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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25th, 1928.
1928 Programme.
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A Weekly Review dealing with Matters of Interest to all Local Motorists.
Motor Notes Sensational Price Cut-The New Ford--Improved 6 Cylinder Models-
The Small Family Saloon-Causes of Road Mishaps. MOTOR NOTES. SENSATIONAL
. RICE CUT.
EYES AND ROAD ACCIDENTS.
Tht huuman element is blamed for many accidents in which motorists are involved. When such aveidetaks eyeur at night, the humur "element" is often, defer tive eyesight.
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$200 OFF WHIPPET TOURER.
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THOROUGHLY RELIABLE CAR
Last week I was alde" to dispel, these doubts as regards a Ph.p. saloon. Ta comparison the Singer was quite a large motor car. Here the seating accommodation is not only ample but geneLOUS.
Road performance was quite creditable. It would have been better, no doubt; had the engine me the car had only run 300 odd been run it. When delivered to miles. It was steadily improving alter the 430 mark had been
reached
Maximum speed was in the
It is now 18 months since the Whippet Sode)-?" DG to War intro- Caced, and already there are some- thing in the neighbourod of 150,000ighbourhood of 15 m.p.h. on sop of these ears un the road. Front gra Only three speeds are pro this alone it is suficiently clear that Whippets are well established f in popularity, and now follows the
Safety car the rond is largely thus to drivers' judgment of the speed Band location of oncoming vehicles. At night such vehicles are only identified by means of their head or side lights. Even mild for a "realy sensational price of defective night transform two points of distant light into two idurrest padebes of light. To locate. Ltd.,, announce big reductions
their position accurately is impoe xile. To judge the speed with which they are approaching is also impossilde.
redaction
The distributors for South China and Hong Kong, lesers. Climan &
on all models, On the 4-cylinder touring acuet, "for instanec, the new price is announced as II.A. 81. a reduction Over II.K. 2200, of about 12 per cent of the price. The redactions on the Coach
If both the drivers of two ap-3-seater Model and on the Roadster are also something in the nature of a surprise.
Brouching" vehicles happen to have deftive aight, an accident is almost certnic.
Many devices have been tried in the attempt to overcome "this" The first step for every motor car driver who intends taking his vehicle on the road after dusk. should be to make quite re his vision is sorul. If it is not normal, then he should never be without the ap- propriate glasses - when LL the aheel.
THE OPTIMIST.
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A youth charged at Bangor
The Same Car.
There has been no sacrifice of any feature of the CALY to enable this bag reduction to be made. The manufacturers have always claimed for its engine rehability and live- liness, a claim which have been proved time and again by organised texts of stock care, and far more, rent. for to he well served by one's satisfactorily by persons! experi.
car "day after day and week after i wrck counts far more than columns, of times and statistics.
The car is supposed by the makers to be capable of travelling at a speed of 33 m.p.h. with a petrol consumption of something over 30 iles to the gallon. Both these caps have been proved time, and again to have been conservative estimates of the car's capabilities.
Police Court with riding a moter- eyele with an inefficient silencer, no propar brake, una mo licence hairet is, indred, an admitted fact that this 15.0 h.p. engine ia an extreme-
wit
"Body Lines.
by said he had just bought they eficient and economics! power epele, and the man who sold it did not toì him of the "defects,
Superintendent Jones: Have you Kinëe attepuud to the brakes!
The Defendant: No. Superintendent Jones: Well, you Send doing so?"
The Defendant: No.
The Saporintendent James: Why The Defendant: I am going to bey and sell it back again (Laugh-
ter).
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He was fined in, on each chagge
U.S. ATTEMPT ON MAJOR SEGRAVE'S RECORD,
A mystery rival to Major II. O. D. Segrave's "preord breaking motor-car is being built in "Philadelphia for Mr. J. M. White, whe manufactuer, who hopes to St up a new wond's record with this machine, anys the Daily Bb- pres Correspondent, in New York.
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The works where the motor-car being buit are closely guarded,
but it is known that it will be en-
gined by three engines each of 500-horse-power.
