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Positive Proof of the Overland 's Superb Staying Power Once again the New 6 (winner of the 1926 Sydney-Brisbane Trials, m which it set up a new record), has established Overland supremacy by. performing day and night for 175 hours, a continuous circuit from Wellington to Wanganui/ via Paekakariki and the Rimutaka Ranges, without the motor once stopping, and without a mechanical hitch. ' ' > VIRTUALLY A YEAR»S RUNNING CROWDED INJO A WEEK! "■ ' '.'. " ; -■ ' " A " . • '■ -v -■■■■■■■■". •;•:..:'•'./••' . ;•, ■;.•.-,. f Overland Seven Days & Seven Nights Non-Stop Endurance Test Mhis is to ■ ffitttjfg; ; tbat . ; l ; v; , ; .1. Overland. Model ' 93, Six-cylinder Standard Touring Car, No. 3 1 477, : has be«n compared with other . ...^ j stock Overland Cars, and is found to be identical with them with the exception of the "Steward" extra air. ■ . . . '.. '■.;' ' ... .'":'■■■'■,.'•"'"■ ; -".'•"'..' '• -. .' " ! ' 2. The car was under our personal supervision continually from ;8 a^m. .on Thursday,' Au^usjk s, ! until • the' conclusion of the non-stop test on Thursday, August 1 2, at > 8 a.m. •>. ••••■' ■ . 3. During the time specified the motor did not stop running -„.>., > , ; : • 4. The route covered a continuous circuit from Wellington to Wanganui, 1 outwards via Manawatu, and returning via Wairarapa, thus covering all conditions of road travellMg; embracing more than an average proportion of hill-climbing m negotiating the Paekakariki and Rimutaka Hills on each trip. . , . 5. The. mileage run was 3300 • ■.::-[. ;'-,, ,'^y^-- : :'.:- •!'.''.,':■ ; , . 6. Benzine consumption, including s tanding time, showed average '.oil i24.l miles per* gaU'oti. .. U ~ : . . 7. " Oil consumption was 13 pints, equat ; -to 203Q, miles per gallon. " ..' 'i^y ;;:/;.'./ \■; ■ ' ,- SIGNED— ' - •■■.■-•' ■■ :. :/: \) ;■'■■. .FWy, 1 :- ■■•»■:•'■' ..-'— v:- -.■.:;,,■■■..;■■■;.'■ Organiser for Wellington Automobile Club : " For S^C.Z.Fne Lance '.■'.: ;. : - :/■•■■• y "■ „ ■ ' Fdr^Z.' e Cruth\;:, . ' 1 ' This stamps the OVERLAND with the Hall-mark of Supremacy m „■'.'.'" .. ' . ; Endurance > Reliability -^ Economy * : N.I. Distributors: , . : WELLINGTON, WANGANUI AND AUCKLAND. ;

I Waxme Soap Works Wonders! . . ,. .i. .... •■••.. 1. B. 6ILBERD& SONS LTD. Marafactarers, WANGANUI Mackenzie 'a School of Engineering PALMERSTON NORTH. CORRESPONDENCE COURSE OF TUITION, . . For All Classes or Government Certitlcates. Principvil: P. MACKENZIE, lI.L, Mech. E., First Class' Board of Trade Certificate, also holder of First Class Certificates m Mechanics, Steam, ilachirie Depigiv and Electricity;. II years Examiner of Engineers to the New Zealand Government. GOITRE Positively Cured! This is not a patent cure-all, but a genuine proven remedy. Prices 1, 2, or 3 guineas. Send name and address for free particulars. Robert Mulr, Chemist, • 529 T. Dominion Road, Auckland. .■ . SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Paid m advance by Postal Notes, Stamps, or Money Order are as .■'...; follows: •■■ ■ N.Z. Twelve Months ...... 15 0 . 6ix Months 7 6 Three Month* 3 9

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NZ Truth, Issue 1081, 19 August 1926, Page 16

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Page 16 Advertisements Column 4 NZ Truth, Issue 1081, 19 August 1926, Page 16

Page 16 Advertisements Column 4 NZ Truth, Issue 1081, 19 August 1926, Page 16

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