Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-01-06 | Page 16 | Saxon Cars Used by U. S. Army in Mexico

SflXOHf GARS USED BY IL 5. JM MEXICO I It took a Saxon to demonstrate to Uncle Sam's engineers that a six-cylinder motor car is fit for the gruelling service of Pershing's expedition in Mexico. Since the boys in khaki crossed the ! Rio Grande every motor truck supply I train has been piloted by a four-cylin. der motor car. The quartermasters I department refused to believe that a six-cylinder could stand the hardships of the mountain trails. Finally it was decided to give the "Six" a trial, and a Saxon motor car dealer was asked to furnish a car at his own risk as pilot for the supply train. The Saxon "Six" was sent as pilot from Columbus, Texas, to Ojo Federl. co, a distance of C2 1-2 miles. The mud was so deep on this road that at one point it look the train nearly all day to go a distance of seven miles. The Saxon was driven with the mud pans dragging. The bottom of the crank case was polished bright from the rubbing of the mud. Even with this condition, there was absolutely