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PAN-AMERICAN HIGHWAY.
An International Plan.
Winter to summer in one extended run may be the exciting pastime of motorists in America in a decade or so, if plans for a Pan-American highway, such as that shown here, are curried out.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1928.
ROMANCE OF MOTOR
TRAVEL.
From Damascus to Baghdad in 24 Hours.
Crossing the Syrian desert from Damascus to Baghdad, a distance of 536 miles, can now be done in 24 hours In luxurious motor vehicles, according to information comprised in a booklet issued by Messrs. Thomas Cook and Sons, who are. principal agents Yor the Naira Eastern Transport Co., originators of the service.
the
Such historic, and thrilling names as Damascus and Baghdad are in themselves sufficient to attract tourist throngs, and this fact combined with commodious: means of travel implies future travellers'itineraries of greatest possible interest.
The motor transport in question was inaugurated first in 1928 but: only in May of last year wore special 15-passenger, six-wheal saloons, constructed in America, put on the trans-desert run by the company.
The service was rendered pos- sible by the early enterprise of two young New Zealanders of and Scottish descent, Norman Gerald Nairn. The former was experienced with the difficulties of motor velifales 'In the desert, as he had served with the R.A.S.C. Mechanical Transport in the Palestine campaign. After the war he had started a motor busi- ness in Beirut where he was agent for Buick cars, and, in addition, he began to operate, a passenger and mail service from the ralihend at Haifa along the seacoast to Beirut. From this initial start, crossing of; the Syrian Desert was attempted first in the spring of 1923, with two Buick and two Dodge cars,
As a result, it these being loaded, with spare Washington, Feb. 10.-Perhapas conferences.
the Pan-American petrol; oil and water, and camping in a decade or so, Americans will organized moter down into South America na Federation for Highway Educn-equipment and rations sufficient they do from coast to count to-day. tion, which is pushing the plan for several days. The adven-
still further.
turers managed to reach Baghdad Perhaps by 1938, we shall sec automobiles with license plates According to present plans, then four days after a number of
Pan-American highway would obstacles had been from Chile,
ог or Argentina,
other successful Brazil, just as we notice them extend from the Canadian border Following. Lo-day from any of the 48 states through the Central, American Cadilac cars was inaugurated in Laredo, Tex., and thence journeys, a weekly service with For by then the greatest high-states to Panama. From Panama, the autumn of the same year.
In the union."
way system in the world will have been completed, if the dreams and plans of Pan-American enthusiasts come true. This would, be the Pan-American highway, stretching, from the Canadian border down through the United States, Central America, into every one of the South American countries and as far as the southernmost tip of that continent.
Bill Up for Road. Representative. McLeod
to
the road would follow the Pacific
·
overcome.
Specially Built Buses. coast of South, America as far as Puerto Montt, Chile. Then it The route followed was via would cut across to the border of Beirut and Damascus and across Argentina, down to Puerto the desert via Rutba Wells to Deseado on the Atlantic coast and Ramadi and onwards along the farther on almost to the very tip bank of the Euphrates to Felluja! of the continent.
to Baghdad.
One
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48 TRACK-105" WHEELBASE. ROADSTER
TOURING (4-DOOR).
4 Bontor 4153 4 Seator
£180
45
170
200
5%
COUPE (FIXED HOOD) 2 Seater
175-*
210
SALOON (4-DOOR)
4 Seater
185
225
TRAVELLER'S CAR
168
200
STANDARD VAN
165
200
MORNIS-OXFORD 11.9 H.P.
48" TRACK-100)" WHEELBASE,
TOURING
4 Seater
205
235
SALOON
4 Seater
215
255
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MORRIS-OXFORD 13,9 H.P.
Must Gap 2,175 Miles.
A short time later the Nairn Transport Co., combined with the From Laredo to Puerto Montt, Eastern Transport Co., which the Bureau of Public Roads operated via Palmyrn, Tripoli and The route would cover a total estimates, is a total of 7,967 miles. Toms an that the present service distance of almost 10,000 miles Gaps in this extension, totalling is known as the Nairn Enstorn along the west coast of South 2,175 miles, have to be completed Transport Co., Ltd. Amorien, excluding its various with new roads in order to make branches extending into the counthia a continuous highway. tries to the cast
A road from Valparaiso, Chile, commodious way to travel, early in
•Official recognition of this would run eastward to Buenos 1920 Mr. Nairn visited America dream has already been made in Aires and then up to Rio Janeira, and evolved a design with the Six- several ways.
