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Show "01" LEWIS ' HE SPEEDSTER Much mystery surrounds the presence pres-ence of 'Dave' Lewis, one or the inosl fea -less and best known or the voungrr generation or racing drivers in "Detroit, for, although it is some years since any of the bigger factories have taken any interest in racing, it is runiorer. that Lewis, will appear at the wheel of a now and sensational contender for ch.-tisplonship honors before Hip sum mer is over, according to infonrntion received by Mr. Ross or the Opden Motor CarTompany orthis citv, deal-, ers in Essex and Hudson automobile", j ".Vinec 1D02 when he drove a White' steamer at Los Angeles, the career or Lewis lias been spectacular," says Mr. Ross. "His exploits with Lozier. Stutz, Fiat, Peugot and Premier cars rill man;- pages of automobile racing history his-tory In 1918 he captured nil world's track records from one to 100 miles al Sheepshead Raywith an eight cy'inder Deusenberg. He also held tho one-hou;- record which was made with the same car. "The last appearance of Lewis was' made In December on the Cincinnati, speedway where he drove the stock. Esso -which set a new world's Ion? distance endurance record by covering-3037 covering-3037 miles in 50 hours. "This record established by Essex car has never since been equaled bvl a machine of its class, and this is one I of the reasons .why we take such prid( ! in handling the Essex along with its1 'big brother', the Hudson. It is evident, evi-dent, also, that many people have found that this wonderful record waa but lhe forerunner of a consistent series se-ries of stock car records being made by thorn while In Ihe everyday service serv-ice of their owners " oo |