A CAR A YEAR

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 88, 5 July 1927, Page 13

A CAR A YEAR

FOR TWENTY YEARS AMERICAN’S RECORD The habit of purchasing a new car at frequent intervals does not appear to be peculiar to New Zealand. That the practice can be carried to excess is shown by the following record: Twenty Studebakers in 20 years is the record of the family of George K. Schmidt, president of the Prudential Savings Bank, of Chicago, 111., U.S.A., to whom the twentieth car, a Studebaker Standard Six Customs Victoria, was recently delivered. At the present time there are five Studebakers in the Schmidt garage. There are four children—three sons and one daughter—in Mr. Schmidt’s family. Each has a Studebaker of his or her own. For general family use there is a Studebaker Big Six Sedan.

It was in the middle of the winter of 1906, just at the tag end of the year, when Mr. Schmidt purchased his first Studebaker automobile.

“From that time on we have always had Studebaker automobiles in opr family,” said Mr. Schmidt, in commenting on his experience with automobiles. “My hobby is new cars. We always have four or five cars in the family, and many of our 20 Studebakers have been turned in for new cars before even a small fraction of their mileage had been used. I have always stuck to Studebaker, and our present roster of automobiles is a pretty good indication that I always will stick to Studebaker.”