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LONDON'S GREAT MOTOR SHOW.
MOTORING" AND THE PUBLIC.
LONDON, Oct 25th. Once again the Olympia Motor Show is demonstrating in the most decided manner the tremendous
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models is the placing of the petrol tank filler so that the tank can be replenished without the driver leav ng his seat, and a petro! gauge
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21st, 1928.
On cars
In addition to the examples of actually requiring it and makes the change later, at the desired the 20 h.p. and 40/50 hp, models on the Rolls-Royce stand, there are moment, merely by depressing and releasing a pedal. It is not difficult no less than 19 other Rolls-Royce to visualise the numerous advan-
various coachbuilders' tages of the system. A taller stands as, of course, their fine lines radiator with higher bonnet is, by lend themselves to beautiful body- the WAY, now employed on the work and above all, there is the "Thirty" The scuttle has been re-pre-eminent name of the car. ́* designed and a 2-gallon fuel tank placed at the rear.
The Best That Money Can Buy. The very attractive cream and black Sunbeam range on view does not include an example of the 35
What is knoWA as the close coupled saloon is a very favourite style of body nowadaya A good example of this is to be teen on Shaw & Kilburn's stand on Fauxhall chassia The exterior is covered in two-tone brown fabric
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ment is a thermometer, known as the Car-thermo, which records the actual water temperature in the engine and not, as is usual, the vapour temperature in the radia tor.
price, their efficiency is unquestion- ably much higher and the greatly increased driving light produced is remarkable.
BRITAIN'S STREET NOISES.
growth of motoring in the popular mounted on the instrument board. hp.. "Straight-eight," but this and trimmed in furniture hide and ping. The complete opération is number of British cars which now, ing of the clanging and clattering interest and London's great exhihi. The action of the springs too bas | magnificent ear remains in the com-cloth to match. There is a sun been altered lightly by the inter-pany's programme for 1929 with no position of thin metal plates be tweer, the leaves which modifies the tition and adds to the case with which the car rides. Further this system eliminates lubrication.
The thankless task of making re- gulations in Britain to abate "the nuisance of noisy motor vehicles For night driving the combined faces the Minister of Transport se. result of a decision that Govern- reel spotlight and driving mirror Joseph Lucas, show their latest introduced by S. Smith & Sons willment action is needed in this con- Dip and Switch reflector sats be appreciated. This is supplied nection. Few of us would agree. which are cow standardised for the with a spring reel inside the lamp that the reduction of noise is not with 15 of flexible wire making
A matter of importance, but it headlamps of many British cars.
surely must be admitted that if The beam of the near-side headlight it valuable for inspection work Brackets can be fixed to windscreen
street noises are to be reduced, only is dipped and turned to the
which presumably is the intention, near-side of the road Simultane and dumbirons so that when neces-
the Government is aiming at the ously the off-side headlight automasary it can do duty as a fog-lamp.
Everything goes to inaka modern
wrong target if it proposes to draw tically switches off and remains out
The its bow at motor-cars. The quiet during the whole period of dip motoring easier and safer. performed instantly by a single fit some farm of non-splintering of tram-cers, giant steam traction visor blind behind the Triplex small control conveniently mounted glass as standard is tremendous and engines and the iron-shed hoofs on the steering tolumn.. Apart, is increasing almost daily. Triplex and wheels of horses and carts, are glass windscreen.
from the elimination of the danger- undoubtedly has the lion's share much more pressing problems than Making Motoring Easter And Safer ous element in, dazzling beams this and is to found on such well-known the further silencing of the already In the Gallery in the very in system of dipping is appreciated cars as the Singer, Hillman, Riley, almost noiseless motor vehicle, says It is contended that motor horns teresting Accessories Section this as an act of curtesy by other road Humber, Armstrong Siddeley to The Light Car and Cyclecar. firm is showing a number of very users. Lucas have also introduced mention but a few. It is evident
cease to buy ears fitted with the nuisance needs. useful fittings including an electrican entirely new range of gas-filled that before long the public will aroused to excess, and that this clock. When once fitted this clock headlight bulbs known as the Blue can be left to its own devices, for | Star high-eficiency bulbs, "Although ordinary type of glass which in the fault surely leasing, but the it requires no further attention and they do not consume any more ear-event of a collision or crash is the amount of current consumed isrent than similarly rated ordinary usually responsible for most of the negligible. Another useful instru- types and are sold at the same injuries received.
