"UNDER THE BONNET." There is many a motor-car fair and beautiful to the eye ami to all appearance all that a car could or should be— until you look under the bonnet. Then vou find a complicated tangle of machinery, with carburetter, oil pump and maguei-a stowed away in inaccessible corners and a wild confusion of pipes and electrical wires which should make tho owner shudder at tho thought of a roadside adjustment. American cars have been the worst offenders in this respect, but the 1913 Studebaker cars are signal exceptions to this rule. Under the bonnet yon find a simple, cleanly-designed engine, with all tho adjustable parts under your hand. In addition to that the Studebaker ear lias other features which would command attention in any car. It is fitted with tho Warner electric selfstarter and elcetrir lamps. It has a quick-adjusting hood which converts it into a closed ear in a jilT.v. It' has comfortable seals for sis, and its engine is of ;if> h.p. The price, complete with all the equipment generally classed as "extras," is .Mi. Tho smaller edition Studebaker of 25 h.p. sells nt ,£2iW. Studebaker cars are exhibited at Palincrston Show. Adams, Ud„ C'liristchnrc-h, also at. Wnitganui and Palmei-ston North. Agents, .1. 13. Grove, 70 Ghuznec street, Wellington, Tourist Motor Co., Halting!-, H. Ford-Hutchinson, Ekctahuiia.—Advt,
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1781, 20 June 1913, Page 4
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