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THE CHINA MAIL
THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1928.
AM THE MOTORISTS' PAGE
B.S.A.
POWER with SILENCE SPEED with SAFETY
In the Stock Machine Trial for standard machines selected from stock by A.C.U. officials B.S.A.'a won
4 GOLD MEDALS and TEAM PRIZE
DUNLOP
Premier Award
TROPHY
in the M.C. and A.C. Dunlop Trophy Trial won on B.S.A. 4.93 h.p. O.H.V. (W. Johnson)
Also won on BS.A. in 1926.
B.S.A's won the ·
COLMORE CUP
2 years out of 3-in 1928 and 1928
In the Victory Cup Trial B.S.A's won
Frank Hallam Cup
TWO GREAT SYSTEMS MOTOR RECORDS.
"DRIVE YOURSELF" RENTING:
FLEET OWNERSHIP,
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WHAT STUDEBAKER HOLDS.
BOARD SWEPT.
Renting of motor cars is one of All American Automobile As- the oldest custome in the auto-sociation records for fully equip- mobile industry Instances of it ed stock care are now. held by are traceable as far back as 1905. Studebaker, Never before has It grew steadily as more and one manufacture thus swept the more persons learned of. its ad-boards,
Studebaker holds not only the vantages and took the opportun-
ity to hire machines, both for open car records but the closed business and pleasure.*
car records also. Regardless of
The advantages were obvious, power or price of car, open or The idea anabled a salesman, for closed,the highest record for instance, to make more calls, to every distance from 5 to 25,000 carry a larger assortment of miles, and from 1 to 384 hours is samples and to save himself an held either by the Studebaker appreciable amount of physical Commander or by the Stude drudgery. It enabled the gen-baker President. eral public to go where and when All Studebaker records were it wished-in individual trans-made with stock cars, fully equip- portation.
'ped even to the extra tyre. The Out of this early custom have only records not now held by grown two important commercial Studebaker were made with stock uses of the automobile of to-day 'cars stripped of windscreens, -fleet-ownership and the "Drive- mudguards, running boards, etc., Yourself" renting system.
for racing.
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'In addition to holding with the Special Attention.
Commander and President all the Chrysler officials have given highest records for fully equipped especial attention to the develop stock cars regardless of power or Watsonian Team Prizement of these two branches of price, Studebaker holds with the
For and year in succession 6 GOLD MEDALS
In the Paris-Nice Trial B.S.A.'s won
TEAM PRIZE
for 5th year in succession and 3 GOLD MEDALS.
In the recent A.A. Silence Test, every one of the 15 models in the B.S.A. range (Including 2 O.H.V. specially tuned models) was tested by A.A. engineers and awarded the A.A. Silencing Efficiency Certificate.
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THE SINCERE CO., LTD. Sole Agents.
BUYERS GUIDE
MOTOR CARS.
ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's
Road, C.4759,
present automoblie practice. In Director and Erskine the highest both fields their cars have enjoy-records in their respective price ed an exceptional demand.
The classes.
latest summary made by J. W. The records of the Commander Frazer, Chrysler sales manager, were made in October and Nov- shows that 500 nationally known ember, 1927, and far exceed any American business organisations others in the history of trans- have Chryslerised their motor car portation. Two. Commander fleets. The same car, in the last roadsters ran 25,000 miles in few years, has also become one less than 23,000 consecutive min- of the leading cars in the gar-utes, establishing 37 Intermediate ages of renting companies.
records. Nothing else on earth Chrysler's popularity among ever ran so far so fast. fleet-buyers is attributed to its A Commander sedan at the exceptional adaptability for their same time travelled 25,000 miles needs. Characteristics for which in less than 26,000 consecutive the Chrysler is especially noted-minutes, setting 38 intermediate quick getaway, rapid acceleration, records, US easy handling in traffic and park- A President Eight five-passen- ing, reliable braking ability and ger sedan last month set out to economical operation-have led win all the records for fully equip to its rapidly increasing use by ped closed cars not already held concerns operating large fleets of by the Commander.
cars which must meet the rigor On April 20-80 at the Atlantic fous-demands of salesmaen and City Speedway it completed Lothers who travel constantly. 2,000 miles in 1,654 minutes. The
Traditions of the "Drive Your-average speed for the entire dis- self" renting business trace its tance was 72,525 miles per hour. origin to a casual borrowing of This performance of the Pre an automobile a dozen or more sident shattered the former re years ago by an acquaintance cords for fully equipped stock from Joe Saunders, then an closed cars for every distance Omaha real estate dealer. When from 5 to 2,000 miles, and for Occasion required a second appli- every period from one to 24 cation in one day, it is said that hours. The 24-hour closed car the borrower offered pay for record--formerly held by an auto- the accommodation. The sugges mobile costing nearly twice as tion was courteously declined. mach as the President was beat- But an idea of the possibilities of en by an average of more than renting cars dawned on Saunders four miles per hour. In all, 12 and proved to be the seed from closed car. records fell to the Yourself" system.
BUICK-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 88 Wong Nel Chungwhich grew to-day's great "Drive President giving Studebaker a
Rond, Happy Valley. C.1247.
CADILLAC Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road, C.4769. CHEVROLET Hongkong-Hotel-Garage, Queen's Bond. C.4769. CHRYSLER.-A. Ļung & Co., 19, Queen's Road, C. Tel. C. 1218. MORRIS-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Rond. C4759. OAKLAND.-A. Lang. & Co., 19, Queen's Rd., C. Tel. C.1219. OLDSMOBILE-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 83 Wong Nei,
Chung Road, Happy Valley. C.1247.
