THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1931.
WHAT PRINCE GEORGE SAW
VISIT TO LEYLAND'S MOTOR WORKS.
THE
RUBBER BUMPERS FOR SPEEDERS.
Munich, more than any other German city, la jammed with auto- mobile traffic because it is located)
Prince George, on his return { this room, all gauges used so that a great deal of trafle bå- to Britain after having seen the throughout the works are check-tween other populous cities pasa large number of Leyland vehleres ed at least once a week, for on through its rather congested busi- operating in South America, ex- their accuracy depends to anes section. pressed a wish to visit the main great extent the precision with In an effort to keep this traffic works of Leyland Motors, Limit- which work is carried outflowing as smoothly as possib.e, ed, the old-established Arm of throughout the whole factory.sturdy posts of iron and concreta commercial vehicle manufac- Here the Prince himself operat-were set up to mark the traffe lanes turers. In order that he mighted a machine capable of mensur-in several of the community's better study the conditions un- ing to 100,000th part of one inch,squares and street intersections. der which these well-known vehi- and checked on a dial the expan-Motorists were forever colliding with cles are built, his visit was in sion caused by holding his band these formidable markers and so the formal.
on a four-inch piece of metul. municipal authorities decided to re- It was not possible for His Before leaving the chassis place the solid posts with others Royal Highness to see the whole werks, Prince George spent some made of rubber. of the Company's huge works- time inspecting the erection of These ure painted white and made in addition to its branch works, engines, and watching a row of more noticeable by black strip.s its Lancashire properties alone some of the various types on the near their tops. They look as hard, extend to over 160 acres — 80 electrical test benches. He was as the fron and concrete pillars they thut a carefully arranged pro-surprised to hear of the rigorous replaced and motorists, of course, gramme had to be mapped out to testing which ench engine must try to avoid hitting them but when enable him to Hce as much as receive before passing into the tar does crash into one of the re- possible of the Company's acti- hands of the user, but appreciat-silient posts, it gives and, unless vities in the brief time at his ed the necessity for this.
janother machine runs into 'the car, disposal.
A representative range of Ley-no harm is done to the automobile and vehicles had been drawn up er its occupants. for his inspection outside the Since the installation of the rub- North Works. This range in- ber posts the number of casualt en cluded one of the latest types of within the limits of Munich has 400-700 gallon fire engines, on been greatly reduced. The posts. which was mounted a turn-table which are about four feet high and escape, for time would not per-ten inches in diameter. are set firm mit His Highness to visit the ty in low, square concrete bates. branch works set aside for the They are but little more expensivo manufacture of this type of than concrete and iron posts and, vehicle. As the Prince approach-under ordinary conditions, will last ed, the escape was extended for many years.
Arriving at the machine shops which have recently been erect ed close to the Company's steel foundry, Prince George was met by the Directors. Almost his first action was to enquire the destination of three large nack- ing cases which stood on a lorry nearby. These, it was explain ed, were chassis packed ready for shipment to one of the numer- ous Leyland depots abroad.
Entering the machine shops. the Prince passed down two long bays devoted to the machining of aluminium parts, and in other bays saw the whole process of machining cylinders, and the pro- cess through which crankshafts have to pass from the rough forging to the finally finished and balanced article. It was only a glimpse at these shops, but the Prince was able to form some idea of the modern lay-outs and plant utilised at Leyland.
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with a member of the Works Several other European cities, Fire Brigade at the top.
profiting by the experience of Passing down the line of Munich, are installing the rubber vehicles, the party then walked traffic guides to protect careless and through the Service Stores, the reckless motorists. headquarters of the wide-spread. Leyland Service organisation,
which retains spare parts to the AUTO FUMES CURBED BY NEW value of £50,000, for instant des-
CARBURETTOR, patch to users.
A
device which, according
climination
to
of carbon
In the South Works, the Prince visited the Aluminium Foundry, where he aaw dic-aboratory and road testa, insures casting, a process extensively de- virtual A walk of a few hundred veloped by the Company of late monoxide, saves from 20 to 50 per yards across the open brought until now it produces eastings by cent., in gasoline consumption and him to the Foundry, which, in this method of upwards of 50 lb. permits the use of gasoline, kerosene addition to supplying castings in weight, probably the heaviest or fuel oil in any internal combua- for Leyland vehicles, supplies and most intricate yet achieved on engine--automobile, large quantities to the Admiral- | in Great Britaía.
coat or airplane-has recently been ty and leading engineering firms The Prince had expressed a perfected. through the country, where the desire to see a vehicle which was Other advantages claimed for t Prince saw molten steel being being specially constructed for are the elimination of carbon poured from one of the huge elec- | work overseas. This vehicle un-speed, power and acceleration. The tric furnaces. and the subsequent I doubtedly aroused his interest; device la known as the Juhasz Tri- casting of the 'moulds. Before it has eight wheels, all of which Fuel carburettor...
are driven and steerable, so that it can pass over almost impossi- bly hilly and boggy country,
mator
in
EX-PRESIDENT KIDNAPPED IN
MODERN FASHION.
Only a few minutes could be spared for a walk round the coachworks, reputed to be the While the publicity value may be largest in Great Britain devoted rated as dubious, it is of Interest to extensively to commercial body-note that the kidnapping last Octo-
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From the owner of a 1929 16 h.p. Humber Saloon.comes a most inter- eating account of a 3,000 miles' Transcontinental trip.
