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Vigour Xt. 1 Wizard Smiths great achievement WjL Auckland ryNLY a car supreme among all cars could smash one record after i 1 • another—only a Chrysler could pile triumph on triumph ! \r\ U 28th Oct. Australia’s greatest 10 day 9th Dec. Sydney - Brisbane record \ Y lain ’ Reliability Test—Chrysler won! IQ?/; lowered by 1 hour 16 minutes \ \ . Zk ISZb —by Chrysler. \ \ 22nd Dec. Two new Maroubra Track records go to ft! I in?/; * Chrysler—l,oo® miles in 955 minutes, and L 1 1,468 miles in 24 hours —average 61.1 m.h.p. | y? for 24 hours. I AND NOW—llth JAN. 1927 J J 504 MILES Z Auckland—Wellington record lowered by 1 hour 15 minutes. f in / Distance, 504 miles, (including deviations). Time, 12 hours 4 I 12 hours 4 minutes "J minutes. Average speed, 41.8 miles per hour. J[ average speed $ All with the same stock chassis, strictly standard except for free exhaust and -Zz r> u 1 3.7: 1 gear ratio. 7? This new time established by Chrysler stops to allow other traffic to pass in [ A J could have been even more amazing, comfort, and STRICT OBSERVANCE \ V 1 but for road reconstruction work, OF SPEED LIMITS through every \ \ - ■ V. necessitating deviations, and recent town and village, and at every blind y heavy dressings of loose shingle over a corner C big portion of the route necessitating Wizard Smith at all times makes public t reduced speed, and even frequent dead safety his first consideration. . - . y •NO MECHANICAL TROUBLE EXPERIENCED fl / throughout this wonderful drive! I / Although much of the distance was traversed in (/ df second gear at over 50 m.p.h., yet the temperature in [J Jr the radiator never exceeded 160 degrees F. Ay j What other car could do as well even if driven at the Wellington f utmost capacity throughout ? vS/ f This latest and greatest Chrysler Victory definitely sets the seal on Chrysler superiority. 173 CHRYSLER “50” ”60” ”70” ”80” « D f. ~ , - CHRYSLER MODEL NUMBERS MEAN MILES PER HOUR Breaking records With a Chrysler > - > „ , _. _ .., . is something you might expect. „ _ „ . : _ She came through Without a T O O |VI OT O R C O IVI PAM Y hitch *■■■’ Wizard Smith Wellington -Christchurch —— Dunedin ' ; •Deatere at Every Point.

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Otago Witness, Issue 3804, 8 February 1927, Page 20

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Page 20 Advertisements Column 1 Otago Witness, Issue 3804, 8 February 1927, Page 20

Page 20 Advertisements Column 1 Otago Witness, Issue 3804, 8 February 1927, Page 20