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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 102, 23 January 1918, Page 9

. THE ABOVE INQUIRY WAS MADE BY The-Minister, of-Defence ■ j|. (SIR JAMES ALLEN) ■' SI -. Brigatdier-General. Richardson. HI (Commandant N.Z. Expeditionary Force, England) || II REPLIED- '"'; SI Vide Wellington Euenrng Poai, 25th June, 1917 . II STUDEBAKER 4-cylinder Chasses, whether for commercial or touring purposes, are standardised products. The only difference between the commercial and the touring chassis is that the former has rather heavier ■■... springs and a trifle lower gear, in consideration of the much greater loads carried. 1 f °N° win g testimony regarding a Studebaker chassis adapted to daily coach service on a suburban route by the Timaru Borough Council is, therefore, an indication of the sort of service which may be expected from a Studebaker under any conditions, anywhere. Mr Emmerson, the Council's Omnibus Engineer, in a report on the running of this bus, says :— THis"bus has now tvm a distance of 17,724 miles, and has so far not been a day off the road. The total cost for renewals (exclusive of tyres) amounts to £5 19s. lOd. When the 'bus started running I was a little doubtful whether the pneumatic tyres would be successful for the work, but the results have dispersed all doubts m my mind, as the average life of the tyres works out at 8351 miles 30 chains per tyre (5000 miles is considered a good Me for a pneumatic tyre). : The cost per mile for petrol work out at 2.01 d. as against 3.5 d. per mile for the double-deck 'buses. The cost of lubricating oil works out at .009 d. per mile. ... As far as the running of the small 'bus at present in use is concerned, it has given every satisfaction. Every motor-user knows that a daily omnibus service imposes ah exceptionally severe test on a chassjs, and the record above described, which covers the period from July 16,1916, to November 15. 1917, is quite a unique one in the history of motor omnibus services, and emphasises the fact that "Studebaker" is synonymous with " Satisfaction." ADAMS LTD. st&Sto« Christchurch, Timaru, Wangaoui Prices of series 18 Model Btudebakers-4..cy1. 5-seater, 4-cyl. 2-3-scater, ; 4-cyl. chass.B, #75. Fitted with Dixie " Waterproof Magneto, Electric Self-starter, Electric Lights

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