The New Oregon Statesman, Salem; Oregon, Sunday Morning, November 11, 1928 15 K IYER GIVEN New Senior Six Landau Sedan RAGING GROWN Holder of World's Speed Record Placed Second In A. A. A. Rating WASHINGTON, D. C. Not. 10 LouiJ Meyer, a rlrtually un known racing drlrer until he won the Indianapolis classic in Mar. has Jumped Into national promt. nence by winning the American Automobile association speedway championship for 191 8. This statement was issued to day by the contest board of the A. A. A., on the basis of total awards In the major erents run under the sanction of the national motoring body, whlch superrises nd rernlAtM official racing in the United States. At the same time, the A. A. A annnnnrri that RlT KlMh. Of Philadelphia, who captured the world's speed record from Capt Malcolm Campbell at Daytona Beach, was second place on the championship list and Lou Moore, who placed second at Indianapo lis, was third. Merer accumulated 1.596 championship points for the year. while Keech won 915 and Moore 40. The A- A. A contest board pointed out that in whining the 1928 championship. Louis Meyer takes the speedway, crown from MB US SIMM K Automobile salesmen as well as serrlce managers declare that the great majority of the car owners of today, as well as the car buyers,- can so longer be! classed as ignorant of automotlTfl mechanics. In this connection serrlce man agers state! that In most cases where a car 1 brought in for ad justments or repairs, the owner is able to adrlse the mechanics of the probable seat of the trouble, thus aiding the serrlce men In a speedier '"diagnosis' of the car's "ailments." This same knowledge holds true in the case of most car buy ers, automobile salesmen say. As a rule, the prospective buyer is well acquainted with the features of a car. Its outstanding qualities, its performance rating and its general reputation la the automo bile field. la the case of the new Whippet Six which was introduced by the Willxs-Orerland company about six months ago. following more than a year of exhaustive tests and experiments by engineers of the company. It Is pointed out that tn most cases buyers had previous knowledge of the cars ability and its mechanical features before calling at the dealer's showrooms. "They knew it was the lowest priced six cylinder car in the world and that It was equlpj. with a seven-bearing cranks j j a feature which heretofor'g been employed only ia sixes' 1 . ling la the higher price rangv a leading salesman with' the "V! tys-Orerland organisation - 4 recently, while - discussing vi present "motor wise" public Frank Holm an. bora at Dal 55 years ago and a resident U Coos county for 4S years, d suddenly at a Marshfleld hospi following an intestinal eperatioi ORIGINALITY and proportion in body Ijnet mart this Ionian sedan as the most in pressive car in the Senior Six Una recently announced by Dodge Brothers, with its long sweeping appearance, fabric rear quarters with landau top irons, and welled front fenders. Interior appointments give the impression of custom coach work. Stand" ard equipment includes front and rear bumpers, trunk rack, two spare wheels with tires. the head of Peter De Paolo, who won it both in 1925 and 1927. A product of the Pacific coast dirt tracks, Meyer won the ac claim of speedway fans at Indl anoplis when he drove the entire distance of 500 miles without re lief. He was also successful in winning the Altoona erent on August 19 and annexing second place at Sa4em, N. H., on July 4. The contest board said that Keech, who drove over the sands of the Florida resort at 207.55 miles per hour in capturing the world record for one mfle. was a consistent performer all season He won the championship events conducted over the dirt tracks. at Detroit and Syracuse, placed first at Salem on July 4, won fourth place at Indianapolis, and finished sixth at Altoona. August 19. All of the existing 91.5 cu. la. ears remained Intact with the ex ception of a new 100-mile record established by Keech In a non championship erent over the At lantic City speedway on Septem ber 16. when he averaged 131. 805 miles per hour for this dis tance. Championship races upon which the basis of the American Auto mobile association award was made, were held over the famous brick track at Indianapolis on May 30, the Detroit one-mile dirt track on June 10. the Salem board speedway on July 4. the Altoona board speedway on August 19, the Syracuse one-mile dirt track on : September 1, and the partly finished event at Salem on Oc tober 12. Winners of the A. A. A. speed way crown for the last ten years are as follows: 1918 Ralph Mul ford. 1919 "Howdy" Wilcox. 1920 Tommy Milton. 1921 Tommy Mil ton. 1922 Jimmy Murphy, 19 2 S Eddie Hearne, 1924 Jimmy Mur phy. 1925 Peter DePaolo, 1921 Harry Harts. 