Locking Bonnets
A notable feature in 1941 American ears is the fitting of a' locking device to most models equipped with the all i - gator-type of bonnet. An interior control is provided which requires the cooperation of the driver helore the bonnet can be lifted. Only four of the 1940 model cars were so equip[X'd. The (ho ice proved so popular with the motoring public that loot the I'.Mi models have the locked bonnet as standard equipment. One advantage of thin safeguard is that it prevents theft of under-the-bonnet equipment- or tampering with the power unit and its accessories.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23861, 11 January 1941, Page 9 (Supplement)
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99Locking Bonnets New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23861, 11 January 1941, Page 9 (Supplement)
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