THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1931.
CARS THAT FLY.
Opinion of a Great
Aviator:
20 YEARS' VOW,
Business Man Now Released.
THE CHINA
WILLYS SIX.
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76 Miles in 75 Minutes Is. Made.
Among the experts who have
After twenty years of stend- Thrown into competition in a welcomed with enthusiasm the fast adherence to his vow never large field of curs, many of which principle of free wheeling which to use a motor-driven vehicle, were powered by eight cylinder Hupmobile has adopted for all Christiano Heyn Hamann, a well-engines, two Willys Six cars, its models, the name of Emory known business man of Rio de strictly stock, came through with Bronte, well-known American Janeiro, Brazil, has been releas- flying colours to place first and aviator, deserves being mentioned from his pledge and is now second in a recent annual, moun- ed.
owner of # Ford town sedan.
tain race between Mexico City Brante who owns a power- Senor Humann is a man of de-land Puebla. The winning Willys ful 100 HP. Hupmobile 8 - vout faith, and during the score Six covered the course of 75.8 was the first civilian pilot to fly of years in which he practised miles in 75 minutes.. Better than from California to Hawafi, and his vow his carriage and males a mile a minute. is at present the manager of the were a familiar sight about the
For years the mountain race aviation department of a famous capital. When he finally became between Mexico City and Puebla American oil company. His convinced that he would like to has been accepted as one of the opinion, therefore, is worth being be relieved from his vow, he pre- taken into consideration, more 80sented his position to the Arch. since he has just put his Hup- | bishop of Bruzij, Sebastio Leme, mobile under the most strenuous then about to sail for Rome to Leats one can imagine.
receive the appointment of Car- dinal.
"There is nothing that has con- tributed more to safety in driving than free-wheeling," says Bronte, adding: There is no more guessing in shifting and the driver does not even have to use the clutch. One only has to touch the geur lover to shift from second to high, for instance, without losing speed."
The American pilot further states: "The Hupmobile free wheeling principle affords the same feeling as 'un aeroplane, which finding an obstacle while about to land, rises again to safety with the slightest touch of the stick."
If one hears in mind that be- sides the advantages mentioned by Bronte, free-wheeling repre- Rents a saving in gas which amounts to 15 to 18 per cent. while at the same time greater distances are covered in less time, it is eusy to understand why the above-mentioned pilot
"GREAT WALL.”
Mobiloil Has Part in Expedition.
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After some time had elapsed, Senior Hamann received· a cable) from the newly appointed Car- dinal that the Pope had released him from his vow. He at oncej placed hin order for the Ford.
An interesting point in connec- tion with this story is that he employs as his chauffeur the same driver who piloted his Vic- toria during the years he ab. stained from using a motor car He will not permit the chauffeur to drive more than twenty miles an hour, feeling that such speed is ample for all his requirements.
ends his statement as follows:- "Free-wheeling in my opinion, is the greatest development that has been introduced in the auto- motive field. To realise that, one! only has to iry a Hupmobile in heavy traffic the car seems to fly and safer!"
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the driver never
SIX LEADS.
Public Registers Its Preference.
felt
Shifting of favour among low- priced passenger car buyers from four to six-cylinder automobiles ; is definitely indicated by regis- tration figures for the year to date now appearing in leading automotive trade magazines.
Complete returns for the first five months of the year reveal leadership in passenger car sales having gone to a six, Chevrolet having tilted 303.110 cars in the period as against the 292,774 fours tilted by the largest four- cylinder car manufacturer.
Flying over unexplored terri- tery in Peru, American fliera have discovered a great wall in Peru, a barrier similar to the great wall of China and possibly half of its size. The discovery is one of the outstanding achieve ments of the Shippee-Johnson aerial photographic expedition In their first months of pioneer- ing work in Peru. Arriving in Peru in December, the expedi- tion had made more than 1,000 aerial photographs before the end of April. Thousands of feet of motion pictures have been made from the air. It is cer- tain, in the opinion of mining and archeological authorities, that
The month by month margin the discoveries of the expedition
of 10,000 cars by which and the photographic records
Chevrolet led the runner-up made, indicato a great advance this year
was widest dur-
The trend is significant in that 1981 is the first year to see a six-cylinder car leading all other makes. Although Chevrolet also! occupied first place in registra- tions several years ago, the re- cord then was made with the old four-cylinder. Chevrolet before the changeover to a six,
In the geographic knowledge of ing May, when Chevrolet
the Andes.
tilted 4,600 more passenger
registrations are further inter-
“DON'TS" FOR DRIVERS.
To the inexperienced motor- ist practically the whole die- tionary seems to be full of "don'ts," but there is Uttle doubt that the longer one motors the more one realises the importance of this little word. The following collec- tion of don'te," varying from the safety first aspect to the welfare of the enr and better driving methods, are worthy of the attention of all motor. ists.
