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THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1981.
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HILLMAN WIZARD; A NEW
BRITISH MODEL
DETAILS OF ENGINE, APPEARANCE AND PERFORMANCE.
Incidentally, a sliding roof, neatly particularly easy to dismantle the model 65 we found that with the designed and easy to operate, is semi-floating cross-shafts, bevel smaller engine the performance is available, as in optional extra, pinion and other back-axle com unusually good for a car taxed at costing £7 10s.'
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£16.
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more
ponents. The Chassis,
The braking system consists of
Quality of Comfort. Soundcontatruction and In Bandix-Porrat Duo-servo shoes So much for features which ope genious points of detail design. are located' in drums on all four neal, perhaps, mainly to the ед- features as, might be anticipated wheels and operated by
verythusiast. Turning to the from the fact that it has been de- straightforward gear. A main humirum virtues, a point to in veloped under the technical direc-cross-shaft is carried in three terast everyone is found in the Bol designed оп extremely general shape the family saloon tion of Capt. J. S. Irving, the bearings on a cross member just comfort of the suspension system. practical lines; tested for over 18 and the saloon de luxe are prae- world-famous-engineer who de- behind the gear box and can be This represents a real achievement, months under strenuous conditionstically identical. In cach case the signed the "Golden Arrow" some operated either from the pedal or because soft riding has been ob- both in Britain and overeens; now rear seat sides are recessed into years ago.
from the hand lever through pull tained without sacrifice pf being built with care and precision the thickness of the body, so that Commencing with the frame, rods and slotted yakes. Frum stability. The car can be driven In a modern plant created for the three people of normal size can channel-section aide-members are double levers at each end of this hard around corners without the purpose at the Coventry works; really be accommodated in com employed, specially shaped to con- cross-shaft cables are taken to the slightest tendency to rolling, such are essential points in the fort. The front acat, which is form with the plan view of the four brakes, the final length of neither does it bounce or pitch story of the new and eagerly await-mounted on rails, also extends to body so that it can be bolted to cable being in each case led when a bump is taker at speed. It ed Hillman Wizard-a story which the full width and enables three them directly, ne already explain through a flexible steel con-is unusually safe an grease. Long The Motor is the first journal to people to be carried in an emer cd. These channela are braced by duit. Practically no lubrication and flexible springs, controlled by publish in full.
gency. The central gear and brake cross members and by the pressed- is therefore needed in the whole hydraulic shock absorbera acienti Outstanding features of this car levers are so designed that, al-steel engine supports which reat system. Independent adjusters are fically located, produce these high- are the six-cylinder engine, avail-though not difficult to reach, they upon self-centring Vee Brackets provided on each braks, easily ly desirable results. Lable in two sizes, the "traffic" do not prevent the driver from and are bolted thereto, A 14-operated with 蔬 врanner. The Strong Appeal Overseas.
gear-box with silent third speed, making use of the near-gide door gallon petrol tank is carried by system is fully safeguarded against There are many other points particularly wido and roomy body-when entering or leaving.
steel straps at the rear, and the failure, not only by the high fac- that will have an equally strang wark, handy overall dimensions; a Each saloon is provided with six Bling orifice is fitted with a large, tor af safety of all the parts, but appeal oversens. The cooling decidedly attractive appearance, a windows of ample dimensions. The quickly detachable cap. A similar also through the way in which the system, for example, embodies a performance well above the ordin-windows in the doors are controlled cap is provided on the rudiator controls are interconnected.
much bigger radiating surface ary, and a specification which by winders with a quick and and is much handler than the The springing system consists than is commonly found on British would not disgrace a £600 car. amooth action, and the quarter ordinary screwed variety. A 12- of Woodhead semi-elliptics and care, and consequently long and The family saloon costs only windows hinge outwards at the volt accumulator is carried in Luvax hydraulic shock absorbers arduous Decents do not raise the £270 with either size of engine. back, providing excellent ventila- | cradle amidships.
at the front and rear. The springs temperature to anything near boil- We have ourselves tested one oftion without draught. Triplex Engines in Two Sizes.·· are notable for their length and ing point. Again, the induction these cars over a distance of 2,000 safety glass is standardized all As already mentioned, the en- for the number of leaves employ-system and carburation are no miles during the past month; the round on the saloon de luxe and is. gine is being built in two sizes ed; at the ends they are fitted with efficiently designed and heated results of this trial are given in used for the windscreen only on which, although seeming the same Silentbloe bushes requiring no at-that the engine firea evenly and an exclusive report which follows the family saloon."...
externally, differ slightly in their tention.
pulls gamely within a very short this description.
Luggage accommodation differs cylinder castings in order to allow
The wire and artillery types of time after a cold start and runs Five body styles are available. | materially in these two models. for the difference in bore: The Rubery Oven wheel employed each perfectly well on commercial spirit The five bodies are as follow: A On the family saloon a substantial cylinder dimensions are actually 65 have 19-in. rims and carry Dunlop of low volatility. Easy starting family saloon and a saloon de luxe, folding grid is provided above the mm. by 106 mm. for the smaller, tyres of 5-in. section. Each wheel has been thoroughly studied and built by the Pressed Steel Co., of fairing which encloses the rear and 75 mm. by 106.. mm. is secured by five
studa tests have been made at 20 degrees Oxford; a sports saloon of half-tank and supports the number-for the larger: The résult- and nuts and, in the case below freezing paint with the as- panelled Weymana construction; a plate. The saloon de luxe, on the ing tax is £16 for the one of the wire type, the nuts are en-sistance of the famous Lucas "cold coupe cabriolet; and a five-seater tourer. The appearance of each of these cars is modern and attractive and the lines are set off by the handsoine V-fronted radiator, which carries a neat badge and chromium plated.
