Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1917 — Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

586.8 Miles ■ \ ... ■ ' \ . v . * ; “';S '■ ■• .. ■ . ■ ■ „>. '■■ —" . ; Through the Heart of Chicago in 24 Hours A Typical Chalmers Performance

At 12 noon, Monday, March 26, a stock Chalmers seven-passenger touring car with first and second gears removed, was started north on Michigan Boulevard through Chicago traffic. At noon Tuesday, March 27, the Chalmers was stopped at the starting point. It had gone 586.8 miles through Chicago’s densest traffic. The motor had never been stopped. Nothing but high gear was used. To prove conclusively Chalmers flexibility on high gear,* the low and intermediate gears were removed from the transmission. The car was a standard Chalmers seven-passenger touring model, complete with standard body, top and full equipment. The same model you can buy today.

Chicago to Neu) York On June 7, 1916,'a Chalmers stock car shattered all existing road records between Chicago and New York, making the run of 1047 miles in 31 hours. The best previous time was made by a Packard driven by E. C. Patterson, whose time was 35 hours 43 minutes. Giant’s Despair Mountain Climb On October 6th, 1916, a Chalmers captured the free-for-all event at the Wilkes-Barre hill climb on Giant’s Despair mountain, winning the SI,OOO Hollenbeck Trophy and defeating four 12-cylinder cars, several well-known racing creations