While the journey may, or may
leaving the Foundry, he WAB shown similar operations in iron. Entering his car, His Highness proceeded to the North Works, where the majority of the ma- chining and assembly of the chassis takes place. Driving right in at one end of the long, lofty building devoted to the work, then His Highness passed ber of Mr. K. J. Stahlberg, ex-not, be one that many cars of the final assembly of the units into on to the sports ground, where, resident of Finland, was made in day are capable of completing, con- the chassis, he saw how chassis. in order that he could form some a Chevrolet sedan. Several young sidering that there were more than commencing at one end as a bareiden of the welfare side of the nationalists captured Mr. Stahlberg 30,000 miles already to the credit frame, pass down the shop until Company, he saw several hundred in Helsingsfors and dove him 500 of the car in question, and that no they are finally completed by the apprentices undergoing physical miles to the edge of the Russian preparations of any kind were made filling of units arranged at con- training, which forms part of border. Here they repented of for this "Coast-to-coast" hop (from venient etages along the length the Leyland educational system. their rashness, put their captive out Dieppe, across France and Spain, of their courses.
Late though he was, the Princen a tonely road and sped away, via Madrid, to Gibraltar; back then. would not disappoint the lads, leaving the ex-Prosident to find his by way of the East coast of Spain, and walked along the line amidst way to a railroad station. cheers from employees and their families who had assembled there to greet him.
His Highnesy now passed through further shops, inspect- ing different operations in the building of the units, until he
to the gauge room.
came
BEATING THE MAIL.
In
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BRITISH DRIVING TESTS.
Britain is struggling with new driving law, among the provisions of which is a standard test that must The Morris Distributors in News has been received from be passed by new drivers applying Bombay, French Motor Car Co., Messrs. Malcomess, Ltd., Morris .or a first licence. This driving Ltd., have received the following Distributors for Port Elizabeth and cat seems fair and with the grow- letter from S./.CCondr. J. R. District South Africa), that Mr. motor traffic on Britaish high- Price, of the LA.S. Corps, E. T. Baxter, the private owner of ways is probably necessary. The Ambala:-
a Merria Minor overhead valve two-provisions of the test are
as fol- seater model, recently set up a new lows: record from Johannesburg to Port 1. Start the Elizabeth by covering the 746 miles separating these towns lo a total running time of 234 hours, the average speed throughout being 32 m.p.h.
"It might be of interest to you that the Morris Minor car purchased from you on January 9, 1930, now having been on the road for seventeen months per formed the distance of 865 miles, i.e., from Rawalpindi to Ambala Cantt., in nine running hours, an average of over 40 miles per hour.
This performance was all the more meritorious inasmuch as the driver undertook the journey purely "I left Rawalpindi at 13.30 as a pleasure trip, and carried with hours en May 25, and arrived at him considerable luggage. Lahore by 17.00 hours, where I remained for the night. An in-
teresting item of this portion of picking up two pieces of wire the journey Is the fact that I¡ and a nail; but as they only caut- actually beat the Frontier Mail; ed very slow punctures, they did just before leaving I said 'good. not interfere with the actual run- byo' to a friend, who was proning, and were not discovered ́ceeding to England, and after until the morning after the com- having tea in Lahore, I waited | pletion of the run. Up to the for the Mail to arrive, when I present no part has been renew- had a talk with my friend again.ed in the car; even the original "The following morning I left tyres and tubes are still going at 06.30 hours, and arrived at | strong. Ambala Cantt by 14.00 hours, "The only other point that but this time I had lost two | might interest is that the above] hours' running, first by getting breakfast, at Julludur, and the second hy running into a sand drift on the alde of the read in avolding some cattle.
The only mishaps received other than that mentioned above were three punctures, through
journey was carried out" with eight gallons of petrol, which | means that the car was using a gallon for each 45 miles,
through Valencia and Barcelona, to Dieppe), the performance is special- ly worthy of comment.'
"In spite of heat, bad road sur- faces, indifferent patrols and very steep gradients, particularly in the Southern half of Spain,” writes the correspondent, "the car ran perfectly throughout. Beth outward and homeward I covered some 400 miles a day-with aun temperatures up to and beyond 160° and yet, on not one singla Occasion' was there the least sign of over-heating. Moreover, the 1,600 miles from Malaga to Dieppe -over the most tortuous moun- tain roads I have ever experienc- ed-were covered in 5 days' run- ning time, at an average spred throughout of well over 40 m.p.h. Stop vehicle within abio distance when travelling at
The owner, in stating that he var.ous speeds and show that considers ine performance a very driver can brake promptly and great tribute to the Humber Com effectively.
move
vehicle from real, sway in a reasonably short time and maintain a straight courss.
2. Turn right and left hand cor-
nera correctly.
3.
a renson-
continues:-
4. Operato all controls with safety Pany, and to British workmanship,
and without moving from the driving seat.
6.
5. Give all recognized signals, whether by hand or by a santla- factory signalling device. Reverse for a reasonable dis- tance, make a left or right| hand turn in reverse gear and back the vehicle into an in- dicated position.
7.
8.
Stop vehicle in roadway thirty feet'in width. '*- Stop, hold vehicle on a gradient of at least one in fifteen, but not steeper than -me in ten.
and start the!
"As regards the load. I was Edna May Day of the Germaó the only passenger, but the whole Grand Opera Company párchased of the back of the car was filled the first of the 1981 Chevrolets: to with kit and bedding."
'come off the assembly:line.
"I may add that this opinion is also held by several people in the motor industry in Spain whom I met, and who were frankly amaz- ed that a 18 hp, car should put up such a performance on the really | difficult and tortuous roads cover- ed, with no more care and atten. tion than filling with petrol and oil.
"In view of this happy experi- ence I should not hesitate to take
the car over any roads in, Europe.
am well acquainted with, all parts of the continent, and I do not know of any area which would offer a severer test, to the efficiency of moy "two-year-old" than the South-Eastern corner of Spain,
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