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Challenge Prize, Probably Handsomest Ever Offered.
When Colonel August Pabst made up
his mind to offer a perpetual challenge
trophy for a light car race In connec
tion with the Vanderbilt cup and Grand
Prize meet at Milwaukee, he did not go
about It In any haphazard manner, but
aided by several authorities on art and
automobile racing, also leading gold
and silversmiths, a trophy was evolved
which, when completed, probably will
be pronounced the handsomest ever of
fered for a speed event. The colonel
had In mind the Idea to make the Pabst
trophy race the light car classic of the
aeaaon for some years to come and out
of 22 different designs submitted by
silversmiths of this country and Can
ada, that drawn up by the Louis Esser
Company, of Milwaukee, was the one
accepted.
When completed the cup will be
wrought entirely of sterling silver and
AUTOMOBILE NOTES
Th« question of lifting the ban against
automobiles in Bermuda is being con
sidered Motor ears have been prohibited
on the island for several years, due to
recklessness that characterized their
operation when first introduced into Ber
muda.
.Coldbrook, a village three miles from
St. Johns. New Brunswick, soon will hav.
an automobile factors The majority of
the stock of the cornj ny has been sub
scribed and the old rolling mills at the
village have been purchas, d bv the men
Interested in the project.
The Russian government las bought I
five of the Ameriean-n 3 .■ ars w! leh ■
went through a test arranged bv | l( . , ,
officials to determine the adaptability o'. .
motor vehicles for army zervn e in all of ■
its branches. A reliability run of 1,960 j
miles over very hard ro,. Is was held.
In descending a steep hill let the mo
tor be the bralA>. Throw gear-set into
second or third speed if ■• , hill Is ver',
steep Switch off the ignition and let in
■ the clutch. The car will be practicallj
■ irtvlng an air compressor, savjng the ,
brakes and cooling off the nwor Near ;
the bottom of the hill tun. on the
’witch. In most cases ft will be untie |
ssary to touch the brakes
• The Automobile Club of I’tah, in Salt
Lake City, has opened a free bur. au of
Information in order to help tourists who
are crossing the country \ register is
kept of all cars passing through tn e city,
and a system of route cards and map's
Tourists are handed card.’ and asked to
■write back to the club, giving road uni!
other information in return for tie as
sistance which the Club gives them
When a carburetor does not nff. . i m,i.
isfactory running mixtures for all .mi
tlons of speed and load it should be a<
justed for the operating conditions whi<
are moat frequently encountered, and it>
•hortcomlnga under other conditions en-
> will stand over three feet high. Sur
, rounding ft will be a winged Mercury,
a foot high, Its left foot meeting a
I domed base surrounded by cantas
, leaves. The dome 1s removable, leav
■ Ing the cup propel- about sixteen inches
I in diameter. Standing out in bold re
i lief on this portion of the trophy is a
I depicting a car at high speed on
I a country road. Qak leaves and laurel
garnish the sides of this panel, which
f is in Louis XIV style. At either side of
the base are two winged automobile
( wheels, symbolic of victory. The whole
rests on a beautiful polished ebony
. base, several Inches high, and slightly
shorter in diameter than the rim of the
. cup Itself.
, The trophy will be awarded to the
winner of the 218-mile light car race for
cars in the 231-300 cubic inches class.
’ A special donor's trophy will also go tc
I the winner for permanent ownership.
dured with the best possible grace. To
do this, ft is necessary to make the ad
justment when the machine is on the
road ami the motor pulling its load under
the vibratory effects which road running
always imposes. The adjustment, ob
viously, must be made by some person
other than the driver, and, If possible,
should be performed by one who Is famil
iar with both the carburetor and the
engine to which ft la attached.
In establishing carburetor connections,
lead washers only should be used, as
1< ..ther or fiber is apt to be stacked by
! the gasoline, leaking unions and clogged
; lets being tho result. Most modern con
i sections are made with ground joints,
which require no washers at all. If they
; become deranged, it Is a simple matter
Ito render them tight by grinding them in
I with a little crocus powder or emery flour
I and oil.