Don't try to get too great a mileage out of a gallon of oil It won't pay you. One often hears and reads of drivers who get anything up to 5,000 miles out of a gallon of oil, and this without changing the lubricant in the sump. No. thing is said, however, about the wear which takes place fo the engine under these condi- tions. If the motor is to have 1 reasonable ehance of trouble-free life the oil should be changed every 1,000 milės, an, for city driving, every 500.
Don't be tempted to buy cheap, unbranded oil; it will probably turn out rather ex- pensive in the end.
Don't neglect points that need lubrication merely be Cause they are almost in-... accessible.
Don't be afraid of gear changing. If you have not the knack of getting the lever across silently také a couple of lessons and get it. It will save you money, and will add materially to your driving pleasure.
Don't forget that you owe A measure of consideration and all reasonable courtesy to all other road users. Don't drive in such a way as to splash pedestrians or other road users with mud if it is at all practicable to avoid do-" ing so.. By keeping your wheels out of the worst pot holes and going slowly in muddy places you can avoid a lot of inconvenience to other people.
Don't reverse without pre- viously giving yourself the "all clear."
Don't forget that your per- sonal comfort is an important factor to your safety as road- using unit.
Don't drive on one brake only. Use each alternately and gently.
Don't abusɑ, the use of the horn, or imagine that s warning gives any automatic right of way at cross roads. All the best drivers use z minimum of such sounds, emergencies excepted, of
course,
Don't overtake on-corners, even if some one waves you on, or until you know from your own observation that the road is clear,
Don't play with the adjust- ments on your car, unless you know how to do it..
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at a grade of about 7.22 per cent. The highest point reached is ap- proximately 10,486 feet above the level of the sea. This means a drastic change in altitude and is a severe test on carburetion.
The remarkable mile-a-minute average maintained by the win- ning Willys Six over the race course is a tribute to its ability to give outstanding perform- ance under the most severe con- ditions and on sustained runs. The matter of safety was an- other feature of the Willys per- formance. Although there were many sharp curves on the course, the low centre of gravity of the car and its wider tread enabled it to cling to the road and nego- tiate the turns at high speed without danger and with mini- mum driving effort.
THE TOOL BOX.
very
It has been said that the majority of men have a rooted objection to destroying anything which belongs to them, and the | oft-repeated" statement, that if the things a man carries so care- fully in his pockets were sorted out it would be found that nine- tenths of them were of no use whatever, is, as a general rule, a fact. The same is also largely true of the contents of the average car's tool box; often the box or receptacle. contains a collection of broken sparking plugs, nuts and bolts that have lost their threads, and spanners which ended their useful-life years ago, the driver frequently referring to this heterogeneous assortment as his "spares."
The result of carrying such
The expedition, which is pri- cars than the leading four. May most gruelling tests to which a unnecessary impedimenta is that vately financed, has the co-opera-esting in that Chevrolet tilted car could be subjected. It is a when anything is wanted quickly tion of the American Geographi- only 1,000 less cars than in the run which is merelless in taxing it is not easy to find. It is well. the power, speed and stamina of worth while to undertake a cal Society and the Harvard Geo- same month of 1930.
During the first five months cation of the Pikes Peak course, and to eliminate all the obsolete a car. It is considered a dupli- spring cleaning of the tool box, logical Society. Mombers of the this year Chevrolet tilted expedition are Messrs. Robert 303,110 cora compared with on which two Willys Six stock litter. If at the same time a Shippes, George R. Johnson, 333,174 for the same five months cars placed first and second in little method is adopted in pack- 1930, winning the Penrose ing the various items much time year, which were re- Irving G. Hay, Valentine Van of last
Trophy.
and trouble will be saved in the garded as normal. The drop of Mr. Keuren, and Max Distel.
less than ten per cent, compares More than 50 per cent of the future. The sound nuts, bolts, Shippeo is pilot, geologist and with a comparable drop for the route between Mexico. City and and washers, if carried, should be historian. Mr. Johnson is photo industry generally of about thirty Puebla consists of steep grades, placed in boxes and bo packed in turns and constant climbs over the bottom of the box, and the grapher. Mr. Van Kouren is a per cent.
tools which the driver's experi- civil engineer and Mr. Hay is a Indications of a general pick the mountains, pilot Their equipment includes up in retail buying as it affects At the start of this run the ence tells him are most frequent two Bellanca planes, each power-- Chevrolet are contained in a cars first speed out of Mexico ly required should be placed at ed with a Wright engine. Mobil comparison of registrations for City over a level routa about the top of the box and graded oil is used for the lubrication of May with the same month last twenty miles and then climb al- downwards as the frequency of the planes.
most constantly. The ascent is their use becomes less.
year.
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