throagh the radia
tor, covering the , Ignition . wiring
with a, sheet bt Ico. . The drivers
wre advised' at Newbnryport not
to try to' mate Portsmouth,' N. II.,
but they kept on. As no cars had
been over this section of the road,
It was necessary for the AJax Sixes
to bock the drifts all the way? a
distance of -0 Tnfles H Front Bos
ton to Portsmouth (69 miles) "was
made tn 2 'hours and 1 5 minutes
running time. - ; ; ' ".T
' On the UoVer road the two AJax
ears were compelled to buck drifts
half as high as the radiator. The
cars were accelerated' as fast as
they "would" go in' low speed and
driven ''head-on, into : thej drifts;
smashing eight. or ten feet each
time, before being stopped by a
sheer blockaded of snow,- ,, This
process with occasional shoveling,
was repeated again and again, put
log a terrific strain on the cars. ;
5 ..The , snow, . ieyond - Wakefield
was ihreo . "feet deep on the' level
places and ' 1 was necessary for
the drivers to shovel out from un
der the Tear fenders and In 'front
of the gas tank ito prevent Vhang
ing np tho cars on the diJtferen
tlal housing: " - '..-"
'On - the ' mountain slopes ; hear
Ossipee the drivers ; coupled,; the
tWo'Aiax ari togetner in tanaem
fashion sr that -more -forced could
be secured is -bucking tbo drifts
the snow on Smith Hill near Os-
UlpeewaadriXted.11 pnjftjalaces
from three to. five feet andre-
ouired bucking" and shoveling.
It was here that- an - Inhabitant
claimed these Ajax cars were the
first automobiles he had seen since
. i On Satrdaf laornlng, the AJai
cars; started i back '"t Boston, en
countered similar ' condition ' on
the return trip because ot a fierce
sgale r that drifted the snow': over
their tfacks. t Sundaj! afternoon
bey arrived )n Boston-, and 2Iou
day botb cars were' pt dsck in
demonstrating service, aft being
washed ana greased, -rana no re
pair, work: of any kind; except the
f replacing of the center bolt was
necessafy on the return.' 'The mo
tors ,were untouched during the
Joufney'and after it. "f,
OPEN MODELS STILLv
: GREATLY H DEP1AND
(OoatiaaeA. from pf 1.1
states; t-iT-t'i11 ' 1
- fKvea in the ' northern , . states
many persons still, express a pre
ference for the open car although
tberf -can be no doubt that the en
closed cars are rapidly displacing
Iheopei models.. Lowered prices
made possible by larger- produc
Uon .nd- the undoubtedly greater
all year comfort of the closed car
are. responsible for this. -
. "Recognizing the - demand that
still ;txlsts however, the Peerless
Motor Car Corporation has fnclud
d -a sport phaeton in the body
stytes it -is offering In its popular
priced ' Six-80 . model. Advance
interest chown indicates that this
style will find a ready; market.
assembly of ; the ..airplanes, j The
roof wilt, be of steel and glass and
the - exterior walls of ; buff brick,
conforming in general design with
the other buildings lir the group at
Dearborn.- A . heating plaat will
be erected in connection with the
building. '.. tJ . '.:Ha
The new hanger building,, to be
located adjacent to the manufac
turing plant 'and on ' which work
already is underway, will also be
ofbulf brick but of different con
struction, m order to accemmooate
the housing and easy handling of
airplanes., U 'will l.be 123 feet
wide.' by 300.4feot'loag. An un
usual ' featuro is that each of the
r300-foot sfdea will be 'enclosed by
steel &nd g1assrdoVrs s of' special
construction. "This will ' 'permit
the ' entire Opening- of j either or
"both sides,1 the- doors sliding back
and folding rn to tfee: ends of the
building: This -,has ; been vaccom-
pllshed by " effecting a Toof con-
structlcn ' of ; cantilever : type, ex
tending tin 'either side from steel
towers built "down the: center of
thef building, the root being sap-
ported much the same atf the cloth
on the steel ways of an unbrella.
