A WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXI, Issue 9849, 30 October 1924, Page 3

A WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE.

CAR ON THREE WHEELS

THE PERFECT RUGBY.

The spectacle of a handsomely fitted up car running up and down the town on Saturday morning, minus a

wheel, attracted a considerable amount of attention from interested people. Had it not been for the fact

that the car maintaining a perfect balance jfmcl ftjif engine purring silently, it /op| Bvc been thought that there Kii&tbetSf an accident. As it. matter <m I’nWj was one of the lalcstffjliugbvß, Muds was merely demonstrating tl» ffifvjjfutages offered to the pifjlic \0 season of the tubular has strengthened the whole rn*me.

The tubular backbone, .nn exclusively Rugby feature, is the cornerstone of the car’s foundation, and achieves very slnuffy, yet very efficiently, an effeetili which eng neers havo long striven jjror in an expensive car. It "consists jpf a hollow .steel cylinder rivet tod #th rough flanges at each end to the*second and third cross members ofAihe frame. These members out of parallel position because tf the torsional resistance exerted fipon. them by the tubular backbone* The result is that all the chassis imits are maintained on an even plai#, regardless of tne i road conditions.® By demonstrating with onlv three wheels in action, this fact was clearly proved to the public. The Rugby, though low in price, is a high-class article, built by the Durant Motor Company, the princ.pal of which is one of the oldest builders in the American c-ar trade. It is sold for less money' in New Zealand than in any'- other country'. A conar.irisoq with a competitor in field shows that the liugby^se’.lsjFor Jj&b more in Australia, £BQBpnor®’m*lSiigiand, ardJ24s xu*ro im AinApca, hut onlv. of '’a ' TheJrtugjJv Jf)jesses'the only standard’fmmmmfid springing obtainable ijfc aiEght car, and contains' fchjee univelWr joints between the engine and the hack axle. On good roads the Rugby has been known to achieve over 30 miles to the gallon of beti.zire, hut the local agents make a conservative estimate, - and. guarantee the car to do at least 26 to the gallon. The -accessibility of the various component parts o c the engine, is a feature which makes the Rugby appeal to the owner-driver, while the fact that the parts have been standardised, and are readily obtainable at an exceedingly moderate price is another point in’ its favor. The Rugby has won its way to popularity by the merit of its performances, and last year no less than 170,000 cans were sold. The local agents are Messrs J. R. Redstone and ‘Sons.*