OCR Text |
Show OVERLAND CAR REACHES OGDEN Cross-Country Machine Was Met by Dealers and Guests , Early Today Eager to face the last and most difficult dif-ficult reaches of its coast to coast dash tn prove to the automobile world not only light car stamina but economy as well, an Overland stock car reached UKden early this morning. Wlllyfl Overland dealers and invited iguests. awaltlnK on the outskirts of the city for the Economx Car which left New York on July IS for San Fran-Iclseo, Fran-Iclseo, could not restrain the cheering that burst from their Hps when the mud and dust covered car swung Into sight, clipping off the miles at top speed And it was a fast clip that the welcoming wel-coming delegation was obliged to set In the race to the Willys Overland I store at Grant avenue to keep ahead I of the test car The Overland has really oeen put to the test to determine its stamina land economy. And it has developed opacity tor these two important el-jmenis el-jmenis in motoring that has exceeded the fondest enthusiasm of Overland lers and ners. On the g491 mile run from New-York New-York to Ogden. the Overland absolutely absolute-ly the same kind of slock car to be found on the dealer's floor, has made n average of 26.8 miles to the gallon. A splendid performance in these days of hlph costs, it Is said. I The contest is all the more noteworthy note-worthy In view of the fact that the car is being handled by relays of dnv- ners who never before have handled this test car, men who have had no opportunity to study the little pccular- Jjities that every car possesses. j The distributor in the territory through whlrh the car passes selects a driver for the car. That driver takes the iverland to the border of the neighboring distributor's territory, where another driver replaces him. Prank Rrownlnp of the Browning Auto company at ogden piloted the car from Rock Springs to Ogden. At Ogden he was relieved by W, S.' Ed- : monds of the Overland sales forces here. Some of the hardest driving of the entire X.300 miles lies ahead of the Overland Economy car seemingly limitless miles of desert wastes then I hills and mountains, and bottom lands literally seeping with moisture and mud. But up to this time, the Overland has encountered practically every con-i con-i celvable condition of driving. And It ihas gone on piling up a splendid rec-(ord rec-(ord of performances establishing new i standards of service no |