Wlllys-Knight makes Record Rim -Christchurch to West Coast & hack same day 320 miles . . . running time Christchurch to Greymouth, 5 hours; Greymouth to Christchurch return, 5 hours 13 minutes . . . . Total 10 hours 13 minutes Run under the auspices of the Canterbury Automobile Association, primarily for the purpose of proving that the West Coast is not so very far from the East Coast, and. that the absence of a bridge oyer the Waimakariri at Bealey is the only obstacle to quick, direct road travel, the record-breaking run also again emphasised the road-worthiness and pronounced mechanical excellence which, as eveiry Willys-Knight owner knows, is the strong feature of WillysKnight cars. Othev Wlllys-Kfiilglat Vv< aw m 1 The President o£ the Canterbury Automobile Association, Mr W, R, Carey, welcoming the Driver on Arrival in Christchurch W k the , G^ President, said that it showed that one could breakfast in Christchurch, lunch in Greymouth and dine m Christchurch, . The feat was an excellent one, and die Association congratulated Mr Christie and Save him it* ** .u.yo^s Mr Christie said that all the credit was due to the car. If the river were bridged the trip could be done every day. y.ViS .... .- - 35SS d m SUmoaM 20 M:TlMer wIUjMMgM Mu, um, , £495 DA, that made the Record Run 1927 CHRISTCHURCH TO INVERCARGILL AND RETURN, Standard 6-Cylinder Willys-Knight Non-Stop top gear record, Christchurch to Invercargill and back. LABOUR DAY, 1930, the same Willys-Knight secured first place Open Glass Around the Bays G.A.A. Trial. 7 1923 G.AA. ROUND THE BAYS TRIAL, WillysKnight secured maximum marks 1,000 and Non-Stop. NOTE.—The only G.A.A.'Open Trial held between 1923 and 1930 was the Bealey Trial on June 3rd, 1929 when Willys-Overland cars were again successful’ Whippet securing first, second, third and fourth places’ On completion of the trip, the car was running as smoothly and as well as at the commencement of the arduous journey. No oil was used; no water added on either trip, and other than tWo punctures, whlfsh Were beyond anybody’s control, there was no trouble whatsoever, no hesitation in mechanical performance of any nature. The sustained pulling power of the Willys-Knight sleeve Valve Engine was particularly noticeable when negotiating the steep climb oyer the Odra, Notwithstanding the broken surface of the roads over die Ohra, on no occasion was it necessary to change below second gear. s AnoAer point of notice was the housing of the motor. Which enabled something like upwards of 20 fords on Observer's Report each journey to be negotiated without water intercarburettor Cl^Cr electrical equipment or theCOMFORT; It was particularly noticeable that notwithstanding the 320 miles covered in the day over road surfaces that, on many stretches, left j desire d, the nding comfort of the WillysKnight reduced physical fatigue of the passengers to a minimum. s Notwithstanding the creditable speed of the high average of 33 miles per hour attained, all town and observed BP6ed w * ulation * were scrupulously (Signed) L. D. PICKLES GAA. Official Observer, THE SOUTH ISLAND MOTORS, LTD., Anzac Square (opposite Railway Station), Dunedin. And at Christchurch. HUNT & WHITE, Anderson's Bay Road, Dunedin. : ISLAND MOTORS, LTD., 209 Thames Street, Oamaru. P.O. Box 80 S. ROBB, Roxburgh. KEAN & WEDDELL, LTD., Baldutha.
Messrs Baldwin, Son, and Carey, District Managers Mirama Bros., Crawford street, Dunedin, report that recently they acted as agents in filing the following applications for Letters Patent:—Holmes, A. M. (Wellington), razor hone; Eight, G. F., and Webb, C. S. (Auckland), coin controlled liquid dispensing machine; British Power Railway Signal Co., Ltd. (Buckingham, Eng.)-, signal receiving apparatus; Rodrian, R., and Butterman, TL H. (New York), recovering metals; Booth, R. G., and Cole, F. H. (Melbourne and Wellington), automatic recording target; Boss, J. V. (Vaueluse, N.S.W.), separating cortical and chlorophyll from phormimn tenax leaves, etc.; Neilson, C,, and Geisness, E. 0. (West Melbourne), combustion engine fuel economiser. Send for “Inventors' Guide." Post free. —Advt.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21196, 29 November 1930, Page 25
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