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Timaru Herald, Volume CVII, Issue 16524, 20 April 1918, Page 8

The Kaikoura Route T Difficult for most cars — Easy for the STUDEBAKER HE " Lyttelton Times " of March 20 last, describing the general experience of motorists on the route from Ghristchurch to Kaikoura since the floods of a few weeks ago, speaks of the Conway ford as follows " Owing to the long spell of rain the river has been running freely, and a powerful draught horse is hitched on to the car to assist it in its passage over the riverbed for nearly a mile, during which streams are crossed on about six occasions. The going in the soft shingle is very heavy, and recently neither the car nor the horse have been able to develop sufficient power to effect the crossing. The two require to work together. In a journey across the river the other day the motorist endeavoured to cross the last stream on ~ the car's own power, but the car stopped midway, the nose of the machine poking downwards, and a torrent of water flowing over the running boards. The horse was hitched on and commenced to pull lustily, but the only effect was to raise the animal high on his hind legs. The car engine was set going, and by petrol and solid horseflesh the car was tugged and jogged safely through the stream and over the shingle banks." In regard to the crossing of the Leader river, the same article says:— " The crossing of the stream and shingle is one of the worst from a motorist's point of view." How the Studebaker tackfes the rivers: ; Quotations are here made from a couple of letters just received by Messrs. Adams Ltd., which give evidence that the troubles above described do not worry drivers of the reliable Studebaker : Mr. GEO. COOPER, licensed taxi-proprietor, Christchurch, writes, under date March 19 last "I have just returned from a round tour of the West Coast and Northern Provinces, via Otira West- ' port, Nelson, Picton and Kaikoura, covering a total of 803 miles in twelve days. The only mishaps on the journey were a couple of punctures, ALL RIVERS BEING SAFELY NEGOTIATFD UNDER THE CAR'S OWN POWER. The petrol consumption averaged about 184 miles to the gallon, with four passengers and myself aboard. It was a most delightful trip, the Studebaker Four behaving perfectly throughout in every respect." ,• • Mr. P. F. RYAN, a well-known farmer of the Weedon's district, who owns a Studebaker car in which he has covered a mileage of 33,000, says, in the course of a letter in which he expresses high satisfaction with the car:— "I crossed the Leader on March 12, nearly opposite Mr. Murray-Aynsley's property, and although tne ford is very steep and nsky I drove through without a stop, notwithstanding the flooded condition of the river. PRICES: Touring, Roadster and 10-passenger Express Models, 4-cylinder, £445 ; 15 cwt. van chassis, 4-cylinder, £395 ; Touring and Roadster Models, 6-cylinder, £525. Fitted with Dixie Waterproof Magneto. ADAMS LTD. TIMARU, CHRISTCHURCH, WANGANUI and PALMERSTON NORTH. AQENTS: OAMARU—-H. J. Jenkins. WAIMATE—Motor Garage Ltd. fG. B. Sadler). TEMUKA—Mahana nd GERALDINE—E.UadriII. PLEASANT POINT-Andrew and Son. QUEE^TO^ Service Co. FAIRLIE—Mount Cook Motor Service Co.. and S. Jones. u>v jn Mount Look Motor

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