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Show ESSEX FINISHES ENDURANCE HUN Total Mileage 506 With an Average of 19.27 Miles to Gallon of Gas Twenty-four hours without stoppinc is the record of an BsSSX motor which completed an endurance run last evening eve-ning at six o'clock after traveling distance of f0 miles The tet was made around the streets of OgdSR for the purpose of demons! rallnjt the endurance en-durance and th'- low gasoline consumption con-sumption of the F.ssev car. The car n'd vva the sam car which made the ivo runs lo Bcu l-ake earlier in the week The second of these runs was made In a heavy rain storm and Whs a thorough test for the power and endurance of any car hut the Kssex pulled through without the least trouble. trou-ble. After the severe usage of these two trips the K.-c was started on ihi' last test lo run 24 hours without stop ping the motor The strong construction of 'he F.ssex which has the strongest chassis of anyl American car. as shown by the Harvard Har-vard Technical,, school examinations. Is a big factor in ihe general reliability relia-bility of the car. The gasoline used In the twntv-four twntv-four hour run amounted 1'6 1-4 gallons. gal-lons. The avenge mile per gallon of gas used was 19.27. The high mileage obtained per gallon gal-lon of gas yye.i is a characteristic feature fea-ture of the Essex car. according to L. L Maine? manager of the Ogden Motor Car company, who sas that the light weight of the Fssex makes lt one of the most economical cars on the market today. The ; I hour run was not made for a speed test An t-'vsex car holds ihe world's 24 hour din road record of 106 1 miles which was made mot. thu a ear ago and still stands. During the past week Kssex car hav made many records in all parts of the conn-, ti The recent activity of the Esex ; dealers has been in connection w.ih. the natlobal E?se week Vbieh Is held once a year when dealers all over the country put on tests of this kind. These tests are hi the way of reminders, remind-ers, so savs .ir. Halns of the fact that an Kscx holds many world's records as well as local records :o much is --.id of Kssex rciords that unless i special week each year is set aside for such a purpo.se dealers ,is well as buv -ers are apt to lake Essex records for Igranted and let their Importance cs- I cape their attention. |