THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1931.
OWNER SAFEGUARD, į made each year, through the day to
Manufacturers' Big Laboratory.
day record of these tests on raw materials and finished unita, and through the elimination of unsatis- factory materials, Hupmobile has paved the way for antiafled owner- that is filed, Playing an important part in the ship. Every beaker choice of proper materials, the every test tube that is heated, and chemical laboratory of the Hupp every analysis made is assurance of Motor Cal Corporation in reality, the continued high quality which serves as a protection to the hun has coined for Hupmobile Its phrase: dreds of thousands of owners. "We Believe Hupmobile to se the
Lesta on Best Car of its Class in the World." through a myriad of materials.
Hupmobile's million dollar en- gineering building houses one of the
NOTES AND NEWS.
must complete chemical laboratories It was announced at Birmingham to be found in the automobile indus- three weeks ago by Singer and Co., try. A nationally known metal-ltd., the motor-car manufacturers, lurgist and chemist is in charge of that the number of their employees the laboratory which was designed had recently increased by nearly for the exhaustive testing of raw 1,000, and finished materials entering inte the production of Hupmobile cara.
There is an infinite variety of, Hupmobile's chemical testing a boratory. In fact, any
chemical engineer would Ond himself com- pletely at home among the hundreds
and la still increasing, During September the number of; cars sold was 120 per cent. greater than in the same month last year, while for the first week in October the increase as 25 per cent. The wages bill has Kone up several thousand pounds.
of teat tubea, Bunsen burners, The Riley "9" now holds the fol- beakers, litmus papers, acids, elec-lowing international records: trode-and-other stock equipment. 50 kilometres
And the functions of all this equip.
ment are just as varied.
Tests All Material.
taken For example, chips are from every shipment of steel, brass, aluminium, cast iron, copper and other metals. These test chips are numbered and recorded, together with the dates of shipment, for future reference. Each one is then analyzed, and this analytical record I also kept, so that Hupmobile hus a day to day, month to month and year to year record of the content and qualifientions of all material shipments to its five great plants. Thus the company controls, at the Bource, the kind of raw material that goes into ita cars.
THE
CHINA MAIL.
BRITISH PROGRESS.
Cars Finding New Markets.
The present year has seen the British motor industry virtually maintaining, and in some respects, successes, The extending its British motor industry has held the position in the home and exports markets which, in its particular case, has only bean secured by par sistent and determined efforts sgainst difficulties which, but a bel few years ago, appeared to almost insuperable.
The figures of British motor ex- ports reflect, naturally, the world- wide economic position, but it is gratifying, nevertheless, to be able to report, that they also show that the export position is becoming more stable, and that conditions in one or two important markets can no longer so materially affect the general position,
Entry is slowly but surely being marketa which were made in formerly almost, if not entirely, closed to British vehicles.
The following table is an indica- | 103.06 m.p.h.tion of the progress made:--
108.90 m.p.h.
50 miles
108.39 m.p.h.
100 kilometres
100 miles
108.05 m.p.h.
I hour
108.11 m.p.h.
Exports to
Experts
to rest of
102.28 m.p.h.
Empire.
World.
66.82 m.p.h. 1922
2,206
835
66.78 m.p.h. 1924
13,608
2,051
64.85 m.p.h. 1920
28,951
3,437
67.80 m.p.h. 1028
20,865
5,675
66.54 m.p.h. 1930
25,749
4,112
200 kilometres 2,000 kilometres 3,000 kilometres 4,000 kilometres 1,000 miles 2,000 miles
In
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66,63 m.p.h. For the seven months, Januaryį Apart from the difficulties nor to July. 1981, the exports of British mally associated with the main motor vehicles have amounted in tenance of auch high average number to 13,908. speeds in a comparatively small In spite of these conditions, there) car, Eyston, in securing the first is in almost every direction over- six of these, had to contend with Bens an increasing desire to satisfy: unkindly elements. A thunder-their transport needs by the se storm visited Montlhery during the of motor vehicles manufactured in: The fabrica that are used for progress, of the run, and heavy rain Great Britain.
New British Records. taps and top linings, seat coverings, fell throughout its duration.
Undoubtedly the most forceful, body linings, packing and in numer his report to the Riley Co., Eyston ous other parts are tested for tensile states that the engine functioned jcxample of this was given by the strength, correct weave, wearing perfectly throughout, and was re-t. Hon. G. W. Forbes, P.C., Prime qualities, fastness of colours and viving in excess of 6,000 r.m.p. Minister of New Zealand, who re- their durability under prolonged during the whole run. The per-cently said: "In the past, in the illumination of unusual strength.formance is the best of all possible motor industry, we have had dif- which is, in effect, concentrated sun- tributes to Riley engine design, for culties in obtaining precisely the light. Certain materials, such as it must be borne in mind that the care and trucks we require top fabrics that are exposed to the 6.000 r.m.p. were obtained without home, but from my own experience elements are likewise submerged in the benefit of supercharging, and I can say that there has been a re- water for definite periods to deter that the engine design is the same 'markable change recently, and to- mine their ability to withstand rain as that which permits such a wide day there is a range of cara and and other moisture.
