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K THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, ÁPRIL 24, 1948.
器
CONTINUING 16 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP
THE
Magnificent new Minx!
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WITH SÝNCIÈROMATIC (FINGER -TIP GEARCHANGE in conjunction with new fully proved, 4-spood mouth action crash-proof Synchromesh Gearbox
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Distinguished new appene Attractive strong veen Action bumpers at front Lockheed hydraulic 2 lend, and wat Ing shoe brake Everything - bonnet, interior, luggage- under fbek and key
Exceptional encinard
fuggage accommodation Bang Beam sealed. ceflreior headlampa
Powered by the Canicron fully proved Willien Mine engine
Easl-clear dine mkreis Highly attractive Enterior design with stylish facia pinel in jewellerrent przy New 3-spoke spring steering
wheel provides clear view
of instrument panel Em-lift safety bonnet forked from folde enc Wide are palety vivium dusl neteen wipers with alople meler comin
Plus, the reliability, performance, ermnomy and com
fort reauiting from 16 years" confimunas development
Quick action positive forstion, 4 corner Jäcking
syntetra Driving art fully adjust- able for height and leg room
HILLMAN MINX
A car with a great past
and a great fixture
GILMAN & COMPANY LTD.
MOTOR DEPARTMENT
132 Nathan Road
Telephones 56789-58800 PRODUCT ·OF · ·THE ROOTES GROUPA
SUPREME COMFORT
ULTRA SMART COACHWORK
MATCHLESS PERFORMANCE
CADILLAC leads in all things. But, as every Cadillac owner knows,
Cadillac leads most in Performance! Today, Cadillac's traditional
performance leadership is greater than ever. The Cadillac improved V-type engine, supplemented by the General Motors Hydra-matic Drive, unquestionably provides a combina- tion of power, dependability and smoothness of operation that is beyond all comparison. The brief- est ride will reveal that here is performance which the world has never seen before.
FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS PHONE
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BUICK
MOTORING
NEWS AND VIEWS
TORSION BAR SUSPENSION
torsion bars,
coil
of Ford
An Ingenious Design
Bevera
con
Siddeley, Jowett, and
During the Best 30 years of ferent form. When a coll sprink use it for the front suspension of strong motoring history the road springa is subjected to load it is either; their cara. Oldsmobile and Riley all use the arrangement used
the
overwhelming lengthened or shortened and this Buick also use it at the back. first made popular by Citroen; majority of motor-cars were of change in dimension puts a twist the leaf type directly inherited right through the wire of which
which hold each front wheel on that is to say, the swinging Inks From the days of horsedrawn is made. Exactly the samu
to the frame and have a torsion earriages. This type of spring thing happens with a torsion bar
In Europe a great deal of work bar running through them. This has many advantages, but in the except that as It is pulled out during the 1980's was done on bar then extenda backwarda past decade it has been gradunily into a straight piece of motal to torsion bar type. An Aus along the frame and, therefore, losing ground to gull springs and there is no noticeable change in trien. Dr. Porsche, look out many Cength. It is of interest to note made a considerable dimensions. One
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Indeed patents, and this form of spring, When a torsion
there bar to anake was used on German racing rars that
aro two' distinct Most people are familiar with stretched out straight and a cott and by the French in one of their methods of holding the end of the coil type of spring as it spring to u snake coiled
and biggest selling motor-cars-the the bar into the frame. Some used to abut the valves E all ready to strike.
Citroen. In 1937, Vauxhall look companies prefer splines, other a motor-car engines and has many
up this type of spring for use on squared end to which a clamp other common domestic applica-
As many know, the colled form their 10 and later on their 12 is attached. This Important tions.
has become exceedingly popular.p. models. In their design the fenture is to have on external The torsion bar is more of a in the United States. With the spring lies across the car and adjustment so that the whole har novelty
nearly all turns with the wheel. This im-can be, as it were, trimmed on but it is essentially a exception
limitation the spring. The reason for this that country poses a very spring produced in dif- manufacturera
on the length of the bar as the 1s that the torsion bars have to amount of twist which can be be pro-twisted before they are put in is mited and short put into the cats otherwise tha length means stiff spring. Το first few loadings would give
difficulty Voux- thom this
a permanent halls use a most ingenious design would reduce the
ground cleur- in which a torsion bar is twisted anee and make the by the whool movement and the unevenly. Even with this
pre- bar then hands on part of the setting the exact initial deflection twist, to an external tube which cannot bo calculated. It doubles
back over the bar. By therefore, normal to fix a big The Hong Kong Automobile lots foreign road travel and the this means the effective length ond to the bar en small rockers Association is once again a going entry and exit of cars into var is approximately doubled,
and these can be adjusted to get and netive contern and it be-ous countries, an excellent sec-
Since World War II mare now the required results. Once hoves all Hong Kong maturists on on the care and maintenance British cars have Listd torsion in this manner no further for their own personal advantage of mator vehicles and most use- bars in some cases at the front turbance will take place. and for the good of metering in ful road maps of Hong Kong and and one at the back, and In In the Bristol car a torsion bar
the Kowlonn. The last join the Keserai in this Culony
book some for all four wheels, Asste.ation with the least post brought out by the Association ble delay, or, if they were altearly was that for 1940-1941, but plans numbers before the war, to get for the new Handbook are al- theje nuova re-instuted
the ready under way and it is hoperl list of theinbers forthwith.
