"• v ' '•. • J ''"K\- "' : '''-<^;^v mm -~ ' • New f Zealand Staff' Officer's Record of His • "Ford" is the record of a Ford Can i . HfSP by a New Zealand Start x Officer whose name is familfar td every New Zealander: Mileage, 1914 609 ft IS 5 • 12,00 ft ft «16 ... 14.000 n «7 ... 14,000 » 1918 ... 14,000 Total "K6OO . Crossed the Rimutakas 650 Times without a stop or hitch of any kind, though journeys were made at all hours, day and night, in all | weathers. Analysis of Cost per Mile during 1918: j. Average petrol consumption; 20 mites to gallon # purchased at war prices ... ... ljd.mile Cost of tyres per mile lid. „ Cost of repair, lubrica* tion oils and grease ... ljd< „ Cost of depreciation 20% p.a.; interest 5% ; pa.; and insurance ... _Jd. „ Total coil per mil., m- j" j cladini co« it cur .. ou> ir giimi 1 Ohly Four "Stops" in Four Years Caatu: (1) Want of oil on commuta* tor—own fault, i - (2) Ron out Petrol. (3) Ran into a train at 25 miles p.li. (4) Differential troublebreakdown. In the last case, which occurred in the city, it was exactly 40 minutes from the time of breakdown to starting again, and during this forty minutes a complete new rear axle and differential was fitted. Proof of the absolute authenticity of ihis record will be given to any inter etlei enquirer. The Colonial Motor Co., Ltd. Auckland - Wellington - Timaru ' 78LBMMfaiMaMnßgpfl WAIKATO DEALERS: JAS. TOMBS AND CD. HAMILTON. * tioians, 318. Queen St (near Victoria St,). Sight tested by most improved methods. Spectacles accura'.oly fitted. Artificial Eyea of *11 colours id stock Nautical and Sac•<e jots' Instrument# in stock and repaired.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17139, 19 April 1919, Page 13
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