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Horse-Drawn Traffic Doomed
naturally present the most ad vantageous sites for the future development of automobile service stations..
The question t to whether horse-drawn vehicles will be pro- nibited from London streets has received further prominence from
Realising this, Shaw & Kilburn, a recent statement by the Minis-. ter of Transport in the House of Ltd., the Vauxhall distributors for Commons. Asked whether he the London area, are putting up 1 large modern, service station on could not give notice that after five
the Western Avenue.
most im a period of say, three
horse-drawn: trame... portant of the arterial roads, years, would be allowed. Mr. Hore-Bellsha Western Avenue actually pene stated that he was "considering a modification something on those lines.
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rates furthest into the metropoli,
tan area, and the site of the new service station is close to that point where Western Avenue is in--- tersected by the North Circular Road. This brings the whole of the large residential area from the North to the South-West within easy reach of the premises, and tratte can approach the site with the minimum use of speed.
The railway companies alone still compley thousands of horses but they have also been quick to appreciate the advantages of the Mechanical Horse type of vehicle, with its outstanding powers of manoeuvre. speed capabilities, and general efficiency. The Scammell people for instance, have sold targe timbers of these mobil
It is anticipated that the build- vehicles to railway companies, as ing will be open in October; next, Well as to haulage, contractors. and it will certainly be worth see- municipal authorities and a wide the. The main repair shop, for range of industries.
A WORTHY CHOICE
The ex-King of Slam, who ab- olvated recently, is likely to settle permanently in England. He is, of course, well acquainted with the country, as he was educated at Eton and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
He has recently shown his ap- preciation of British cars by pur chasing a za hip. Rolls-Royce, with Ilmousine body by Hooper & Co.
SPAIN BUYS BRITISH CARS
Despite the somewhat unsettled.
restricted roads.
instance, is exceptional, in that it. is some 500 ft, in length and over 110 ft, wide, entirely unrestricted as to floor space, there not being a single pillar in the building The whole premises are being equipped an a very lavish scale and will contain the most up-to- dute machinery for servicing mo- tor cars.
This new service station should prove a great asset to overseas visitors who, taking advantage of the Shaw & Kuburn Re-purchase Scheme, choose a Vauxhall car for the duration of their stay in Eng-
lanc.
ROYAL PATRONAGE
Although the, 25. h.p. straight- state of the country. Spain is prov-eight Daimler was only introduced ing an increasingly good market for highclass British cars.
Coachwork of the Hooper" "Sedanica" type was supplied on a 25 h.p. Rolls-Royce chassis for the Marquis de la Guardia and on a 40-50 h.p. chassis of the same moke for Senor Vincent among recent orgers,
to the public at the end of April, 1934, over 100 of these chassis went through Hooper's coachworks dur ing that year,
Probably an extra filip was given to sales by HLM. The King's order for a 12-cylinder model, o which he took delivery just before the Silver Jubilee Celebrations Incidentally, a similar car to the
QUANTITY AND QUALITY King's but for Queen Mary's use.
PRODUCTION
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The past few months have seen further great extensions at the Canley, Coventry, works of the Standard Motor Co.; enormous in- ereases in plant and machinery as well as extensions to buildings.
New shops have been built, new conveyor tracks have been laid, Lew machines have been installed at a cost of many, thousands of pounds; but there has been coʻre- volutionary change in the methods of manufacture. Rather the ob Ject has been to smooth out the various processes ur production, to cxpedite the handling of parts on their way to the erecting shops, to sava
minute here and two in- minutes there, so that the dividual workman has extra tume for doing his particular job better. Every separate Standard' engine -not simply one or two units from .each batch-is run-in on the bench, until it has attained a pre- determined degree of freeness re- corded electrically. It is driven by an electric motor, and is continu- ously 'ted by a stream of cual, fil- tered, graphiteladen oll.
