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Overland "Whippet" Cars.
Unequalled in either Quality or Price. See them at
THE DURO MOTOR CO., LTD.
132, Nathan Rd., Kowloon. or Apply
To the Distributors
GILMAN & CO., LTD.,
Hong Kong Bank Building.
Teleph. C. 290.
Cotton-
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British Cars in India-How to Choose a Car-Era of the Small Six-Care-Free Motoring,
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BRITISH CARS IN HOW TO CHOOSE A
INDIA.
PROSPECTS BRIGITT.
In the article printed below the
correspondent Caletta
THÌ Llan Tips expresses enraraging views the condition of the British India. He in modo industry
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CAR.
LOW BUILD AND COM- PACTNESS.
HIGH POWER DEVELOPMENT.
Other small sixes Mere are in plenty, for British manufacturers have taken 1211 the type wirele heartedly. Even such conservative fins as Singer have succumbed to the prevailing fashion. Other fam ons names interested in the type and producing models frist 14 to hj. include Standard, Wolseley, Sambeam, Tallur, Waverley aid Morris
45.
Within the past few months there have been many developments in modar en construction which are i
ofmprovements CARE-FREE MOTOR- far in advance
These features male heretofore. shows up so plainly that the buyer has the chance to go wrong if he uses his head and his eyes.
ING.
Mr. Duffield adds: The ariginal Daimler 16 of 1992 is still to he A few simple rales to Edlow will challenged reaily seriously, espei. usake is easy for the dryer of a neally since its stroke has been re car to day to get a modernly en
shived from 104 to 94-nam, bringing The motor industry pleads thatgineered product.
the cylinder capacity down to 1,572 2 the high rate of taxation is crip pling its activities: To answer, however, to Sir J. Kay's conten Ton before the meeting of the As- Sialed bits of Commerce at that December, Cawnpore last
Sifter te progress has been made in the development of motor Transport in this country," Sir hurles unes pointed out that in 195 26 there had been a large in jenense in the import of vehicles of Moreover, during the first six months of the current seal 100_mert motor cars
and 1 more omnibuses were in forted the corresponding than during period of last year. The propor
inte increase in the inart of meter omuibuses and lorries, which pas a dats of only 15 per cent., is, however, far greater than in that
all sorts.
i motor cars.
Modern cars are low, the roof line is closer to the ground than has been the case at any time before. This law, body effect is not for style alone but is also for rond balance. The roodern car hugs the rund be! rause the weight is carried low to Hegrond Buy them ear if ye wand road stability.
Comartness without the sacrifice of usable room is ateher feature of the roodern ear. Choose a var
which the body looks compact. Try it out for leg room and ad room, and if these dimensions suit you make your rhtice the compart
Compet ness mens cot:
This urease in the number of Fears imported is mure marked in body.
easier (
and
40,000 MILES WITHOUT ATTENTION.
NO DECARBONISATION,
It is sometimes argued that al ong fe in a car has fut little drawings, since after a vertain period of asage the amount of money required to be spent on re pairs would in a shot in almost mymes ear. The lady owner of four cylinder 16 h.p. Galloway, however, has proved the falsity this supposition. This lady bought her var in 1925, and revily re fumed it to the dealer in part ex- change for a new model of the same make. The dealer found that dur ing its life the var had travelled 40,000 without decarbonisation, nur had any repairs or replacements The modern POWDE en necessary. The machine was! plant develops a brake dagsepower in such sound condition mechanic Jar in overs of its rated power. ally that the dealer was able to In the far-cylinder field, the buyer resell it for two-thirds of its origin to day can get a developed poweral price. An experienced motorist fally, too per cent in excess of the would never think of neglecting his Choice of a car in ear su grossly, yet many a careful rated power. which the developed power is only and experienced motorist cannot 20 per cent. to 30 per cent. in excess maintain his car without a monthly possibility of the rated power means that the repair hill. There is the
that sooner or later disaster would owner is paying wice as much for
greater ermoloy in operation.
Check up on the developed horse power as compared with the rated borwpawer,
d to Brush than 10 Americanervation in wright and back and cars. Since it is a matter of in this difference to the majority of In- dians whether they purchase British or American condities, and since only in a small minority of eases 18 the Beitish parsee influenced by patriotic totives, the preference now being shown to British curs is due to a growing appreciation of, their sounder workmanship. Ta the early days of motoring in India, Ameriend
cars undoubtedly pre dominated here as clauwhere by reas son of their lower initial cost. The motorist was able to purchase an
operating expense as is the owner American model suited in his n quirements, oilable in the runing, who buys the modernized motor with high developed finished in a showy and attracts surprisingly
price far below! power. Give manner, for what was asked for a British ear!
Overland "Whippet" Cars.
EASY TERMS TO SUIT ALL PURSES.
