Messrs. John Thornycroft and Co., Ltd., of Southampton, are the manufacturers of a three-ton war-model lorry just landed by Messrs. Baker-Gabb and Short, whose advertisement appears in another column. The commercial vehicles built by this well-known English firm have long enjoyed a worldwide reputation for reliability and quality of material,. The model X 3-ton lorry just to hand ic a striking example of the excellence of British engineering. With a4O h.p. engine, large wheels both front and rear and other warmodel improvements, this machine. is * specially suited for colonial ... requirements. In view of the ever-increasing price of vehicles of this description, Messrs- Baker-Gabb and Short are fortunate in having ordered this one some considerable time ago, a fact which should be of interest to prospective buyers-*
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 17, 3 January 1920, Page 5
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