This ini-
ai running ensures the formation of that glass-like polish on the cylinder walls which contributes so much to a sweet and long-lasting engine, and which can never be found to anything like the same degree if the engine is "worn in " under its own power" at the im mense heats which are reached when explosion temperature 18 added to the natural friction ot new cylinder walls.
Further, each ear is road-tested as a complete entity, and the last refinements of adjustments are made under the conditions in "which the car will reach its pur
chaser. This 18 safeguard against those "teething troubles" which, all too often, worry the life ut of an owner, in the Arst thousand miles with a new car.
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le now nearing completion, while one of the straight-eights" or the Royal Household is almost ready for delivery
NOT THE LIMIT
When Sir Malcolm Campbell broke his own record of 276,818 miles and hour at Bonnevile Flats, Utah, on the 3rd of Sep- tember, he was probably the only man in the world who at that. moment gave a thought to the next step in the development of motor-car speeds. He had just uttained ur average speed of 301.337 miles an hour. which, as he himself admitted, a was, "tremendous.y fast;" but. не added, "it is certain that we have by no means reached the limit." What will prove to be the fastest speed possible Sir Malcolm he- sitated to predict.
On the first run Sr Malcolm Campbell attained 304. 331 miles an hour, and on the second 298.- 013. By a strange m'stake in the timing of his runs it was first announced that he attained just less than 300 miles an hour, but this was due to a time-keeper's error and the official corrected figures were soon announced. The "Bluebird." in which thèse
amazing speeds were achieved, is a larger and heayler car than its" predecessor, which won other re- cords. It is 38 feet 3 inches in length, The engine is a super- charged 2.500 horsepower Rolls Koyce, 12-cylinder aero type unit, and when going "all-out" it con- sumes nearly three gallons of fuel a minute. At 300 m'les an hour the engine revolutions were 3.200
minute. The "Bluebird" is a British in design and construc- 'on: It is an almost entirely re- bullt edition of the car in which Air Malcolm attained a speed of 271 miles an hour at Daytona Benco in 1933. A number of new 'entures designed by Mr. R. A. Malton have made the "Bluebird" better streamlined, it is stubic, and It has increased wheel-adhesion —— añ important factor in high-speed record-break- d. Had Sir Malcolm not done 300 miles an hour, he would have countinued his attempts until this. coveted speed was reached, Now,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1935.
MOTOR
JOTTINGS
NEW BRITISH CARS
AT OLYMPIA
More Comfort, Power At Less Cost
more
comfort.
"More rcom. more power-for less cost" sum- marizes the trend in British auto- mobles which will be evident when the Motor Show opens at Olympia on October 17. Success with our unapproachable fight cars overseas has inspired the industry with ambitions to penet- rate that far greater and richer feld in which British Influence. has so far been sight, writes a British motoring expert.
During the past months leading "manufacturers have been apply- ing quantity production principles in the large car class, and the first fruits have already appeared. Enterprise is, complete y justined. Rated over 20 h.p. they have full-size conen-work. streamlined in moderation with rasy accom- modation for Eve, "soft spring. and exceptional flexibility in top Bear. The price, moreover, is well below £300.
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This figure is the ready signi- Acant feature. Commodious and comfortable large cars have al- ways made well. but never at such low cost. It means in effect. that the 14-16 h.p. price field is, invaded by full-size
models de-
Livering 20-25 h.p. It also pre- sents Britain with the opportun- ity of selling throughout the world car of more than 20 h.p. at little more than £300.
This notable decision follows closely upon the reduction of the horse power tax from: £1 to 15/- and the consequent jump in the popularity of low-priced imported cars of ample power. Manufac- turers have wise'y waited for proof of the home market's desire for more horse-power; once steady domestic demand 19 achieved there will be some real hope of producing in quantities the type of automobile the rest of the world wants, at the price the rest of the world is accustom- ed to pay.
MEDIUM AND SMALL CLASSES
Although this will be the key-. note. the great majority of the exhibits wil be found in the me- dium and small n'asses which we regard as typically British. Here the movement is towards more body space and comfort.
