Movatterモバイル変換

[0]ホーム
URL:

Skip to main content
Newspapers.com by Ancestryprint logo
Free Trial
Sign in

Ira Flagstead Makes Long Trip in Buick

miles to the gallon. I averaged | 356 miles a day and my best day's run was 416 miles. We were just eight and one-half days' running time as we stopped a half day in Chicago and two days in Iowa. We put in no oil during the trip excepting the complete change of oil that we made in the motor every 500 or 600 miles. "I feel a special interest in this car of mine from the fact that it was in the course of construction when I arrived at the factory and I stood and watched them tighten the last nuts and bolts and start the car for the first time. Having only driven the car one week and the speedometer only registered 515 miles before I started on this trip gives me even more confidence in the car." Champion Chevrolet Body Shown. The Champion Body Co.. 3147 Locust street, have during the past st week, put on display the new Chev- IRA FLAGSTEAD MAKES LONG TRIP IN BUICK Ira Flagstead, hard-hitting outfielder of the Boston American League baseball club, hag arrived at his home at Olympia, Wash., with his 24 Buick six-cylinder sedan, which was delivered him at the factory at Flint, Mich., and driven across the continent. Regarding his trip Mr. Flagstead reports as follows: "I received delivery of my new sport touring on Oct. Seven days later with only 515 miles? registered on the speedometer, I left for home, a distance of just 3210 miles, and the only pavement I saw on the trip was on the main streets of the cities we passed through and from Hood River. Ore., to Olympia. Even between Portland and Olympia I was just one day too early for the new pavement. On this 3210 miles I used 198 gallons of gas, an average of 16 and one-third |
Article from 23 Dec 1923St. Louis Post-Dispatch(St. Louis, MO)
•
CLIPPED BY
cleo1962

Topics to Browse:

Get started searching Newspapers by searching a keyword, name, or phrase…

PeopleTopicsLocationsOther

More Clippings by tags, date and location

Loading

Loading

Loading

Loading

Trending Clippings

Loading

Loading

Loading

Loading

View All Clippings
[8]ページ先頭
©2009-2026 Movatter.jp