THE AGE OF THE MOTOR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17662, 24 December 1920, Page 9

THE AGE OF THE MOTOR.

I CARS FOR WORK AND i PLEASURE. [ THE IDEAL TRUCKS. WICHITA, GUY. AND KARRIER. HUGHES AND COSSAR, AGENTS. " This is the age of motor traction/' said a \v«ll-known Auckland authority on this subject yesterday. " and it -will not be long before traction by horses will be a thing of the past. It is not without a certain pang ot regret." he continued, that we must look forward to the day when the use of draught horses for haulage purposes will be as uncommon as it is to-day a common sight. When you remember the beautiful types of horses that have done yeoman service in the community over a period of years, and then realise that the equine from the point of utility will shortly be relegated to the Jimbo of things once known and now Jorgotten, it will at once dawn upon you that this is but one of the results of onward march of progress. The scientific mind which first conceived the possibility of the horse being superseded by a contrivance made up of many parts of Bteel and iron, doubtless little dreamt that in to short a time this idea would be so developed as to become an accomplished fact. Yet such is the position now, and all manner of mechanically propelled conveyances have made their appearance within recent years. Trials and tests of varying character have proved that the "*irou liors>e" will in future do the work of the farmer, local bodies, tradesmen, and will also be the means by which people can be conveyed from place to place, whether on pleasure or business bent." This authority, continuing his remarks, stated that from a commercial standpoint, after years of experience with motor-trucks nd motor-lorries, he had arrived at the ' unelusion that the Wichita motor-truck is the most serviceable, and easily the raost economical that has yet been introduced into the Dominion. It has been on the roads here for the past five years, and had been doing the work for which it was utilised without the slightest difficulty. The results achieved exceeded the highest expectations of even the most sanguine. The roads in the Auckland Province were admitted to be the worst in New Zealand, and yet the Wichita motor-truck made light of them. The gratifying results experienced with this brand of truck resulted in many people, when going in for motor traction, securing this wonderfully equipped conveyance. Among these were quite a number of mechanics, and today tnere are more Wichita trucks on the roada in and around Auckland than there are of any other brand of track the only exception possibly being the Ford truck. For general utility the Wichita defied comparison, and was a boon to the commercial and the farming community. Discussing the famous British Guy motor-truck, he said it contained a lot of very special features, chief among which was its marvellous engine. This wonderful piece of mechanism at 1000 revolutions developed 25h.p., and at 1420 revolutions it developed 41jh.p. It was traditional of British workmanship that it stood tb© test of time, and there was no exception m regard to the Guy motor-truck, which had done all that had been required of it with most satisfactory results. The other motor-truck of which mention was made, was the Karrier, another British machine. This truck had defied all the bad roads in the Auckland Province, and was absolutely the last word in motors. Its wheels were automatically lubricated, and the springß, both back and front, of such quality that there was nothing of the same size in Auckland to compare with this truck for® power and cost of mileage. " The Karrier's super-spring-ing," he said, " gives the vehicle a perfect 'riding' for passenger traffic." There are many grades of commercial motorvehicles available to the public, all of which can be classified as good, better or best. " Best," is the grade to which the Karrier belongs. Four years of strenuous work on the battlefields of Europe have given the Karrier a test which would not have been possible under ordinary conditions, and the result was so signally satisfactory that the manufacturers had no occasion to remodel it when placing it upon the market. It did its work well wherever it went during the war, and it is doing its commercial work equally well to-day. The tests to which it was subjected in England included a climb over a hill with a gradient of lin. 3.8, at Church Avenu«, Linthwaite. When this test was attempted it was considered to be impossible of achievement, but the Karrier negotiated the hill with remarkable ease. The machine was stopped and restarted and reversed on the steepest part of the hill, where the road is very rough and broken. Not once during the climb was there the least indication of the water in the radiators having reached boiling point. A special feature about the test was that the Karrier truck used carried a four-ton load. The satisfaction, economy, and reliability of the Karrier is the result of a definite poiioy of manufacture, in which quality is the first and foremost consideration. Messrs. Hughes and Cossar. of Swanson Street, are the New Zealand agents I for the Wichita, and North Island agents for the Guy and the Karrier motortrucks. RUSSELL AND CO., AUCKLAND AND HAMILTON, FOR RELIABLE CARS. The headquarters of Russell and Co. are conveniently located in Little Queen Street, and they have a branch at Harnili ton. The firm has a variety of cars, but i is specialising in the well-known Olds- | mobile and the popular light Chevrolet j known as the " Four-Ninety." I The Oldsmobile cars exhibited by Rusi sell's are six and eight cylinder. They I are smart in appearance, elegant in dej sign and embody the highest quality of ! materials and workmanship. These cars satisfy every demand for comfort, refinej ment, distinctiveness, and quality. If you are contemplating the purchase of a car call on Russell and Co. and inspect the latest models of the Oldsmobile. It's worth while. If you require something at a lower price, probably the Chevrolet " Four-Ninety" Touring Car may suit you. This car is very economical to run, and being a light car it is possible with it to economise on tyres also. Upwards of 330,000 "Four-Ninety" Models are in use to-day. The price is only £395. This is a wonderful car for the money. If you call in at Russell's to see it ask i them l to show you, also, the sample • " F.N." Belgian car they are landing |ex S.S. Dorset. This is another very | popular model. The firm is expecting a j shipment of these well-known cars i shortly.