margin of eficiency to the ordinary trucks of all sizes and prices to at home are facing the future in a Riley owner-driver.
suit New Zealand conditions. To spirit of optimism, determined that, normal a return to more The New South Wales Police re- those about to buy I would ask you with
give full consideration to world-trade conditions, the pro- cently "traded in" to the Morristo
ducts of their factorles shall, depot in Sydney 'a Morris-Cowley Britain's motor products." touring model which had officially British cars have, throughout the through their merits, and with the recorded 86,000 miles over two year, been giving the most convinc-support aid co-operation of over years' running. The car remaining proof of their ability to create seas distributors and public, accura ed in excellent condition-a fact records, commencing with Sir Mal-a position of pre-eminence in the which was amply confirmed by an colm Campbell's success at Day- motor markets of the world. untinsed authority who immedi- tona, and culminating, to date, with
THE HOME SHOW.
Paints and Lacquers Tested Too. Even the various paints and lac quers used are meticulously tested, and subjected to weather und erosion tests, not to mention heat and cold extremes.
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Petrols are constantly being test to determine their starting capacity and their efficiency under widely varying temperature condi- tions. Engine oils and other lubric- ly took it for a week-end run. the British successes in the fastest ants аге likewise subjected to The three salient points emerging and most numerous testa, including the use of from this expert's report were: Trophy Race, on the Ards Circuit, The Hohe papers are still full of
electric re- a specially developed
(1) steady cruising speed of 40 near Belfast, when a British light- the Motor Show. There appears to frigerator and a cold room in which | m.p.h.; (2) petrol consumption 26,5 car won at an average speed, for be no debt about it that the out- engines may be operated in either m.p.g. (in spite of imperfect adjust the 360 miles, of 67.90 m.p.h. standing bature of it was the suc Summer heat to Winter's tempera- ment of carburetter and idling Almost each mail brings from cess of the baby cars, which, as one tures within a few hours time. speed); (3) oil consumption 742 overseas further evidence of the writer ans, are fitted with coach- Tests are now, being conducted on
increasing interest being shown in work of surprising roominess. the corrosive effects of several types Those pessimists who still per. British motor vehicles, as the When desriptions of these new cars of radiator compounds now being sistently cry that the small British public realises that the virtue of were publshed, many expressed the sold o the market as contrasted car is unsuitable for overseas, will road transport must always' ultio-opinion that the big body and the with the destructive effects of or be shocked by the news that in ately be a matter of economy of small chasis would be out of pro- dinary tap water.
New South Wales, at any rate, the operation, and the manufacturers purtion, t an inspection of the type has proved itself most suit-
various drs showed that this im-
m.p.g.
The
There is scarcely a chemical test devised for metals, fabrics and other able and efficient. During the last and the Wakefield Trophy for 1930. pression as quite erroneous. materials that cannot be quickly and twelve months or as one make The latter is offered annually for new £89tar shown by Rovers, at- easily duplicated in this great la- alone, the Triumph Super-Seven, the highest aggregate score in ten tracted of enormous amount of at- boratory. So efficient has this de- has won 34 cups and trophies in trials organised by the R.A.C. of tention. his car breaks quite new partment become that many other open contests. Included in the Australia, and it was won by the ground ad, most probably, is the trades and industries have sent trophies are the Challenge Shield little British car in competition forerun of other inexpensive specialists to Hupmobile to inspect for the 24 hours' Winter trial-the with foreigners of many times the cara. It is constructed this chemical laboratory,
most strenuous in New South Wales size. Through the thousands of tests
(A)
It is easy to split. hairs in Hupmo- bile's chemical laboratory. The re- markably accurate sonles shown in panel on right, will weigh a small, section of a human hair for the small- est object welghol is 1/10 of
milli
gram or 1/283405 of, an, ounce. Part.
(B)
of the main laboratory liceen "la the" background.
(B)
The lower right insert shows an ordidary electric refrigerator being used
to test congealing polnía óf various izbrisanta.
on un-
orthodoxines, yet has the standard appearan. The air-cooled engine, ́- the rearrive, and the independent springing of each wheel are all fea- tures wich merely require co- ordinating by a competent engineer.
Anothe striking feature was the great adence made in coachwork. Mechanic improvements were fow and far between, but practically every meer showed considerable | improvemặt in his body work. The lowest-pridd cars were often to be found with coachwork which is ex- tremely extensive to produce, auch as the pissel steel body. This type of sdf coristruction his tremendous advantages, and it'is only posibl to fit it to a low-priced chuasia when these are turned out in great quatties. Another inter- | eating costs kiläing as developsdent may be deseed, as the alternative specialised . The Britiek buy- jer prefers afår with some indivl- duality, and likes to own a car which differ somewhat ; from his (neighbour's, nthough... of the same | make."//This|vant is now »met by some of the lg body firms, who have standarted special bodies for well-known disais, which sell at a Treasonable piło. Previously a spe- clal body wall, somewhat expertive |production," I by laying down a | certain numb” at a time the corche bailder can snty a distinctive body kata; ressonal, cost;
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