President Coolidge Another branch would extend Wheel Co. which provide for every
which heartily approves the idea, and from Colombla along the northern exigency
might adds that such an international edge of South Amerien through encountered by motor vehicles in highway would be highly effective Venezuela and the Gulanas, while the desert. The tyres, always one in bringing the entire western another might be planned to cut of the vulnerable points in this world into more harmonious re-off from Chile at the northern edge traffic, are 40 by 10.50 Goodyear lationship.
info Bolivia.
balloons, which are maintained at Thus every country in Centrala pressure of 50 lb. per sq. inch. and South America' would be fed [The body is equipped with 13 large of by this system.
Pullman-type armchairs and there Detroit has introduced a bill in In North America there are are two seats in the rear. There Congress calling for the creation various good routes from Canada are small parcel racks and the of a "Pan-American Peoples Great to Laredo, the point which is con-roof is apecially designed to carry Highway Commission," with an ceded to be the best "jumping off" 1 tons of luggage. original fund of $200,000 for place into Latin-America.
Montreal to Two British drivers are employ- arrangement of such an enter-would rup from prise.
Detroit, down to Indianapolis,ed with each bus, and they work.
48" TRACK-1001" WHEELBASE. The same subject was discussed through St. Louis, Little Rock, in shifts of four hours on and four. at the recent convention of the Fort Worth and San Antonio to hours off, plcked men who are
ROADSTER thoroughly experienced in the American Road Builders Associa- Laredo,
TOURING Cleveland. In fact, Another route, nuggested by desert. Midway across the route tion in
COUPE Antonio Madrazo, head of the President Coolidge, might extend at Rutha Wells, and "200 miles Mexican delegation, reported that from the northernmost point of from anywhere" a comfortable the first link in this great highway the eastern United States, at Fort rest house equipped with electric system, so far as his country was Kent, Me., to Boston, New York, light and fans, an ice plant and Columbus, and wireless is administered by the concerned, would be ready by 1929. Washington, This would reach from Laredo, Indianapolis and on down the Nairn Co., and passengers may there break the journey for one Tex., to Mexico City and farther [same route to Laredo.
Or, a route might go from night. on to Guatemala..
fare from The
Beirut The Pan-American Union is Ottawa, down to New York and highly interested in this project then along this highway to the Baghdad in £20 first class.
includes a sent in the saloon, hotel accommodation at Damascus and and has taken it up at several of Mexican border.
Rutha, food on the desert and free jbeen brought from New Zealand baggage allowance of 100 lbs. covered.the whole car, and provid- [Second class fare is only £13, for ed an extra 'room, as it were, out- ja seat in the touring cor and the journey. the alde that formed by the car necessities of body.
Special rates are made, further Thus equipped, the trekkers more, during "off-seasons," and a were able to camp out practically return ticket is an economy,
During 1925 despite the Druze Any reader who is planning a the whole time, and to see the motoring holiday in Europe will countries which were toured under rebellion, 11,255 passengers were be interested to read the ex-yery interesting conditions, avoid-carried in 0,033 vehicles and in conducted 1920, whilst the desert war was perience of a New Zealander, who, ing charbanca and with his wife, has just completed tourists, living next to Nature, and still in progress, 13,000 passengerą a tour of England, Scotland, and seeing the national life in its real were carried in 8,340 cars. Wales, Belgium, France, Switzer land, Italy, Spain, the Austrian Tyrol, and Andora, which he carried out on trek lines.
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SALOON LANDAULETTE
4124
4 Suator. 210
240
4 Seator
225
260
.15
2 Seater
230
270
4 Seater
250
290,
20
5 Beater 285
930
MORRIS-OXFORD 15.9 H.P...
58" TRACK-114" WHEELBASE. (4-spood goar)
to It
TOURING SALOON
5 Boater
315
355
5 Boater 345
400
MORRIS LIGHT SIX 17.7 M.P. 2468 cc-Approx, 21 ltres. TOURING BALOON
5 Santor
320
360
5 Seater
350
405
For such a trek, involving as it does the use of rough byways and tracks, the choice of the car is an The tourists landed in England all-important point. Sturdiness from New Zealand in April, com- and the ability to negotiate really essential, as is piloto with camping equipment. rough going aro They next searched the motor show also reliability of the first order, room for the car best suited to the for one does not want mechanical purpose they had in mind, and trouble when one is "miles from
Every motorist. knows that it picked out the 16.9 h.p. Morris-Ox anywhere in the country. It is wastes fuel to have the carburetter ford. Having made this purchase a tribute, therefore, to the British set for too rich a mixture, The they proceeded to adapt it for the Morris ear, which was chosen on indirect losses, however, probably trek. By laying the front seats the occasion, that its owners are are greater sources of expense.
These take the form of excessive with their backs on the floorboards so pleased with. It that they are
a comfortable bed was provided. taking it back with them to New carbon deposita, valve troubles, A tucker box was attached to one Zealand, convinced that it is just greater cylinder and piston wear unning-board, and opened out to what they need for satisfactory and more crank case dilution-the form a table. The tent which had service in their home conditions. greatest evil of them all.
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