Seating has been been tackled 'as an anatomical problem, and. for 1938 there will be many cars in which as the result of selen- Lic experiment, a more comfort- able position for driver and pas- sengers has been evolved. More attention is being given to the " support of the spine and to avoiding effects, traceable to incorrect seat design.
Independent springing of the wheels and tors on bar control wil
ensure that several more 1936 mode's hold the road better at high cru'sing speeds, and there wil be interesting newcomers with a vertebral chassis and all "four wheels separately sprung. If the Continental road racing machines which exploit these principles with such astonishing success are any Indication, 1936 touring cars WI be the safest on record.
A bumper touring season has directed critical attention to the need for built-in luggage space. and it will be surprising if either a trunk or ample suitcase accom- modation is not generally avail- able in standard bodywork.
OVER THE ANDES
Cars Provide A Link
Right in the heart of the Andes. between the frontiers of the Argentine
there and Chile, runs a service of road transport which much surely be unique. It has been rendered necessary by the rallway, having been washed nway
in a disastrous food and landslide some two years ago, and Leaving the railheads of the re- spective countries separated by n gap of 105 miles.
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AIR-CONDITIONING® Ventiation has been given much thought and the growing ・・ vogue of the open touring car has stimulated interest in the draught-pro:fing of folding tops. The problem of keeping the oc- cupants feet and legs warm in winter and cool in summer has
E been solved by number of manufacturers. and in several 1936 models air-conditioning will no longer be left to chance-or an open window.
Bodywork will show a notable advance towards the stream:ine Ideal S'oping radiators" and windscreens and "penthouse" rear panels have gained in favour. bonnet ornamentation is widely and artish.caly used the short- has spoked pressed steel wheel begun its assault upon the lately universal
Wings. wire wheel. lamps, hors and spare wheels "have all been swept into the flow. Ingines of the new bodies, and the subordination of what were once "extras" to the dictates of an all-embracing plan is every- where to be seen.
THE MOTORING ROAD
New Line Across
Europe
(Secial Air Mail Servies)
London, Sept. 26,
could have done bafore ever the cheme was raised. What it gains by the international agreement is the knowledge that the road will be continued at the other side of the frontier and that traffic will be en- couraged by "easier Customs ar- rangements, by refuelling depots at regular intervals, by standar
The link is supplled by a fleet Hillman Twenty/70 saloon cars, which run to a regular schedule, and arc öperated by the Compania Internacional de Tran- "sports Automoviles (C.I.T.A."). They maintain shuttle service between Mendoza and Las Vacas. transporting passengers from one quondam terminus of the Trans- Andine Raway to the other. The journey is an arduous one, because the mountain track which the route traverses is rough, nar- row in places exceedingly steep.
The regular service leaves Men - doza at 7 á.m. in order to arrive at Las Vacas at noon. For the first 25 miles a relatively high but speed can be maintained. beyond that point the road begins becomes twisty. ascending and Soon the crossing of ‘a gorge- "La Quebrada del Toro"-is en- tered upon this occupies 90 minutes under good weather con- ditions, for the track is narrow and dangerous, and atmospheric conditions are not favourable d motorcar engines.
STURDY HILLMANS The next stage is through the Valley of Uspallata to the place of that name, where an ancient ranch has been taken over by the South American Hote, Co., and transformed into a magnificent hostelry. Continuing. the road. follows the left bank of the Men- doza River and soon a further ascent into the mountains begins. "Eventually La Jauta, nearly 8,000, ft. up, is reached via a succession of road tunnels. Steep gradients and hairpin bends continue until the beauty spot called "Paramillo de Las Vacas" is reached, and shortly afterwards the destina- tion of Las Vacas comes into sight.
From this point, which is also some 8,000 ft. above sea level, the Trans-Andine Hallway Cos ser- vice operates into Chile. but, in the summer. it is possible to travel all the way by car, and on the subsequent stretches "an altitude of no less than 12,509 ft. I's attained. The "Hilmans used by the CITA have given excel- lent service, and have maintained communications under the most trying conditions,
THE PACKARD
completed.