to issue the 1048-1040 edition to- wards the end of this year.
Hong Kong Automobile Association Rally
On
year
overcome
the
which
Car
stand
set dis-
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Arm- is used only on the rear axle. Tills is also true with the Lagon- da. In the Joweft the front bars run parallel to the wheelbase and the rear bars lle across the frame. It has been arranged. however, that only four bars of same length and inter- changeable are used. The re- lative degree of flexibility be- tween the front And rear end sysloms being cunningly arranged by changes in the length of the levers. The Invicta is a special Case as it has independent spring- Ing front and back, For the first time in the his-
The Lagonda has a particular. with ly clever frame design made
Taxi Service For Macao
Members re-joining will not be asked to pay any Entrance Fee The Hong Kong Automobile at all, whilst new applicants, in | Association badge, which before spite of rising costs in all direc-the war was carried by about 2,000 tions, will be acceptert into the private cars in the Colony, will Association on payment the again be seen in profusion in the extraordinarily reasonable
A few old En-near future. trance Fre of only $20. The recently recovered have been Annual Subscription has been tributed and n further 200 fixed at HK$25 for var owners are on order and should be avail-tory of Macao, and HK$10 for Mater Cyrle and able to Members within a few taxí meters will be on hire in the from one large X shape member Non-Car owners.
dinys, A motorist carrying the Portuguese Colony from to- and the torsion bars follow this badge of the Hong
Kong Automo-morrow. bile Association bec
becomes entitled
Since it is but human, even in this Utopin of Hong Kong (shades of Simple Simon!), to ask, "What am I going to get out of li?" here
kves;
badges
taxi-cubs
at the back.
An Interesting Question
A new company formed by Mr. to benefits connected with In Koh Hon Ying, manager of the surance, Legal Advice and special Oriental Theatre in Hong Kong, reduced subscriptions to affiliated has just shipped 15 new British bodies. He becomes one of the
care to Macao, and has received. world-wide fraternity of motor- the monopoly for this bust-
rights This Association was formed in ists, and partakes of their privi-ness from the Macao Government. 1918 and had for ita Brat Pre-leges by right of his membership All the cars are painted with a which will be introduced in the sident the Hon. Mr. David Lan- of this Association. dale, The Association works in conjunction with similar bodies
DUST-
number of other British models It can be safely predicted that
In all parts of the Empire and Join the Association are equipped and chauffeurs interesting question as to why this
is associated with and recognised
by the major Automobile Clubs
to Hong Kong.
and save money
with uniforms. The taxis will be on
hire
at
com-
strip of orange colour on the sides next 12 months will also use this with an electric sign in the front|type of
This spring.
ralsee tho the radiator, on the
type is preferred by so many
When modern designers,
with a leaf spring the the rate of $1 for the first mile paring and 20 eta. for each subsequent it is free from friction and thus advantages дго fairly obvious. The Association nlready quarter nille. 40 cts, for wins independent
hos
and pointed a General Supervisor tune for per five minutes (Macao
currency), and will be parked at wear.
and
unable
to develop squeaks and rattles. It is very leaf spring
of weather
The Association is in a post- tion to assist members wishing to take their cars to other countries and two Car Park Supervisors, the steamship wharis, airport and much lighter than
ne each in Kowloon and Hong well populated sections of Kong, who will commence their
Colony: duties on May 1st.
and to assist members of other Clubs wishing to bring their cars to Hong-Kong.
The Association will issue a | yearly handbook of utmost value
A Useful Medium Lorry
Members of the Committee have been in
consultation with the to ural motorists, Amongst other Central Police Station and a very -Trafie Superintendent-at-the useful information contained in this handbooks are local parking. much improved parking and one- and truffle regulations, The Highway trafic
system is
be Is likely
the
In fact four torsion
posily save 100 lbs.
bars
may
in weight
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compared to four leaf springs on a incdium sized
car. It is. CX-
Ford
Announcing.
FIRST SHIPMENT
1948 MODEL
·FORD
10 H.P. "FREFECT" SALOONS
Price $6,990.00 each INSTALMENTS
ACCEPTED
IMMEDIATE
DELIVERY
HARPER & SHEA, LTD.
