Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1915 — Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Wins Test Over 40 Cars Kill—liuiu—omsg Result of the great Yale University Sheffield Scientific School Test, ur the forty automobiles tested at the famous Sheffield Scientific School laboratory the Maxwell stands first in economy of Gasoline consumption. | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Sheffield Scientific School I/' | vale University |j I j. May let 1915* ■if The Biever Motor Car Company* A I 1079 Chapel Street / f 111 New Haveji, Conn* II Gentlemen*- J I 1 821 enclosing report of test of your Maxwell automobile recently n&de in / If our laboratory. “ ft. I I 1 should like to add the following comments* jf 11 1. RELIABILITY OF TE3T. I. I j ■ A Preliminary test was made on April 19th* using a new car which was rather I I WaS 80 6004 that Voided to make a second test. This was mde l II s oa i 1 ”* 11 30th * nßin & same car* On this test, the car showed less stiffhess and the II performance was better than on the first oar. The seoond test was supervised by our I most careful experts, and the results, I believe to be perfectly reliable. W// I 2. MILEAGE. |f// 1 The effioienoy of the Maxwell automobile as indicated by the number of miles If/// | on a.level road* is exceptionally higi. This mileage reoord is better than that of any ill I one of forty automobiles tested in our laboratory to date* y [|ll/f 3« MOTOR PERFORMANCE. jjj 1 J The ®£ ficienc y of “Otor and carburetor as indicated by the pounds of ms- U If oline used per hour per horse-power at rear tires, is exceedingly good, and indicates I \ Ttv 7 fw oOt °“‘* uretor aotloa OTOr the itoole range of speed and load. This reoord V J like that on mileage per gallon, Is the best one that we have had. II Very truly yours, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING., The table furnished by the Yale Sheffield Scientific School " . " ———am—i* Power and Fuel test made on high gear of Maxwell stock Touring Car on comparacl i vi r ,°, aC ! S by . Professors E - H - Lockwood and T. Q. Boyer, Sheffield Scientific school, Yale University. 1. Name of car MAXWELL, 1915 Model “25” “ 2. Owner of car Biever Motor Car Co., New Haven 3. Date of test April 30th. 1915 4. Weight of car with driver 2,000 lbs. 5. Wind resisting area 20 sq. ft. 6. Rolling resistance, declutched, high 36 lbs. 7. Rear ratio, direct, measured 3.55 to 1 8. Tires, size, front and rear 30 x 3.5 9- Tires, make, U. S. Non-skid Inflated to 70 lbs. 10. Wheel base 103 inches 11. Cylinders Four, 3 5-Bx4 1-2 12. Carburetor k. D. 13. Ignition Battery and Simms Magneto 14. Starter Simms-Huff 15. Gasoline spec. grav. 0.72 SPEED DRAWBAR PULL HORSEPOWER FUEL Miles per Hour Pounds At Rear Tires Miles per Gallon iU'g *■. 1.2 33.8 In'? ®°’ 3.2 33.2 5®- 1 90. 7.2 23.2 4 ®" 132. 14.1 19.3 Come in and see and ride in one of these Record Breakinq Maxwell Wonder Cars. Full 5-Passenger IL EZ Electric Starter Touring Car $55 extra r-i •■■n. .. . 9 Call, write or telephone, and we will put one of our demonstrating cars at your disposal. N. C. SHAFER CO., The Main Garage,