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INDIAN PRINCES FLEETS OF CARS
Many of India's ruling Princes are enthusiastic devotees of the British car, and it is no uncommon thing for some of the more influen- tial to possess a whole fleet of them. Two of the most Famous are, per haps, their Highnesses the Mahara jah of Kashmir, and the Khan of Kalat. The following letter from a correspondent in India is there fore particularly interesting: "On my way out to Kalat House on Monday, I passed H.H. the Khan Saheb coming into Quetta on his Humber Failman, followed by his Ministers in a Snipe Saloon, fol- lowed in turn by his officers in two
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Snipe tourers, the rear being brought up by a Sommer Truck carrying camp equipment."
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Austin Sevens Secure Brooklands Team Award
covered the 250 miles course at am verage speed of 74.0 m.p.b. for the team.
he mentioned that H.H. the Maha
In passing, by the way, it might
The Austin Soven heralded its rajah of Kashmir displayed consi
turn to motor racing by winning derable interest in the Hillman Wi-
the team priza in the recent J.C.C card and caravan which recently
International Trophy race over a made such a splendid trip from
been fitted, to the engine of my car
50 miles course at Brooklands.
The Austin Seven driven by London to Cairo, and commanded new-curiers to the list of British for trial and report. I happen to of the National Safety First tem of handicapping in which cour This race employed a novel sye-
Charlie Goodarre also won the Va that full details of the Car Cruiser cars of low power and high per be one of that devoted but very Association
cuum Trophy presented for the best caravan, as used, should be sent to
formance is the
Congress, "Twelve 4-cylinder, which I took watched with dismay the rapid too
new Humber small hand of old-timers, who have and,
numerous ses of varying difficulty were pre performance in Group 1.. this car him. Thus the East, home of the
instances, not vided for the three main groups of Ainishing 5th in the general classifi caravan, looks to the West and
over the Westerham test superression of the magneto by coil to bring home to every roadstart together, the first over the linem.p.h.
practical may serve care, thus enabling all entrants to cation, envering the course at over finds her age-old transport being the other day, writes John ignition, and I had long since abas- copied and adapted to the ideas of Priolenu, Its outstanding fea-doned any hope of seeing its rechiefly on high roads and in busy
nser the fact that traffic conditions, then being the winner. the twentieth century.
The successful drivers, including arg its liveliness, thevival. There is no doubt at all in streets, are very serious, and to con-
The strenuous nature of the race Donald Barnes and Pat Driscoll na smoothness of its engine, its ex my mind that a good magneto is vince the special offenders against is indicated by the fact that from well as the above mentioned, drove cellent coachwork, and its price, all-round more efficient than the common sense and decency, motor 28 starters, only a finished, of which throughout with great skill and which is £205. It is really fast, the newer system. The claims of the driver, cyclist, horse-driver walker number three were Sevena, the only judgment, and this achievement maxirauni claimed being 67 m.p.h. latter are, usually, easier starting alike, that every man who uses the Austins entered. During the tria I only reached 65 from cold, greater convenience of King's highway has definite respon
adds yet another to Austin Sevens' long list of racing sucesses in all according to the speed indicator, disposal and consequently greater sibilities and duties, and that there
parts of the world. but it was pretty obvious that 67 is accessibility, but I have never found is ΠΟ not an over-statement. As the bore that it gave the engine that flex- rond and street to-day and thirty more resemblance between and stroke are only 60.5 x 110 audibility and smoothness of running, years ago than there is between t the cubic capacity 1,880 e.c., this particularly at high speeds when motor-bus and a is really a remarkable figure.
governess-cart Ithe spark is at its hest, that result The writer is not should say that there must be very from a first-class magneto. Further, who
of those think few ears of any nationality with I greatly prefer the ignition, system ting
things are
get- worse in similar accommodation capable of to be completely independent of
proportion. It the same number of accidents and this, at such a price, and I con- the battery. my engine to be a self- fatalities were happening to-day in sider that if it turns out to be contained unit.
the conditions of ten years ago, always as good as I found it, it is the all-round best car the Humber
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pact form, that it is of simple de- without endangering other road. All factors considered, the great- vantages of both systems in a com-ly-inereased difficulty of driving sign, gives instant starting from users, the enormous and swift in cold, increases both the flexibility erease of traffic and, perhaps "the and power of the engine, and is most outstanding of all, the incre completely reliable. I propose to dibly foolish and inconsiderate be test all these important claims with haviour of those who are not, at special care and report upon them the moment, in motor vehicles, put- from time to time. For the moment, ting, it is enough to say that it is a beautiful piece of work and that the job of fitting it in place of the existing distributor took only a little over an hour.