tion building is, at the time of writing, crowded daily with people of many nationalities all anxious to see as much as possible of the most representative collection of the world's automobile factories, "
Recent statistics issued by the Automobile Association show that an average increase of 10 per cent. has taken place during the last two years in London's Sunday motor traffic and this figure applies "only to private cars and motor cycles If this rate is maintained the pri- vate motor traffic should double itself within 7 cars. The AA alone issued during the year over half a million routes covering more than 200 million miles and there is a growing demand for itineraries for business journeys. Such figures give some indication of the extent to which the motor vehicle has entered into the every day life of the British nation.
alterations. The 3-litre e-cylinder super-sports model is in a class by itself and is too well known to need description. The 23 h.p. coachbuilt limousine is a particularly fan example of a high grade enclosed The Singer Senior models show few chassis alterations but the vari-car. A special feature is the slide is improvements now standardised ing division between the front seas are of considerable interest. For and the rear compartment. This is instance, on the saloon Triplex adjustable for position and has safety glass is used all round and sliding glass panels fitted in the other excellent points are the top portion. Dewandre Servo brakes, Marbles steering, Newton hydro-pneumatic shock absorbers and chromium plat- ing for all the bright parts. The Products Of Midland Factories.
Good though the 1998 Singer has proved itself to be the latest modal is even better; the engine has been. made entirely re-designed and slightly larger so that its cubic With a capacity is now 1,920 cc. iastend of 1,770 as formerly. normal 3-speed gearbox the ear will What 1929 Medals Reveal.
do 60 m.p.h. on top gear and 40 Turning now to the general ten- dencies as exemplified by the ex-p.h. on second. The engine is mounted with rubber buffers.be tween the frame and the engine arms to
prevent any vibration reaching the body. A point of rent interest to owner drivers, too. is the employment of "Luvax" central lubrication system, thus eliminating a great deal of main- tenance work which is further at sistd by the use of chromium plat- ing for all bright parts.
hibits at the Show, it is at once vious that even better value than ever is being offered to the public by the British motor, industry. There is a wider choice among the smallest cars which will appeal to limited purses. A great advance in **Casier motoring is a feature of the new programmes; gear chang. ing. is simplified and some form of power-assisted braking more usual
The 18 hp. Austin Light-Six ^ y to be found than before. Owner engine has more than justified the drivers particularly are welcoming expectations of its designers. Tho the development of coe-shot cenhore is 03.3 mm. and stroke 111 mm. tral lubricating systems and the having a capacity of 2,248 ce use of non-metallia joints and The crankshaft is carried on eight shackles for springs.
large diameter bearings. In ac-
Chromium
plating, too, has made considerable cordance with modera practice an strides in the past year. Safety, oil cleaner is provided. Fitted devices are mere than ever in ev with fabric or coachbuilt saloon Jenes including the fitting, as sta body, with dipping beadlights and
** safety
cquiptment this dard of some form of safety glass, dipping head lamps or reflectors, model promises to be among the best and so on
sellers of the year.
The continued development of the light six-cylinder engine has been one of the features of Ec year and, a number of very in teresting newcomers have now ap- peared as well as notable additions to the straight-eights,"
other
The Sunbeam Co., of course, pro- duce nothing but 6 and 8-cylinder cars now, the smallest of the former being the 10 hp. model. This bas an engine of 6.5 mm, bore by 95 mm. with overhead valves and bat- tery and coil ignition. Four for ward spoeds are employed and it is noteworthy that central chassis lubrication is standardised. An in- teresting ventilating device is in- corporated in the coachbuilt saloon
Economy Motoring.. This year there is a wider sphere of choice than ever for motorists with strictly limited purses but leading manufacturers, who have specialiaed for some yeara past in on this chassis. When the window lights are raised until they enter
ed, there is an air space provided through which a current of fresh air is continually passing into the ear, thus preventing a vitiated at- mosphere.
the production of these economy the top mouldings of the doors, at cars have for the most part made which point all draught is exclud no radical changes but have mere ly incorporated modifications and refinements. Thus, the Jowett, for instance, with its 7/17 h.p. engine, now appears in its cheapest form as seater at the "remarkable figure of 105 guiness ex-works. "The little engine with the big pull has made a name for itself
Up-To-Date Features.
