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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14761, 3 September 1913, Page 11

HAWKES, v limited. THE "VALUE FOR MONEY" CAR SPECIALISTS, Royal. Garage, CHRISTCHURCH. The Delage

Breaks World's Records. THE FRENCH GRAND PRIX RACE for Care of under sixteen horae-povcer. tho PRINCIPAL MOTOR RACE OK THK I WOULD, was run on August 6th. Laet year. it will be remembered, th« honours of this famous race fell to tho SUNBEAM CAlt, which eecured first, second and third place.". This year the SUNBEAM did not compel*, aud tho result of Wednesday's race waa;~ DELAGE, throe cars entered, eecurlns FIRST, SECOND, aud FIFTH PLACES. The most astonishing feature of this yoarV race wan the epwd of the winning DELAGE. I which averaged 83 milee per hour, including ! all stops, and broke the world's record foi any road race irrespective of the power o! tho car. This performance is tho more- marvellous when it is reniemberod that, tho I'JO horse-power car which won the rac« for earn of unlimited power over tho name course last month averaged only 72 milea per hour, 11 miles per hour lese than the little IS h.p. DELAGE. It is a race like this that proves tb* worth of a car —any car which can sustain ft epe«l of 83 miles per hour for nearly 600 milm must necessarily be one of the very bwt, and the DELAGE ie a top-notcher. Wo are Amenta for the DELAGE, anc! havo in stock and for sale the identical ai: which won the same race in 1911, an exactly aimilar car to thoee competing this ye»x. We also have in etock, and arriving withH tho next few weeks, eovexal ordinary RUNABOUT and TOURING MODELS, both tf 10-12 h.p. and 12-H h.p. , For runabout work, there ia no car in th« world to compete with the- DELAGE. Write or call on Uβ, and we will prove th:« statement. ■ Supreme Sunbeams Wo have on hand at present, and arriving during the next three or four -woeke. ex KOTORUA and RUAPEHU, several of lbea« beautiful cars, all fitted with truperb etreomHno Torpedo Bodies, 12-16 h.p., tlite* *n<l five-eeatere end 16-20 li.p. five-aeatcw. Sq great is the demand for SUNBEAMS *t. Home that it k impossible to obtain delivery of one in England-in lese than five or six months, , yet owing to our, foresight in ordering twelve months ado, ana to our perfect business organisation, wo ore to-day in a position to offer any SUIVBEAJT MODEL either for immediate delivery or with t}o longer than a four weeks' delay. Axe yon thinking of a SUNBEAM.?—one of the boot cars *n tho world to-day. Seouro the benefit of our foresight, and order now —any model you want —throe-eeater or fi ve-eeater. Prices of all Models aTo. fixed on such a basis that you secure your oar for lese money than the English Catalogue Price, plus actual Importing Charges. The Marathon. Since our opening advertisement announcing tivo MARATHON, prospective bnyere of a moderate priced car have no doubt been waiting to ccc a sample MARATHON. Well, our sample , car has arrived,-and after giving it a hard trial run of 700 milea, wo or© more than satisfied that the , MARATHON is better value than any other car on «ho market selling at £30 to. £50 more money. We can only say this, that as we have earned and enjoy the reputation of handling tho beet "VALUE FOR MONEY" CARS IX THE WORLD, we intend to uphold that reputation, and buyers of MARATHON CARS can accept our assurance that tho MARATHON is better -value than any other cheap or moderate priced car Bold in New Zealand. We are now prepared to gite TRIAL RUNS to prospective purchasers to euit U*Q convenience of the client. PRICES OF MARATHONS ARE AS FOLLOWS :- -25 H.P. MODEL, either two or firewater, fully equipped with everything, including spare detachable rim aud comprceecd acetylene gae outfit •• •• •• -■ *» 5 30 H.P. MODEL, with fell equipment, including electric lighting eet and self-starter .. •• •• ■W 5 35 H.P. MODEL, fully equipped, including electric lighting and electric eelf-etarter .. .• •• MAt* OUR OTHER SOLE AGENCIES ARE:The Aristocratic Wolseley. The Useful Ueic. Space will not permit of detalW puticethese TWO FAMOUS CARS at pie bent, but if you are the least bit interested in any of tho care we handle, you have only to call on us, or drop vs a line, and -we can assure you a! our earnest attention to your slightest wish or requirement SITB-AGESTS IN EVERT CENTRE 07 THE SOUTH ISLAXD. HAWKES, LIMITED, CHIEF AGENTS, Royal Garage, CHKISTCHURCH. ores