When it is suspected that a leak exists
tn the ignition wiring the most satiefac
■ ry way to locate it is to disconnect the
nductors, one at a time, replacing them
with a temporary connection made with
>in ample length of free wire, laid out
■''•'■ the motor parts. Especially where
like wiring is old, it is frequently the
case that tho cause of leakage Is a break
I In the insulation of almost Invisible size
ami p. sslbly remote location. The meth-
■ f "bridging the conductors enables a
faulty wire to be located without dis
mantling the connections, however, and
therefore it Is to be recommended.
Federal aid is certain to come In for
much discussion at the American road
'■ongress d icing the week of September
30, October Since the A A A national
good roads board was responsible for the
I..'bling of th, I'isleral aid convention at
U ishmglon last winter, ft was Inevitable
t at the association would give the aub
j. < t attention during the two days of the
Atlantic Citj gathering, in which the pro
gram Is in charg-s of tho automoblllsts.
The Atlanta Georgian
Automobili Departmint
The “54” HUDSON—a “SIX”
Speed: 65 Miles per Hour
58 Miles f> er Hour
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I The Answer Is Here
I to that oft asked question: “What will
Howard E. Coffin do when he builds a t Six? ,,i
The "54” HUDSON is Mr. Coffin’s reply to the
most frequently asked question heard since the
beginning of six-cylinder talk.
The car is here now. Experts who have driven the
"54” through mountains, over long tours, in both
winter and summer, and who have observed its ideal
smoothness and flexibility, claim it to have no su
perior in any automobile, regardless of make or cost.
Many owners of the highest priced cars have re
marked after examining and riding in the “54” that
it is foolish for anyone to pay more for an automo
bile than it sells for, no matter what demands they
have or how fastidious they may be.
The surprise to all motordom is that Mr. Coffin
developed the “54” HUDSON along entirely dif
ferent lines from those he had followed in designing
his four-cylinder cars.'
He is too shrewd a designer to attempt such a
departure unaided. Before starting his “Six” he
built up his Board of 48 Expert Engineers. Then
they all worked together for two years—until every
man agreed that this was the best he knew.
Came from Everywhere
Gathered from everywhere, possessing the training
and experience acquired in 97 factories, some of
them in Europe, these men have helped to build
more than 200,000 automobiles.
Mr. Coffin wanted his six-cylinder to be a wonder
ful car. He knows, as well as anyone knows, the
limit of any one man’s ability. He knows there is
much in six-cylinder cars that four-cylinder exper
ience has not taught. So he went after the men who
had done the most as six-cylinder designers.
Where One-Man Cars Fall Short
No man need be told that Howard E. Coffin leads
all in building four-cylinder cars. No other designer
has built as many successful automobiles. But the
mastery of cars of the four-cylinder type is no indi-
Electric Self-Cranking -Electrically Lighted
Comfort
Modern automobile designing is tending toward comfort and
convenience. The time was when people were willing to put
up with a great" deal of inconvenience in their automobiling.
They realized that a 150-mile drive in a day was fatiguing.
Unless he was particularly robust, the driver hardly felt like
covering a similar distance the next day. His passengers usually
were tired and cross at the end of the day’s journey.
But in the HUDSON every known development looking
toward easy riding qualities is incorporated.
The upholstering is 12 inches deep—Turkish type. You sink
down into it and lounge restfully in its softness as you rest in a
favorite chair. The springs are flexible, bodies rigid and well
proportioned. There is roominess in the tonneau and in front.
Completeness
The regular equipment includes an electric self-starter which,
by the touching of a button and the pressure of a pedal starts
the motor 100 times out of 100 trials. It is 100 percent sure.
Electric lights are operated from a generator, also a part of
the self-crankirig arrangement. They project a brilliant light
for a much greater distance than gas, and are controlled from
the driver's seat.
The windshield has a rain vision arrangement which permits
driving in a blinding rain with ciear vision for the driver and with
full protection to the occupants of the front seat. The wind
shield is made integral with the body.
The very appearance and feel of the ‘‘s4” express its quality.
A gauge indicates the flow of oil through the crank case. The
oil itself is not seen. A hand records that proper lubrication is
being given to all parts, and another gauge indicates the supply
of gasoline. There is a speedometer and clock. All these are
illuminated. The condition of the car and its supplies, both
day and night, are at the immediate observation of the driver.
