GREAT MOTORING FEAT
BRUCES’ RECORD BATTLE AGAINST WEATHER British Wireless —Press Assn. — Copyright Reed. 11.33 a.m. RUGBY, Monday. The achievement of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Bruce, of breaking the previous 15,000-mile motor tour record, was made the more remarkable by the 21 hours’ delay caused by the skidding and overturning of the car on the frozen Montlhery track, and the intensely cold weather in which the run was made. Mrs. Bruce bore the brunt of the discomfort during the last two days, and her fingers and hands were frostbitten and her left arm almost frozen when finally the course was accomplished. The windscreen had been smashed in the accident, and the motorists would not wait for it to be repaired before resuming the run. They were thus further exposed to the weather. Mrs. Bruce was carried from the car shoulder-high by enthusiastic spectators. The car, petrol and oil used were all of British manufacture. —A. and N.Z.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 232, 20 December 1927, Page 11
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157GREAT MOTORING FEAT Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 232, 20 December 1927, Page 11
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