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The WHIPPET sets a new pace me uvcrianu VVluppCL mn uuu m c* ./ . (rircle . . . park in a 14-foot curb space. A specially designed steering mechanism makes steering easy. Palmerston North.—A. Hatrick & Co.’s Sales-and Service Depot. Hunterville.—A. Dalziell. Ohakune Junction.—A. Webb. Compare other cars by these standards 35 miles on an Imperial gallon of petrol. 55 miles an hour—s to 30 miles in 13 seconds. Four-wheel brakes—stops in 51 feet from a speed of 40 miles an hour. Turns in 34 foot circle —parks in 14 feet of curb space. 5 feet 9 inches high —lower gravity centre—greater safety. Modern-type body—provides more inside room than other light cars. The Overland Whippet represents a combination of the most advanced American and European engineering thought. It is a complete new car . . . designed and built as a unit . . . not an old-fashioned, reconstructed chassis. For over three years, WillysOverland engineers in America and Europe have been developing it. The distinctive body lines frankly resemble the smartest cars of America and Europe. It has a beautiful finish of polished Appenine blue lacquer—with nickeled lamp-rims and radiator shell. Lowswung . . . rakish . . . graceful as a Whippet . . . that’s the proper way to describe it. New Mechanical Standards Its high-torque motor of bore by 4-Ml-inch stroke, is by far the most efficient light car engine made in the U. S. A. It actually develops more horsepower per cubic inch of piston displacement and pound of car weight than any other light four-cyl-inder engine. It has an 80-lb. torque . . . this means greater pulling power ... the ability to master hills, sand and mud without shifting gears. You have never seen a car like it before. In fairness to yourself drive this car . . . prove to yourself that no other light car is comparable to it. OVERLAND Whippet The world’s light car WIL L Y S OVERLAND FINE MOTOR CARS

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Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3495, 3 November 1926, Page 15

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Page 15 Advertisements Column 1 Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3495, 3 November 1926, Page 15

Page 15 Advertisements Column 1 Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3495, 3 November 1926, Page 15