BRITISH MOTOR NOTES.
Specially Written by the "R.A.C, Correspondent.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
STUDEBAKER CARS.-
The New 1924 Model."
FORD OUTPUT.
The 1924 model Studebaker New Million Production Record-| cars are announced. They are of
Detroit, July 18-The Ford fered in three six-cylinder chassis Motor Company is now on its models-the Big-Six, the Special- Six and the Light-Sir-in twelve way toward the 9,000,000 motor hody typos. There are no radical it became known to-day, when it was announced that Motor No. changes but every improvement, 8,000,000 went off the assembly the safety and practicability of the which have been verified by line at the Highland Park plant establishing a new million pro- and Studebaker ongineering tests, is on Wednesday night, July 11, cunt. embodied in these new cars.
duction record. Tho
The Kie-six line."
As though to prove that thejing and maintenance of recent Sunbeam car succoss was Section and the exhibits, not an isolated instance of British will bear 20 por achievement, British motor of the total expenses. cycles swot the board in all Society is collaborating with the The Big-Six line comprises four three of the Grand Prix motor British Cycle and Motor Cycle models, mounted on the standard and Tradors, 136-inch (3.20M) chassis with 36 cyclo races held in France. The Manuracturers Motor Cycle points out that of Union with a viow to an exhibit H.P., RA.C. or S.A.E., 3-7/8 x5 They are the the forty-three machines entered, of the products of these industries inch. engine."
seven-seater Tooring Car, five- fifteen were British, twenty-two on similar lines,
were French, and three Italian. and that only one continental
machine completed the course,
Wireless & The Motor Industry.
The recent big dovelopments in
communication
In the class for machines with wireless
an
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Motor No. 7,000,000 was turned out on January 17 of this year, so the Company produced the last million motors in six days less than six months.
other Automobile manufacturers
The Light-six Line“ The Light-Six line comprises
DUNLOP
CORD TYRES.
FIT DUNLOP CORDS They give maximun service at minimum cost-per-mile.
Obtainable from stocks of all sizes. carried by J.. Gibbs & Co. Alexandra Buildings, C.704 (Sundays & Holidays C.4582) and from the Hongkong & Kowloon Taxicab Co., Kowloon.
Ltd.
DUNLOP
Rubber Company, (China) Limited.
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Founders throughout the World of the Pneumatic lyre Industry.
1A Chater Road.
SPORTING TROPHIES
For All Occasions
E have made a special feature of stocking
the very best of English Hall-Marked Sterling Silver Our Cups and trophies. stock is undoubtedly the best in S. China.
Production at the start of that seater Speedster, five-seater period pas around 4,800 motors a Coupe and seven-seater Sedan.
day and On the increasing: Refinements and a few minor schedule in effect Vince has been are mechanical changes have been brought up to more than 7,000. angine capacity up to 500 cc, touching the motor industry in a made in the Big-Six which has The average for the period was A established an enviable record for slightly above 6,711 a day for the the winner was a Douglas which number of different ways.
time five years. Everything for which 149 working days, or an average completed the distance of about scheme forcasted - some
."Autocar" ins one can wish in motoring coof more than 166,070 a month. "234 miles at a speed of nearly, 63 ago by the miles per hour. The second now taken practical shape. This fort, convenience and utility has
Under its greatly increased. elass for engines not above 350 is the production of a combina-been provided. ·
household transferable The 1924 Series Big-Sixes carry manufacturing capacity, the Com- C. C.. went to the only A.J.S. tion entered for the event, which won instrument, that can be used disc wheels and front and tear pany was able to manufacture the with an average speed" of about with equal case indoors or on the bumper as standard equipment.lust million motors in two months 5616 miles an per hour. The 250 car, so that wireless concerts An extra wheel, complete with less time" than the previous c.c., cless was won by a Levis at can be enjoyed in the heart of cord tyre, tube and tyre carrier is million. Motor No. 7,000,000 was the country. Several examples provided on each Big-Six model produced eight months after the 6,000,000th motor passed off the nearly 51 miles an hour:**
The racing and trial season beare to hand of motor couches (two on Speedster and Sedan). ingatis height there a number of equipped with wireless apparatas. Other striking featurers of the assembly line, which was on May other noteworthy performances In one instance. Thornycroft Touring Car that add to its cm-18, 1922, and nearly a year before to chronicle All the four saloon coach is fitted up to pleteness and utility include the that date. May 28, 1921, the Lernational Tourist Trophy Races receive up to a radious of 100 one-piece, rain-proof windscreen 5,000,000th motor was turned out. It was in 1915 when Ford held in the Isle of Man," were miles, having a four-valve sot with glare-proof visor, rear-view won by British machines. The lung in uncradle from the roof so mirror and automatic windscreen Motor No. 1,000,000 was produced winner of the 250 cc. Lightweight as to be insulated from vibration. cleaner; walnut all-wood storing and under the steadily growing Mesars A. J Stevens, of wheel with new type spark and demand for Ford cars and trucks class covered the 226 miles of a
52 miles Wolverhampton, the makers of throttle control; automatic petrol production has been mounting difficult course at
speeds in the well-known A.IS. motor signal mounted on the instrument yourly and maintaining an annual The 'hotir.
