WHIPPETS.”
Model "96" 5 Seater Coach-
G. $1,000.
SEE THIS CAR!
Ftudy the specification and put the Car to any that you with. You will realise that, although you may buy many more costly cars, you cannot get better velas for your money then "Whippet offers you.
GILMAN & CO., LTD.
Bost Kore,
4
DURO MOTOR CO., LTD.
KOWLOON
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19th,
1927.
MOTORING NOTES
Motor Car Users
Owner-Drivers Owners
Read This
A Weekly Review dealing with Matters of Interest to all Local Motorists.
Cable Received From London.
ENGLISH GRAND PRIX FIRST THREE" PLACES DELAGE FITTED DUNLOP" WELL BASE RIM TYRES; THUS ALL”` "EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX (1927) WON"' "ON DUNLOP WELL BASE; UNPAREL- " "LELED PROOF EFFICIENCY, SAFETY,” "ENDURANCE "
DUNLOP RUBBER CO., LTD.
Hong Kong Branch:
16A Des Voeux Road Central
Telephone C. £554.
DO YOU-
[AF B-]
CAN YOU REALISE
that the owner of
Austin Seven
is paying less for transport than the hirer of rickshaws
and chairs?"
45 miles to one gallon of petrol 1,500 miles to one gallon of oil Anything up to 13,000 miles to a set of tyres.
BUY AN AUSTIN AND YOU BUY COMFORT
AND SAVE MONEY.
ALEX ROSS & CO. (CHINA), LTD.
Prince's Building, and la, Chater. Road, Telephones: C. 27 and C. 2487.
[APR. 10]
Motor Notes-Mecca Pilgrims use Ford Cars-Proper Wheel Alignment-Registration
in US-Three Stages of Development-Whippet Speed and Brake Test.
MOTOR NOTES.
ANOTHER NEW TERRITORIES
SERVICE.
A circular is being issued by a Kowloon frm announcing the charges for a new service of motor cars for hire. The vehicles are åve senters and there are also seven.
sealers whose hire price will be to per cent, higher. face is 50 cents and a trip to Fan ling costs $8.50 and round the island $11. The charge for an
hour's 'running is 84 and 82 for an bour's waiting. All prices are res- koned from the Star ferry. There is a 50 per cent. discount, for a re- turn journey at the waiting time is not over 10 minutes, ate.
MECCA PILGRIMS USE FORD CARS.
THE FAITHFUL FORSAKE CAMELS.
PROPER WHEEL
ALIGNMENT.
IMPORTANT FOR THE TYRES.
WILLYS-KNIGHT.
MODEL "70" 6 CYL" DOUBLE SLEEVE VALVE. TOURING CAR-G.$1,600
THE CAR THAT NEVER WEARS OUT.
An Owner writes: "My Willys Knight has gone *140,000 Miles and has never given one minute's "trouble.
This Car has had very "hard usage and every Mits has been a hard **026. At 135,000 miles I leeure maxious to We just how it was vening insile, so I had "the pan taken off.. the leer
H
penfact as was every site part of the engine.
"which showed no wear at all."
GILMAN & CO., LTD. | DEI O MOTOR CO., LTD.
Hoxe Koro.
REGISTRATION IN US.
CHEVROLET TOPS LIST WITH 362,358.
E. H. Thrice, Manila representa tive of the General Motors Export Company, has received the com- United States, for the first half of plete new car registrations for the
1927, showing registration of 91 leading makes of automobiles, as
Chevrolet 2. Ford Buick
"Proper, wheel alignment is still "Mecan, bollest city of Islam, one of the most important factors lieth due exat.by two camel conducive to good tyre "wear end marches (about 43 miles), from should be watched very closely. It
follows: The minimum Jidda on the Red Sea." So is the is a fact that misalignment has a But tendency to wear the rubber off & city located in the Koran.. that was written centuries before balloon tyrs somewhat differently the Ford car appeared on the scene than was experienced in the old Now this eity of pilgrims is less high pressure type.