PACKARD The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 83 Wong Nel Chung
Road, Happy Valley, C.1247.
PONTIAC A. Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Road, C. Tel. C. 1219, ROLLS-ROYCE-Hongkong: Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4750. SINGER --Gilman & Co., 40, Des Vœux Road Central. STUDEBAKER-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759, WHIPPET.-Gliman & Co., 4a, Des Voeux Rd., G. WILLYS-KNIGHT.-Gilman & Co., 4a, Des Voeux Road Central.
MOTOR TRUCKS AND TRACTORS. CHEVROLET-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. G.MIC-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 88 Wong Nei Chung Road,
Happy Valley, C.1247.
GUY A. Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Rd., C. Tel. C. 1219. MORRIS-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road, C.4769. STUDEBAKER Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759.
MOTOR CYCLES.,
C.1067
B. S. A.The Sincere Co., Ltd, Des Voeux Road. ROYAL ENFIELD. The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 88, Wong Nel
Chung Road, Happy Valley. C.1247.
TYRES AND ACCESSORIES.
*ACCESSORIES —Hong Kong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road.. 0.4759. ACCESSORIES.—The Duro Motor Co., Nathan Road, Kowloon. K.226. AUTO TOTAL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
10-716-19, Connaught Road, Central,
Keller, Kern & Co.
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COLUMBIA BATTERIES—The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd. 83,
Wong Nel Chung Road. Happy Valley C.1247. FIRESTONE TYRES The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd, 88, Wong
Nel Chung Road, Happy Valley., C.1247. T MILLER ACCESSORIES A Lung & Con 19, Queen's Ra
28. Tal, C.1219.
RESTOLI BATTERIES---Hongkong- Hotel
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A REMARKABLE ARRAY
OF FEATURES.
The new Oldsmobile Six has built into it one of the most imposing selection of features ever found in a car of comparable price.
The well-known efficiency of the engine is increased by a now type crankcase ventilation; which eliminates excessive dilu- tion—by oil filter, air cleaner and a specially controlled cooling system.
The engine is notable for remarkable rigidity of crankcase. and cylinder block. It rides on a newly discovered rubber cushioned mounting.
There are four-wheel brakes, specially selected springs. Hydraulic shock absorbers make riding like gliding.
A new rubber core clutch adds softness to the clutch engage ment. The frame is rigid and made of heavy gauge steel, braced with five sturdy cross-members,
New vertical shutters, thermostatic charging, full automatic spark and engine temperature on instrument panel, all add care and enjoyment to year around driving.
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Telephone Central 1246 ...... Telephone Central. 8500
33 Wong Nel Chung Road.
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Nothing has been left undone to make the Oldsmobile. Six the fine car of low price. We invite your inspection at your earliest convenience.
OIL FILTER.
REDUCES COST OF OPERATION.
39 Des Vœux Road Central,
FINE CAR OF LOW PRICE
How the motorist can save on
clean sweep of everything in the Many Problems.
field of fully equipped stock cars. The new business encountered The Presidenta achievement many problema. It attracted the was the third record-breaking attention of automobile thieves, performance of Studebaker cars bootleggers, wreckers, speed during April Previously a stock oil expense and repair bills through and other classes mode Director travelled 6,000 proper attention to the oil filter on of objectionable drivers. But miles in less than 4,800 minutes his car was stressed in a statement experience showed the way to break its own former records released recently by O. E. Hunt, to deal with all difficulties and, for fully equipped stock cars in its chief engineer of the Chevrolet ultimately, the present highly covered 1,000 miles in less than Motor Company, a division of Gen- successful and rapidly developing 1,000 minutes to lower its owneral Motors. system' was evolved.
records for fully equipped stock His announcement followed, ex- To-day, tourists, travelling and cars in its price class. local salesmen, professional men, In every case the runs were periments conducted by research real estate brokers, representa- made under the sanction and ob engineers of the AC Spark Plug tives of public service companies servation of the highest. motor- Company, makers of Chevrolet oil -in fact people in every walk of ing authority the American filters, showing that a full: pint of life use the system as regular Automobile Association. All abrasive matter accumuleted in the patrons.
but cars were timed and checked by alter after every 10,000 miles of
In this development of motor- AAA officiale, and both before driving (16,000 kilometres.) ing, Chrysler has also established and after every run the cara par This residue possessed such high itself as a leader. More than ticipating were examined by the abrasive qualities, that it could have 8,100 Chryslers are in use by Technical Committee and pro- been used effectively for sharpen- renting companies, in numbers nounced strictly stock models in ranging from 1 to 900. The lat-every respecting knives or grinding valves, ter. represents the number used A summary of the records now"If this abrasive matter had not by the Saunders Drive-It-Your- held by Studebaker, cars shows been trapped in the oil filter," Mr. self system, now the largest con- The Erskine Six holds 11 Hunt said, "It would have done cern of its kind in the world. American Class records for fully severe damage to cylinders, pistans With 83 branches in 60 cities equipped stock cars in. Its price and other internal working parts of from Washington, D.C.. to Den-class
the engine. Excessive repair billa ver, and from Milwaukee, to Mobile, AlaIts cars are driven nearly 20,000,000 miles annually by hundreds of thousands of ers during every-puntible con tion of weatheria
← The Studebaker Director holde | would have resulted and the life of
records for fully equipped the engine very much shortened. tock care in its price class. The
The AC all filter, with which all Cikás records are not official;
Chevrolet cuinare, equipped, re- classifications do not
moves, these impurities and allows, (but officially
oil to reach the engine. only, cle holds 110 speed and
Thin
for the ords for fully equip. cars (open and closed) 25,000 miles and from
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