“%s-. w O R.T H , MR. F. D. KESTEVEN, Chan- LJ Jnk %j? [| f /MESSRS R. &W. THOMPSON, eery Lane, Christchurch, j M AsJk | j I n J Kilmore St., Christchurch, writes: g I /% V 1 B W / writes: -“J J / “We haVe J ust made a trfp at stilly over 20 to the another Studebaker and I am J .AJC gallon. . more than satisfied with my < 0 s “When we tionsi - choice. The car has given me I ff eration, the fact that th - perfect satisfaction using little tance included _ severa oil and no water. The engine . periods ot driving has so much power that the car a c ° n ® l<^era^l e . , flies up hills and the accelera- H sto P s and starts, the petrol - tion is the fastest I have ever sumption works out very satisknown. The control is so easy f actonly for an engin thatachildcouldhandle the car. - develops 80 h.p. “I have taken the car over // “During the nine months very rough roads, but even ..that we have possessed the when driving wery fast, I did Studebaker Regal Commander, not feel any bumps at all, ow- we have driven a considerable ing, I suppose, to the wonderful number of stiff journeys in springing and the hydraulic New Zealand and can conshock absorbers.’’ fidently say that out of the MB. B.L. WIGLEY, Managing Stuaebaker'a championship £ tte IZS Director, The Mount Cook performance is without equal 2Q none has B given us Motor Co., Timaru, writes: in America, and is endorsed greater pleasure and satisfac“The order we have just . by the opinions of prominent tion than our Commander. placed represents the thirtieth in New Zealand, as “The hill climbing qualities Studebaker car bought from you. .Xz extracts of letters in this are remarkable, and on our last /advertisement show. :: :: X’was’SnjpE o°n Sp the present time we have 20 in > No other car holds so many 1111165 was accompnsnea on wp use. One at Queenstown has a speed and endurance records a mileage of 121000 to its credit as Studebaker. an then pickillg up 45 another at Ewrlie has just // n o other car oifers so many or 50 again perfect ease, reached the 76,000 ™ark. Both Kf improvements. :: :: :: :: Another thing that pleases us these cars run perfectly and » No other car gives such rest- is the steadiness of the Com. mechanically seem almost as H tulridineat the new Stude- nander on the road when good as new. The car that we f riamg as me new This purchased in December, 1927, w baker with the new ball- think mmt be due to has already run over 42,000 | bearing spring shackles that Studebaker’s efficient springAs you know some of the | do not require lubrication j ng - an d engineering design.” tourist routes covered by us | under 20,000 miles. :: :: ?sj g are the hardest m New Zea- | -r.T-m-r.-r> -n land, embracing the McKenzie — Mr. CLAUDE PIPER, ProPlains, Lindis Pass, Kawarau H 2f ie - tor l . clarend ?J l Hotel > Gorge, the Crown Range (4,400 IL Christchurch, writes: ft.) and the famous Skippers “Our old Light Six StudeRun, Queenstown. We run a 1 | I I fll | iiH'|ii^fF li: -' in Wr(WL baker was so good, that a few daily service between Timaru I I I months ago when we decided to and the “Hermitage.” We also 'i 'J _ change for a more modern car, run a tri-weekly service be- w-CO 'P'Q i we did not hesitate to again tween the “Hermitage” and *' purchase a Studebaker. The Queenstown besides other ser- * Commander Sedan that we are vices at Queenstown, Queens- now usin S' lS certainly the most town-Cromwell, etc. comfortable car that we have “Our cars run over roads of ever ridden in. At present we every description, under all NEW 1929 BALL-BEARING Snppd have only done very small mileweather conditions, but the SPRING SHACKLE. , p age with the new car, but the fact that we have kept Stude- anutinairanceKecoras performance throughout has baker cars for such a long time /"■> J H The Studebaker President raced been perfect in every way.” speaks for itself. We cannot ~(w > 'i 30,000 miles at 68.37 ni.p.h. speak too highly of Studebaker "Xr—' IVIE.. E. HENZEL, Taxi Proreliability, and we are very Nothing i 1 the history of the prietor, Grand Stand, well satisfied with the Stude- world ever travelled so fast— Christchurch, writes: baker for power, speed and Z. 7 so f ar — as the Studebaker • “Four years ago I purchased endurance.” T President. from you a Big Six Studebaker. MR. C. R. DODGE, of Dodge The a R haS 4 onstant use for Bros. Builders, Christ- raced 25,000 miles at 65.31 taxi work and has given every Church, writes: ’ NO MODERN ADVANCEMENT u t , satisfaction. I have only had to “Once again I write to you HAS SO DEFINITELY ADDED The Studebaker Director raced 5 P 2a/-for clutch discs and about my Studebaker car, as I TO RIDING COMFORT AS THIS 5,000 miles at 63.13 m.p.h. this I consider uo be a very fine am so satisfied with my latest— NEW AND EXCLUSIVELY • The Studebaker Erskine raced record. One thing which I had the Director Sedan. I have STUDEBAKER IMPROVEMENT. 1,000 miles at 60.97 m.p.h. deemed impossible is that, alter toured all round the South ' dnvin / o °o miles Wlth Island and can honestly say NEW 1929 PRICES : mv that the Director would want t _ , , , _ , P9I7A tyres and during my long exsome beating for riding com- NOW 1929 Studebaker Erskine Six Sedans from XO/U penence as a motorist I have fort. I have made some excel- M iqoq CaHane AOK nOt k ad a car so economicai 011 lent times in the run to Dune- IiQVJ 1929 Studebaker Sedans - - - from tyres. din, attaining and maintaining Used cars taken in part payment. :: :: Easy terms arranged. . have made several long a speed of 55 miles an hour ' trips, and have carefully tested without the slightest effort and We cordially invite you to inspect the new 1929 STUDEBAKER m y petrol consumption and my petrol consumption was and ERSKINE Models now on exhibition in our Showrooms. find that the car does 20 miles about 18 or 19 miles to the gal- — to the gallon which I consider lon, which I consider excellent. Call, write or ’phone for New illustrated Cataiogut excellent for a 36 hp. engine.” LOCAL AGENTS: Wright, Stephenson & Ltd. GORE and INVERCARGILL
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Southland Times, Issue 20664, 20 April 1929, Page 19
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