THE CHINA MAIL,
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1929.
AN THE MOTORISTS' PAGE İKVA
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED!
EXCELSIOR
MOTOR CYCLES
In order to give way for 1930 models which are coming, our stock of motor cycles have to go at greatly reduced prices.
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SOME EXHIBITS DESCRIBED
MOTOR CYCLING
Cyclometer Or Speedometer?
Anyone who takes an interest in
MENACE GONE
Safety Glass Important Stutz Feature
Ils
In
Broken glass is one of the greatest the running costs of his motor-cycle menaces of modern motoring, declared By A. G. Throusell, "Daily Telegraph" wants to know the mileage covered Colonel E S. Gorrell, president of the Motoring Correspondent.] in a given period of time. Only Stutz Motor Car Company of America,
London, October 17.
In this way enn a check be kept on in addressing a safety meeting. fuel and vil consumption and the cited the Olympia opens its doors this life of the tyres. The most usual daily throughout America in which thu large number of accidents morning for the twenty-third un-type of mileage recorder is the newspapers reported the major injurica Bun! British motor show, an event speedometer. This is a useful fit to be glass cuts and not bruken bones which motorists of many countries ting. for it also gives the speed. or bruises.
Col. Gorrell further dwelt upon the But speedometers are expensive fact that a large percentage of arri as well as our own have been eager There is n way, however, in which dents insignificant insofar as demagy Jy anticipating for weeks past. the rider can record the distance to the car was concerned became seri By now firmly established as the travelled. This is by using an oas and often fatal when the glass largest and most complete display
ordinary cyclometer. These are splintered into stiletto-like pieces. very cheap, costing only about 28. this connection, he noted the injuries of the world's best cars, more than When fixing, it may be necessary to sustained by William Fox, motion pic a quarter of a million people have it a thicker felt washer in the ture magnate, when his costly car col paid to see it each year since 1926, drive to prevent it being spun ded recently with another automobile
week, when it closes, a bigger at-velocity of the striker. It is also friends to have non-breakable glans in- { and between to-day and Saturday round too far owing to the higher in New York.
"Mr. Fox had been advised by his tendance than ever before is ex-striker, but these are inexpensive Press," said the Stutz executive, "but advisable to fit a rather stronger stalled, we are informed by the pected.
is that a cyclometer for the wheel portant safety step. The delay might of exhibitors is slightly smaller, there is a little more room for each alze is bought. Cyclometers can be easily have meant his death. exhibit, and the stands will be
obtained for 28-in. and 28-in. "Shattered glass from an expensive nuch less crowded with salesmen
wheels. If the motor-cycle wheel car of exclusiva manufacture can sever be 96-in. or 27-in. in diamoter a a jugular vein or destroy a woman's and dealers than last year, so that
slight correction must be made in beauty with a ghastly scar as easily the reading. If the motor cycle as the broken glass of a humble flivver. Where brakes and such safety features
This year, however, the number/details. The most important thing he waited too long in taking this im-}
seeing what you want to see will be considerably easier.
As you enter the main doors in wheel be 27-in. for instance, and a Addison Road you are confronted 26-in. wheel cyclometer be fitted, were formerly considered, to-day the by two famous "babies"-on either every 104 miles should be reckoned if the car is completely equipped with careful purchaser Inquires first of all aide of the central avenue, while as 108 miles and proportionately.
'salety' glass, Otherwise, the most the third is not far away to the
Horse-Power Formulae
magnificent plate glass 'cage' may bo right. The main hall is, as usual the correct horse-power of a motor collision."
The R.A.C. rating does not give came a charnal house at the slightest chlefly occupied by the best of the cycle engine. If the measurements Britons, at the far end are the
be in inches the R.A.C. horse coachbuilders, and on the left In the new hall the Americans and bore, multiplying by the number of power is obtained by squaring thei Continentals.
cars.
CAR WEIGHT
cylinders and dividing by 2.5. If There has been a great shifting in millimetres. by aquaring the
Colour Schemes Allowing for "show polish," and bore, multiplying by the number of in weight in the construction of in some cases show colours, the cylinders and dividing by 1.613. Passenger car chassle during the general impression one gets is that There are, however, other formulae past twelve years; some parts dow this is a strictly utilitarian show, which are more exact than this. weigh half as much again as they There are more engine units and The hospitalier, the Dendy Mar- did in the models of 1917, while stripped chassis-for instance, on shall and Rude formu ne take into others weigh little more than half the Rolls-Royce, Daimler, Morris, consideration the stroke in addition as much as they did then.
The and Austin standa-and there are to the bore. In the
in case of the changes weight distribution carcely any freaks and "atunt" Hospitalier method, the radius of noted have been brought about by the cylinder in centimetres is alterations in chassis design. For Some of the colour schemes are squarct, multiplied by the stroke in instance, the adoption of four wheel what is known as "striking." but centimetres, by the number of re- brakes has added greatly to the there are very few vehicles which volutions per minute and the weight of the front axle assembl5 the average owner would blush to answer is divided by 75,000. The which includes the front wheel he seen driving.