A new line is beginning in Lealized, signs over the whole two dos and ending at the Golden thousand miles length of the road. Horn. For the first nine hundred and by the service of interpreters 000th Fackard One Twenty has Factory records show that 25.- anles or so it is well defined. and guides at each frontier. The
hero is no mistaking the London-
As with other Balkan countries that have been been Dover road, or its continuation the most dilatory in road-making cars which had preceded it on the 1rom Calais to Cologne; or "the are now the quickest to see the ad. assembly line, it carried orders for
ne German road that goes as
immediate shipment, as Packard vantages of a coherent and co- straight as a lance from Cologne operative schema.
even yet has not completely through Frankfurt and Nurem-
caught up with orders for its new berg. Difficulties begin only when
lower price cars. Vienuo
passed. The khort stretches of good road on the out- skirts of Central European an Balkon cities are mostly linked by miles of cart-tracks that have a way either of disappearing under mud or ballooning splendidly with
dust. Rivers have to be forded a many places. Kiradients are
er- ratio; and boulders and deep rute give alarming exercise to the springs of a car. But, where now most indistinct, the line is to be continued firmly. Nine Govern- tients along the toute are coopera- ing to make a" wide and straight
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LAST DUST-BATH ›
it is vajuciva tunt the lust Jaren
Although designing, development the road will have been minde,
and testing work had been in pru- we 19E Bust-bain abolisted, by
biotorist would then be Bress previously for more than a able to leave London with one set year, it was only at the first of the ly by main road, reach Constan- announced to the public. Some of ul Customs papers and, travelling year that the One, Twenty car was
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re-
tantinople (or,
ut the cars were produced in March brunching Budapest, reach Bucharest and the but the productive capacity of the Black Sea) in five or six days. In plant was not approached until every direction the motorists op May, so that in a little more than portunities for trade and pleasure four months time the 25,000 One have increased beyond all reckon Twenties have been manufactured ing during the last few years. and shipped. This number Great Britain is threaded by main presents half of the total number motoring road, unbroken from roads, north to Luverness, west to of the new cars which Packard Calais to Constantinople. An in- Cardiff, and to all places between announced at the first of the year ternational conference on the auh. In France the routes nationales it expected to build in the first ject ended in Budapest yesterday, have set a standard of design and
"twelve months. Last week the representatives of construction that all nations have
Besides carrying the Packard the various Governments, includ- noted. In Germany the Reichsau-
into profitable ing the British, met there to draw tobahn is evolving, new methods of company back up an agreed policy..
construction and combining el- operations and spreading employ- ciency with a severe and satisfying ment to thousands of persons, the beauty: The Gross Glockner road One Twenty is believed to mark This work further details have over the Austrian Alps has opened an epochal achievement in the been discussed by the Allianera fresh highway between Germany history of the automobile industry. Internationale de Tourisme, Road and Italy. At all points on the Starting only with bare floors and building or reconstruction has al-
new motoring map of Europe there walls and equipping a new plant ready begun in Yugoslavia, Bul is testimony to fine feats of en- zarin, and Rumania, where the gineering. The opportunities for chassis-and bodies, building a new for the manufacture of both Governmenta have voted largo peaceful communication are end- sums of money for the project iess, and it is the builders' nost manufacturing organization and. of the Minister of Transport's 30 A states, he has "done with re-
Each country will naturally build worthy horn that with the wider putting a new car into production m.p.h. controls in "built-up" cord-breaking-for the time being and pay for the stretch of road opportunities international good in less than a year is declared to areas. These roads. therefore, at least."
within its frontier-as indeed it will way also be increased.
SERVICE STATION
The arterial roads which con- verge on London and the North Circular Road, running. from the North East of the City to the South West, are by virtue of their unrestricted speed limit to-day carrying a greater flow of traffic than ever, since the introduction
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