m $ '4 KILLMAN MINX motoring now costs you less than ever—many new features Incorporated enable greater economy in petrol consumption. On official observed test from Auckland to Invercargill the HILLMAN MINX averaged 48.76 miles per gallon for the whole journey of 829 miles. In England on R.A.C. test the HILLMAN MINX averaged 47.59 m.p.g. and in Australic en official test, 54.7 m.p.g. I •IV 4-DOOR SALOON IN N.Z. template at illustrated. Delivered anywhere in N.Z. Trie HILLMAN MINX is the best value In the light car class. It offers be,tfrer performance, greater economy, safety, roominess, comfort and beauty. .', m $ m m W R & ®r S?J a 3fe *£ A Big Car Beauty! Three windows on each side as on all quality saloons, not two as on Baby ond cheaper cars. Impressive and graceful frontal appearance combined with stylish and scientifically streamlined coachwork have made the HILLMAN'MINX the most beautiful car In the light car class. • ONLY 10 h.p. CAR The Hillmoit Minx is a car of quality on account of Its superior finish ond costly mechanical feoture*. In recant Monte Carlo Roily the Minx coined first award for the most comfortable closed cor In light car class for the second year In succession. Fitted with oil high-priced quality car features as follows: COMFORT FEATURES "Smooth-rlde" suspension, 4 full-length Big Car Springs, automatically variable to load and road surface. "Contour-correct" luxury sealing. 5.00x16 tyres. Ample room for 4 adults and child. Big Car comfortable steering rake. Gear lever clear of driver's and passenger's knees. Fully opening front windscreen. Recessed doer bandies. Side scuttle ventilators for better ventilation. SAFETY FEATURES No other car offers greater safety. Among the many safety feeturn ere all-steel body and armour all-steel roof, safety-glass, ' Big Car track, box girder chassis frame (seven times stronger than conventional frame), and Duo-servo safety brakes with hand brake operating on all four wheel*. MECHANICAL FEATURES Hardened steel, removable valve seat Inserts. Super-cooled valves of special Valmax steel. Four-speed, synchromesh silent gear-box with instant oil check. Special silent rear axle. Bonded rubber engine mountings. World's most reliable type of engine, developing 33 b.h.p. Unequalled luggage capacity inside and out. Spare wheel and tools In compartment entirely separate from luggage. M in a field of 16 different mokes of 10 h.p. cars sold In the United Kingdom/one in every three Is a HILLMAN MINX. Of oil 10 h.p. cars sold, HILLMAN olone sells one-third whilst 15 different factories sail only two-thirds. Geo. Frye Garage, Alexandra. Elder and Tough Roxburgh. Patterson's Garage, Waikouaiti. Palmerston Service Station. Ltd., Palmerston. R. S. Pringle, Ranfurly. Middlemarch Motor Coy., Middlemarch. Waipinta Motors, Waipiata. G. H. Read. Milton. Gray's Garage, Kelso. A Mackintosh, Todd Motors' Resident Representative, C/o JOHNSTON'S SUPER SERVICE STATION, Thames Street. Oamaru. JOHN RIDGWELL, Balclutha. N.Z. Distributors: TODD MOTORS, LTD., Princes Street South, Duncdin. Also at Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. FREE CATALOGUE!
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23807, 13 May 1939, Page 4
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