A LIFETIME CAR.

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 183, 23 April 1918, Page 6

A LIFETIME CAR.

Mr. John W. Hate, the great efficiency engineer, has, in designing Uio "Mitchell," aimed at a lifetime ear. Two Bate-built Mitchells, still in good condition, have run over 200,000 miles apiece. Seven ot' them are knoivn to have averaged' over 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 Air. Bale adopted years ago. It made liiin, at that time, seem an extremist.. Other cngineom argued that in ordinary driving no sucli margin of safety was necessary. Hut I hat overstrength . is what made Mitchcll Cars render Ih'oir marvellous service.

13ut tliree 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 lo Mr. Bate the same double strength, based oil less favourable conditions.

Since then Mr. lintc lins constantly worked to double our margins of safety. He has worn out fifty cars 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 lime, wo announce that Mitchells in all important parts hav'o 100 per cent, over-strength. That is, they aro built to twico the strength standards of the Mitchells which made those records.

Over 110 parts are built of toughened steel. All parts which get a major strain are built ot Chrome-Vanadium, and built over-size.

Axles, gears, steering and driving parts are constantly tested for this double strength. The factory '.nalyse all steels to ensure it, and parts are subjected to tremendous factory tests. Call sin<l inspect the latest 5 and 7«. passenger Models at INGLIS BROS. AND C 0.," LTD., 21-20 Harris Street, Wellington.—Advt.