AUTOMOBILE TRIALS.
A SEARCHING TEST," THE SUCCESSFUL CARS. United Press Association. Copyright(Received June 30, 12.47 a .in.); LONDON, June 29, . The Royal Automobile Club’s tourfi'S ear reliability trials involving 1816 miles of road work in Scotland and England, terminated -at Brooklands. Prominent cars such as the De Dion, Cadillac, Talbot, Singer, Rolls, Iloyce, and ArieLs preformed up to expectations, notably as regards endurance, and the small, ears withstood a searching ordeal and proved exceptional (and unexpected successes. Few were aware of their swiftness and soundness. The Adlfy. Zodels, Kidnefs, and Vauxhall achieved -an unquestioned victory. No loss of time was -debited apart from rejilenishing petrol. There were do tyre troubles and no additional lubrirf n vii° r " at<?l " ' vas required. Tlio Cadillacs also stood the test of. standardisation..
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2230, 30 June 1908, Page 2
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