South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 137, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 16 May 1920 — Page 7

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"Experience keeps a dear school." Benj. Franklin.

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Touring Offers

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Comfort, Economy

Imagine a car which does not ask you to slow up for rough roads. A car which does not rattle and bump around when it strikes a rut. A car which will travel roads at 40 miles per hour where other cars beg you to slow down to 20. Imagine such a car and you have a picture of the way the Franklin will behave for you on any road anywhere. We do not need to tell you that such a car will give you the most comfortable tour that it will not wear you out, whether driver or passenger. Miles Per Hour or Miles Per Day American roads are not race tracks for smoothness and easv comers. They never will be. So the speed of a car on the track or ia a smooth road race is no guage of its touring ability. The Irankiin reaches its speed limit somewhere between 45 and 50 miles per hour. Yet in miles per day it is the equal of any road car built even those which will do better than 70 miles per hour. The reason is that the Franklin is a nimbler car. It stops and starts and turns easier and quicker. , Also it is built to stand road shocks to absorb them and the driver does not wince and hesitate at rough spots. Of course there is less fatigue in driving the car. So one driver can keep up the pace. Naturally the Franklin holds the 24 hour dirt road record. It is 865 miles from midnight to midnight. The only other comparable record required five drivers during the 24 hours. You may not want to see how fast you can travel in a Franklin car. But you are vitally interested in making comfortable distances

with the least fatigue. You cannot enjoy touring unless you end the day still fresh. It is interesting to note the following runs: New York to Boston and return (458.8 miles) in 12 hours 5 minutes. Indianapolis to Syracuse and beyond (832.6 miles) in 22Vi hours. Cincinnati to Cleveland and return (553 miles) in 15 hours 45 minutes. Boston to Syracuse and return (693 miles) in 24 hours 20 minutes, with a woman driving. New York to Montreal (398 miles) in 9 hours 59 minutes. Touring Troubles Avoided Tires are pretty good these days. But still you cannot tour without thinking of possible blow-outs and punctures. The Franklin is peculiarly free from these. And for good reasons. Franklin light weight and flexible construction are of course easier on tires than heavy weight and rigid construction. Each Franklin tire supports but 600 to 700 pounds, while tires on comparable cars support 800 to 1 ,000 pounds. And Franklin full elliptic springs further cushion the shocks on tires. In all the above runs only one puncture was experienced and no blow-outs. In fact, the average of all Franklin cars in use has been 12,500 miles per set of tires before a blow-out. This for the last twelve months, and during that time the average

is three punctures. These records are furnished by Franklin owners. So you can start on a Franklin tour without a thought oftire trouble, and there are other troubles the Franklin tourist does not know for instance, overheating troubles. The Franklin has no water cooling system to boil. It cannot run dry and stall the motor. There is no radiator with delicate soldered joints to be jarred apart and start unsuspected leaks. Also there are only three grea? cups on the car. So you do not face the nightly job of turning down grease cups the usual unpleasant finish of a clay's run in other cars. And Remember Economy The Franklin gas tank holds but 13J2 gallons. Pocketbook economy is never overlooked by the wise. The Franklin provides it as no other car can. It is so well built that it depreciates very slowly in addition to its other economies. But remember the economy of time if fast traveling is important. And remember the economy of comfort if your tour is for recreation. And remember the economy of nervous energy if you seek relaxation in motoring. When Benjamin Franklin wrote Poor Richard's Almanac he wisely stated "Experience keeps a dear school. " Perhaps you can afford expensive, uncomfortable motoring. Yet most Franklin owners are well to do, or wealthy. Perhaps the judgment that makes them drive the Franklin car is the very judgment that got them where they are.

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