Mr J. Walsh has boon granted a certificate by the Queensland Club for a 500 miles non-stop run in a Studebaker Six, the actual running time for which was 22 hours IS minutes. The ear carried a full load, including two observers. The report states: “No mechanical trouble of any kind was experienced during the whole of the trip, and those on board came through without undue fatigue. The petrol consumption worked out at .21.362 miles per gallon.”
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19247, 26 February 1925, Page 5
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