HIGH GRADE PETROL
P.A. AUCKLAND, July 2. The disclosure that for some time past the majority of motorists had; been driving on motor spirit superior to the "super" grade spirit obtainable before the war was made before the No. 2 (Auckland) Armed Forces Appeal Board when several oil and petrol storing and distributing companies appealed lor a total of more than 50 employees or former employees. Appearing for the Atlantic Union Oil Company, Limited, Mr. H. O. Wiles said that all the petrol now being received was 80-octane spirit, the use of which brought about a considerable saving in mileage. A large percentage of the petrol was aircraft spirit, and its performance was far ahead of that of the 67-octane spirit in use previously.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 3, 3 July 1943, Page 4
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124HIGH GRADE PETROL Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 3, 3 July 1943, Page 4
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