A free-wheel device is mounted on the back of the gear-box on both
in many parts of the world and the 14/40 and 16/60 h.p. Lea-Francis
has a very large following
The models. This was introduced at latest production in the range is the 1927 Show and has now given the long fabric saloon with four wbeel brakes and shock absorbers as standard. The Jowett does 40 50 m.p.g. of petrol, 1,500 miles per gallon of oil and about 20,000 miles per act of tyres, so that it is the very epitome of economiea) mator- ing.
The Austin Seven, which was the pioneer of the small 4-cylinder ears and retains its enormous popu- larity, he undergone no change though a few minor improvements have been incorporated from time to time in accordance with the Austin policy instead of waiting for the end of the manufacturers year. The tourer was the original model, now there are very attrac tive saloons of various types and the latest innovation is a coupe.
The Singer Junior in its latest form is fitted with Newton bydro paeumatic shock absorbers and has An improved clutch. The braking system too has been improved, the drums being thicker and the leve rage increased to make the action more direct. An entirely model has been introduced known as the Junior Sports which has maximum speed of 60 mp.h.
over,
Some Of The Nines."
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ample proof that it adds greatly to driving comfort besides promoting economy in running and mainten ance costs. The device provides the car with an absolutely Iree-wheel effect when running under its own momentum, being practically iden tical with the action of freewheeling on a pedal bicycle. Driving. is greatly simplified as it becomes possible almost to forget that there is a clutch on the car.
A new and very up-to-date feature in the 18/50 hp. Star is the multi-plate Auto-Klean oil filter which is in direct communication with the delivery from the pump. Right hand control for the gear- box is now employed. The latest bodies are lower built giving in- proved appearance, but the ground clearance is still ample, namely 8 in. Non-splintering glass is dow standardised on these cars,
A remarkable price reduction has taken place in the 18/45 hp. & cylinder Wolseley, which now sells as a chassis at the low, figure of £283. This does not mean, however, that the workmanship has been in any way akimped. Throughout the past year this car has been highly successful in the hands of all kinds of drivers, Overseas as well now introduced, built on the lines
Silent Six." of the
The 9/28 b.p. Humber engines at home. A new 21/60 hp. is possesses a new type turbulent non-pinking" bead, the combus-
The new design of radiator has in tion chamber being machined all
A most happy manner vastly im The inlet valves have been inclined, an arrangement which proved the whole appearance of the gives a higher compression ratio. Humber models while retaining some of the old characteristics. No tendency towards "pinking" exists even when the engine is pull The 10/50 h.p. model is entirely new and though it has the smooth an- ing hard at low speeds; while im- provements in power, acceleration ning qualities for which Humbers and smoother running are secured have always been famed, its all The camshaft, which lies in an oil-round performance is greatly im containing tunnel formed in the proved.
Still Easier Driving. crankcase casting, has 4 bearings which are fed by a high pressure-An outstanding feature of `ja terest about the 20 and 30 h.p. lubricating system.
Armstrong Biddeleys is the self- changing silent 4-speed gearbox. This is said to be absolutely simple to-operate and to eliminate once
The 12-14 h.p. Group." Coating now to the cylinder rars of from about 12 to 14 h.p. the
Austin were represent aceland fur all gear changing difonlin lent value and stands high in pub ties. The driver can select his next
lio favour... Among the most notice gear on the control quadrant amount- able improvements in the latest' ed above the steering wheel before
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with drivers,
but with roads which abound in points and with pedestrians who unguarded crossings and danger will not look where they are going-
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