THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1948.
A car with a great past ...and a great future
1934
Only
one car
bas improved on the man Minx-and that
وا
the Mina
that succeeded It. Continuously Improved and developed Over the fast
16
years, it is the
trusted friend
of the motorist whose
car
always in uso.
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HILLMAN MINX
GILMAN & COMPANY LTD.
· MOTOR DEPARTMENT TELEPHONIS: 56789 & SKRUO.
STANDARD
CARS
8 & 14
Most popular British-cars
For full particulars phone
Nos. 56840 & 57250.
FAR EAST MOTORS LIMITED.
26 Nathan Rond. Kowluon.
MOTORING NEWS AND VIEWS DODGE
New M.G., More Sedate Model,
By OUR
Is A
MOTORING CORRESPONDENT
The MG
Happy
In nedillon to the alde elb resis, there is the usual folding centre arm-rest and adequate |extra toe-room under the front seats. The latter are adjustable pd have well-planned curved backs which give admirable s port and muke swaying on sharp: fast erners almost an impossi billy.
Midget 2-senter surely, one of the most attractive sports cars in current
pro duction-in now being joined on the streets of Hong Kong
Although, as denoted by the by its alightly more sedute phrase "Comfort Fast" coined by brother, the MG 1%-litre the "Autocer" (a saloon. A brief test run a few
the open 2-seater' slogan of days ago shows that in the Safety Fust"), the closed model the MG lover haantoon revets in high-speed crúlt- 1:4-1flen a car which combines bothing, it is by no means an unpien performance and comfort-not sant car to
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to mention silence and economy.areas. A quick change gearbox -which seems to have its own Basically, the Midget and the
slegan of "the faster the, beitegr 1-litre have the same engine-snappy acceleration and ant gearbox, except that the salum has a modified camshaft pact dimension, make one salunia
an extremely handy vehiclo and nly one carbureltar,
traffic, while excellent all-round the heavier bly, EL slight de visibility sipilfies parking. crease in maximum speed is only be expected, though the Saloon will do better than 70 miles an hour, cruises happily inj the sixties," takes 40 miles an hour In its stride and polters: quille happily where 'occasion demands brackets.
to
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tise lower speed In other words, it is il goud all-rounder,
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So far £18 driver-comfort IN concerned, the 14-litre hus ob vinisly been dosigned by an enthusiast. The driver sits well up to thin-rimmed, spring- is quickly. spoked wheel which adjustable. The gear-shift lever falls close to hand, as des the hand-brake level itted the
ideal place--between
in the from!
Compromise
Data
BODY: 4-door, 6-light saloon; sliding roof,
ENGINE:- Four-cylinder OHV-pushrod engine; 10.97 hp (1,250 20.).
developing 44.5 bhp at 4,800 rpm. Com- pression ratio: 1.3 to 1. Force-feed lubrication with full-flow oil filter.
windows; presumably this is tu prevent them from, jabbing one's arm uncomfortably,
One other feature of sin ex. tremely pleasant car which should be mentioned is the pro vision of permanent Jackall by draille Jucks, The Juck control valve-by which elther the front rear or whole cur can be raised up on it built-in incks-and th hydraulle pump are placed under
on the lef the angino bonnet alde.
1-tre
(Fluid Drive)
Custom 4-Door Saloon
Now available
For Delivery in U.S.A.
for
those proceeding on leave
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DODWELL MOTORS, LTD.
TRANSMISSION:- Four- speed synchromesh gearbox. Katlus: 5.143, 7.121, 10.646
To sum up, the MG and 18 to 1.
lon is a splendid compromise I Hardy-Spicer needle bearing open pro-
between the comfort and luxury. peller shaft to spiral bevel
of the normal closet car and the final drive,
the rind-holding and speed of
In the words of jopen ap:rts car.
"b the
that "Autocar,"
limited faculty possessed By 11 Inmaber of today's ears of making the driver feel he is good driver, wherens at least part of the truth is that the ene Itself by 145
f qualities und
design makes things easy by respond- Ing so readily to the controls. and encourages a good standard of driving."
SUSPENSION: I.YA. of Interal wishbone type with cull Springs; underatung half-ellipticy at rear; hy- draulic dampers and anti- sway bar.
BRAKES: Lockheed y- draulle 9-inch brake drums, STEERING: Rack and pin- fon, direct 'coupled.
TIRES AND WHEELS: Dunlup ELP 5.25 x 18 in. tires on disc wheels.
DIMENSIONS: Wheelbase, Hi fl: overall length, 13 f. 5 : height, 43 : ground clearance. 5 in. Turning circles. 34 ft. 10 in. (left), 35.5 in. (right),
LOCAL AGENTS: well, Motors.
Dod-
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STUDEBAKER
The very wide rear window is retained on Studebaker's 1948 "Gemmander" and "Champion" models. The range is nugment- ed by a convertible on bath on chassis, with electrically operat
each theed drop-hend in
case.
There are several differences cats. There is ample room off between the 194-litre and its pre-the clutch pedal for the left foot WAR predeccasor, the 14-litre. The rear-wind blind, for night For instance, for the first time driving, can be pulled up and Indicators are self-cancelling There is a coil-spring independent down without need for stopping a time-basts, Instead of by front-wheel suspension system.
the car or taklag one's eyes all return of the steering wheel in available with either de luxe or with the usual half-elliptics
the road..
Technical the straight-ahead position. All de tuxe Regat trim. the rear. The gear-shift fever, The presti-puit contrul for the the instruments on the facia are alterations are contined to the; loo, is,new; it is not the old
extremely таму to grouped in front of the driver, ceallocation of the rear, shocki The fumar remote-control type al-operate,
traffic-indientru And so on. Perhaps a crillelam absorbers to reduce rolling on ways found on MGs,
but the are operated by # knurled dise might be volved of the somewhat curves, and the addition of more normal cranked type-chunge around the horn button in the low position of the handies for needle benringa in the steering up and down, though, are snappy and as positive as ever.
High-geared and with a strong castor action, the steering is ex- | Aremely light and, although JI little disconcerting to A driver tised to lower geared steering systems, is a dream once one becomes accustomed to it fler # mile or 50. Combined with remarkable stability, thanks to Lle suspension and damping system, it enables one to round all sris of bends, at either low or high speeds, with a positive. sense of "complete control over"the" car. The MG goes where the driver puts it; it does not lake churge at criticul moinents and try force over ideas uf jak
own.
The MG 14-litre is essentially sports sulocn. For that reason,
It would be unfair to expect It to provide seating in comfort for more than four people. At. the same time, the compact body, with sents well within the wheel- buse; provides on almost luxuri- ous Interior and the rear possen. gers. And that the car is not only an ebay one lo enter or leave but that their comfort has not been overlooked.
BUICK
FOUR -DOOR SEDAN
The clean, swift classic lines of the BUICK give it a distinctive smartness. A roomy, carrier of six persons, it Is - equally prized for its light handling `and" sparkling performance.
fights Is
centre of the steering wheel; - the raising and lowering thu
door knuckles.
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This picture show, the midget two-seater, two cylinder French “Rovin” car, the small- est Automobile displayed at the Brussels Motor Show, which opened at the Palais Du Centenaire, Feb, 14. Public Interest in economy of running costs was emphasised by the Interest displayed in the low horse-powered automoblies exhibited.
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