taken up the board; aluminum-bound running" the Senior Race were reduced cycles, have
manufacture of two, three, and boards with corrugated, rubber, tal-approximating that of all by the bad weather conditions, four valve wireless instruments. mate and stoppads and aluminum combined. For the nest part rain was fall For this purpose they have kick plates; quick-action cowl ven- "ing and the mountains were en-equipped a special factory and tilator clock; courtesy light, cowl oxpensive lights, tonneau lamp with losg. veloped in mist. Nevertheless have carried the winner did more than 55 research and experimental work. extension cord and combination In quite another direction, the stop-and-tail light; grip handles miles an hour and several other] competitors were close behind. following incident shows a un body rails; tool kit in left front Also, it is instructive to note that possible effect of wireless on the door, snubbers, and others.
The Sedan, Coupe and Spied-four models, mounted on the there was n instance of a rideritor and other industries. A
of aster are equipped with a large, standard 112-inch (9,84 M) chassis skidding to a fall on the wet few months ago roads. Forhaps the most remark-disastrous fire at Suya, the roomy trunk, while the closed ears with H.P., R.A.C. or S.A.E., able performance of this series of capital of Fiji, was sent out by a have, among many other desirable 3-1/8 x 4-1/2 inch engine. They An features, heater, flower vase, in-ure: three-sealer Roadster, five- races was that of the winning a braodcasting station. sidecar combination which aver-engineer "of Dennis Brothers, terior reading lights, and, in ad-seater Touring Car, two-seater! aged 53 miles an hour and yet of Guildford, picked up the dition, the Sedan is furnished with Coupe-Roadster and five-seater only succeeded by a narrow message, bis. firgi cabled an offer silver finished vanity case and Sedan
of a Dennis fire engine, which smoking set.
No body or mechanical changes, margin:
The Specialix Models. Fresh Car Records. was accepted and the engine was i
within four The Special-Six line comprises except refinements have been Over! Reverting to ear performances, actually shipped mention should be made of the weeks of the fire. It would, of four models, mounted on the made in the Light-Six. record established at the Porth-course, have, been better had it standard 119-inch (3.02,M) chassis 130,000 Light-Sixes have been FOTO months with 29 I.P., HA.C. or S.A.E, prodused in the new, modern cavi speor trials by Captain heen ordered Campbell on his six-cylinder earlier, but it is at least well that 3-1/2x5 inch engine. They are: $30,000,000 Studebaker works at taken senter Roadster. five-seater South Bend, Ind. U.S. A. under Sunham, who povered the mile precautions have been
manufacturing conditions, fromastandingsart in 47 and two against repetition of the disaster. Touring Cer, five-seater Chupe most economical and almost ideal fifth seconds and passed the win. New Models at the shows and five senter Sulani,
Radiator, bonnet, cowl, and The beauty of design, excep- ning post at 110 miles per hour. Anong new indels to be ex- The same driver on the sand car, pected Shortly, and presumably body changes havi heen made in tional performance and low up-inches deep; large rectangular recently covered a lying mile to s shown at the various Ex-the Special-Six, with minor keep expense leave nothing to be window in the rear curtain and during the spond trials in Den-hihitions this antunen, great in- mechanical changes and refine desired in the 1924 model Light-the Chief-proof gear box lock, all of mark on "an average speed of tepest is occasioned by the an- mens in the chassis. The Special-Six Touring Car. Among the un-which clearly indicate Stude- 1377 miles per hour, and at onefnouncement of the fortheom-Six las for five successive, yeurs soal features found on this mo-baker's efforts to give no matched time during the run actually"at-ing appearance of a six-cylinder added luster to the name Studer det are the all-steel haly, one-value in its lowest priced five-
car built by the Rover Car of haker. It is one of the most piece, rain-proof windscreen with seater Touring Car ̧TM Lained the speed of 346 m.ph. 4
se in the base; The closed cars are equip Yet another record has been Coventry. The manufacture of satisfactory and finest cars on the cowl. lights
clock," coach established at the Caerphilly the successful "12 1:.p. 4-cylinder market. It is as good in avery the quick-action cow) ventilator, ped with glare-proof visor, wind- Hill Climb, This hill measures Roser and the popular & two-respect as the Big-Six, except that easily adjusted by a twist of the screen" cleaner, about 1,200 yards, and has a cylinder air-cooled model will it is smaller, and costs less wrist; closed fitting curtains; lamps and many other desirable maximum gradient of about 1 in not be affected by this new produto, and therefore sells for gemaine leather seat cushions, ten features.
less. 6 and contains & number of very development. sharp bends. Mr-Moir on a 15.3) Messrs. Thornycroft have just All Special-Six models Bentley completed the run in afaddest to their range of commer-epipped with a one place, rain- fraction of a second over "nejcial and public service vehics a proof windscreen which provides kininute, beating the previous renew modeldesigned for ommibusnobstructed view of the road)
cord by four seconds!
servine. This has forward com- aheal; glare-proof visor,automatic The first Italian Cyefecatrol, the driver being seated windscreen cleaner and rear- Grand Prix held this sum-alongside and above the engine. view mirror; running board step! and of the h.p. is suitable for carrying about pada and aluminum kick plates; Austin. This little ear, which 50 passengers is a double decked American walnut all-wood steer- ing wheel with now type park sells at the works for £16 hits a body.
