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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16484, 25 February 1914, Page 12

1 RECORD EXTRAORDINARY. PICTON / | •-"TV TO ! dunedin: The Greatest Performance ever put up by a Car in New Zealand has just been made by a ; HUPMOBILE CAR, * \ and a Great Record, has been established. The Model H Hupmobile (32 h.p.) Car left Picton on MONDAY AFTERNOON at 1 P.M., and ran right through to DUNEDIN, • a total of 500 MILES, in the record time of 18 HOURS,; reaching its destination at 7 a.m. TUESDAY MORN- ■ • . / ING. - - ! i The average speed, including stoppages to fill up with Petrol, Oil, etc., crossing of j rivers, and also including 9 p hours driving in the dark, j works out at nearly 28 MILES PER HOUR, j • * i which is a phenomenal per- 1 , i formance. It was the intention to , send the car right through to the Bluff, but the endurance test proved too hard for the driver, and consequently it was decided to rest content with having established the \ PICTON TO DUNEDIN RECORD. j • ! . 4 ”t CONTINENTAL TYRES, giving absolute satisfaction, were used throughout the , journey. / N.Z. FARMERS’ CO-OP. ASSN., LID. Selling Agents— KIBBLEWHITE AND VAUGHAN.