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Wins Sweeping -ViCtory
In Great El Paso Endurance—Economy Run
ANOTHER IN LONG’LIST OF TRIUMPHS
FOR FRANKLIN AIR-COOLING
Showing the moo-mn- circuit through three states which the contesting care
followed for 12 days, beginning and ending at El Paso. The map gives no idea at
the road conditions encountered. which many declared to be the
Deserts, mountains. canyons, thick forests threaded by a mere tr
rat in America. -°
, dry river-beds
full of boulders, together with narrow. winding. rock-strewn, dusty. rutty roads.
iurnished every conceivable test oi a car's endurance and running economy.
Competing against 18 other
makes of are entered in the
longest, hardest and most im-
portant endurance-economy
mnstagedinyearatheFranklin
emerged as usual with a sweep-
ing triumph. The tour took
place under the auspices of the
El Paso Herald, with American
Automobile Association sanc-
tion, May 17-28.
Not content with carrying
of! both trophies in its own
class by a wide margin, the
Franklin also defeated all cars
in three of the {our classes be-
low it on the basis of economy.
The force of this feat is doubled by the fact that
the Franklin entry was one of the two closed cars
in the contest, and the only one to win.
Accurate count of gasoline consumption was
kept, and penalties were imposed for repairs.
stalling of motor, replenishing of water in radi-
ator (an item affecting all cars but the air-cooled
WHAT
ma FRANKLIN
DID‘
Won both endurance and economy
trophies in its class
Deieated all care over 81300 in
endurance
Defeated all cars over 8700 in
economy.
Endurance rIcord 42% better than
nearest competitor in its class
Economy record 36% better than
nearest competitor in ia- class
Was one oi two closed ears among
19 entrants, and the only one to win
Travelled the fastest time schedule
over the route
'M date dwrttlnudeee competitor's pro.
test is still unset: .
Franklin), and failure to make
the indicatedpoets on the. '
Each oat-Mind tomato.
tain a given average speed.
Thisvaried froletozomil.
an hour. according to class.
The Franklin need on the
tourwasfirstdriventollPam,
new, from adietancs
of 2700 miles, and it is now
being driven back,” quiet and
tmuble-treesswhenitstarted.
Another Franklin, used as a
press car, also made the
entire tour without diflcultyor
damage. ‘,
Nothing could prove more conclusively the
Franklin's outstanding superiority in emcienqand
stamina among its competitors.
' . Nothing could show so clearly its ability tombs
the worst roads at a faster average gait. We are
readyatall times toentertestsot’a eimilarnature
with any car of any price.
The Norwalk Franklin Co.
Service Station on Boston Post Road, Nash’s Cor. Westport
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V, mobile tam easel-
enoed. National Antor'aobtis cham-
ber ot‘Cormneroe figures. just re-
leased in the Annual Year Book.
show a. total of 8.094387%»
cars manutadured in 1.2!. Ithe to-
tal registration on Januarr 1. 1.3!.
was 1: 511.111 cars.
Predictions that 192‘ business will 5
not equal that of 19! seems to be?!
refuted when considering total cash 3
sales volume and retail sales figures :
just made public by the Olds Motor ,
Works of Lansing. Michigan. one of l
the big divisions of the General as. é
tors . Corporation.
The greatest cash volume of busi-
ness in the history or the Olds Mo-
tor Works was transacted during” the
first five months of 1024.” company
omcials announce.
II'ASH HAS BIG m
Last week was one o! the biggest ;
weeks in point of. retail deliveries.
The Nash )(otors company. Salesl
reports received by the factory irom l
distrbutora and dealers throughout 9
the country untold a story or aetite i
buying or new cars that has been
equalled by a few similar periods}
in the past seven years. ,
BAIDONS ON 8303. 4
After a. period 0! at: months dur—
ing which genuine balloon tires have
been selective equipment on Reo
passenger cars at an additional cost.
the Rec Motor Car Company has
’ now announced that the balloons
will be standard equipment on pas- '
senger cars in its line at no extra
charge. List prices on all models
remain unchanged. ;
JORDAN WINS. '
The 81.000 prize offered by "Field ,
and Stream" magazine for the most I
eflectlve advertising built on an out-
oi~doors appeal published in a. na- ,
tional periodical during 192! hos
lust been awarded to Edward 8.
Jordan. president or the Jordan 310- .
tor Car Company.
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. FRANKLIN WINS 13 TEST. .
Franklin officials are still talkin;
about winning the 1900 mile endua
snce classic in the Southwest in “M
Both the endurance and econcmx
trophies were awarded to the Frank-
lin car. . The test was over some of
the worst roads in the country.
mar BOOM.
Three hundred Flint Bis modeli
" '"40 touring cars were built by the, ’
Flint Motor Company during the :
first month or production o! this;
new model.
Balloon tires and four wheel
brakes. a powerful motor and «rush ;
lty construction hate contributed to
a growing demand for this addition i
to the Flint line.
Ship Outta Run.
GREENWICH June :L—me;;
to the steamship inspection on Juno)
:6. the steamer Mount Morris. run~;
nlng between Greenwich and Oyster
Bay will not malts its usual run on
that date.
of new Nash cars in the history or ’ ‘
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GRASP THIS OPPORTUNITY while you can as
never again will you have suchgan inviting proposition
to secure a new car.
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NORWALK CONN.
OPEN EVERY EVENING
TWENTY-EIGHT SENTENCED.
KINGSTON.
Twenty-eight persons who partlci~
which municipal
Imprisonment.
pated in the recent strike riot. in Hoesch. the
buildings were was received yesterday by Premier
wrecked and policemen beaten, have Harriet—the first call the ambassa-
been sentenced each to l: mouths dor had paid to the new head of the
government.
Jamaica. June 21,-— GEBMAN BNVO!’ SEES WOT
PARIS. 'June 2t.-—Leopoid \‘on
German ambassador
To go into debt
Means (institution:
Then comes disease
And dissolution.
night out.
It' a funny how we' re all in aiter a
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