Lincoln Custom Captures Gilmore Run Sweepstakes Zephyr Is Second, Gilmore Winners
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2 (50) AUTOMOTIVE NEWS, JANUARY 20, 1941 Lincoln Custom Captures Gilmore Run Sweepstakes Zephyr Is Second, Gilmore Winners . Studehaker Entry Gilmore Winners . Gets Third Place •nHMHMfIB MV y.-RW- . (Continued from Page 1) Assn., in order to take into con- jpmmk sideration the weight of each car and the load it carries. Ton-mile rating is arrived at by multiplying the total weight of the car, with passengers and baggage, in tons, times the distance traveled, and divided by the total gallons of gasoline consumed. AAA rules for the 1941 stingy drivers test required that every car complete the uphill grind within an elapsed time of 14 Ms hours. This NUMBER IS proved lucky for Horace M. Jones, who piloted the Lincoln- necessitated every competing car Zephvr to victory in Price Division I of the Gilmore run with a mileage score traveling faster the average of 22.96 miles per gallon. W. I. Hawkins, left, of Gilmore Oil Co., presents than Jones with hia first place award. The Zephyr also placed second in the motorist would make the trip and CLASS I) WINNER in the Gilmore Grand Canyon Run was thin »tock Sweepstakes. resulted in all cars averaging 43.01 gallon m lludaon Six nedan, averaged 24.96 milee per for 600 miles at an avert*, miles per hour for the entire speed of 43.19 miles per hoar. Shown above, center, is Glen White, of DctrJt journey. Actually the cars made driver of the winning Hudson, being congratulated by Karl B. Gilmore, ritkt Oil Co., Los Angeles, sponsors of the annual even a higher average than this as head of Gilmore event. At Wt is Howard P. Grove, Pacific coast sales manager for Hudson, who accompuiet every car was required to make the party. checking station stops at San Ber- nardino, Calif., Las Vegas, Nev., and Ashfork, Ariz. Start Minute Apart Start of the run was made from the Gilmore Stadium in Hollywood at 1 a.m. in order that the cars would reach the finish before the wrsjr yx short winter day shrouded the South Rim of the Grand Canyon VETERAN of many a mileage battle, William Martin, right, captured first in darkness. The entrants were place In Price Division E with the Studehaker Commander, that turned in a sent away from the starting line record of 24.36 miles per gallon of gasoline in the Gilmore Run. Martin receives his trophy from J. 8. Norris, of Gilmore Oil Co. The Commander placed third one minute apart. in the Sweepstakes. Ten days prior to the run every car in the event was turned over to the AAA technical committee for a complete check to assure each car being strictly stock. The cars were literally torn apart dur- ing this rigid and thorough in- spection. Motor heads were re- moved, pistons were checked, car- buretors carefully examined. All in all each car received a total of 274 WTNNING mileage events is a habit with Andy Henderson, right, wk# V [1 inspections before the AAA would brought home the Nash 600 for victory in Price Division C of the Gilmore Bu. Here he is pictured receiving his first place award from Herman Alber Jr., il pass it as an eligible stock car. Gilmore Oil Co., for his record of 25.81 miles per gallon of gasoline. From the time the cars were turned over to the AAA until the end of the run, each entrant was under the constant surveillance of an AAA official night and day. WITH A MILEAGE record of 23.05 miles gallon of gasoline, William Course Is Difficult per mileage Knopp, Knopp took first place in Price Division H of tne Gilmore test. During the run, an official AAA right, receives his trophy from W. O. Headley, of Gilmore Oil Co., for his vic- tory with the Ford stock sedan entry. observer rode beside each driver to assure that all the rules for the event be adhered to. No trick driv- ing or coasting was permitted. The route for the Gilmore-Grand Canyon Run was considered to be ‘ - 1 BHWTjj particularly difficult for a mileage m 1 111 • mb - !