Efficiency Runs and Other Contest

Efficiency runs and other contest were popular during the early development of the automobile.

July 11, 1908 Auto Topics magazine
August 15,1908 Auto Topics magazine

“Which Wins Automobile or Horse and Buggy – cost of operating a Brush about 2 cents per mile”.  This appears to be sometime in the winter of 1910 in Dallas, Texas.

Minnesota State Automobile Association Little Glidden was a contest that Brush came in first place in its class.  This appeared in the September 9. 1909 Motor Age magazine.  Glidden contest were run in different parts of the country. Revival Glidden runs are now being run.

September 8, 1908 The Automobile magazine article showing (center left) one of 5 Brush one cylinder automobiles arriving in New York a ” in good condition” heading to Boston.

September 1, 1910 Motor Age article showing a Brush in Muncy Tour near Saratoga, NY.
August 5, 1908, The Horseless Age efficiency run ad