UNDER REAL TEST

NZ Truth, Issue 1214, 7 March 1929, Page 18

UNDER REAL TEST

World" Can Do Oil Rough Roads

ROBLBRQ¥CE IN AFRICA.

Adverse comment has often been macie upon the fact that British motor manufacturing concerns do not sufficiently^ demonstrate what their cars can do m overseas countries.

AyGESTURE which* indicates that criticism on this basis will, no longer hold good has been made by Rolls-Royce, Ltd., who are about to dispatch to South Africa 'one of their famous New Phantom 40/50-h.p. machines, y ".. ■■•' .A;'-'.yy ; This car will make a run through all the principal towns from Capetown to Johannesburg, aridshould have every opportunity of showing what the finest car m the world can do under really difficult conditions of travel. ,- It is hoped that the tour will be extended to cover Southern Rhodesia "and British East Africa. •

y There are literally tens of thousands] of motorists m countries overseas .jwhp hug the fallacy that the "best car m the world" was designed only forAtra-i veiling on good roads. ' /- In point of fact the 801 l s-Roycei ticularly when ft is united to hodywork boasting all the traditional qualityV;of a British .coachbuilder of the highest repute, is par excellence. • -^ : It is a go -anywhere; car, capable of dealing with the most strenuous conditions, arid showing at the end of a long 'period of use so little depreciation that it is seen to be a really inexpensive'car to operate.