Evening Star Newspaper, June 9, 1930, Page 16

A—16 Head-on Into Brick Wall at 37 Miles Per Hr Amazing‘ Test of Aew GENERAL Pual-Balloon T Blow- THE EVENING Blow-Out Proof Test STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, that Astounded Safety Experts N 8-cylinder touring car drives head-on down the field into a solid wall of bricks and mortar. Q) A shattering crash as its 3,500 pounds of speeding steel smashes against the barricade! (@ The entire 10-ton wall, foundation and all, is lifted and tipped forward more than a foot, so terrific is the force of the impact! He Comes Up Smiling Failing to sail clear over the wall as be bad expected, Captain Grace was shot forward, doubling over like a jack-knife, bending the cowling out of shape, and wras then hurled into theair and to the ground. But fortu- nately he was only dazed. Io a few moments he was on his feet ready to study the effect of the crash. “As I neared the wall and sealized the speed at which we were going to strike, I did mot believe an automobile tire could be made capable of standing that blow. In engi- meering terms there were 170,000 foot-pounds of energy behind the impact,”’ Captain Grace declared ofter the test. Yet the General Dual-Balloon Tires, forced to take the first tremen- dous shock, are not blown out. Note how the tires are pancaked against the wall by the irresistible weight and momentum of the car . . at the moment of greatest impact they were mashed absolutely flat between the wheels and the wall. The force of the blow left the steel rims bent and flattened out of shape, but the Dual - Balloon Tires, with their built-in rubber shock absorbers, had withstood that battering punishment without a sign of bruise or break. Examination immediately after the crash revealed absolutely no injury inside orout. Testedagainsttonsof tempered steel and solid masonry, the Blow-OutProof Tires alone had stood the shock without damagingeffect, This was a test without parallel in all the history of pneumatic tires . .. a demonstration of tire safety and endurance that astounded Akron’s safety experts, rubber engineers and all who witnessed it. Safe against the sudden impact of road holes and bumps that shatter the carcasses of ordinary tiresattoday’s highway speed . . . you can trust your life to the Blow-Out Proof Dual-Balloon. Nothing before has even approached its amazing performance . . its all-road, all-weather, all-speed safety . . its easy riding comfort. . its lower final mileage cost. The GENERAL v v w 400,000 casualties yearly due to tire blowouts, punctures and skidding! When you realize this staggering an- nual total of people hurt, some of them killed, because of tire failure— IT’S TIME TO ACT! Blowouts didn’t mean much in the day of slow speeds and small tires, but with balloon tires it’s different. Your slowest speed on the highway today is 44 feet a second. At 60 miles per hour it’s 88 feet a second . . . less than a tenth of a second from flat tire to tragedy where traffic is crowded, roadsnarrow andthe ditch all too close! If it cost more to be safe you might be excused for taking chances. But it actually costs less to run with the Blow- Qut Proof tire. Its mileage is cheaper, it saves gas, your car stays quiet and new thousands of miles longer, and safety is yours without charge. ‘BALLOON — BIORE PEOPLE CHANGE-OVER TO GENERALS THAN TO ANY TWO® OTHER MAKES OF TIRES Washington’s Leading Tire Store GENERAL TIRE CO. (OF WASHINGTON) 13th AND EYE STS. N.W. Open Evenings NATIONAL 5075 and 5076 MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1930. ut Proof Tire T the wheel was Captain Dick Grace, famous Hollywood daredevil and motion picture thrill king, whose spectacular feats have included the cracking ap of 34 airplanes for such produc- tions as Wings, LilacTime, Hell’s Angels, Young Eagles and other thrilling air dramas. Because of his many daring ex- ploits,CaptainGrace was selected as the one man capable of giving the Blow-Out Proof Dual-Balloon a test such as no other tire has ever been asked to stand . . : crashing an 8-cylinder touring car under full power at 37 miles per hour into a solid wall of bricks and concrete. The pictures show what happened! The quick eye of the camera, an instant before the wall tilted, shows how the tires absorbed the first tremendous shock of the impact. The force of the blow Alattened the steel rims inside and outside on both front wheels. Yet neither the tires nor tubes were cut or damaged in the slightest. They had not lost a pound of air. This Week A Special Opportunity Another week of demonstration—and we have an extra allowance plan at special terms that are sure to interest you. Let us tell you the cash trade-in value of your present tires. We can use them in any condition—and you’ll be money ahead to make the change now.