Here are some of the details of design. The engine, with its 3-bear- ing crankshaft, with balance weights forged integral with the webs; is of the now familiar "Cushioned Power" type, mounted upon rubber, The valves, as in all the other new Humbers, are of the side by side type, and ignition is by coil with automatic advance and retard and additional hand control. The clutch, which has a very pleasant action, is of the single dry-plate type carry ing the power to 4-speed gear. box, of which the third is practical. Is noiseless. The brakes are self energising duo-servo, working in and risky business. It is generally 10-inch diameter drums, the steer accepted by those whose experience ing is a Maries Weller, and the gives authority to their views that cooling is by impeller and fun. The driving tests would in most cases wheelbase is 8 ft. 2 in., the track be utterly less." Speed limits, 4. ft. 3 in., and the overall length except in town and a very few spe without the luggage grid 12 ft. The cial circumstances, have done noth 6-windowed saloon provides a really ing to reduce the tale of disaster surprising amount of room for four With the controlability of modern well-grown, long-legged people, nad cars they are superfluous up to for. this in spite of the fact that the ty railes an hour, and despite the radiator is not brought unduly for stories told by drivers and speed- ward of the front axle, Wells are indicators very few drivers ever ex provided in the floor at the back, ceed forty-five or fifty miles an hour and there is no need for anyone, for more than a few moments. The however tall, to feel cramped on a last thing we want in this country. long day's run. Like all Humber! bodywork, it is very well finished the subject, and since the war wo is more restriction of the liberty of throughout, and the lines are excel have got into a deplorable habit of Ient.
inflicting vexatious regulations on ourselves where the general irrita tion is more than cancelled out what little good they were suppos
Speed and Power.
It is not only liveliness of the engine that makes this new Humbered to effect." really charming to drive, but the smoothness of the engine. Either
A Code of Commonsense. its balance or its rubber suspen- sion, or the combination of both,
Much can be done to reduce the makes it impossible to tell whether dangers of the road for everyone it is a 4-cylinder or a 6-cylinder. without setting up new laws, with There is no perceptible vibration at an elastic code of commonsense 1 their inevitable loopholes. Here is any speed, and its silence of operation either when idling or drivers of cars: Drive at night on- should like to see suggested. To under full load, is remarkable. On either top or third, the accelera-ly when it in unavoidable. Drive tion is inspiriting, and it is very speed when the road is crowded. Do as much as possible at a uniform difficult to believe that the engine not irritate anyone by using the is not considerably larger. Not only does it accelerate fast, but it ing for the fun of it. Do not drive horn unnecessarily or by overtak picks up again after a check in a
ay, which rouses considerable en anywhere except on the near side. usiasm in the driver. The steer Many of us were taught to drive horses and cars in the middle of the
ing is good, but I should like to see road. Forget that lesson as belong- a later series of this chr improved
a little in the matter of road-hold- ing to long-pat conditions. Remem ing on bends. There is not much ber that horses cannot stop quickly away outwards at high speeds, but on modern fond-surfaces. These there is enough to notice-and who were brought up with horses there should be none in a car whose do not need the warning, but they other points are Bo particularly are a small company to-day among good,
the hundreds of thousands of rond The new
car's performance on blinkers-thiced extraordinary sur- users. Finally, do not forget that hills was very good. With three up,vivals of barbarism-block out at totalling # -considerable weight, least two-third's of a horse's vision. Westerham Hill was climbed from A blinkered horse cannot see round the cross roads starting-on-seconda corner.
speed from a foot's pace in 65
seconds. This is very good figure, but what impressed me more
Cyclists and Walkers
was the manner in which the speed To cyclists: Make yourselves dis rose straightaway to 20 m.p.b. and tinetly visible at night. If your remained there. There was no fall principles forbid you to carry a ing off at the steep part where the tail-light, paint your rear mud- bend comes. This is an unusual guard white, or use white-backed
occurrence. I should imagine, more. gloves, such as some sensible car over that this is very nearly the drivers do but, for the sake of maximum speed on that gear. The everyone's safety, be visible. The car is Exceptionally well sprung, man who refuses to recognise mo the brakes are swift in action and dem conditions, however much, ho very powerful, and the gear chang may hate them, is ghting a sense- ing with its short travel, is quick less figh to a foregone conclusion. and easy I have seldom driven a Do not irritate other road users by 12p. 4-cylinder car at anything riding in wide ranks. Do not ride like this price with auch capabilities on the off faide. Use your bell; par
A Modern Magneto. Very few components try have the now?
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ticularly on rounding corners. Do not everve suddegly, or wobble. End which is minally the sign of a bad to rider Do, not assume that every
car can stop dead at will, from al
faith in" the brakes crease of traffic and, perhaps the and the presence of mind of drivers general standard of driving was never higher-just as the exception- al cases of bad and reckless driving, in my experience of some thirty years' driving, were never worse.
Unwanted Restrictiona Attempting to cure general con- ditions by legislation is a tricky (Continued on previous column)
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