A NEW ZEALAND El ?« 3INEBR'B PEIVATE OPINION OJS STUDEBAKEK. The Tourist Motor Co. , Hastings, knowing that wo are close V?', nuwstea in Studebaker motors, have • .torwarded to ua a copy of a lengthy bus lis jess letter sent them bv Mr. Allan IT. I tlesn, the engineer of their firm, who present in Detroit, investigating the i claims of the 1936 Models of the great (linerican automobile manufacturers. T lourist Motor Co. have Very courte' ouslv given ua permission to publish exti V'CtG from the lettor, ami re extract the lallowiug paragraph as likely to intere. it owners ana prospective owners of Stikl V^ a fe r J c ? rs ,;"l "My honest opinion about t ho Studebaker tar is that it is tho best vai fa® ' or money on the American market, a fld as fal j ftnisli anil workmanship are .concerned, it is second to none I consk U >r- tOAt wo would be foolish to fake «r the agency for any higher priced car th at is brnlt here. because if wo repaint tlie btuaebaker and equip it with wii t> wheels it would be equal to the Jtincrv; v in appearance and quietness of rnnnint The ensine is the cleanest designed (tne that I luivo inspected." It may bo explained that Mr. Jl'Lean's mission to < . America was to secure the agency of a Ugh-priced American car to tako the p> &co of the firm's Silent Knight Minerva agency. There is a good market in Hai rke's Bay for the very best car obtaina'oli 1, regardless of price. Mr. M'Lean's hoi tst opinion regarding tho .Studebaker is ( hat there is no American car on the mark ft better than tiie Studebaker at any pri Be. Tha flve-seator touring Studebaker (i-i iflindcr, 2,i li.p.), with electric self-starter a te)l electvic lights, sells- in New Zealand fo ic J8345. tho three-seator Studebaker, with same equipment, being priced at .£335. Ili 'ams, ■ Ltd., N.Z. Importers of Studebaker • Motors, Christehurch, Palmerston '*.yc l rth, Wanganui. Agents—Tourist Motor Co., Hastings; Auckland Motor Co., Auckland; Newton Kin?, Stratford and New .Plymouth ; Tombs and Co., Hamilton. We tire open to receive agents for the ellington territory. Applications to bo made to Adams, Limited, Christchurt )bi — Advfc,
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2790, 7 June 1916, Page 4
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