10,000 miles in 10 days

"using no oil between the 1,000-mile scheduled oil changes—the standard maintenance interval back in those days."

1,000 mile oil changes?! The oil back then must have been unrefined....
 
petehoovie said:
"using no oil between the 1,000-mile scheduled oil changes—the standard maintenance interval back in those days."

1,000 mile oil changes?! The oil back then must have been unrefined....
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Oil was far less refined, with far fewer additives. No oil filter. Carb vs. EFI, less efficient combustion, etc.
 
I had a 1930 Cord sedan. No air cleaner. Cord recommended changing the oil every 500 miles! and it took 8 Quarts. Go figure.
 
That would have been very difficult to do, at 50 mph it would take 20 hours a day! I would imagine it was set up like a Le Mans course and just keep the car going all the time, short of fill ups and oil changes.
I wonder if they modified the fuel capacity? A stock tank would require at least five fill ups a day to accomplish this.
 
RalphM said:
That would have been very difficult to do, at 50 mph it would take 20 hours a day! I would imagine it was set up like a Le Mans course and just keep the car going all the time, short of fill ups and oil changes.
I wonder if they modified the fuel capacity? A stock tank would require at least five fill ups a day to accomplish this.
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It doesn't sound like they did. I don't think five fuel fills a day would pose any kind of a problem for a run like this. They probably would have had to have changed drivers about this often as well.
 
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