Dendy Marshall formula is rather brakes, and the adoption of closed Even the sports
ears are at different. In this case the diameter bodies has made it neccssury to use pains to indicate that they can, if of the cylinder in centimetres is frames of increased rigidity and required, behave quietly and so-squared, and by the revolutions per consequently of much greater berly in traffic as well as eat up minute, and the answer is divided weight. It is interesting to com- the miles on the open rond-by 200,000. In the Rude formule pare the proportional weights of which dual role is, of course, the diameter of the cylinder ir some parts of 1929 cars with those The weights of frames what the modern sports car is centimetres is squared and multi- of 1917. expected to play,
plied by the stroke in centimetres, have increased more than 40 per Among this host of examples of by the number of cylinders and by cent. In 1917, the frame costituted what the world's designers can do teresting job to work out the horse-weight and in 1929 it is 13 per cent. the factor 0.005. It is quite an in- only 9.12 per cent of the chaseła it is invidious to attempt to pick! out the mast interesting exhibits, but I would suggest that everybody. really interested in ears, whatever the length of their purses, should see the new Morris and Rover light! aixes, the new Rolls-Royces and Daimlers, the Lancia "Dilambda"i and the Duesenberg.
The last-named
is shown a 2
power of your mount by all four formulae.
NEW NASH
Introduction of Latest Models Soon
Introduction of new
models repre- the
chassis, with an American "consenting the latest designs in
All the springs of the chassis to- gether in 1917 constituted 9.12 per cent. of the chassis weight, in other; words the springs weighed exactly as much as the frame. In 1929 the front springs represent 240 per cent. of the chassis weight and the rear springs 4.20 per cent.-a total; of 6.60 per cent, so that the weight] of springs has been decreased by 27.0
cent. The proportional
some
vertible sedan" body, and with &,400" Series is scheduled for the near weight of the front axle has in- Barker saloon body. curiously, the sed costs £70 more models will make
Rather future. It is intimated that the new creased from 3.04 to 5 per cent. than the British saloon-£38,450, tlon to car design and operating en cent. is largely accounted for by definite contribu- This increase of more than 60 per against £3,380-although as a solu- joyment. The new designs are expect the use of four wheel brakes on all tion of the all-weather problem it ed to establish a new record for public modern passenger cars. acema no advance on what we tried interent.
Rear axles here years ago.
now weigh exactly twice as much as "It has always been our ambition to front axles, on the average, their An Advance Design
build each new series of Nash care so weight having come down well that any one attempting to make what since 1917 (12.1 per cent.). Perhaps the my startling car is comparison would find them to be finer, A saloon body by Hill, and Boll, of more desirable and a significant addi- Yeovil, on a Human eight. The tion to the world's transportation front suggests the conning-tower of equipment,” Nash said, in disclosing a submarine, with a very sharply the announcement. "A year ago eloped windscreen. The effect in announced the Nash 400,' with the driving seat is that the front which we considered an important ad- has been able to zender somewhat un- greatly advanced engineering features, door pillars are eliminate at·
dition to the motor world. least, they cut across the vision so, little as to be practically non lowed was a record of success that far night emergency service bas, after re- "Its record in the months that fol- cently. Following road accidents the tusual services to touring members re- existent. A further feature is a surpassed our most enthusiastic catio- ceiving particulars telegraphed re- sliding roof of glass. This design ate. Sales exceeded by tens of thou assuring news to relatives, thereby
EMERGENCY AID.
The British Automobile Association
is perhaps a year ahead of its time, sande the sales of any similar period minimising worry and anxiety. In one but as proof that body builders are of Nash history. Now we are prepar case a member touring in Wales was trying to get away from the coned to announce new series of cara, found within two hours, and asked to ventiona! it is welcome.
which, in our opinion, are most worthy return home immediately. Another attempt, though less ex- its traditions.
to carry forward the Nash name and treme, is a coachbuilt Windover every festure, and there are
In these new cara blocked by a large lorry following the A road much used by tourists was saloon in grey and mouse colour on new features, will add something decurred after dark, but, A.A.' patrols many collapse of a wheel. The accident oc} the Daimler stand. The back ex- finitely finer to the use and enjoy took charge of the situation until early tends in a flat slope right down ment of motor cari.”
over the petrol tank, nearly hiding
it. in order to carry a boot without builder wise enough to add it of his
the bustle effect of the usual curv, own accord. Both cars, moreover, ing luggage trunk.
are extremely shapely.
morning. Warning signs and lamps troffe diverted to another road, unifi were placed in suitable positions, and the broken down vehicle, was removed. Again, a member, about to start for less aets neatly let in under the tently packed and sent away with his One or two saloons have wire tour, discovered, that, his route pro-
vided by the AA had been inadver rear albow resta dark green luggage. The loss was discovered at Mulliner Bentley is an example, 7.30 p.m., but within an hour a "dupli- I noticed also a Talbot with cate route was delivered to the mem lizard-skin upholstery. But, gener- bor.
Two other interesting bodies fa-1 corporating new ideas are on the Martin and Walter stand. One in a Daimler drop-head coupe on the new 25 h.p. chassis, and the other a close-coupled two-door saloon on a 6-litre Bentley. In both cars the ally speaking, the aim all round is driver's window is split vertically, at comfort and utility rather than and will either slide or drop, and at display. In appearance the car neat little arm-rests are mounted of 1930 has gained most decidedly. on the doors for the benefit of the The British' saloon body has now driver and his front passenger.freed itself of both American and I have had an arm-rest made for Continental Influence, and adopted] my own convenience, but have extremely attractive lines of its never previously met a body own.
HUMBER
LANE CRAWFORD, LTD.
Automobilo. Dest. C.193.
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