The general appearance of these cars is far too well known already
Hong Kong to
need derailed description here. In this matter also the reduction in price has brought no alteration. The ear is the same smart turn out as before. with low gwung boy and low centre of gravity which makes cornering ruch different matter. By the way, the self-energising Brodis ** | rowheel brakes are extremely
tinent.
Light Car Market. The Company in a very strong financis: position, and probably has been agreeably surprised at the rajad populunig, which the Whippet pas achieved. Now, realizing the immense market for the inexpensive light car, und being in the position to make these sweeping reductions they have made a bold bid for this mucket.
In return, for this enterprise the company" undoubtedly deserves, to have increased sales and it is likely to get them, 'fer a reduction of 12 per cent. on" what was already a
bargain is a big temptation
to anyone.
The effect of this reduction? coin
eiding with the appearance of the These are of the V type, and willing-awaited new Ford, is bound esel one in front and two in the
Fear,
The three engines will be geared dierely to the rear axle, and it is stated that a clutch will not be 11sed.
The general design of the motor. car is believed to be similar to Major Segraves.
Mr. White stated recently that he hopes to attack the world's record of 200.79 miles per hour early this yenn
to Cluse, a Stir in the motor-car world It is useless to try to pro Let the reactions are bound to be phesy what effects there will be
far reaching.
THE SMALL FAMILY SALOON:
TESTING A SINGER SENIOR.
In quest of further practicni experience of the seating accom-
WHAT THE NEW FORD HAS modation and road performance of
COST.
the modern small closed car, writes
a motoring correspondent, I took DEARBORN (U.S.A.), Dec. 8th. this week over & trial course the Mr. Hunry Ford, in an inter- 1928 Singer Senior saloon. Its en- view to-day, declared that the pro-ine is rated at slightly over 11 h.p. duction of his new car had cost (tax £12), but it actually develops him £20,000,000. He stated that on the brake test 32 h.p. The the time was approaching when comebuilt saloon costs £930, so that ench member of a family would the ear comes within the econony class both as regards price and upkeep cost.
own a car,
Mr. Fard is already preparing for a further change in production,
There is now a very real interest
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Good Seating Roon."
and be intends to madatain in this type of car, and, fi looks ny tremendous money surplus. He though the small family saloon will now has £50,000,000 in banka. Hensively supersede the light family declared that he began planning a open car new car in 1922, People continued buying model T, and a quarter öf From letters I have received, the his factory was given up to the pro- only doubts that are troubling duction of replacements for that prospective buyers of this class of noded, which brought an income of vehicle relate to seating accom- £2,000,000 a month. The factory modation and the efficiency of small would continue to manufacture re-engines when burdered with the placements for model.T so long as extra weight of the closed body. one was on the road:
(Continued on next Column),
“WHIPPET
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4 Cylinder Model "96"
TOURING MODEL-5-Seater
H.K.$1,625.
ENGINE 4 Cylinder 15:6 H.P. LUBRICATION. Full pressure feed.
Bendix four wheel.
BRAKES.
(Ratio of braking area to weight is proater than in any ather light ear of to-day).
A CAR OF PROVED RELIABILITY at an astonishingly LOW PRICE.
hekling qualities, easy steering and general simplicity of control, make it a very mfe car to handle. The equipment of the saloon is excellent.
vided, which is as much as one can expert with a car of this class. Perhaps as time goes on even small inexpensive cars will all have four speeds and this would be a very big improvement.
The rear window light can be 10 Miles To The Gallon.
raised of lowered from the driver's Tetrol consumption was just un-situ consentence when you wish der 40 miles to the gallon," so that you can count on nearly 350 miles,
tay reverse at night. The one-piece with the 9-gado tank at the rene windscreen gives a good driving tuning without refilling.
visionin fact, the all-round vision in the car is vecellent and there are no blind spots to worry the driver.
The brakes on this little ent. operated on the Dewandre vacuum svo principle that is. mying! assisted-are far above the average, and this, combined with gegd road
The Anish af the car is above average and the cellulose jadistin guishable from the best paintwork.
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