4 Pylinder- & Cylinders
155 IL.P.
218 HP.
5
Seater Tourer...... 13 0
@ $ 1,075
2
Seater Roadlater
... G$ 97%
G$ 1,125
5
Seater Coach
G$1.000
G8 1,200
Seater Sedan (-4 door) G$1,100
$1,375
5 Seater Brougham... C91,150
OILMAN & CO., LTD.
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Snow Roum:
$1,325
DURO MOTOR CO., LTD., NATHAN RD, KOWLOON.
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1 Studebaker Light & Std. Sixes, Gariner, &c.
2 Studebaker Big & Spen. Sixes, Chrysler, &c. Caen, Cole, Canningham, Ollemobile, &c. Buick Sul, Chevrolet Ex-nx, Ford,' &c. Raick M.Chandler, Hadison, Oakland, &c. Hapmobile, Packard 8. Willys Knight, ke.. 7. Dodge, Gardner 8, Graham Bros. Track, ke. 12 Loconsole, Mack Truck, Rolls & White. Ch. 1 Special Cadillac Bastery,
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have overtaken thay carries lady HONG KONG HOTEL GARAGE
motorist: if she had tried to drive her er in the tropics with the accumulated carbon of 10,000 miles In the six cylinder field, be sure in the engine, a boiling radiator
power. Herevils that would have overtaken red on the car with the greatest again, your choice, should be ven-her. excess of developed power rated power,
Over
of similar size. He was quite gun to check the developed horsepower would have been the least of the tem with his American purchase against the rated anii wear and tear, or improve ments in design, induced him make a change and to buy a new Lear. When trying to dispose of his !
The drive system also comes in Hold car, however, he could not fail
bebe struck by the way in which for attention. Mader engineering is American unde! had depre demands a straight line drive, the
shaft running almust! lated in value as compared with propeller The equivalent British ear. The without drop from the craismission longer life and the greater relia to the rear axle. Straight line i lity of the British ear are the readie quenus delivery of the full
ss for its increasing popularity.
As to the type of motor-ear most poplar on the Indian market, ray
be said at once that the coin
power of the motor to the rear axle į Mechanisti. four-wheel brakes offer simplicity and constant adjustment with the necessity for attention
Try presents in inherent difficulties on the part of the car user,
to the turist other than those
comition to every country with large
indeveloped arvas, Many of the ERA OF THE SMALL
erent ads are very bad, though
are excellent, su that the motorist who intends to do much i touring and his maubers are grow in-will always insist on capable of hard work and salidly constructed enough to stand many bumps. With few exceptionis, how- ater, any car which gives good ser vier in that Britain can be used almost everywhere on the plains while for the bills a British small i gar has now been specially adapted, Width of track and earance are points worthy of attenting
FUTURE PROSPECTS.
SIX.
MODELS BY FAMOUS FIRMS.
POWER, SPEED AND ECONOMY.
The era of the soul six-cylinder var hy small is meant a capacity. not exceeding 16 h.p.-has at last dawned. Sixes of fairly high powyż have for long been commoner in America than fours, but it has been The future prospects for the left to Europe to develop the small motor industry in India are very type type that gives the mouth bright, as the country is awaken-running of n Rolls Royre. This ing to the need for improved type of ear should be eminerdly transport facilities. Commercial suitable for conditions in Hong are in ever-increasing de Kong, since in power and speed it unal though more for passenger can be relied upon to do all that! traffic than for goods, which con is likely to be required. The large tinue to be transported on that and expensive car of from 25 to 40 relic of barbarism, the overladen. ssesses Bittle advantage over bullock cart in the large, cities the smallest and cheapest of cars and in the country districts omni- 50 far as use in the Colony is COU hus services are springing up with earned, for its use is limited t great rapidity. The import of drivers round the island and into motor-cycles increases more slowly the New Territories, and therefore than that of either totor-cars or it has little opportunity to demon-
strate its superior_powers.
Mr. Edgar Duffield, writing of tory method by which the British brief hut satisfying trial of the manufacturer can do business in Lea Francig six and car which hus Indin is to open a branch where an English tax rating of only £14 adequate service can be assured and says it is one of the best British increased sales obtained by un all sixes he has mei. divided canvas in his own inter- ests. Where, however, such a policy
commercial vehicles.
ndoubtedly the most satisfac
In addition to a mutor of super- lative quality, this little car has
is impracticablo it is better for the very nice lightly disengaged manufacturer to entrust his in- clutch (albeit one that does not spin terests to one of the many motor unduly and a particularly good firms which are already established four-speed gear box.
in all the principal cities, rather Its steering, suspension and brak- than to appoint a whole or parting are worthily associable with its time local agent. There has been a other attributes and at £305 for the notable revival of interest in the touring 4-6 seater or £550 for a English-made car. But in a coun- natty little limousine de lure, the try where so large a proportion of value embodied in sensational. the motoring population is migra- A car of this type apparently tory there is naturally an insistent possesses all the attributes of the demand for cheaproses.
ideal Hong Kong roadster.
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