Show OAKLAND PROVES AH EIDORfiiCE CAR According to Harry Nigh tinea mana ger of the Reliable Motor Car compa y of this city In Eng and and on the contl nent prospective car buyers pay a great deal of Attention to the performances of care in endurance and rellabl lty contests A clean score for a car means public fa vor and sales for the manufacturer Th s contest Idea s growing rap d y n he Un ted States In this country how e on y sto k cars are need n thout any spec al preparation whi e across the wa ter the cars are tuned up to the h k eat degree and n many cases specla ca s are bul t to w n these contests Wo d recel ed b Mr N ght nga e from the recent Lake Tahoe endurance run from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe tavern and return a dnan e of 519 m les a new sto k model 37 Oaklan 1 tou ng car made a c ean record e car had been run only a few ml es befo e entering the contest and the only p erpara tion made was to oil it up a d fil the gas tank and r ad a tor Not a singe adjust ment was made on the ent re t p This run is a severe test for any car At one p ace an e evation of 7000 feet s reached The new Oakland proved that t had plenty of power to negotiate these hea y mountain grades Not a bolt or nut was loosened which speaks well for Its stu dy construction |