Berlin, Oct, 38, Villagers near the city of Hanover stared open-mouthed, children screamed and herds stampeded during the successful trials to-day fof a new 100-fect car which, the inventors believe, wil revolutionize vail-bound traffic Resembling a cross between a midget-Zeppelin and a modern racing car, the vehicle is severely stream-lined and equipped with one propeller at the tail-end which is driven by a 400 lip. engine which however was throttled throughout to-day's trials as the available railway-track was comparatively short and moreover sharply carved. Under these circumstances, the maximum speed attained during today's trials was only 182 kilometers per hour but it is believed that with a clear straight track and an opportunity for letting run the motor full speed ahead, double the speed will be possible.
But even so as the car hurtled screaming over the metals, both its 40, passengers and the' expert-onlookers were half dazed by. the speed. The next trials will take place on a longer railway-stretch and in order to reduce fuel consumption it is proposed to equip the car with a Diesel engine Trans-Ocean Kuo Min.
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