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"INTERIOR" ACCIDENTS
"Every time I go in a saloon," exclaims the touring car enthusiast, "I think how frightful It is to be surrounded by so much glass. In a crush one would not have an earth-
scathed."
"Every time I go in a saloon I get a splitting headache," says an- other.
"I nearly stun myself by bang- Ing my head on the roof," mutters
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FAMOUS BRITISH RACING.
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"GOLDEN ARROW" MACHINE
Washington.—Major H. O. D. Segrave, who tempted death in March, 1927, when he set a new world's straightaway record, only to see it shattered by a fellow soun- tryman a year later, who in turn lost it to an American, will arrive In the United States in the middle of February, in an attempt to regain the record for himself and Great Britain,
STUDEBAKER TRIALS
RELIABILITY & ENDURANCE DEMONSTRATED
AT BROOKLANDS
Brooklands, fansous British motor speedway, was the scene of a series of trials held recently to demon- atrate the high speed reliability and endurance of Studebaker and Erskine cars. The tests were made with strictly stock model enclosed cars and amateur drivers, and were held under official observation of the Royal Automobile Club.
In the fret test run, which was This announcement, the first held at Brooklands on September 18, official Intimation that Major an Erskine Six Sedan travelled Sagrave will again seek the re: 800.8 miles at an average speed of cord, was made by Val Hare 88.8 m.p.h., or 600 miles in less than anape, secretary of the contest 812 minutes. An owner-driver, board of the American Automobile C. L. Sprosen, was at the wheel of Association, under whose auspices the Erskine during the entire run. tho attempt will be made...
William F. Strum. Segrave's
Three Trials Held
American manager for the new On September 19, the second trial attempt to establish a speed rewas held with a fully-equippad cord, called at the offices of the Studebaker Director Sedan. The A. A. A. contest beard regarding Director, driven by G. A. W. Laird, sanction requirements, and the an-amateur, covered 500.8 miles at an nouncement followed his visit.
Average speed of 60.4 mp.b., equivalent to 500 miles in less than 497 minutes.
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Dry Lake Sought Major Segrave will bring to the United States n. 'new racing A Studebaker President. Eight sensation-his Golden Arrow--and fully equipped, was selected for the will try for the record sometime third test, which was held at In March, either on one of the Brooklands September 28. Florida beaches or on the dry Driven by. C. W. Chambers, Stude- lakes of California, if one of sult-baker-Erskine dealer the Presi- able
length for a run can
badent travelled 603 miles at an aver- found.
age speed of 71.2 mph The test All contests of this nature are was completed on a wet track in supervised by the A. A. A. and blinding rain. car. The only way, therefore, to in order for Segrave to claim an
The British trials, which are all make quite sure that they are official world's record he must the more remarkable since each was eliminated is to tilt the windscreen have the certification of the A.A.A. made with an enclosed model, climax The windows are still liable to cause contest board. An international a year of tests with Studebaker and dangerous reflections unless they organization, the Associated Inter Erskine cars which are without too, are tilted, but there 16 no nationale of Recognized Automobile parallel in automobile history. In reason why most graceful lines Clubs, alone is empowered with the United States from August 6, should not be obtained when the granting of world or International 1927 to August 9, 1928, Studebaker windscreen and all panes of glass records.
cars in test runs and Erskine are inclined.
ship in this body is held by the travelled 224,595 miles at speeds A.A.A. under the regulations of averaging more than 65 m.p.h: this affiliation,
records are inter- During the year Studebaker won 5 official world and now holds changeable and become world's or international records by virtue of
records, 114 officiat American records and 48 official Australian such interchange.
records for speed and endurance.
The American member-
Startled World
Lack of Head-Room Lack of hend-room can cause un ly hope of coming out of it unpleasant accidents. In fact, a pro- minent bonesetter of the "Motor's" acquaintance assured that paper that he had at least four cases al week passing through his bands
In April, 1920 Tommy Milton where muscles had been strained and bruises experienced owing to made an official record of 156.04
hour leaving the seats of a saloon car miles an
In a 16-cylinder The record displaced and hanging the head on, the root Duesenberg. when passing over a hump-backed one of 149,875 made by Ralph De bridge, for example. The modern Palama in a special Packard a year method, of providing wells for the earlier. feet enables the occupants lawer in relation to the roof than years. was
a third,
"What I hate about saloons," says yet another, taking part in the dis- cussion, "is that I can never see out of them at night. The win- dows and windscreen seem to reflect the light from a thousand street lamps or from numbers of brightly lit shop windows, to say nothing of
the lamps of other vehicles.
Even
in daylight, too, I cannot see out of
many saloons because massive, wooden windscreen pillars provide dangerous blind spots."
finitum.
·
In the imagined
útterances
concludes "The Motor."*
They ure die-hard fresh-air merchants and will probably be many years before, with the coming of age, their favour veara round to wards the enclosed car.
STYLE APPEAL
IN THE TYRE WORLD
After Milton's attempt Akron--Like other Industries, to aft record making lay quiescent for tyre manufacturers are now buil- Then Segrave startled the ding merchandise that has style. erstwhile possible, while world in 1027 by announcing that While it may seem ridiculous that a there is less bouncing with pneuma- he would come to America with a tyre can be so constructed to have tic upholstery than with the older car that would exceed 200 miles style appeal, it is a fact and in- Suspension an hour. He came, and when, he creased sales are being recorded by type of sofa spring. has much Improved of recent years went back to Great Britain he took manufacturers who have adopted in addition, so that occupants of with him the astounding record of this practice. the rear seat are less likely to be 203.79 miles an hour.
