Signs of the Motor Age

On: By: Romeyn

Signs of the times in a motor age – these highway markers tell the story of a two-year, 100,000-mile truck test completed by Chevrolet. In Canada, Mexico and every state of the Union, the truck operated on all types of highways and under every conceivable weather hazard, setting a new world mark for sustained and certifies automotive operation, under the sanction and official observation of the American Automobile Association. The unit carries a 4,590-pound “payload.” Am average of 15.1 miles per gallon of fuel was maintained throughout the 100,000 miles at an average operating speed of 33.07 miles per hour. Oil mileage was correspondingly high – 1,072 miles per quart. (Roanoke Rapids Herald, March 07, 1940)