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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 396, 3 July 1928, Page 6

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STUDEBAKER’S SUCCESS According to a cable received by the Studebaker Corporation of Australasia, Ltd., from the parent corporation, a further imposing series of records has been established by Studebaker and Erskine cars. The cable reads as follows: “Director sets new official record for stock cars in its class, April 20 and 23, travelling 5,000 miles in 4,751 consecutive minutes, establishing new record of 63.14 miles an hour. On April 26 Erskine Six established ten new records for stock cars in its class by travelling 1,000 miles in 984 consecutive minutes, an average of 60.97 miles an hour. On April 29 and 30 Pi*esident Eight established new record for its class by travelling 2,000 miles in 1,654 consecLitive minutes, an average of 72.525 miles an hour. These three new official records established by Erskine, Director and President models, together with the 25,000-mile record established by Commanders, now gives Studebaker products every official American stock car record for both open and closed cars.” In Australia Studebaker has also demonstrated the possession of the same all-important qualities of stamina, reliability and speed. A stock model roadster holds every Australian speed and endurance record from one to twenty-four hours, and from 100 to 1.700 miles: and the Fremantle-Bris-bane and intermediate records. The president of the South Island Motor Union, Mr. A. E. Ansell, stated at the quarterly meeting of the union that he objected to th e Highways Board providing work for unemployed out of the consolidated fund, in view of the fact that he did not think they received va&je for the money expended. The burden should not be borne by a section of the communit} T —in that case the motorist. The matter was referred to the executive.