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Hr Z 1-2—P 10 Z 3*4—P 14.. Z 5IKOFPE N0ENT-PHE$5-r*; LEO RAW **KK C *Hf., I Mi., M*r, W, 1HJ• --«■'“ -V-WORLD OF WHEELSSalta Has Entry inMot I Economy RunByART STEPHAN. .A'j*o Ed lwA Long Reach auto dealer mess here, set an auto speed has entered a ear in the aulo record of 406 miles per hour industry’s toughest road per-at the Bonneville Salt Flats.formance test scheduled forjThis is his third run otiling the end of (his month. |as a driver.Salta Pontialt;;r 1545 Long* The Long Beach run repre-Heach Blvd., is sponsoring AjsenLitive will be among afour cyliutler Tempest in the annual Mobil Economy Run. March 3-1-April 5, which will roll over a rugged course reaching more than 2,000 mile,? frqm Los Angeles to Detroit.field of 4G new stock American cars competing in This year's mileage’ miser marathon. Competition'isj divided into eight separate classes determined by body and enginesize,, according to the United I'll.OTUc’lhe Lone Beach Sti,tcs Auto, C}ub' the nln‘sfintrvwill be Mickey •n!omp-IS°veri,nin8 *“«ty5*11,manknown as the on wheels, offastest27341AS ARK ALL other cars entered, the Long Beach carEast vale Road in Roll me will be under 24-Hour US ACHills. Thompson, who 3ias his own speed equipment buss-abelH MJ.ta.surveillance as it is prepared for run competition and is tuned only- to factory specifications.Overnight stops for the fuel-saver fleet in' its crosscountry trek will be Flagstaff, Arizona; Tucumcari, New Mexico; Tulsa, Oklahoma; SL j Louis. Missouri, and Chicago, (Illinois, as it heads for its | first Time destination in the I world's car capital.v..SALTA ENTRY IN ECONOMY RUNA car sponsored hy local Pontiac dealer Mike Sail a will corhpete with 45 other new stock models in the 1962 Mobil Economy Run, March 31-April 5, which will roll from Los Angeles to Detroit.district sales manager, saidlerage 300-500 Club member, 300-500 Club membership sold nearly $400,000 worthawards are presented for'ex* cellent retail sales performed automotive merchandise ini qualifying. for the national*
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Press Telegram
Long Beach, California, US
Thu, Mar 22, 1962
Page 31
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