THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1932.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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ANTHE MOTORISTS' PAGE E
Problems in Buying an Automobile
First Cost and maintenance
THE SMALL CAR
QUALITY MORE IMPORTANT:
THAN PRICE.
R.A.C. RALLY AT TORQUAY
1,000 Mile Trek Tests Cars.
FINE PERFORMANCE BY "STANDARD"
Torquay.
NEW MORRIS
EIGHT
Acceleration & Steering Praised,
¡ CAR FOR COMFORT
"I like Sir William Morris's Family Eight," writes the "Cape The one thing that gives zest to Argus" motoring correspondent. "It reminds me of Sir William himself' any gathering of the human clan is
-decided, alert, and capable of enthusiasm. This applies equally to quick decisions. The Eight is a
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Eliminating Noise in Automobiles
Promises for the Future
GREATER ECONOMY
LIGHTER AND MORE SILENT ENGINES.
a meet of hounds or a family tea newcomer to the Morris family. But
This is the age of speed. Every cost. It is the fact, though it South Africa. One car manufacturer once de-adays cars of very different size party. No amount of organisation it should qulekly make friends in
other day we hear that some re- sounds paradoxical, that the "From the moment I took the car cord in air, on sea, or on land has most accurate work which can be monstrated that the upkeep of may be bought, but car value is nor the deftest speeches will give the
the showroom of Johnson been broken. We now take the done is often now the cheapest. his vehicle was less than that of not a matter of engine capacity satisfying swing and smooth run-from
For overall dimensions, and that
be illustrated in the a pair of boots, and that walking is why there is still as good a/hing that makes an affair a success Motors I felt that the Family Eight hum of the motor-car as a mat-This can
would carry All traditions for was beyond the means of the or-market as ever for high-grade this quality is lacking.
dinary individual.
That argument was not very convincing, but it is a fact that
Firestore
Sentinel
DEPENDABLE STARTING
cars of moderate size, but of Possibly that is what made the performance and comfort that have ter of course, although the drone construction of a motor-car gearstone, this Firestone Sentinel Type
more than average price.
Under £200.
was responsible.
a
made the
cars,
Firestone
BATTERIES
TYRES - TUBES RIMS-SPARK PLUGS BRAKE LINING ACCESSORIES
'Made and guaranteed by Fire-
odern gears are usually been a feature of previous Morris of an aeroplane overhead still at-box.
tracts. some attention.
finished by grinding to shape on Battery is a big money's worth. Torquay Rally such a success, for
Everybody realises what an a machine which may give an Thirteen balanced plates. Strong real genuine enthusiasm was the
"To deal with the body first, here improvement has been made in accuracy of one quarter of a connectors, posts and covers. many owners could not afford to
It is sometimes argued that a dispense with their cars, and that larger car does not cost appre- entire atmosphere at the end of has been a meticulous attention to the elimination of noise, but it is thousandth of an inch. This, of in the widest aspect a car does ciably more to run than a small- the 1,000 mile trek. Certainly the detail. There is amart but "solid not so obvious how it has been course, is an expensive process in Specially designed composition case workmanship everywhere. Do not er, and that the difference is R.A.C. officials had represent an economy.
run away with the idea that because made, nor yet how further pro- itself, but, when the gearboxes that will stand hard usage. A won-
gress will be made. Three or are assembled, probably over 90 derful buy. ten cars nowadays are not more than compensated for in machinery of the event faultless, the car is called the Family Eight four thousand pounds seems to per cent. of them will run with 8 used for business as well as plea- better accommodation. It is
Firestone Batteries have more 60 much so, indeed, that it was it is built on carthorse lines, but ure. In any case a car means an remarkable, however, how run-
sure, yet the pressure on the cessitating no further labour. economy in time and trouble, it ning costs grow with size. There quite unobtrusive and taken for just the thing for a man who does most people an enormous pres-satisfactory absence of noise, ne-
power, hotter spark, quicker start- not want to travel more than 30 crankshaft of a bus is of this On the other hand, before gears saves railway Pares, it provides is tax and insurance, there is granted. In fact, one wonders if m.p.h. There is nothing like that order, due to contrifugal force were made with this degree of ing, better lighting. family transport for holidays, petrol, oil and tyres, there is de- and enables many engagements carbonising and service genere any of the participants or visitors about this model. Though eminent- alone, and when we realise that accuracy, a considerable amount to be carried out impossible other-ly. It may only be a few pounds could have gathered any real fdea ly suitable for the family man who this pressure is repeated several of handwork had to be put on wise, or only at considerable ex- under each heading, but in the of the terrific work and organisa- wants low running costs, the model, thousand times a minute it be- every gearbox, which often en- pense. Lastly, but not least, the end of two or three seasons the tion for which the R.A.C. and in is 'peppy enough to please the most comes a cause for wonder that a tailed taking it to pieces two or
ardent sportsman.
motor-car can get along with so three times, increasing the cost. car pays a dividend difficult to total will have become a rònaider- particular, the Rally Committee,
Sturdy Performance.
little noise, and that it is so much The process is still going on. calculate in health and happiness. «ble figure.
"My trip was of necessity short, Buy the Best.
