AWAITING  THE  SIGNAL  TO  START  AT  12.01  A.  M. 
MONDAY,  MAY  8.  1916.  LOSIANGELES,  CALIF. 
THE  ARRIVAL  AT  NEW  YORK  MONDAY..  MAY  IS,  ’926 
AT  2.53  P.  M. 
Cadillac  “Eight”  again  proves  itself 
“World’s  Greatest  Road  Car” 
Incomparable  Stability,  Endurance  and  Sustained  Speed 
mark  thrilling  dash  across  the  Continent 
Los  Angeles  to  New  York  in  7  days,  11  hours,  52  minutes 
A  fully  equipped  standard  Cadillac  Eight- 
Cylinder  Roadster  with  E.  G.  Baker  at  the 
wheel,  accompanied  by  W.  F.  Sturm,  left 
Los  Angeles,  Calif.,  at  12.01  A.  M.  Monday, 
May  8th,  and  arrived  in  New  York  City 
Monday,  May  15th,  at  2.53  P.  M. 
Making  the  necessary  allowance  for 
variation  in  time  of  the  two  cities,  the  elapsed 
period  was  7  days,  11  hours,  52  minutes. 
This  lowers  by  3  days,  19  hours  and  23 
minutes  the  previous  record  made  by  the 
same  driver  about  a  year  ago  in  another 
make  of  car. 
The  driving  was  all  done  by  one  man, 
E.  G.  Baker,  hence  periods  for  sleep  and  for 
food  were  required. 
The  regular  railroad  schedule  between 
the  two  cities  is  approximately  90  hours. 
The  distance  by  railroad  is  3240  miles  and 
22  locomotives  are  used.  The  train  runs 
over  smooth  tracks  with  a  clear  right  of  way, 
while  the  Cadillac  was  obliged  to  travel 
3371  miles  and  to  contend  with  unnumbered 
obstacles  which  the  roadway  conditions  pre¬ 
sented — over  mountain  ranges,  along  pre¬ 
cipitous  passes,  through  desert  wastes,  fording 
unbridged  streams,  and  through  roads  almost 
impassable  at  their  best,  but  made  worse 
by  this  spring’s  copious  rains. 
The  first  section  of  the  record-breaking 
achievement  was  from  Los  Angeles  through 
Flagstaff,  Ariz.,  to  Albuquerque,  New  Mexico. 
Then  by  way  of  Santa  Fe  and  Las  Vegas, 
New  Mexico,  to  Trinidad,  Col.,  Dodge  City 
and  Emporia,  Kansas,  and  Kansas  City,  Mo., 
where  they  arrived  at  seven  thirty  Thursday 
evening. 
From  Kansas  City,  through  hub-deep 
mud  across  Missouri  to  St.  Louis,  thence  to 
Indianapolis,  Ind.,  through  Columbus,  Ohio, 
via  Wheeling  to  Pittsburgh,  across  Penn¬ 
sylvania  with  its  ups  and  downs  to  Phila¬ 
delphia,  then  through  Trenton,  N.  J.,  to 
Jersey  City  across  the  ferry  to  New  York 
City,  through,  the  metropolitan  traffic  to 
Broadway  and  Forty  Second  St. 
This  phenomenal  achievement,  in  spite 
of  what  was  probably  the  most  gruelling 
punishment  which  a  motor  car  has  ever  been 
called  upon  to  endure  for  so  long  a  period, 
following  upon  the  heels  of  numerous  other 
remarkable  road  accomplishments,  again  de¬ 
monstrates  the  Cadillac’s  right  to  the  distinc¬ 
tion  “  The  World’s  Greatest  Road  Car.” 
An  illustrated  pamphlet  describing  this  wonderful  drive  may  be  obtained 
from  any  Cadillac  dealer,  or  it  will  be  mailed  upon  application  to  the  factory. 
CADILLAC  MOTOR  CAR  CO., 
DETROIT,  MICH. 
