Evening Star Newspaper, May 31, 1930, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1930. 4 CONOCO Celebrates its Conq 7z Z = in o i America’s Greatest Motor Classicl ™ Mx A\ .\l[jJ\\\\\\\\\\Y GERM-PROCESSED is the First Stock Motor Oil to “place’” in INDIANAPOLIS Speedway Races! .... Now PENETRATIVE LUBRICITY Proves its Worth in the Terrific Punishment of Racing Motors “Dave Evans, driving one hundred twenty-two cubic inch front drive Miller special, placed sixth out of thirty-eight starters. Evansadded only two and one- half gallons of Germ Processed Motor Qil in five hours twenty-four minutes fifty- four seconds of driving, at an average speed of ninety-two and fifty-seven hun- dredths miles pet hour.”’ NE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND cheer- ing excited people Friday saw CONOCO do something that no other stock Oil has ever done before! . ..Saw CONOCO'S claims for the sensational new Germ- Processed oil verified beyond the shadow of a doubt . . . Saw the supreme test applied to America’s newest oil . . . Saw Germ-Processed oil “place” among the leaders of the Indianapolis Race . . . . Saw CONOCO victorious in the domestic oil market of the nation! It was only good strategy for CONOCO to again bring the superiority of Germ-Processed oil to your attention in this sensational way. At a time when motorists in every section of the country have been lending willing ears to the story of the Germ-Process . . . learn- ing that this is the first fundamental improvement in oils since 1901. .. reading the sensational disclosures of motor oil metit follow- ing the recent Pike's Peak Tests . ... CONOCO by this masterful stroke crystallizes the already wide-spread conviction, that Germ- Processed Motor Oil is the safest oil for every-day driving in twenty-seven million cars. For the Germ-Processed oil used in this vace was the same stock oi/ that you can buy at any service station bearing the CONOCO Red Triangle! You never were told that about any other oil, were you? Remember, Germ-Processed is the first stock oil that ever “placed” in this race! Picture now the scene of this oil-history-making event. A bomb bursts,and a thundering cavalcade of steel chariots rolls The contest board of the AAA took all thenecessary stepsto make sure that the oil usedwastheregu- away from the tape in the wake of the pace-maker...one lap lar CONOCO Germ- So it is that Germ-Processed oil is the only oil ever to *place® in this vace, that you can buy at service stations for use in your . own motor! Now, as the victor pushes back foggy goggles from his blistered face and gasps for water, the task is finished. Two hundred times a.roumf a 234 mile track . . . 500 miles of the severest motor punishment in the world . . . speeds higher than 110 miles per hour. at a crawl of 85 miles per hour,and then . .. Here they come! ~ Process Motor Oil. . roaring down the straightaway, the lines stretching out as the impatient ones early take the lead . . . tires screeching on the turns. In the “stands” excitement reaches a fever point. Who will lead the first lap? . . . There he comes around the north turn, the drone of his hard-put motor more and more intense, reaching a howl as he passes . . . a hunched, relentless, demoniac figure, grotesquely goggled behind a tightly clenched wheel. Others follow in that motor-punish- ing procession. Perhaps the leader is among them. Hearts play a fusillade in the breasts of the spectators. Voices swell above the din of the endless screech on the track. A great mass of humanity swirls about the rails, this question uppermost: “Who will win?” Eyes follow the whizzing bullets as their masters hurtle them - - around the oval. “Who will win?" : Everyone knows that each contesting car has been built to exact- ing standards, carefully tested, painstakingly groomed for the scorching punishment of the race. Few realize that the answer awaits in the churning depths of the crankcases of these tortured motors. Few stop to think that while tires may be changed, gas-tanks refilled, even drivers replaced, there is no repairing the damage if the oil doesn’t stand up. Think how significant it is that Germ-Processed oil, alone of all the regular motor oils in America, has the rugged stamina to withstand the searing punishment of racing motors. Previously, only special castor-blends, most of them from abroad, have survived this gruelling test. And they are of such character as to be unsuited for every- day driving in an ordinary motor car. Now CONOCO has proven its claims, confirmed its challenge, and justified this request of you: “If you value the life of your motor, if you would reduce your operating costs, if you want better lubrication than any other oil can give you, go to the Sign of the Red Triangle and ask for: CONOCO GERM PROCESSED PARAFFIN BASE MOTOR OIL