Demountable rims and big tires —36" x 4’j" —minimize all
tire cares. Tire holder, tools and every item of convenience are
also included.
FULTON AUTO SUPPLY COMPANY, J. W. GOLDSMITH JR., President,
56 E. North Ave. Phone tin’ Ivy . Dißtribut °«
cation that the man is master of the six.
Many a designer has learned that to his sorrow.
Six-cylinder cars have wrecked splendid reputations
built up by years of four-cylinder accomplishment.
Adding Two Cylinders Won’t Make
A Good Six
Very few designers have been able to get in excess
of 30 percent increased power from their six-cylinder
motors of the same bore and stroke as used in their
“four.” Although they have added 50 percent to
the piston displacement, have practically doubled
the gasoline and oil consumption, have increased the
weight and have made the car more costly to operate,
rpany sixes have failed entirely to develop that
flexible smoothness for which sixes are really built.
Thus is shown the shortcomings of the one-man
idea of designing. When one man dominates in the
designing of an automobile, it expresses his ability
and his limitations. Every man is over-developed in
one way or another. Every man is good at one thing
and not so good at other things. No man is perfectly
balanced and no machine designed by any one man
can be more rounded toward perfection than can be
the ability and experience of the man who designed it.
This Not a One-Man Nor a
One-Idea Car
But with 48 men, all concentrating on one car, not
much is apt tr> be overlooked. No one man domi
nates. Each individual is a specialist in some branch
of the work at which no one of his associates is quite
his equal.
Consequently the “54” HUDSON is thoroughly
proportioned.
It is not merely a “Six” which is made so by the
addition of two cylinders to a good four cylinder car.
It has power. But its power is not abnormal in
proportion to its other parts. It has beauty. But
Get-Away—Speed—Power
From a standing start, the “54” HUDSON will attain in 30
seconds a speed of 58 miles an hour. That indicates its get-away.
What other car do you know will do as well?
On the Speedway at Indianapolis, a stock car, fully equipped,
having two extra tires and hauling four passengers, top down
and glass windshield folded, traveled ten miles at the rate of 62%
miles an hour. This is marvelous when you consider that only
twelve months ago a SSOO prize was offered to the stock touring
car similarly equipped that would do one mile in one minute
flying start on that track. Several well-known cars attempted
the test but failed to make good. Well-known racing drivers
pronounced the “54” HUDSON the fastest stock touring car
built. It was not planned as a speed car, but as an ideal auto
mobile for every requirement. It will go as slowly as 2 x /i miles
an hour on high and fire evenly on all six cylinders. It will
jump to 58 miles an hour within 30 seconds from a standing
point. There is more speed in the “54” HUDSON than any
driver, except an expert, traveling over a protected and abso
lutely cleared course, should ever demand of it.
The Chassis is Simple
There are but two grease cups on the motor. Other lubri
cating points throughout the chassis are just as accessible.
Consider the importance of choosing a car complete in every
detail. In your selection of an automobile it is important that
not one item of its design and construction has been overlooked.
It is equally apparent that no one man is so infallible that
he is not apt to make mistakes. The safeguard against error is
in having many experts design the car. What one overlooks or
is unable to accomplish, an associate corrects or is able to do.
These 48 men. each a specialist in his line, have put into the car
all that they have learned elsewhere. Can you imagine their
leaving anything undone in a car they combined in building?
And can you think it possible that anyone is likely to soon
produce anything that these men have not already anticipated
and that is not already on thr “54” HUDSON?
If you do not know the name of the HUDSON dealer nearest
you, write us. We will arrange a demonstration that will give
you a new meaning of automobile service.
If you are interested in automobiles it will pay you to have
your name on our mailing list. Send us your address.
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no detail of its mechanical design is overlooked;
It is completely equipped. Every detail that adds
to comfort and luxury is included, but this is not done
with the idea of attracting sales or through skimping
in any other direction.
Each Supreme at His Work
Each expert is supreme in the work at which he
leads. A badly proportioned car would be impossible
under such methods of designing. Imagine the com
pleteness of a car designed under such conditions.
