Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tuesday 30 August 1949, page 5


ATLANTIC BID IN JEEP POSTPONED

Halifax, Nova Scotia (AAP)

The Australian Major Ben Carlin and his wife said that a burnt-out clutch had forced them to postpone temporarily their third attempt to cross the Atlantic in a sea-going jeep.

They discovered the trouble after testing the craft on Hali-

fax Harbour.