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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER-22, 1947.
Motoring News And Views: Continued from Page Eight
It PAYS Tol Play Safe
IVING SCHOOL: Don't Cut
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MAINLAND
MOTORS
THE USED CAR PEOPLE
Tak Shing Str., Kowloon.
In Ahead!
VAST CAR PLANTS LAID OUT IN MINIATURE
Small boy'sture operationa are constantly eyes would planned. Already some 16,000 doubtless open miniatures have been turned out? wido if they to help in the work. As many asɔ were to visit 25,000 will be required. Actually, special see the project. will never be com tions of Detroit's mas-pleted. For constant technologie sive automobile plants. Young-al advances will require aters might think they had slant changes and more suddenly entered Santa Claus' more miniatures. workshops as they watched mas- The Dodge Truck plant co ter craftsmen busy turning outsiders that it was the first in the trucks and massive machinery nation to make regular use oft miniature models of the cara, auch which fill an auto plant.
chines.
MIR-
Inbor In
Exact Scale
on
con- and
COURTEOUS AMERICAN GESTURE
even
.
Leaves From My Log-Book
Drivers
ut
DON'T TAKE CHANCES!
FIT.
For dependable safety and longer wear.
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Springfield TIRES
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MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT
models. comprehensive
A very courteous ges- Dodge Truck mado them during On large tables they would the war to speed production of ture from American' mo- sce a complete layout in minia trucks. Next they were
found torists to their British ture of the vast plants which are valuable in charting, postwn required in the mass production reconversion. Now they are do- cousins, who have now their basic of automobiles and trucks. They ing an important peacetime job. lost
It would be Interesting to would see important-looking men They help plant officials and ex- petrol ration, is reported
discover what proportion of pushing these tiny models of cetives to quickly determine the in the current issue of our accident total is caused by machinery and those of ears and best use of space; production
Motor," which the bad driving of public vehf. trucks around to various post-shortcuts, flow of materials in. "The
cles. Two canes in point this tions. Tiny models of workmen to finished trucks, saving of writes:
week. I was proceeding down moving and steps and aleo GERMAN CARS
are moved around
"An offer has been made to Hennessy Road, in the direction placed in appropriate positions equipment, etc. Permission has been granted simulating the places where ra
"The Motor," over the Trans-of, and near, the China Flect by the U.S. Military Governgular workmen "stand at
allantle telephone, which puts Club, travelling
Home 16 ment in the American Zone of
an entirely new face upon mo- miles an hour with the malaj Germany for the Opel works
Every Those multi-coloured models of
ma-toring prospects during the traffic flow and keeping about a at Ruesselsheim (near Mainz) machinery and men are far frum
ehine that will coming rationless days. Rather car and a half's length behind to begin production of cars for being toys. They are used for a
be used, every than see the sport they love the vehicle in front. Suddenly, export.
serious purpose in what is called
conveyor line, perish, even for a time, from a bus roared past me on the Production started in Octo-"three-dimensional visual plant truck
the floor, every
Great Britain, a syndicate of near side and simultaneously a ber and the daily output layout." That sounds like
American motorists belonging jeep came by on the right. It * tire, axle.
other ma- and 16 cars, to start with-will be high-toned name for what some for nasembly
and to the Veteran Motor Car Club is possible there was room for part, stepped up gradually to 60.
plant of America is raising a sub- the intter but so far as the bus. lot every section of the persons might consider n of playing around. But the value itself is produced to exact scale stantial sum to provide and was concerned, it was merely of planning the massive plants of one-fourth inch to a foot. In ship petrol to England so that, bad driving by a man, with a through study of these little men other words, the miniature plant at least once during the period heavy vehicle. The big bully! and machines will be realized is 1/48th actual size. Variances of no "basic," their fellows in
The other incident involved by anyone who has had to de of one-thousandth of an inch are this country may enjoy a so-
clal or competitive motoring a taxi, which hung closely on cipher complicated blueprints.
adhered to, What the miniature layouts
The Dodge models are made event Fuel for such a meet- my tail and hooted as we went do is to transfer hundreds and from soft pine und metals. ing would be delivered here as through a series, of S-bends. I
Avaliable in many types und even thousands of blueprints in Truck model bodies are carved an unsolicited gift, free of all made no attempt to let him get
No by until we reached a straight sizes, cover all classes of work, to one big visual layout. Using from wood and then painted one charges and obligation.
exchange, therefore, section where it was safe for particularly the scarfing, frazing different colours for the various of seven colours which are cur dollar
him to pass; I then wayed him and polishing of aluminium and non-ferrous castings, in- machinery, men and sections of rently favored for trucks. Red would be involved.
by. He roared past, nipped in other a plant indicates immediately predominates, for a majority of
This offer is truly magni- quickly ahead of me-and then cluding the sanding and fine the particular purposes for truck buyers indicated they pre-
It shows international braked hard and stopped at his finish polishing of conchwork, which the object is to be used.
for a bright red truck--just as ficent.
sportsmanship at its highest, garaget Only the presence of wings instrument panels, etc. Two conncerns now making
a boy prefers a red wagon. extensive use of the miniaturo
Tiny frames for model trucks and it proves, at a time when a ludy prevented me from tell-
The Special features of the three-dimension layouts are are turned out in metal in vary every proof of solidarity with ing him what I thought with
welcome, the U.S.A. is most
a brillant and inspired flow of machines. are adaptability, de- Dodge Division of Chrysler Coring sizes, and to exaut scale,
pendubility & interchangeability. poration and
in production that our friends in that great invective. When a shift Company.
machinery is called for, execu-country share our interests and enthusiasms to an even greater.
