Clessie Cummins secured a Packard limousine (a vehicle with a large engine compartment) and fitted one of his best engines into it with 3/8-inch to spare. He and an assistant drove the vehicle to the 1929 auto show in New York City using $1.39 ($19.01 USD2013) worth of diesel fuel. The pair arranged for publicity along the way, but when they arrived at the show they found that they had been banned from any presentation because he had not registered in advance. Cummins proceeded to rent space across the street from the Auto Show, and the ""$1.39 for fuel, Indy to NYC"" auto became a popular feature of the show (despite not technically being included in it).