At the Marine Engine Exhibi-and throttle control; cowl lights, 4-cylinder water-enlod engine. driving by shaft and differential. tion, the Ailsa Craig Moter Cam-combination stop-and-tail fight;" The engine capacity is to more pany will show, for the first time, quick-action cowl ventilator of ham 747.7 cc., and the earla new 5-cylinder 28-36 hp. cast aluminum and an eight-day created something of a sensation Marine Motor, designed on the clock. when it won this first race on thelsahe lines as the well-known track at Easter with an average Ailsa Craig 10-14 h.p. Ki“
At Whitsun~ : Catering for verseus... spred of 59 mp.h.
Conditions. tide it did sulf better dvoraginı
net, was
wre
An inspection lamp is mounted Jon the instrument board of the open cars, and in the Touring Car a complete tool kit is carried in the left front door (left dopr in the Roadster). Grip handles on the body rails are a feature of
634 m.ph: "In its ordinary form in connection with the old con- the car has accommodation fortroversy as or whether British two adults, on adjustable bucket Manufacturers pay enough heed seats, and also sufficient room to Overseas conditions, it hay he, the Touring car. for a couple of children.
interesting to refer, from this The closed ears are furnished paint of view, to one or two cars with a high grado heater and of moderate price and sufficient silver finished flower vase and, in ndition, the Sedan is fitted with Motorists intending to visitipower..
Motori tand the British Empire Exhibition.
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the British Empire exhibition The makers of the Westear; handsome vanity case and smok- Wombley next. yea have recently made exhaustiveing set carried in the back of the
at -
will be glad to learn than tests of their couling system in front seat. special arrangements for the exceptionally hot weather.. The parking of ears are being discuss-water circulation is controlled by
Streams up to 19 inches ing od between the Royal Automobile thermostar), which has been depth are often nerolietel, and Club and the Exhibition antheri- found absolutely reliable," and the cars are frequently run over tion, The Club has immense ex-provides for quite adequate cool-los santy surfaces and over perience in this direction, partie-ing when the weathor is cold.ry gound, where their licht ularly in connection with the acidentally, the lower half of waitht. 814 cwt., is all in their Derby. Ascol and other popular the crankcase of this car engine favour. One standard Jowett car race metings, so we may he cris constantly subjected to an air recently took a party of four "tain there will be no avoidable enrrent, so that a large amount from a staying start, up a hill of heat is "taken off from the with a gradient of 1 in 214, and muddle or delay.
From our point of view the sump, and the temperature of the surface consisting of main attraction to the Exhibition lubricating oil is kept, down. houlders, slat and clay. This will be the collective motor ex- As regards road tests under feat was witnessed by thousands hibit organised by the Society of had conditions, a good example of people. It is difficult to see Motor Manufacturers and Tra-is that of the Jowett car. Ever what more can be done to make it vas first dusigned certain that a voicle ia suited for dors, which has been allotted an since
1900, examples of rough work, or to disabuse those area of 50,030 square fest in an in extension of the Machinery Hall. this car have been constantly who persist in asserting that no In order to ensure a representa subjected by the makers to trials British manufacturer takes the tive display the Society bas under what are called "Colonial" faintest, interest in Overseas re-
quirements. "undertaken the fitting up, stuff-conditions.
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MOST MILES PER DOLLAR.
#
FABRIC (CLINCHER TYPE) TYRES & TUBES. SIZES. 26 x 3 23 x 3 27 x 31%
TYRES.
TUBES.
$16.16
$2,80
$17.85
$2.85
$21.10
$3.00
CORD (STRAIGHT SIDE TYPE TYRES "AND TUBES.
32 × 4
$42.90
$150
33 x 4 34 × 4
$13.75
$4.50
821.10
$4.65
32 × 4%
$59.15
$5 65
33 x 414
$60.40
35.85
":34 x 414
$61.55
$6.05
-35 x 44
$64.25
$6.25
33 x 5
$76.45
*$6.50*
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$6.80
$95.50
$7.85
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Kowloon 223 Central 432 Central 3950
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TRIUMPH
1923 Model Motor Cycles.
Just Arrived
4 H.P. Triumphs Model S.D. equipped ready for
the road with
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Flectric, Magdyno Lighting Set
Roller Chain Drive, 3 inch Tyes.
Price:
H. K. $875.00
SOLE AGENTS:~
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(China) Ltd.
Bank of China Building, Duddell Street. Telephone C.2487
Dennis
MOTORS
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2-2 ton track chassis-£740.—0
c... Hongkong.
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