It is more than two hours' ride from the Red rapid and may be somewhat spotty. Sea for the faithful if they drive Front wheels, says one expert. Ford care; and an increasing aura- should be toed in so that they are ber do.
approximately one-eighth of an "His Grace Sheikh Abdullah ibn inch closer at the front than they Bulaihid, Chief Justice of Hejaz," are at the back, depending on the so the Ford Motor Company Ex specifications of the car manufac ports, of Alexandria, advises, "ar-turer. The reason for having them rived back of Meces last week after closer at the front than at the rear an extended tour into the interior is to compensate for any play that of Arabia, which be accomplished might be which will allow the front i in his private motor car, of Ford wheels in the spindles or in the manufacture.
bearings to spread out when they are in motion.
A NATURAL WEALTH. "Americs did not, build roads because of its wealth, but in major degree is wealthy because it built roads," says John N. Willy, chairman of the Foreign Trade Committee of the National Automo- bile Chamber of Commercd.
“
The total distance travelled was
1
cor-
The ideal position however, for NEW HILLMAN CARS. about 1,500 miles, and the route layfront wheels to be running is ex The Hillman Motor Co., Ltd, ie over country entirely devoid of actly parallel and if they can be
spread apart further than roads. His Grace took twelve parallel position by conjunction with Rootes,
exerting Ltel.
hours to cover the distance from pressure OR both
front wheels world. exporters for Hillman cars,
Madina to Jidda (about 250 miles bystanding between them and announced its now programme as a
pushing out, there is too much! play and this should be special private motor show held at in an airline)."
"There is very little doubt," re-rected at once because it will wear Coventry "on September 7th. It
the tread rubber off in a hurry. "that the ex-from the dragging action and at was then announced that Hillman ported His Grace, sales in the Overseas markets dur-perience of the present pilgrim sea- the same time it will cause hard
son, the first on which cars have steering and perhaps shimmy." ing 1997 were three hundred peres employed on a large scale, has on front wheels, however, be sure Before making any adjustment cent up on the Egures for the established the superior erpacity that the rims are on true and that previous year, whilst the enquiries
of the Ford to negotiatethe type the rapid trend wear has not been received showed that a far greater of country encountered in Arabia." caused by ame condition other
increase in output would have to be arranged for if all demands were to be met
There can be no doubt that this result is largely due to the policy of concentrating upon a single type of chasis. Amongst recent improve- ments, embodied in the Hillman model built especially for Overseas. use may be mentioned the follow, ing points:-
trols
« THREE STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT.
RELIABILITY, PRICE, APPEARANCE.
In the opinion of the general manager of the American National A larger wheelbase, yielding (Mr. Alfred Reeves), the motor Automobile Chamber of Commerce greater, comfort and roadability; business has now reached the third an anti-detonating cylinder head, giving greater B.H.P. output with stage of its development. During out fear of pinking with inferior the first period, roughly extending fucle; a stiffer crankshaft, enabling over 10 years, attention was concen- the eagite to run at all speeds trated almost entirely upon build- without vibration; an improved deg cars which would run satisfac- sign of steering gear; all hand con-
torily without regard to price. above the steering wheel; During the second period, which deeper and larger capacity radialasted until about 1993, even tak- tor, with larger head tank; circu-ing account of the great stimulus iation acelerated by a water im to ingenuity in everything pertain peller; improved valances, running
ing to mechanical transportation, boards, and mud-wings; dash-board attention was given to methods of and instruments supported directly wrapped up also the reduction of production in which problem was from the chassis and not from the price, or to its equivalent the giv body as formerly; vastly improved ing of greater value for money. bodywork, with cellulose
To-day, the situation is that the finish problems of reliability, production, throughout.
and value have been solved, sad adequate equipment and beauty of tance than price factor. In Mr. design.are of more pressing impor- Reeva's opinion, in fact, the most. valuable man to the motor manu- aigner who can improve the ap- facturer this year will be the de-
pearance of care and the most popular cars for some time to come will be those which create the dat favourable impression externally.
