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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 181, 20 April 1918, Page 8

A LIFETIME CAR, Mr. John W. Bate, the great efficiency engineer, has, in designing the "Mitchell " aimed at a lifetime iar. Two Bate-built Mitchells, still in good condition, have run over 200,000 miles apiece. Seven of them are known to have averaged ovor 175,000 miles apiece, or more than 30 years' ordinary service. So far as'we know, no other car ever built has approached those endurance records. Those records, however, were made by Mitchell, built under former standards of 50 per cent, over-strength. That was the standard Mr. Bate adopted years ago. It made him, at that time, eeem an extremist. Other engineers argued that in ordinary driving no such margin of safety was necessary. But that overstrength is what raada Mitchell Cars render their marvellous service. But tiiree years ago Mr. Bate spent a year in Europe. There he found a standard, amongst foremost engineers, of 100 per cent, over-strength. That standard was based on European roads. - It would not mean that much margin here. But it suggested to Mr. Bate the same double strength, based on less favourable conditions. Since then Mr. Bate has constantly worked to double, our margins of safety. He has worn out fifty care in learning the needed strength. He has invented tests to prove that every vital part has twice the strength required. This year, ■ for the first time, we announce that Mitchells in nil important parts have 100 per cent, over-strength. That is, they are built to twice the strength standards of the Mitchells which made those records. Over-410 parts are built of toughened steel. All parts which get a major strain are built of Chrome-Vanadium, and built over-size. Axles, gears, steering and driving parts are constantly tested for this double strength. The factory snalyse all steels to onsirre it, and.parts are subjected to tremendous factory tests. Call and inspect the latest 5 and 7passonger Models at ' INGLIS BEOS. AND CO., LTD., 24-26 Harris Street, ' Wellington.-Advt.

Tho fashion of using platinum in jewellery has mado it live times as valuable as gold, and has made it more difficult to produce sulphuric acid, used in the making of high explosives. The Karori Eiflc Club will flro the third matflh of ira third series this afternoon for trophies donated by President W. .rndri and the club, at ranges of MO and 600 ya,rds.|