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A year The General Tyre and Rubber
And so on and so forth, ad in-thrown up towards the roof on the later, on February 19, 1928, Capt. Company here recently introduced
slightest provocation.
Malcolm Campbell raised the record | through its distributors, a new As regards ventilation and the to 206.95 miles an hour. Two dual-balloon "g" tyre which is said have unusual style appeal. of the mythical motorists men- question of noxious fumes reaching months later Ray Keech, in an to
Triplex special, Officials of the company state that tioned above we can certainly the interior of the body from the American-built.
manufacturers pushed the mark to 207,652 milles this new tyre is winning the ad- detect 5 strain of prejudice, engine, American
miration of both men and women have given a lead by taking their an hour, where it now stands.
That is why Sograve will come drivers because of its unusually crankcase breathers down through the undershield, so
looking that they ex-to attempt to regain the laurels good
design, non-skid tread and driving safety. hale at such a point as makes it im- for England.
That such a thing as style would possible for the fumes to re-enter the body. Great care is taken also
ever enter the minds of the men to close up the pedal slots and other
who are responsible for the mani facture of tyres seemed out of the points where controls come through
question a year ago. But it's an and general use of louvres in the
Major H. D. Segrave hopes to actual fact to-day and already bonnet ensures the rapid Ingenious methods of ventilating cars are now wrest from the United States the other tyre builders are talking of in use, from scientifically designed world's land speed record of 107.5 following the practice of building draught-proof ventilators on them.ph. held by Ray Keech. Major style into tyres as well as quality. roof of air scoops in the scuttle, Segrave sails for Daytona, Florida,
A Good Idea
LONDON VERSION
London, Jan. 10.
ENGINE
Quite seriously, however, saloons, coupes, landaulets-all forms of enclosed car-have certain charac- teristic dangers which neither manufacturers nor purchasers can afford to ignore. Take the question of plate glass. At any moment, often through no fault of his own, a motorist may collide somewhat below the windscreen. Louvres at the end of January and it is POWDERED COAL RUNS CAR
aro understood that he will defend the suddenly with a motoring vehicle on the tops of the windows or stationary object. The fret another feature which has come title with a mammoth 1,500 hp,
A new internal combustion englue CAT. About 18 months ago a mil- thing to go la generally the plate from America. glass in the car, either of the wind.
Ilonaire who wishes to remain has been developed in Germany screen or the windows, and flying There is also a marked tendency anonymous entered Major Segrave's which operates upon pulverised coal fragments cut the occupants of the to lead the exhaust manifold for office and said "I hear that you want or oil. It has been also run satie- vehicle more or less seriously, ward and ring it down beneath the to get the record back, well, go and factorily on fuels, inade of dust of
The Remedies
undershield close by the radiator, get a car bullt. Tell the designer peat, rice husks and meal. The so that there is less likelihood of a that he can spend what he likes, he motor can be ewitched from coal to This danger. is remedled at a
coal operation the pulverised dust fairly reasonable cost by fitting one leaky point between the manifold to spare no money in making the all without stopping operation. For is drawn into a chamber adjacent to of the well-known types of splinter-and the pipe, resulting in the car as safe as humanly possible."
Great Surprise
the firing cylinder, : compressed leas glass all round, but even so the escape of exhaust gases into the
body.
After recovering from his sur by air and then forced into the Another point that might receive prise Major Segrave sent for explosion, chamber. The engine reducing the amount of glass fitted attention is the manner in which Capt. J. S. Irving, who is 42 and starts without other fuel than fe in the first Instance. The wind-
doors are mounted.. In some comes from North England. His powdered coal. screen can be made as shallow sa
cost $15,000 and de-the possible, thanks to a high bonnet saloons the doors are hinged on a model
common pillar in such a way that if most remarkable in the history of and scuttle and a low roof: A
one door is to be opened the obber motor engineering, The world's high waistline and low roof also door has to be closed. In addi-land speed record is timed over a reduce the amount of glase neces tion, a little more attention should mile course which must be covered
be devoted to the locking of these in both directions. The car will garages is to be bu doors do that they cannot accident be driven 150 miles and the useful France, to relieve.com ally open when rounding corners life is probably limited to 160 miles by parking in narrow
risk can be minimized still more by
sary in the windows and doors,
while in the rear quarters of the
body there is no real need to fit
windows at all.
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or passing over uneven roads. It taking into consideration practice first subterranean automobile park-
The question of blind spots le is undesirable, also, to hinge doors runs and the distance required for Ing ground will be under the Place also receiving much attention at the so that they swing outwards from starting and stopping, its useful de la Bourse present time. Light steel frames the front when opened. The life is limited to one hour which Exchange Is for enclosed bodies reduce the nec--doors should always be hung in such works out at £250 per mlllate.
-essity for- massive root supports to a way that their inertia and the
a minimum. Nevertheless there pressure of wind forces them shut are still many bodies made in which should they fly open on the road.
the windscreen pillars and door. It is realized, however, that with Cushi
posts ard wide enough to conceal many of the low, modern eloon from the driver's view a pedestrian, bodies that are being turned out, say, who is stepping off the kerb a it is not possible to bang the doom short distance up the roed
from the front edge and yet easy ingress or
Then there is the question of reflections. A vertical screen ze Becta straight into the driv eyes the light from the head! of any car, coming up behind; obvious remedy is a fairly” blind over the rear window, but Bections are obtil-ikel
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