"SUN VALLEY, IDAHO -- Studebaker was the odds-on favorite for major honors
in the 1953 Mobilegas Economy run late Wednesday, as all 20 automotive
entrants wound up the three-day gas miser test from Los Angeles to this snow
and sun resort without a mishap
     Portland's first entry in the annual competition, a Studebaker Land
Cruiser sponsored by Dan Rasmussen, appeared on its way to the trophy in the
automatic transmission section of its price class against four other stock
models.
     Driven by Robert Donkin, Maywood, Cal., Rasmussen's car sqeeezed out
24.18 miles per gallon for the first leg into San Francisco Monday, and
24.49 for the Tuesday stretch into Elko, Nev. And Rasmussen was confident
his car stayed in front for the short 248-mile windup in Sun Valley
Wednesday."

The Rasmussen dealership is still in business as a Mercedes dealer.