"ZZheu drivers cuillcL -nvt SMASH f’> iJa. STANDARD f-fAi M 14! I IP CAPTAIN C. H. MILLER JOE CAMPBELL HELL DRIVER No. HELL DRIVER No. 2, ■k▼rll I B B B ■ . , uKI ■ 1 ■ H I ■ H Hi HR found the New Zealand asThe Chrys er-built and New-Zea- B 1 BH . ■ ■ H ■ BB ■ _ sembled bodies as safe is I expected, land assembled ALL STEEL Bodies ■■ BH A W JR " B but never ceased to be amazed at on s Chrysier-Plymouth the tremendous strength the standard passenger car chassis which I simply could not damage I have crashed through flaming walls. the engine, frame, springs or steerover ramps and hurdles, and del.ber- ing. lam perfectly satisfied to roll ately rolled over, during my New -.^BBB^— M ov ‘ r any number of them. The New Zealand a-.sen.bied Chrysler less damage than an, lyher Dode, . mouth and De Soto certainly carr.« have tested. In nearly 400 roll-over TN J TO* B W Hf I through the terrific tests w.th flymg demonstrations I have M « II >3 BE jjfl ■ colours bodes stronger. and more '»- r; JB M. g JS Bk U table than these. ‘ ,/gg -4MB iSrMifr--, e- See h° w they tried ! They tried in London ... Paris ... Brussels .. . Stockholm .. . Antwerp ... in fact, the whole of the centres of Europe, India, Australia—and they have tried and failed too «*2p3R,^-'* m New Zealand! The American Hell-Drivers made the cars leap over ramps at SO miles an hour high into the air—landifi VMrffiMF'Jlj ing on four wheels! on two wheels! on one wheel! "*~ —crashing the cars through a blazing wail of timber—rolling A \ WWnkWpl thcm ovcr lnd ovcr Wlth rOo ' - sidcs - and nose hitting the f ground in turn . . . a scries of hair-raising feats never attemptcd by any other car manufacturer. And alter each rigorous test the Hc|l Drivers drove the cars away to even more k-startling thrills. I g THOUSANDS WERE HELD SPELLBOUND AT THE EXHI- ' BITIONS IN NEW ZEALAND - WITNESSING THE MOST ’fc !** SPECTACULAR AND DRAMATIC MOTOR CAR TESTS EVER 'S’SfcWew CONDUCTED IN THE DOMINION. These breath-taking demonstrations are deliberately 'Y' .. presented to prove to the public the Strength, Rig- IllipWidity and Perfect Safety of the ALL-STEEL BODY of the Chrysler, Plymouth and De Soto. Every car used in these demonstrations was a standard car. : without special preparation, or without the ad- c \ dition of a single strengthening strut or brace. Had the bodies of these cars not been ALL-STEEL >-3>' but merely a steel shell nailed or bolted on to a ~ wooden framework they would have collapsed with ' the terrific strains and impacts. When you con- '"’ “> - y* sider the purchase of your new car you should BLM * I flk remember that— YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE SAFE WITHIN THE ■RHHRHBHHHR t ALL-STEEL WALLS OF THE CHRYSLER, PLYMOUTH 1 dl] MI ■ flLv] »■ k I*l \ ahoobsotoi Uffifftfflw \ TODD MOTORS LTD. ’HMBr Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill. Dealers and Service throughout New Zealand.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 139, 13 June 1936, Page 14
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