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Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 286, 30 August 1935, Page 19

saMORRIS IP iw* -Bl> BIG CAR PERFOBMANCE SMALL CAR ECONOMY - READ WHAT OWNERS SAY: mir WOa Potchef stroom, South Africa: Mr. G. E. Shellard Jnr. writes "I am ■ O' - ffr > 5 ,n - u> m T Morris Family Saloon seems t - 11 >uiU specially for me. Ido a trip 0/75 miles Br tetr indifferent roads in 1 hour 50 minutes and “* i ourne y f os fit as when I 4 i ‘ started. The usual time taken over this road by z > ‘ V S bigger cars is two to hours. Its ; JIISK.MWKfP ' ’ WMk Jil. performance is simply marvellous—in all kinds of ' "S . '*■'* wB mother and road conditions." jw ■ Eldoret, Kenya Colony: . W Mr. Charles A. Lockwood made a 1,100 mile trip ' - from Nairobi into Uganda, up to 9,100 feet and CAI nriMC tonM ' ■'agßK’lKtV; down to 3,000 feet —car "performed beautifully"— J A LAZ'D mJ rtx'Dl I highest speed 64 m.p.h.— 55-57 m.p.h. mile after ; Z mile, car running smoothly and holding road well MIS jjjEl \ — tr ‘P ineluded one stretch of 246 miles, covered V L ™ '' ,n seven hours, half of that mileage over road SO n consisting of two ruts with tall grass fretuxen. In the five Continents of the world, on pot-holed bush- Mndniir Indiat tracks and smooth highways alike, over far-flung plains and ’ mile-high mountain grades, the Mortis Family Saloon has proved its ability to go far and fast and take the bad going production • • • • cruising speed 35-37 even when with the good, in easy confident Stride. .. smootA one »oUd tMni it wer. . “3,000 miles in a tveek, Cape Town to Johannesburg and i n ho nn och..»d back, in very bad weather” .... it takes real ability and Cape Town to Johannesburg and stamina to do that. “We toured at a steady 50-55 m.p.h. back: with ease?’ relates the owner • • • • “and even the worst Messrs Leon and Ted Koonin drove a Morrii 9 r i! 59 Family Saloon which had previously done 14,000 roads were never uncomtortaole. miles, from Capo Town to Johannesburg and back, 3,000 miles, in. a week, in very bad weather. Mr. Leon Koonin said that in eight to nine years* BIG-Car performance . • • BIG-Car comfort • • • BIG-Car roomi- motoring with /unsized cars, he had never before z a , „ . r RTC- had such a trouble-free run. Where roads perneSS (ample head and leg room tor tour six-tootersj • • • • OILf mined the Morris could hold to a steady speed of Car Stabilitv .... No Other car provides these features SO-55 with ease, maximum on the level being 67 ... J r, -I r 11 m.p.h. " But the most remarkable feature is its With the economy of 45 miles to the gallon. springing. Even the worst roads were never un- - comfortable." And Morris Specialised Production means lowest service costs, long trouble-free life and high re-sale value. No wonder Melbourne, Australia: sales of the Morris Family Saloon increased by 300% over Mr , a Lloyd drove from Melbourne to Sydney, those of the previous model! t ' 519 miles, in one day. Actual driving time 15 hrs.' 10 mins. Average speed, 38 m.p.h. Petrol consumption 38 m.p.g. Oil consumption practically Ti'ttninp QIS C . (if) m.V.h. ... 45 • • • • The journey was done in almost continuous engine yio rn.p.ll. .. . ••• lwavy ra iA. The Hume Highway was n inches all-steel body .... synchromesh gears ...» long under water for three-rijuarters of a mile— -ths semi-elliptic springs . . . hydraulic shock absorbers Moms negotiated this inundated section without .. . hydraulic brakes full low-pressure tyres. an * t,oMe ' MORRIS FAMILY SALOON SOLE N.Z. DISTRIBUTORS: , THE DOMINION MOTORS, LTD., COURTENAY PLACE, WELLINGTON. , Also at Aucklam!. Hamilton, New Plymouth, Wanganui. Christchurch and Timaru. DEALERS EXERYWH’