This year, whatever the sum
machines are a few years ago.
producing atill Briefly, they arranged for nine but the three things that I shall quieter to-day than it was only These very accurate grinding- Satisfaction in car ownership javailable, there is a wider choice
which remember longest about the Morris
Value of Experience. more accurate machine-tools, and depends very much, of course, in than ever. Even if £200 is the starting points, each of
its comfort, journey of ap-Family Eight are
It is often useful, when trying these machines, in their turn, the choice of vehicle. There are "mit, there is a wide choice in would entail
1,000 miles to reach acceleration and really splendid to trace the trend of future im- will produce more accurately fit- very few unsatisfactory cars to- both four and six-cylinder chas-proximately
steering."
provements, to look back and ted parts without increasing, the day, but there are types which sis, and even really fast sports Torquay.
were Competing cars
divided After giving specification details, visualise the direction which im-cost. These parts when assem- under this meet different requirements. The cars are obtainable
into two classes, according to en- the writer concludes: "To come provements have followed in the bled will fit more perfectly, and man who wants a reliable family price.
my trip in the Morris past. It is not easy to realise the so the complete motor-car will car, will not be suited by a small Indeed, this price class offers gine c.c. Class 1 exceeding 1,000 back to
Family Eight, I can definitely say position of engineering develop-run more sweetly and with much THE high efficiency sports model with the most remarkable value of any, c.c. and Class 2 up to 1,000 e.c.
Starts could be made between that its performance is sturdy, and ment when James Watt invent-less noise. racy but cramped coachwork and it is no wonder that it pro-
The ed the steam engine, and that in
Red-hot Valves. This may seem obvious, but old vides the great majority of fairly wide margins of time, but it is delightful to drive.
The next question is, How long ladies with sporting nephews present-day registrations. Real- once having started a competitor springing, I noticed, was good, and fact the science of mechanical
an average of 25 so is its acceleration. Respect for have been known to be persuad-ly roomy. four-seaters, with had to keep up
day was then practically non-quietness? The more accurate- ed that a super-charged Bentley engines of ample size for smooth m.p.h. for Class 1, or 22 m.ph. for the speed laws prevented me from engineering, as we know it to will the motor-car retain this
giving the car a full throttle, but existent. To make a steam- ly the parts have been fitted the sa, would suit them better than a and flexible top-gear, running, Clasa 2, including all stops.
machine-tools more slowly will wear begin to four-speed
with There were four intermediate I found in a short burst that 50 engine without gear-boxes, Rolls-Royce or a Daimler.
Price, of course, is the first silent thirds and completely controls on each route, but competi- m.p.h. la obtained without much was a great achievement, and it take place. Beyond this, how- alterations consideration with most, but first equipped bodies with sliding tors were allowed to check through effort. At between 80 and 85 the was, not, until this, steam engine ever, fundamental
that they were engine seems to run particularly
gave the engineer a source of have been made in construction, cost should be considered in con-roofs are offered in wide variety controls any time
easy."
power that any serious develop such as the use of ball-bearings (Continued from previour Column.) junction with maintenance. The for less than $200. The buyer open.
ment in machine-tools could be in place of plain bearings, but. For instance, is it not remark- As competitors neared Torquay, accommodation required being with even considerably less than
made. The early machine-tools above all, the materials have been able that a valve can run satis known, it is still the best advice this to spare can obtain real com- however, controls were open for
Three motorists who left Lon- were very crude, and even the improved beyond all knowledge, factorily, and keep gas-tight to buy the best that can be af-fort, an efficient performance and shorter periods, so
curate running was demanded to don six months ago have driven tools which were in use thirty or and are still being improved. when it is red hot? With a fur- forded: For the same price now-'all the modern luxuries..
maintain the average speed, and in small cars across the Sahara, forty years ago were very dif at the Terminus It was necessary and when they arrived at Nairobi ferent from the extremely, accur- With for competitors to enter the final they had only a eupful of petrol ate machines of to-day. control Claas 1 forty hours after and three gallons of water be the early machinery sightly more starting, and Class 2, 45 hours, 28tween them.
accurate machines were labori- minutes after starting. A margin
ously constructed. With these, of 5 minutes early or 10 minutes The Automobile Association again, better machines were late was allowed to cover un-announces that in-future-all-made-until the machine-tools of expected traffic hold-ups or badly roadside telephone boxes will be to-day can produce articles in synchronised watches.
equipped with emergency first- which an error of one-thousandth aid outfits, which will be avail- of an inch has to be reckoned The main idea of the competition able to members at any hour of with. was roadworthiness and as such it the day or night. was perfectly just that marke should be lost at the final control for such Items
YOUR NEW CAR
SHOULD HAVE THESE :- FLOATING POWER. ...FULLY FREE AUTOMATIC CLUTCH.
EASY · SHIFT SILENT GEAR FOUR WHEEL
WHEELING.
TRANSMISSION
SELECTOR
HYDRAULIC BRAKES.. CENTRIFUSE BRAKE DRUMS
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Gears Noisy. It was only, when accuracy of order was attained that A suggestion has been made to this the Ministry of Transport for inter-changeability, in the mo- Head, side, or tall lamps the provision of coloured sign-dern sense, became a possibility, Missing or failing light; posts and milestones, as in making it possible to produce broken lamp glass; ammeter not France..
in
registering charge; self-starter not operating: mudguard or stay bent; wheel bent or buckled; mudguard.or|
atay broken or missing; Serious oll, water or fuel leaks; inefficient aliencing system; broken road spring damaged body, broken windows or windscreen; windscreen wiper out of action; audible ward- ing apparatus not operating
After inspection at the final con- trol, cars were locked up in the Official Depot in readiness for the tests on the following day. After entry into the final control, tió-ad-|||| Justments or repairs,, no replenish- ments of any sort were allowed.
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ther improvement in materials a higher temperature will be ad- missible inside the engine, and thus a greater economy will be obtained, which means that it will be possible to use a smaller engine. This will further lighten the whole machine and give a better, performance, while being smaller, and, corresponding im provements having been made elsewhere, it will make less noise.
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