SHELL HOUSE, H.K.
TEL. 28273
CITROËN
The British-Mado
"Light Fifteen"
DE LUXE SALOON WITH FRONT WHEEL DRIVE
SPEED--COMFORT--SAFETY!
AGENTS:-
ceedingly reliable and properly INDO-CHINA TRADING CO., LTD.
tested and designed torsion bars are almost immune from fallura..
A number of these virtues aro shared with the coil spring and
by
way Code, Trame Signals, the near future. Traffic Superinten- new range of medium capacity largely
introduced in Hong Kong in the Designed primarily for export, the choice between the two is
amat up-to-date news avullable
When better automobiles
are built
BUICK will build them.
BUICK alone has
all these features
ments.
detormined
the
con-
dent Binstead has been most ac lorries has been introduced by venience. However, there is lit- tive in seeking a general amellora- Leyland Motors to supplement the doubt that the torsion bar is tion of traffle problems in Hong the existing heavy vehicles, slightly lighter than the coll type. Kong and it is hoped that he will which are prevented from being
Tho
most important advantage stortly be in a position to reveal widely used in cortain overseas is concerned with the way in his plans for further improve-countries by recent legislation which the road stresses are trans-
limiting the RXlB weights of com-ferred into
chassis fram.3. inercial vehicles.. Named the With the coil spring mounted At the moment the Committee "Comet", the new Leyland truck outside the frame at one of the are very actively negotiating with has a carrying capacity of from extreme corners a heavy twist is the various car-cleaning organi-six to seven tons, midway be put into the chassis
every lime sations in an effort to obtain for tween the heavy vehicles and the the wheel strikes an obstacle. members of the Association a uni-light trucks, and is powered by W
With the torsion bar type the forn and reasonable rate for car a six-cylinder Diesel engine de-resistance is, so to speak, trang cleaning and watching in Hong veloping 75 brake horso-power.ferred woll buck into the centre Kong and Kowloon.
It is anti-A petrol engine will also be of the frame, the stresses στι cipated that the present negotia- cludes a five-speed gearbox and a
available. The transmission In-which are thus very much re- tions will be successful within a hypold rear axle. A notable de
duced,
Consistent operation, lightness, members of the Association will parture is the modern treatment reliability, few days, in which case many rates they are paying for car effect such a saving in the present of the prossed steel cab, which frame shock, these then are the hos smooth, flowing lines and reasons, why many of Britain's cleaning that, on this one bene-recessed lights. There will be po-war motor-cars are utilising boalc models freight, this relatively novel type of road spring.
fit
JH-
alone, they will more than dump and tractor, save the amount of the annual subscription to the Association.
three
Taper-Thru Styling Vibra-Shlolded Hide Poised Fireball Power Safety-Ride Rims... Quadru-
Oil
Rings
If you are a motorist, or if you flex Coil Springing... Flex-Fit | are interested in motoring,
and Road-Rite you are not already an active Bulance... Rigid Torque-Tube member of the Association, get in . Duomatic Spark Advance touch at once with any member of ... Ten Smart Models
the Committee, or direct with Body by Fisher.
the Secretaries, Messrs. Peat, Marwick & Mitchell. Exchange Building. Telephone 27795;
Why not come in today and see these great new Bulcks and place your order.
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HOME
DELIVERY
ORDERS
ACCEPTED
Solo Agents
CHINA INTERNATIONAL MOTORS LTD.
Bales: 709,
East Asia Bldg.,
$1440.
Servico. Stallone - 250 Hen
Tel. 25489.
U.K. Mintes Modernization
Britain's National Coal Board has placed orders for £9,000,000 worth of machinery as the first instalment In the extensive programme. of mines' modernisation
It is hoped that by June next year pits will have been provided with nearly 1,500 now coal cutters, 8,000 belt con- veyors, about 1,200 other con veyors and some cutter loaders.
The first part of the mo dornisation scheme includes also a special programine for new underground · locomotives, 250 of which will be installed by vune.-194978
RAMBLER
BICYCLE
Made by
and reduction
THE RAMBLER CYCLE CO.
Bolo Arentar
ENGLAND
YU TUNG TAI LTD.
E18" Queen" "BU
Higuso Bfrost.
in
Holland House.
MORRIS
WOLSELEY
M.G.
RILEY
Tel. 21320.
MORRIS
COMMERCIAL
DODWELL MOTORS
Queen's. Building,
Telephone 32302.
HAPID REPAIR SERVICE" FOR
HUMBER HILLMAN SUNBEAM - TALBOT COMMER & KARRIER
GILMANS
132 Nathan Road, Kewleon
Phone 96016,PEN