There are specialists among these 48 men, some of
whom know nothing of motor designing. Their forte
is in other directions. They have been gathered from
everywhere.
The one-man car, no matter who built it —even
though it were Howard E. Coffin himself—cannot be
its equal, for no one man can ever possess the skill
and experience these men combined possess.
But just as trained soldiers under proper general
ship become a fighting machine of greater efficiency
than are those same men without direction, so
Howard E. Coffin by his inspiration and guidance
brought out of his 47 associates work of which they
are incapable under other conditions.
All that years of experience has taught in all the
leading factories in all types of motor car construc
tion, js represented by these 48 men.
7 his you can recognize when you examine the car,
even though you know nothing of automobile de
signing. You can sense the distinction, for it is ex
pressed in every line —in the ease of the seats, in the
purr of the motor, in its instant and powerful respon
siveness, in the smoothness of its riding.
It gives an entirely different sensation from that
experienced in other cars. Nothing short of actual
demonstration is sufficient to convey an impression
of the smooth, gliding sensation of comfort and safety
you feel in riding in the “54” HUDSON.
Electric Self-Cranking. Automatic. Will turn over motor 30
minutes. Powerful enough to pull car with load. Free from
complications. Simple. Positively effective.
Electric Lights. Brilliant head lights. Side lights. Tail lamp,
illuminated dash. Extension lamp for night work about car.
All operated by handy switch on dash.
Ignition. Integral with electric cranking and electric lighting
equipment. Gives magneto spark. Known as Delco Patented
bystem, the most effectively efficient yet produced.
Power. Six cylinders—in blocks of three. Long stroke. New
type, self-adjusting multiple jet carbuietor. High efficiency.
K[*?at economy, 57.8 horsepower, brake test. 54 horsepower at
' >OO revolutions per minute.
Speedometer and Clock. Illuminated face. Magnetic con
struction Jeweled bearings. Eight-day keyless clock.
Windshield. Rain vision and ventilating. Not a makeshift.
Not an attachment A part of the body.
Upholstering. 12 inches deep. Highest development of auto
mobile upholstering. Turkish type. Soft, flexible, resilient,
omfortable positions. Hand-buffed leather.
Demountable Rims. Latest type. Light. Easily removed.
Carry 36 x 4 Fisk tires —heavy car type. Extra rim.
■ op. Genuine mohair Graceful lines. Well fitted. Storm
curtains. Dust envelopes.
Bodies. Note illustration. Deep, low. wide and comfortable
2 car ~ nn t on it. High backs. Graceful lines. All
finished according to best coach-painting practices. 21 coats —
varnish and color.
Nickel trimmings throughout.
Gasoline Tank. Gasoline is carried in tank at rear of car.
simple, effective, with two pound pump pressure. Keeps con*
stant supply in carburetor either going up or down hill. Magnetic
gasoline gauge continually indicates gasoline level.
roller bearings, thoroughly tested. Latest type.
Wheel Base. 127 inches.
Rear Axle. Pressed steel. Full adjustable, full floating Large
bearings. Heat-treated nickel steel shafts. Easily disassembled,
an item which indicates the simplicity and get-at-ableness of the
entire car.
Simplicity. The HUDSON standard of simplicity is main
tained. Every detail is accessible. There is no unnecessary
weigat All oiling places are convenient. Every unit is so de
signed that it can be quickly and easily disassembled. Think
an advance this is over even the previous HUDSON —the
iui j'7 the “ Car . w lth WOO less parts. ”
Models and Prices. Five-Passenger Touring. Torpedo, Two
I assenger Roadster- 42450, f. o. b. Detroit. Seven-Passenger
louring ( ar. $l5O additional. Limousine. 7-passenger. $3750;
Coupe. 3-passenger. $2950. Extra open bodies furnished with
I-'nicusi:ie or Coupe Price quoted on request.
Ihe Hudson “37” The four-cylinder masterpiece’’ with tr.e
Quality of finish and equipment as is used on the '54
U o. b. Detroit. It is furnished in models of 5-paesenger
*ouring Car, Torpedo and il-paasenge* Roadster. See it also.