Show chevrolet wins trophy for best run in miles winning first position in its price class a strictly stock model 1937 chevrolet master de sedan completed the miles of the los angeles to yosemite gilt more economy run in the elapsed time of 10 hours and 31 minutes with a ton miles pr per gallon of gasoline record of and without requiring any oil or water this news was flashed last week from the headquarters of the american automobile association Yosemite in valley the AAA body under command of art pillsbury supervised the annual event for the gilmore oil economy twenty four motor earn cari representing all the segments of the automotive Indu price ran range g e competed in the various classifications and awards of hand some cups were made on the basis basia of largest ton mile record the chevrolets lets total weight plus plug passengers and luggage scaled pounds and the gas consumed was at the rate of miles to a gallon over the entire route across deserts over the th coast range and into the mountains heavy snow in the approaches to th the e sierra nevada mountains and in the floor of the valley lent added color and driving obstacles to the years feature economy event pilot roy woods of the chevrolet reported back to his sponsors the los angeles chevrolet dealers that his car breezed right through the two mountainous regions of the ridge road below bakersfield and the yosemite approaches with not a single disturbing element the trip was thoroughly enjoyed by the four passengers and crew J A stevenson P F johnson al AI hartwig and J W stevens who compared the test run mm to any ordinary trip to the famous scenic spot upon receiving the trophy for the best performance in his cars price class driver woods explained that he took the entire run in stride piloting the car with no special preparations for special situations of grade or terrain the result according to roy woods confirmed his advance hopes in an admirable manner gasoline mileage was comparable to the mileage obtained by thousands of other chevrolet owners during the course of a years driving over every variety of road condition offered in the west the presence of snow and winters driving obstacles made little or no difference in the outcome roy woods declared among the oil c company 0 any officials working with atit the technical committee of the AAA in staging this highly successful run were earl gilmore president of the gilmore oil company ed franklin sari san francisco gilmore manager jerry hawkins los angeles gilmore rna manager nager and john welser weiser and D M botsford gilmore press representatives |