An Up-Mountain Record! Overland Wins Brisbane "Open-to-AII" Hiil Climb i- P* 1 October 14th over in Brisbane, the Automobile Club held an " open-to-aD M hill climb at Mount Cootha. and an Overland " walked off" with the laurels. The speed of 11 he Overland averaged 42 miles per hour, and the full distance of the dimb was covered in 2 minutes, 21 i seconds—a record for the course, „ Brisbane "Daily Maril " commenting on the performance says in part: "Mr. J-. L. bager, as might have been expected, won. the time prize in the big event, cuttine out I the course record time of 2 minutes seconds. The previous best was his own | 2 minutes 435- seconds. ' It also says :—" If a man can drive up Mount Cootha in 2 minutes 2i' s seconds, he can probably get up Mount Blanc with a little extra oil. and a few SDare parts. This is one more instance of Overland superiority. All over the world similar dctformances have been (and ARE being) put up. OVERLAND is the Car YOU should own, and we urge inspection of the dashing Model 7o —the Colonial Model ! . ® Call or write for the fine Catalogue—it's free. New Zealand Farmers Co-op. Assn. CHRISTCHURCH
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Press, Volume LII, Issue 15752, 20 November 1916, Page 10
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