1927 Peter DePaolo. One American Car... The following statement is based on figures obtained from thoroughly re liable, disinterested sources. It gives the names and relative standing of the four longest-lived American cars. There is a difference between automobiles of various makes. One of the greatest differences is in last ing quality and in all that it means to the owner's purse. We could hardly believe the figures when they were first brought to us. It did not seem possible that the Reo, always a moderate priced car, could out live even the costliest creations of American automobile manufacturers. - " So we had the figures, checked', again. And again and yet again. . - After all the checks had been made the amazing facts remained unchanged. The four longest-lived cars Reo automobiles hare a longer arerage life a much longer arerage life than any other American automobile. Second to Reo In arerage length of life are the big Plerce-Arrows. Third are the Cadillacs. Fourth are the Franklins. These four makes of automobiles, and these four only, have a proved average life of more than eight years. The cars whose records were compared Reo, Pierce-Arrow, Cadillac. Franklin. Stearns, Locomobile, Stuts. Paige. Kis sel, Marmon, Chandler. Velie. Buick. Case. Dodge. Packard. Hudson. H up mobile, Daris. Willys-Knight, Jordan, Studebaker, Peerless, Auburn, Nash, Overland, Oldsmobile, Oakland, Chev rolet, Moon. A number of American built -cars are missing. Some of these are cars whose production has been so small that regis tration figures are not obtainable. The others hare not yet been tested by the years, or are no longer built. The test The only way to judge the life of the Lasts As Long As RE1 Not One arerage car you or anyone else may get. is by the life of ALL the cars of each maker. Take the total production of Pen cars for each make tor the last eight years. Compare-these figures with the number of .cars of each make registered on December!. 1925, as compiled by. R. L. Polk ft Company, automobile stat- , isticians. . This method eliminates statements of opinion, protects buyers from making ance of a tew cars out of hundreds of Judgements on the basis of the perform thousands cars often driven by me chanics or dealers and repaired or re built at any cost. How they rank, in actual figures On December 31, 1925, there were 24.9 percent more Reo passenger cars regis tered than hare been built In the entire last eight years. Or, In other words, Reo had 124.9 of 'its last eight years' output in reg istered use. The only other cars haring more than 100 of their production registered were: Plerce-Arrow with 10.1 more. Cadillac with 8 more, and' Franklin with 4.9 more. Remember the respective costs of these cars and then again compare the records. Reo 124.9 Cadillac 108 Plerce-Arrow 110.1 Franklin 104.9 Tested for nine years or seven years, Reo retains ltsleadershlp. And It Is significant that. In this long life league, Reo's constantly Improred construction has greatly increased Its lead over oth er cars, in its price class. r t .' 'A..., i mi WHAT THIS MEANS IN DOLLARS TO YOU 1 It means that repair and .maintenance costs are low' or ' Reos could not ' be kept running so long. 2 That you ride carefree, economically and com fortably because the en gineering which glyea Reo long life must pro ride against wear, against breakdowns, for low operating costs, and for protection against jolts and jars of the roads or Reos would not last. 3 That Reos hold their ap pearance for so long that buyers keep them year after year . . "; no car whose frame will sag, whose upholstery and fittings deteriorate rap. idly would be in serrlce so long. 4 Ton can buy long life at a moderate price.' 5 This long life means that Reo cars cost rery little in depreciation because their cost Is spread orer ' so many years, i 8 That re-sale prices of Reos are always higher than the arerage because there are so many thous ' ands of unused miles left in them. The New and Improred Reo offers you all the fine qual ities that hrve been Reo's for so long, plus such out standing developments as Split-Second Steering for the easy 'handling of balloon tired : Reos. Split-S e c o n d Braking with Standard Con trol and Standard Gear Shift, lengthened lines, more lux urious appointments, and many minor refinements. Come in and see this rery good-looking moderate pric ed car, which outlasts all the creations of ' all other American manufacturers. YOU MAY TRY THE 1929 REO There's a new Reo Flying Cloud of 1929 here for you to test. Try It out In every way you wish. Let it tell its story to you In its own sweet-running way. Perhaps you're the right kind of own. er for this car if so, you'll know it the minute you try it out. The more miles you cover, the more sure you'll be that this Reo Flying Cloud of 1929 la your car. Mr. Smith who has driven and dem onstrated the leading makes of cars for years, says there are none like the Reo. "Why do I say this? Why do I compare this Reo Beauty with 4.000 cars? Be cause it's ribrant life Justifies such a comparison. Because it has answered to my every request. Because it per forms with and surpasses these others." You are invited to drive and get ac quainted with our Reo. The soft purr, ing of the motor will tell you "Keep me, mister, keep me. I'll perform after all other cars hare quit. Ill go faster and ever faster and never stop. I'll beat them In traffic. I'll beat them on the straightaway. Ill be your pal, your friend, your slave. Take me! You need me and I need you." 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Examine the good new CTC at your first opportunity. Plan to equip your car all around, also using the new CTC tubes. For CTC means, now more than ever, . . The Good New Attention Dealers Some CTC Dealer franchises are still available Write CTC Tire fic Rubber Cc, Portland, Oregon, for information. CTC & RUDDER CO., 477 Court St. Galena, ?Cj , j Factory & General Offices, Portland, Oregon