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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2781, 27 May 1916, Page 6

1 ZI SA I ' AIvI) ENGINEER'S PRIVATE OPINION OP THE STUDEBAKER. . '

• •^ Juv ' s ' : Motor Co.,' Hastings, knowing tha . vre are closely interested in htudobaker motors, have forwarded to U8 a copy of a lengthy business letter sent them by Mi\ Allan. H. MM.can, the engineer of_ their firm, who is nt present in Detroit,' investigating the claims of the 1916 models of the great American automobilo manufacturers. The Tourist Motor Co. have very courteously given us permission to publish extracts from the letter, 'and we extract the following paragraph as likely to interest 1 owners nnd prospective owners of Studebaker cars:— "My lionest opinion about the Studebaker car is that it is the best value for money on_ the American market, and as far as ■finish and workmanship are concerned it is second to none. I consider that we would be foolish to take up the agency for any higher priced" car that is built here, because if we repaint tho Studebaker and equip it with wiro wheels it would be equal to the Minerva in appearance and quietness of running. The engine is the cleanest designed one that I have inspected." It may be explained that Mr. M'Lean's mission to America was to secure the apfency of a high-priced American car to take tho place of the firm's Silent Knight Minerva agency. There is a good market in Hawkes Bay for the very best car obtainable, regardless of price. Mr. M'Lean's honest opinion regarding the Studebaker is that there is 110 American car on the market Utter than the Studebaker at any price. The live-seater touring Studebaker (4-cylmder, ■25 h.p.), with electric self-starter and electric lights, sells in New Zealand for .£315, the three-seater Stiidebaker, with ,'sanio equipment, being priced ht .£335. Adams, Ltd., N.Z.' Importers of Studebaker' Motors, Christchureii, Pnlmerston North, Wanganui. Agents—Tourist Motor Co., Hastings; Auckland Motor Co., Auckland;': Newton King, Stratford and New Plymouth; Tombs aud Co., Hamilton.' We nro open to receive agents for the Wellington territory. Applications to be made to Adams, Limited, Christchurch — Advt-