i "'An" addition' also Is planned for
the present 'Airport: hanger which
will house a , dynamometer ' room
for testing" airplane ' engines as
wellvas 'other ' test rooms. With
the completion' of the" new -hanger
uunamg, tne present nanger, wnn
its addition,' will become more of
'a maintenance - and ; repair station
for airplanes-', operating V In the
Fwd: Air: Transport'-"
KVTbe" purchas4 'ol HOd 'acres of
lana at Aiaynara, Ina., by the Ford
Motoi company- has also been an
nounced. 'The property, which Is
located on ' the Illinois-Indiana
state line, approximately 25 "miles
.sWttekst! Chtcagol Will 'be util
ized as the Chicago terminal of
the; Ford Air Transport Service,
Since' the eslabllsliihg' ! ot: the De
tTOit-Cnicagtf 'airline on April It',
fit 5V Ford "'planes. ;tmret eeit
laudftfS at the government field at
Staywood, In, Considerable -difficulty
'was "experienced' FoM
pilots In teaehing'the landing field
due to smoke And fog 'settling
ahonl Cnfcago.? This 9 will Tie
avoided Ty the new- location which
remOvea !th'o iikecessity' of 'travers
ing the' metropolitan- district, r
ilnf announcing the purchase, the
company stated that the 'property
will she utilized "only as a landing
f leid;.; ry ? j '-. -
-"The Ford jlotor.co'mpiny In
tends no fv manufacturings activity
of any , sort and contemplates
building- -Mt-inoTe: thansr. hanger
for .the shfltet , and , servicing
airplanes',' "the 8atement:sald; f
"v The hanger, incorpjorates sev
eral, unique, features of construc
tion and many of the most modern
facilities for . servicing, airplanes;
The tulldihg, 'which will be 123
feet -wide and 103 feet lon& will
1 bo constructed asto adapt it-
sen : io future expansion in line
with future development of the air
transport" service. To facilitate
tho movement of planes la and out
Of the "building, sliding' doors de
signed to open the entire length
of the hanger will , be Installed.
Ijpils feature win be made possible
by the use of a' cj.it i: JVt r i
roof.
Th8' property i.3 1 :t t'
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from the Chicago aaseral"..
of the company at H-mwI
ris in excellent condition f. r
a' landing field.
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OF:mte mm M0TOR.CAJM3
VES, not only a new Paige, Imt an ,the iridustry five Paii cars can bo bull
: .t.i c on. mM-a'nnW nnA wa TrmHt before Pa?I!a
A mcomparauty uiurr, buuuici,
during Paige.
where' only one was built before Paia
I ! j , i , has set a Tpco upon tms new car naany
Retaining an U fine pertornungjiuaiiues , preceding vi-es. ,
mar esxaousoea evuer rsts u
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the hiehway" retaining, too, all the Singularly free from ireaiisa noveiues u
roominesa ot tnose lozunuus cmiiw .w r-"
bodies of earner days ! . !r xnere f 3.
newest Paige yet em- : sin-ie essentia utu-
TVfi lUAt U, . an air cieaiier to u i - -
(or in America 1
generous
Paige
this
bodies features all its own
that distinguish if not only
among former Paiges,. but
all former cars.
It is a motor car built just as'
beautiful just as strong just
as lasting and just as capable
as human skill can build
when that skul is directed by
resources as vast ai, those of
Paige. ' ; . ' ; "
And because in the great new ,
Paige factories acclaimed by
tore most engineers finest in ail
l or th SlaiUttrd Fiwt PuMat?
Was 41670 1-r tht D Lm
PaMtnitT Sedam $ 1 995 for Kc V
Lmxm Scm Pc ScdM.
Price . b. Detroit. T tmtra.
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; New motor xars come and CO.
Bnt only once in a blue mocn
comes a car .so solidly built
and backed that a skepttcsl
public will accept it instantly
' arid without question es
:. thing decidedly tie wer and Hncr
and worthier in motor car de
sign and performance. But iee
it at the Motor 'Chows cf t
our salesroom soon I . .
Triimih Motor at Go.
349 North Commercial ' . Telephone 959
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444-SOUTH boiur.'.E.iCIAL STREET
f JEW PLANE PLANT
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lti, i -v-.CUaa from pa( l. 4 )- :
ceed through the Tarious stages of
manufacture, emerging from, the
other end completed airplanes.
TTntfijthe new structure Is ready
tor .occupancy the Stout Division
of the ' company; will continue , to
be honsed In one of the new build
ings In the Dearborn laboratory
group where machinery already
-has t&eaa Installed and work ot
building "all-metal , airplanes i has
sUrted, ,' - ".
- ' Plans for the new plant call for
afJmflding 129 feet wide by 100
feet-Ion and one story in height,,
of the fame general construction
as all the newer manufacturing
and assembly plants; ofthe com-
An unusual feature of the build
ing will be that It will hare a full
120-foot Bpan from one aide to the
other without i lnterrenlng robf
supports, giving clear space for
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