The new series of Hillman cars are now in active production in a greatly enlarged factory, and with- in a very short space of time the new Overseas model will be ready for delivery in all the markets of the Empire...
WORLD'S BIGGEST 'BUS. Six Wheel Aluminium Monster. which seats sixty-six.
..
ance is a matter of great impor- There is no denying that appear tance to-day. For this the in- The largest motorbus in all the fence of the lady motorist is world has just appeared upon the of motor cars, traces of which per
largely responsible. Early designs streets of London, like some inven- aisted, in fact, until about 1912 tion out of a tale by Jules Vernes were all adaptations of horre
drawn
vehicles. These i were
on
It is made of aluminium and it gradually supplanted by more suit- has two decks and six wheels. For able designs, until a great advance the comfort of the passengers, and came with the production of the
old Roi do Briges to lesson the wear and tear of the were considered the acme of per- bodies, which streets, the usual solid tyres have fection in their day. Their vogue been discarded in favour of Dus- lasted until about sixteen years ago, when a further advance was lop pneumatics and the upper deck
made with the invention of the of the bus is covered-in to protect torpedo body in England. The the occupants from the rain.
inventor impared a royalty the bodies built for several years, There are seats on the two decks and devoted the proceeds to certain for 68 people and the vehicle is 20 philanthropic work in which he was Jeet long. It is being tested now interested, During the last few with another huge bus some 4 has been improved upon, modified,
years, however, the torpedo body inches shorter and made of steel, and varied; while the enclosed body Whichever of the twin monsters in a number of handsome forms has. proves to be the most reliable will attained a popularity which indi be selected as a model far a fleet cates that it will to a large extent of others to ease the traffic problem displace the open body in the near on the streets of London.
future.
than misalignment. Irregularly au- plied rim and underinfation will also cause rapid tread wear
which in balloon tyres has a similas" ap- pearance to a tyre that has been run out if alignment.
To properly check the alignment of wheels an accurate device should be used so that they can be set to the proper allowance without any guesswork.
4262,358 .329,868
.112,083
EOWLOON.
Essex
91,776
Chrysler
79,943
Dodge
65,403
Whippet
38,789
Pontiac
56,430
Nash
36,184
Studebaker
40,820
Hudson Star
*30,65
30,417
Oldsmobile
24,348
Willys Knight
93.602
Hupmobile
17,965
Oakland Packard
17,908
15,388
Cadillac...
9,893
La Salle
4,417
Pierce-Arrow
3,877
Franklin
3,634
Humber
The Sturdiest Car for Overseas ONLY ach coestruction that tell so surely in actual
NLY a close examination reveals the small details of
use. The margin of strength in their every part enables Humber Models to withstand the test of rough roads, and heavy usage-a fact that has long established them in the favour of Colonial Owners.
9/30 H.P. 2/5 Bentze
with Dickay Cest
4/20 HF.
Tourer
4-Senter
'9/18 H.P. 4-Beater
Saloon
14/40_BP. 3-3 Fender with Dickey Goat 14/49 HP.
Tourer
14/40 HP..
Saloo
14/40 HP. 1. Coupe with. Dlakey Bent
9:20 H.P; 4-Seater Tourer.
Other Models of 20/55 HP. Dunlop Tyres and Front Wheel Brakes Standard.
MOTOR CYCLES. 3 HP. OHY
"Sports Motor Cycle is particularly suitable for riders overseas. - The engine posscises wide margin of power, and the entire construction is of the strength recessary for use on indifferent reads. The low saddle position gives exceptional stabilliy sud conddence to the rider.
HUMBER › LTD. COVENTRY, ENGLAND, Report Branch Office: ga, Holborn Viaduct, London, EC.I.
Hong Kong Agents: MESSRS. LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD., Hong Kong.
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dollars for repairs
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