Show SHADES OF THE PAST car of 1911 vintage embar on Le lengthy northy endurance test did a second rip van winkle awaken from a long sleep and go automobile minded that is what service a station attendants tend ants from coast to coast are wondering as they behold a car driven by john bacon of wellesley hills mass harvard university senior n on a new type of transcontinental endurance test amazed by the klaxon horn acetylene lamps and antique mien of the vehicle the attendants soon learn that the car is a of 1911 vintage I 1 abandoned 25 years ago and stored in an exeter N H barn the ancient car was discovered by bacon when he was ati attending ending phillips exeter academy he purchased it this year after returning from four years of army service re repairs p a 1 rs C cost 0 st 1 l 1000 0 O OO 00 always in interested t e r st e d in 0 old d cars bacon is confident the venerable old seven passenger can put 1946 models to shame on the endurance test after acquiring the car he dismantled the six cylinder engine and put an estimated 1000 into repairs and parts to ready it for or the road motorists throughout the country will tie be startled as ba cons 35 year old wonder speeds past thern them it can do 70 miles an hour without effort he be insists lie ile has so no fear of at bad roads low wheel base and rugged construction combining to give a smoother s moo ther ride than mod ern day cars bacon admits there are a few drawbacks to the ancient vehicle the wheel is hard bard to turn and the foot pedals work a little hard until you get us used ed to them he says nas has 10 day goal A mark of 10 days for the boston to los angeles run was set by bacon as ak he embarked on the trip he plans to spend some time sightseeing in california before the return jaunt aunt although he has no doubts about the success of his junket bacon has refused to take up sc offers on proposed wagers 1 I just dont want to take their money it would be too easy he insists I 1 I 1 DENIED GUN PERMIT though he carried a pin for foi years in the pacific fightlin fight lo guadalcanal Guadal canal Pele licu ro C saifan and in china lien bear donigan jr arlington M I 1 was denied police permission carry a gun required for or a with an armored ear car coma coin the reason hes only 20 and ai law requires age of 21 for oi I 1 permits |