They give many years' service Dodge Trucks
tives move the duplicates
It is a curious fact that with very little attention, the The huge Dodge Truck plant miniature around on a table 22 extent, perhaps, than
realize.
when one wants policetman, cost of running being exception- has a large room devoted to aby 28 feet until they arrive at
"The miniature layout by which fu-hat they consider the best com-
offer of petrol is he in the rarest specimen on ally low. bination. Then the big plant is serious ane, put forward by a earth; when one doesn't want rearranged accordingly,
Norton
MOTOR CYCLES
1947
WINNERS of:
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1947
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1947
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ensures continuity of insurance including facilitles for the Insurance of Leave Cars.
the Ford Motor
Petrol For
Those On
Leave
in
many
•
Policemen
The Ford Motor Company has man of international standing, him, the streets seem to
and backed by persona of cluttered with them.
new
for
our
be
of
For further Information apply to
A couple They are installed in all the leading aircraft and engineer
the LA aning works where speed and accourney
utmes: used the system at its
wealth and enthusiasm who of taxi drivera got into
Island the importance. The overhead suspension type machine is the Rouge, plant in planning
inke this means in the hope of argument on the
*ffeleney being increased by Detroit area plants and
ensuring the continuance of a other day, and, somewhat un- most popular; speed and others around the country. The little motoring. In England des- usually, the argument ended in freedom of movement for the operator.
blows. The nearest polcemau model plants enable engineers to
"Morrislex" equipment is British made throughout and study the sequence of operations pite our present straits.
"Bundles for Britain helped was observed to hide himself
experience in polishing Motorists proceeding to Eng-in manufacture of an automoblie
machinery. land on Home Leave from In Ford plant models, moving millions during the war. Par behind a pillar and gaze in tested by workmen with years of
equip ceis continue to flow across the tently in the other direction, being abroad are
granted a parts of machines and
ratione, special monthly basic ration of ment are painted yellow such Atlantic to homes in this coun petrol, according to a cable just as moving assembly lines, wheels try, augmenting received from Ford Motor Co., and conveyors. Stationary items and cementing friendships old Ltd., Dagenham, England, by such as benches, furnaces, and and new.
"In short. there is ample Mesars. Harper & Shea, local tanks, are painted green. Stuck
receipt of stornire bles and piles are shown precedent for the Ford distributors.
This should be very welcome in aliver. This makes for a very such a gift. Members of the was sternly checked by a po-
Veteran Car Club (and possibly news indeed to those who are colourful panorama.
out and get thoroughly to others) should be enabled, dur-liceman and we were forced to planning leave, especially now Ford uses plastic figures
before entering the that private motoring at Home represent workmen, Supervisorying the next nine months, to is ao rigidly restricted. Even employees are identified by white drive a few miles in their car." soaked though the basic ration may heads with yellow dots. Inspec- not be very large, to be able tors are identified by red dotsj to have a car at all while at on the head. Home helps a great deal.
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Item which uses Dyery Under their special "Homespace in a plant is reproduced in Leave Delivery Plan." Harper the scale of one quarter of an & Shea can arrange for a new inch to the foot. Carving tools
Another Angle
A fresh
alant on
the current situa- tion is provid- ed by the
car to be waiting in England, and small wood-turning lathes "Inside Information" column of
produce tiny frames, bodies.tlie "Daily Graphic" of Novem rendy for use.
fendera, hoods, engines, springs ber 3rd. In effect it says Mo-i and wheels and tires,
GOING TO THE UNITED STATES?
Have a
Buick waiting for
you on arrival' there.
care
torists may like to know of one way in which Government will! use thoir basic petrol ration.
The Government (it claims) In London; during 1940, 0,000 instances of property stolen is selling 460 HP aero-engines: from unattended motor
to many firms to enable them were reported to the police. Ten thousand cars were report to generate their own electric- ed taken away or stolen. In a ty. These engines (according statement. the Metropolitan to the "Daily. Graphic") "burn Police say that the majority of 20 gallons of petrol per hour these thefts could have been averted by the exercise of com- Perhaps the most expensive by method of illumination since mon-sense precautions
Nero set fire to Rome!" motorists.
WHAT SORT OF TROUBLE DO YOU PREFER? (No. 7)
During our subsequent cross-
began to rain. An attempt to harbour trip in the ferry, it gel baby taxi to come up un. der the canopy extension from the ferry terminus at Kowloon
taxi.
REISS, BRADLEY & CO., LTD. National City Bank of New York Bldg.,
2 Queen's Rd., C.,
Tels: 28006-7.
OLDSMOBILE
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Custom Cruiser
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IN LUXURY
AND COMFORT.
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