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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 1 September 1926, Page 7

HERE THIS new Car named the ‘ ‘ WHIPPET ’ ’ because of its qualities of speed, agility, power, and endurance, after the famous thoroughbred racing animal of that name—is totally different from anything, ever seen before in this Dominion. It looks different, it acts different, and it serves a different but constantly increasing demand. Mechanically, it is an adaptation of the best Europe has to offer in the way of powerful, economical engines, with a wide speed range, more power for climbing than has characterised even the best of the European productions, and with a flexibility, silence, and smoothness of running which is new to light cars. It is a QUALITY product in every detail, from the trim, smart, extremely low-appearing body with its brilliant finish and superb upholstery, to the last detail of its mechanical construction. It will travel 55 miles an hour, as easily and comfortably as the great majority of present day “sixes,” and yet it is equipped with a fourcylinder motor. It will accelerate from 5 to 25 miles- an hour in 10 seconds, or in just half a second more time than some of our largest and most flexible “sixes” and it will cover 35 miles on an Imperial gallon of petrol. It will stop in a little over twice its own length from an average driving speed, for it is equipped with four wheel brakes, having a true diameter of 11 inches which is larger than those on many of our large cars. The top of this new type car is only. 5 feet 9 inches from the ground, yet the room inside the body is greater than in any other light car now on the market. Its first appearance is striking in the extreme. A man of average height can stand alongside it at the curb and rest his arms on the top and look over it. But a six-footer can sit in it with all the room he wants. s X I We have great pleasure in announcing the identity of the Whippet. Thi„ addition to the vry range of Overland models has been aptly named. It has more speed than the £reyhoun<b w tenacity of the terrier. It is an entirely new type of small, light car—FAST, POWEEFUL, & O OMICAL TO RUN, LONG-LIVED. Speed, over 55 miles per hour. Acceleration, 5 to 30 miles in 13 seconds. 35 or more miles to the Imperial gallon. 250 miles to the quart of oil. 20,000 miles to a set of tyres. Four wheel mechanical brakes. Irreversible Steering. 56 inch tread. Conventional springs. 29 x 4.40 Cord Balloon tyres. Engine developing 31 horse-power. Low hung body of very pleasing lines. Finished in Blue lacquer. Ample room for passengers. Plenty of clearance for rough roads. Cabriel snubbers. The Whippet has the specifications of a large expensive ear with reduced measurements. It creates a new standard of value. You want the latest improvements and can’t afford to buy a new car until you know all about this new Overland. TOURING Folly Equipped. F. 0.8. Main Ports. SEDAN amf COUPE Folly Equipped. F. 0.8. Main Ports. “ T L ons D A. HATRICK & Co., Ltd. WA^c^ OK J South Taranaki : Hawera and Eitham, Lysons Foord & Keilar, Ltd. Waitara: A. J. Kibby. Perhaps one of the greatest surprises this car has to offer, outside : of its performance ability, is the roominess in the body. And the body lines are aristocratic in every way. A conspicuous feature of the sedan and coupe is the construction of the sun visor, which is formed by continuing the roof forward in a graceful down swinging curve. This is nobby tailoring for even the best of cars and is a hallmark of quality in this Overland Whippet. The interior appointments of the Whippet are tasty in every way. A frosted glass dome light adorns the rear compartment of the sedan. The levers for lifting or dropping the windows are nickelled. Upholstery is of a fine ribbed velour /of rich colouring and fine fabric. In the touring car the upholstery and interior trim is of handsome Spanish Duratex. In mechanical equipment and appointments, as in design and performance, this Overland Whippet is ' a distinct revelation in the light car field. An innovation in light car construction is found in the four wheel brakes, which are of the type of design used on better .than SO per cent, of the finest European cars, where all types of four wheel brakes have been thoroughly tested and tried out. The Overland Whippet has all the earmarks of being one of those developments which make history in the industry. It resembles nothing on the market in its size class.. In its constructional features, in its lines, in its concessions to comfort and appearance, it is a car which ranks along with the finest productions which are being pnt out in the motor car world to-day. Good style in everything else has been marked by greater snap, less material, and more economy of space—shorter skirls, bobbed hair, bungalow type homes —why not the Whippet as the new fashion moulder of the useful light car.

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