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58-Day Run of 26,165 Miles Without a Stop
Proves Hupmobile Staunchness and Reliability
High Opinion of Hupmobile Stamina and Durability
Justified by Its Splendid Condition after Gruelling Test
Perhaps no motor car ever before was given
such a reliability test as this.
Day and night for 58 days, without the engine
being stopped once, and without the official seals
on its hood being broken, a stock Hupmobile was
driven 26,165 miles by drivers working in
three shifts about Salt Lake City and over a
metze of Inter-Mountain highways in Utah.
Idaho and Wyoming
The starter was removed before the run began.
Oil was taken on through a special tube in
the side of the sealed hood. This intake for
oil, as well as the mtakes for gas and water,
were all securely sealed, and were broken and
re-sealed only under official inspection.
The route of the car, for the most part, was
over a maze of mountain highways. Part* of
the course led the car into the precipitous
mountain canyons of Heber, Provo, and
Parleys, in the Wasatch range.
The “high spots* of the test included trips
into many of the steepest canyons of the west,
including Brighton, at the head of Big Cotton
wood and American Fork Canyon, generally
conceded to be the steepest incline in the
west. During the last 14 miles of this trip cars
are forced to climb from a 4400 to an 8700-
foot elevation.
The engine was brought to a stop only after
the fan belt had broken, at 26,165 miles. The
car then completed its 60th day with a mile
age of 27,096
It was immediately torn down and inspected
under direction of Prof. A. LeRoy Taylor of
the Automotive Department of the University
of Utah. He reported that the engine—with
33,000 miles to its credit—showed only slight
wear; that the life of this stock Hupmobile
had only just commenced.
Prof. Taylor’s ^ etailed report contained the
following sig lificant statements:—The
amount of carl on deposited on the pistons
and cylinder block was surprisingly small.
The pistons showed, by micrometer caliper
measurements, the maximum *out of round*
of .0005 (five ten thousandth) inch. The
second and third rings showed practically no
wear. The first rings on three of the cylinders
had worn .002 (two thousandth) inch. The
crankshaft bearings were in excellent condi
tion and showed practically a perfect fit
The qualities revealed by the car in this test
—its economy records — the way it stood up
in continuous service such as not one motor
car in ten thousand is asked to give—these
things are not remarkable or unusual for the
Hupmobile.
They are the daily portion of every Hup
mobile owner. He counts upon them confi
dently. They are his interpretation of reliability.
A. Sc M. MOTORS
Henry Addor
MOORE COUNTY DEALERS
ABERDEEN, N.C.
J. K. McLeod
The Reliability Record
Days without Engine Stop 58
Total non-stop mileage 26,165
Average Miles Per Day. 449
Gas — ave. miles per gal 21.5
Oil—ave. miles per gal. 1,218
Replacement
At 22,106 mi.—Brake lining
At 24,955 mi.—Head lamp tie rod
At 26,165 mi.—Fan Belt
The first engine stop was neces
sitated by the breaking cf the fan
belt. The sun was then continued
two da5's, the total mileage at the
end of 60 days being 27,096, on
which the daily average is compu! ed.
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