Wide Rear Seat And Arm Rests." In their interior dimensions and
ARRIVING SHORTLY
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This entirely new Chrysler Six Four Dobr Sedan on new 110 wheelbase chassis with double- drop frame resulting in low overall height of only 68" without sacrifice of road clearance or headroom. Adjustable front seat, chromium plate windshield, elanting-V-type radiator, additional power and maximum roadability.
Facia Boards and Instruments, The interior of these safoon bodies is neatly finished. All four doura can be tucked The instra ments are carried on a handsame white-metal panel flanked by cubby holes, the dials being, from left to right as viewed by the driver, a thermometer, ammeter, Smith clock. Smith speedometer, A. C. electrical petrol gauge and an oil pressure gauge.
room" equipment.
Petrol Consumption.
As regards petrol consumption, this worked out at 18.2 m.p.g. dur- ing the first 1,000 miles, in the course of which the car was being run in. At the end of this period a fresh check-was commenced and the figure of 19.3 m.p.g. was ob- tained over 900 miles. Consider- ing that the car was driven fast for long journeys and was also taken over the hills already specified, we regard this as a very satisfactory result..
To sum up, the car is ons which inspires great confidence because every detall has been so carefully. designed and tested and because production in quantities has been proceeding for some weeks without a hitch. No unforeseen difficulties are therefore likely to interfere with the prompt meeting of orders.
Readers who are puzzled.by many
other hand, is provided, with a con- and 421 for the other, and the closed by chromium-plated us, tainer for luggage of large size capacities are respectively 2,110 The spare wheel is carried on a formed in one piece with the rear. -c.c. and 2,810 c.. A somewhat stout bracket at the near side. panel and fitted with a hinged door higher compression ratio is used 2,000 Miles On The New Hillman. A MOTORING ENCYCLOPAEDIA. which, when closed, can be opened for the small engine, the ratios Some weeks ago a member of the only with a special key.
being 5.3 to 1. and 6.1 to 1. The motor staff took over a saloon de respective power outputa are 42 luxe from the factory, and this of the technical expressions employ- b.h.p. at 3,600 r.p.m. for model 65,; car, travelling incognito. with ed in present-day motoring will and 51 b.h.p. at 3,400 r.p.m. for camouflaged radiator and with welcome a booklet just published by mudel 75; the designations adopted, badges removed, hen-ainee-covered The Motor This is entitled-An- for the two engine sizes., Bimetal over 2,000 miles in our Hands, in- Illustrated Encyclopedia of Motor pistons, made under Zephyr cluding severe teats at Brooklands car Parts and Technical Terms." licence, are employed in each case. track, in the Lake district and in Not only are all important. de- The flywheel carries a single- Devonshire. In the course of this finitions given, but every definition plate clutch which conveys the trial maintenance work, has con-is accompanied by a picture, which power to a unit-constructed four-sisted of two rounds with the greatly assists clear. comprehension. forward-speed gearbox,, in which a grease gun and the addition of This attractively presented little, silent third speed is obtained by three quarts of oil to the engine. booklet, which costs, only 6d, is well At the centre of the facia board; using constant-mesh geara with The brakes have not been touched, worth possessing. below this panel, there is a switch helical teeth mounted close to the the tool-kit remains unopened, po It is obtainable from the leading controlling the Lucas Ove-lamp bearings at each end of the box. water has been added, and the e-booksellers and newsagents, or from equipment, but the lever operating The first, second and reverse gine is running a quietly de at the offices of The Motor, 5-15, Rose, the dipswitch headlamps is handily speeds are obtained by sliding the outset.
bery Avenue, London, EC.1. mounted on the steering column, gears in the usual way. The The car selected for trial was together with a spark advance starter motor, incidentally, Is the saloon de luxe "model, 75." lever, which is scarcely ever replaced alongside the gearbox and Our remarks on the performance quired as an automatic' apark-can-is operated by a Solenoid switch. of this car are, of course applicable trol is fitted to the Lucas make- The Braking System.
to the smaller model 65 as regarda and-break. The throttle setting is An open propeller shaft, with brakes, springing, steering gear, rogulated by a turn-button control Hardy-Spicer mechanical joints, bodywork, and 80 on, all these on the dash, other controls fitted conveys the power to a spiral-bevel features being identical.. The here being the starter, button, the final drive in a banjo-type steel larger engine naturally given strangler and a switch for the non- axle. Here, again, accessibility somewhat better, acceleration, but glare lighting of the dials at night. has been carefully studied, it being in carrying out a shart test of
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Firm Purchases Its 1000th De Soto.
B.S.A.
The Baunders Driyo-It-You realf system that operates motor cars, for hire by the hour or day In many parts of the United States, recently purchased its 1,000th De. Soto car at its Claveland branch ofice, Under this system, cara, ara rented to responsible parties who drive the cars them. selves. Their dependability and economy under all operating conditions and with all types of driv. Bis made. De Soto the logical choice for this kind of business.- F.-P. Baker: (left); manager of: the Saunders once in Claveland is taking delivery, of the De Soto, sedan from L. P. Jones, De Soto DealerRSON
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