Life — November 12, 1925 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Hupmobile Eight Advertisement This is **not satire or political commentary** — it's a straightforward automobile advertisement for the Hupmobile Eight, a car manufactured in the 1920s. The page promotes a real endurance run completed September 20-21, 1925, from Hartford, Connecticut to Windsor, Ontario. A standard sedan driven by Major T.W. Campbell and C.E. Emery covered 866 miles in 19 hours, 20 minutes, averaging 44.79 miles per hour. The dramatic illustration (upper right) depicts the car speeding through challenging conditions — likely the rain and "slippery roads" mentioned in the text. The advertisement emphasizes the vehicle's reliability, fuel efficiency (14.7 miles per gallon), and superior performance compared to competing cars and trains.