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Show Iowa Brothers Set New World's Record in Ford : I : 7 5' WORLDS ENDURAKCECAR& , V JA,i CITY OF BBS MOINES" f ' Governor John Hcmmill of Iowa (left) and waiter Ferreil, executive eecretary of tne Iowa chapter of the American Automobile Association (extreme right), congratulating the Davis brothers on the estbllhment of a new world s non-motor, non-wheel stop automobile endurance record. IOWA state officials and civic leaders witnessed the establishment of a new world's non-motor, non-wheel stop automobile endurance record recently, when Ralph and Rolland Davis, brothers, brought their Model A Ford to a halt at the east entrance of the state capltol In Des Moines after 2,775 hours and 46 minutes of continuous driving. When Governor Hammill, standing with Walter Ferreil, executive secretary of the Iowa Chapter of the American Automobile Association, gave the signal to stop, the Ford bad traveled a total of 47,138.3 miles over all sorts of roads In all sorts pf weather and had exceeded by 33,680 miles and more than 2,335 hours the American non-stop endurance endur-ance record which, theretofore officially 'recognised, was made by a much heavier car under almost ideal conditions condi-tions on the Indianapolis speedway last year. In the course of the endurance run, the car, known as "The City of Des Moines," covered practically the entire state of Iowa-Engineers Iowa-Engineers who examined the Ford at the conclusion of the run asserted that neither engine nor chassis showed evidence of the gruelling strains to which they were subjected sub-jected during the 116 days of continuous driving. Both apparently, according to the engineers, would have been good tor another 50,000 miles or more. |