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1938 111 MAI Minx Greatest Value in the History of Motoring The worlds most popular Light Car leaps right ahead again in COMIOHT, SAFETY. PERFOIIMANCE, PROVED HELIABILITY & ECONOMY Itcu/ 1. Magnificent New Design, handsome 6. NEW “Superluxe” Suspension includ- 1 2. NEW “Big Car" handbrake operating new frontal appearance. ing automatic adjustment to loadsand on all four wheels. 2. Greater silence, acceleration and “Silentbloc” rubber bushes to shackles, 13. NEW FOUR-SPEED ALL SYNCHROpower than ever before. eliminating ten greasing points. MESH GEARBOX—no other Light Car 3. NEW and much bigger luggage 7. NEWfull width safety spring bumpers, e , a , sy g ! ar ?, h ’ n .? e featurc ’ accommodation, lid of locker on De fore and aft. NEW reliable and really silent screen Luxe Saloon forms “armless” plat- 8. NEW Double Action Draughtless MT..?’ l Ua °" u i Xe T r. form, no restriction on size of trunks, Ventilators on De Luxe models —an *5. NEW stiffer superbalanced crankshaft, exterior or interior access indepen- expensive luxury not usually found 16. NEW steel backed main and big end dent of spare wheel compartment. on any Light Car. (Draught pre- bearings, precision bored. The only Light Car to carry four ventors on Saloon.) 17. NEW “Lo-ex” low expansion alloy bags of golf clubs inside luggage space 9. “Natural Rake” Steering with NEW pistons for oil economy and long life, of all models. handy controls for self - cancelling 18. NEW design steel flywheel for smooth 4. NEWROOMINESS—re-designed “con- trafficators and long beam dimming power take-up with hardened starter tour correct” seating, easily accom- headlamps. ring for longer life. modating four “six footers” and child. 10. NEW attractive design built-in num- 19. NEW exclusive design centre bearing 5. NEW “MONOPIECE” Steel roof giv- ber P late and tail lam P- to camshaft for tappet silence. ing unbroken line even with Sun-Roof, 11. NEW and wider range of colour 20. Re-designed “CUSHIONED POWER* greater safety and ease of cleaning. schemes. engine mounting for smooth running. all the many features which have made the V\ HILLMAN M inx so famous : 10-33 h.p. ‘PLUS ' POWER ’ silent engine —low petrol consumption—ownerj I —** report over 35 m.p.g.—down draught carburettor giving “easy-starting" . WHH and drive-away; automatic ignition; box-girder, anti-twist chassis frame; iBL wHR unusually wide 48' track for stability and body comfort-width; smooth mBH powerful duo-servo brakes; concealed spare wheel and tools always clean and ready for use; “Glolit” instrument panel; giant low-pressure Dunlop tyres 5.25" on De Luxe models and 5.00’ on other models giving double normal light car mileage; adjustable front seats; four wide doors; ’• fl° or entrance; recessed front door handles; generous parcel spaces including deep shelf, large cubby holes; wide-vision windscreen fully opening centre point control; patent hydraulic jack, simple and ARMLESS LUGGAGE PLATFORM eSS X tO °P erate - De Luxe Models are fitted with superior Hide Upholstery, Sunshine Roof, Draughtless Ventilation Panels to front doors, Dual Electric silent screen wipers, interior two-way y a adjustable Sun-Visor, de luxe Instrument Panel including Clock. Exteriors have special y/Z-’,' ; lychromatiefinish. I \ \ SgCl. Todd Motors Ltd. cordially invite you to visit their factory at Petone, y \\ \ Wellington, and see the new 193 8 HILLMAN Minx being assembled. Q ...) Telephone S I -003 and arrangements for your visit will be made. THE NEW - 4 , D00R HILLMAN Hawk SALOONS com pl «. Made by Humber-Hillman-Commer the great English combine, the Hillman-Hawk 20-80 h.p. di is built to the same exacting standards that SPECIAL MODELS JE, 01 O have made the Hillman Minx to-days leading 10 h.p. car, the car that topped the sales in the 10 and 12 h.p. field for the 12 months ending pg mXE MODELS > 4T August. Mi The Hillman Hawk, like the Minx, is too, the All completely equipped with bumpers, spare tyre and lugjigt leading car in its field. compartment and ready for the road. (Prices main ports) Pre-eminent in performance, supremely comfortable, safe, dependable and economical —no wonder they have been tested, approved and DAWSON & STONE-WIGG, LTD., chosen by His Majesty’s War Office, Royal Air GUYTON STREET (late Horsley’s Garage) WANGANUI. Force, London Metropolitan Police, and other A. R. G. DALZIELL, Hunterville. A. G. McGREGOR, Mangaweka* great public services including the Argentine N.Z. Distributors: TODD MOTORS, LTD., Wellington. Government. Standard 7 C FILL IN THIS COUPON 4-door Saloon J < J 1 TODD MOTORS LTD., P.O. Box 2002, WELLINGTON. C) Ci Please send me FREE, illustrated ART BROCHURE giving I Family 4-door Saloon Km full particulars of the new 1938 HILLMAN Minx. Both “Standard” and “Family” Models are 5- Name I passenger saloons complete with bumpers, spare . , tyres, luggage compartments and folding rear Address I carriers. (Prices main ports.) j IMPORTED GENUINE HILLMAN ALL-STEEL BODIES

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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 251, 22 October 1937, Page 5

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