* $W Bp test because it started at an eleva- w f tion of 300 feet and led over a series of twisting mountain climbs to an elevation of 7,000 feet at WITH HIS Packard 120 stock sedan is L. P. Butts, left, who captured Ird Grand Canyon. place in Price Division H of the Gilmore Run with an economy score of 1M» Just prior to the run, a near- miles per gallon. Awarding first place trophy is Earl Roster, of Gilmore Oil C«. blizzard had covered the entire northern section of Arizona with *os JH snow so that as the drivers left (leAulti Ashfork and began the steep climb Qilm&ie Rm*i OVER THE PLAINS of Arisona drove J. C. Marbre in the Wlllys Amerlcar that leads into Williams, they had Plainsman to capture first place in Division A of the Gilmore Grand Canyon to be constantly wary of ice on the SWEEPSTAKES mileage run with a mileage record of 29.06 miles per gallon of Gilmore Red All the cars en- Lion gasoline. Marbre, left, receives his trophy from Dan DePaolo, of the sharp turns. First Lincoln Custom - Gilmore Oil Co.. countered sub-freezing tempera- Second . Lincoln Zephyr tures during the last portion of the Third Studehaker Commander run. Car Price Mile. Per Mile* Ton No. Oiv. MAKE Plaoo Gallon Per Hour Mile* Type Gala Fete Is Held 17 A Willys Plainsman 1 29.06 42.41 48.624 O.D. On the night that the cars fin- 10 A Willys Plainsman 2 28.40 42.42 47.319 O.D. ished the run, while AAA of- St ggwgfimf 15 A Willys 3 25,18 42.40 41.334 Mr ItMMMMnuM wMr •Map ,: ficials were computing results and making a final stock check of all 24 B Ford 1 23.05 43.19 49.557 St. the entrants, drivers, observers, 8 B Plymouth 2 21.71 43.22 43.417 St. spectators were passengers and 19 C Nash 600 1 25.81 42.60 48.651 O.D. feted at the annual dinner in El _ 18 C Studehaker Champion ... 2 24.61 42.64 45.003 0-P- Tover Inn. Chris Sinsabaugh, edi- of News, acting as 20 D Hudson 6 Deluxe 1 24.96 43.19 50.969 O.D. tor Automotive St referee of the Gilmore run, made 11 D Mercury 2 23.35 42.58 50.895 St. a short talk at the banquet, with 16 D Dodge 3 22.47 42.32 48.425 __ Sinsabaugh briefly 280 present. 12 E Studehaker Commander.. 1 24.36 42.84 52.975 O.D. traced the past history of auto- F»rk, awards 9 E Nash Ambassador 6 2 23.16 42.37 51.512 o.p F A KITTREDGE, superintendent of Grand Canyon National mobile and contests since St. races __ Kyser, right, first place award In Price Division F of the Gilmore run. 6 E De Soto 3 20.04 46.59 42.632 Howard Studehaker President. their early days. It was a festive Kyser ml\es per gallon of gasoline with the made affair, with dances by 5 F Studehaker President ... 1 22.53 42.32 51.988 O.D. and colorful OH a group of Hopi Indians. A feature 4 F Nash Ambassador 8 2 21.18 42.52 48.579 of the evening was the inducting of 2 F Chrysler Royal 3 19,71 42.60 44.060 OD^ into the Supai Earl B. Gilmore 21 G Chrysler Windsor 1 20.14 43.39 44.988 O.D^ tribe as one of its chiefs. Indian O.D. and press 1 H Packard 120 1 19.78 43.41 46.846 While newsreel cameras ... OH. clicked and spectators applauded, 7 H Hudson Commodore 8 2 20.18 43.31 45.906 i Chrysler rf# t- m '•'"_ each of the winning drivers was 23 H Saratoga WITHDREW stand, called up to the trophy 13 I Lincoln Zephyr 1 22.96 42.91 57.749 DualOD- which was bedecked with dozens -14 I Chrysler New Yorker 2 17.47 42.69 42.956 O-D^, of richly colored Indian rugs and his award. 22 J Lincoln Custom 1 21.03 44.38 57.827 ornaments, to receive 3 J Chrysler Crown Imper, .. 2 16.46 42.95 46.265 O.D^ The sweepstakes trophy was a majestic bronze lion mounted on a 23 Cars Averaged 22.50 Miles Per Gallon of Gilmore Red Lion Gasolin* walnut base. The first place price Legend: O.D.—Overdrive. cups were made of pound- tattl. •- the .f OH-..- division EMERGING from the most hi.tor,; of tur- St.—Standard. Igell-g ed silver with ornaments Dual O.D.—Columbia Axle and Warner Overdrive Transmit quoise stones..