A LIFETIME CAR

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 9955, 26 April 1918, Page 8

A LIFETIME CAR

Mr John W. Bate, the great efficiency engineer, has. in designing the “Mitchell," aimed at a lifetime oar. Two Bate-built Mitchells, still in good condition, havo run over 200,000 miles apiece. Seven of them are known to have averaged over 175.000 miles apiece, or more than 30 years’ ordinary service. So far as we know, no other car ever built has approached those endurance records. V Those records, however, were made by Mitchell-built under former standards of 50 per cent, over-strength. That was tho standard Mr Bate adopted years ago. It made him, at that time, seem an extremist. Other engineers argued that, in ordinary driving, no such margin of safety was necessary. But that over-strength is what made Mitchell Cars . render their marvellous service. But three years ago. Mr Bate spent a year in Europe. There he found a standard, among foremost engineers, of 100 per cent, over-strength. That standard was based on European roads. It would not mean that much margin here. But it suggested to Mr Bate tho same double strength, baaed on less favourable conditions. Since then Mr Bate has constantly worked to double our margins of safetyHo has worn out fifty cars in learning the needed strength. He has invented tests to prove that every vital part has twice tho strength required. This year, for the first time, wo announce that Mitchells, in all important parts, have 100 per cent, over-strength. That is, they aro built to twice the strength standards ,of tho Mitchells which made those records. Over HO parts,are built of toughened steel. All parts' which got a major strain aro built of Chrome-Vanadium, and built oversize. Axles, gears, steering and driving parts aro constantly tested for this double strength. The factory analyse all steels to insure it, aud parts are subjected to tremendous factory tests. Call and inspect the latest 5 and 7 Passenger Models at — INGLIS BROS. AND CO., LTD., , 24-26, Harris street, • WELLINGTON. ’ •