HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLEMEN
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17
1923
Firestone
THESE MACHINES FLY FOUR MILES
3
MINUTE
Firestone Gum-Dipped Cords and Steam-Welded Tubes were
the equipment on the cars taking the first four places and eight of the ten money positions: in the Indianapolis, Indiana, Sweepstakes. May so. 1923, WITHOUT A SINGLE TYRE FAILURE. Tommy Milton, the winner, averaged 91.44 miles per hour.
Most Miles
Per Dollar
DISTRIBUTORS: The DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.
Arrol Johnston
BY FAR THE BEST VALUE IN THE MOTOR WORLD TO-DAY
COLONIAL MODEL
The An British Car
DEMONSTRATION INVITED
Price £ 550
SPECIALLY BUILT AND GEARED FOR HONGKONG
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PHONE C. 32.
Brief Specification
The first two machines seen above are Curtiss racers, in which Lieutenant Harold Brow and Ensign A.J. Williams recently made world records. The third is the Wright T-3. The other is also a Wright racer.
CHANGING GEAR IN effect" being so much reduced
that it is apt to mislead one.
TRAFFIC.
MOTOR TYRES.
The New Development.
these large section ones, because tha latter are mounted OIL wheels of smaller diameter with, wider rims. Consequently there nevertheless, proportioately much
TOO MUCH ACCELERATION? The result is that whereas ir More Difficult Than
normal touring a driver is likely Ordinary Changes?
to under-accelerate for a change Buist writes as follows:-
In the Observer, Mr. H. Massac is not the same tendency to nip down, in traffic he is just as likely
tubes and impose unsafe side" Some motorists find it more to over-accelerate, and that is
Since I wrots in these columns strains, such as might cause the difficult to change gear in traffic what often happens.
on the subject of coming stand- But the
tyre to leap from the Tit driving than for the normal re-
If, therefore, you find difficulty some call them, comfort as others study of suspension in cars, is apt ardisation of balloon tyres, as which, far from advancing the morament is one quirements of country touring in making a quiet change down style them, and oversize paen- to lead to its still further neglect. There is no mechanical reason when driving in traffic, try a little matics as we should correctly by the lazy designer, since, for this, so that it is a matter of less acceleration and a slightly describe them, the trade has been obviously, the cheap chasSİS "nerves"--or some other person-quicker movement of the gear bringing to a head plans which maker of the designer with little
lever as an experiment.
have beenmaturing for a long time knowledge, will not trouble to
al factor.
I have sometimes found (says a If the result is more noise Thus, at the Paris Salon, Michepursue a very intricate task if
start to get out of it.
2.9
can thrust it on one side
Home writer) these complaints some," you will know that it islin will introduce large section, he that the driver has contracted the more acceleration you want. bad habit of "looking at the gate" the result is better you'll knows number of French cars, includ namely, that concerned with the If low pressure tyres as standard on by relying on another industry. when gear changing. Any driver the reason why. And if you moreling particularly the smallest who has that habit-we see them the change speed lever gently, varieties, such
production of pneumatic tyres, to daily in any large town should and come away if there's a Citroen, the 8.9-hp Renault, the ought to undertake himself. I the small do for him-the work which be clash, you won't do any harm. Little Peugeot, and so forth. At have no compliments to pay to come away "if there's a clash fitted a 12-h.p. Rover car with large section, low pressure tyres. In any gear changing yon must the November show Dunlop whojany chassis maker who requires with traffic gear changes. Youla and y again. That rule applies this tyre of type as far back as But I salute the tyre industry must learn to do all gear chang equally to traffic driving condit-1916, will introduce this type asifor its enterprise to industry ing movements entirely by "feel ions as to touring. A little noise standard. The advantage of run-forward to make up the
does no harm. It's the blatanting a very much larger section obvious defects of sundry chassis ype relatively slack is that it makers There is acother
It is only natural that such drivers should be more troubled
and if you will only try (those
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of you who do not already do it" KT•7•I•7" which runs up the re-hides faults of springing for which phase of this lower pressure
properly) it will soon become an pair bill. an automatic habit.
TRAFFIC DIFFERENCES
AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD. And if you still find difficulty
however, between running ordin- to get anywhere near, sound ary tyres at lower pressures and sense in the matter.
the chassis manufacturer is restyre movement that is undesir- ¡ponsible.
Advantage is being able. in my opinion. taken of the vast strides that the the mere talk about it is leading Already In some minor respects, how, in changing down cuietly in make pneumatics work under their ordinary tyres at lower tyre industry has achieved to folk all over the country to run ever, there is a difference in traffetraffic driving, here's another tif these conditions despite the extra pressures. gea: changing by comparison the clutch slipping change daty imposed inevitably.
We shall have to with ordinary touring work. It is often successful at com
undertake a long campaign There is a wide difference, education before we can expect of Where you are likely to go as Paratively slow speeds. though it, tray-in regard to gear changing, may be by no means harmonious of course!-is the slower speed of at high speeds. the engine.
Proceed as follows. Exe a little pressure on
the change Suppose a three-speed car speed lever with the view of Suppose you generally change pushing it straight across the from top to second when touring gate from the top speed notch! at 20 m.p.h: You have probably to the second-or third if there to accelerate your engine up toare four speeds. say, 1,500 r.p.m. to make a good change And it requires reali acceleration. and
4 cylinder 17.9 H. P. 5-Passenger Touring Car. Cape Cart Hood and Storm Curtains. Upholstered in Antique Brown Leather. Dunlop Detachable Spoke Wheels. Dunlop (British) Cord Tyres. One Spare Wheel and Tyre. C.A.V. Electric Lighting Starting Speedometer; Clock, Bulb, Horn, Lug- } gage Grid. Petrol Tin and Holder.
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The lover will not move. Now start to depress the clutch pedal, still maintaining that gentle
Now do some traffic condition push on the change speed lover!
Take supposition
the case! You must not take the clutch; when you have come down to right our but when it starts to mph. cn top. and want to "cipslip give a little extra push to the into second to ease the engine.jchange speed lever-and through The actual proportionate ratio it will go with probably a quier of acceleration is still the same,
change.
of course. But the sound effect The degree of success which; and the foot movement are en-will attend this manoeuvre will tirely different. It is the "sounditary with different cars
FIDO RIDES IN COMFORT.
And different types of clutch. But with most modern cars and most! modern clutcbes the type" of change is simple to accomplish.
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MOTORS
1924 HARLEY-DAVIDSON
As used by The Hongkong Government.
2-21 ton truck chassis-£740.-0-0
c. i. 1. Hongkong.
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Here's a novel way to take doggie for a motor spin.
150 MILE RACE.
ANOTHER FIRESTONE
SUCCESS.
Following Hartz were Hearne, second; Wonderlich, third; Comer, fourth Fengler, fifth-all Fire- stone equipped. Hartz averaged 103.6 miles per hour-s world's record for 122 inch motors on aj On September 29 there occurr-one mile board speedway. ed the 150 mile National Cham-1 The first five men Anished pionship Race. at Fresno, without a tyre change; the first California, on a one mile board four, without a stop, an un track. Harry Hartz, winner of paralled tyre performance on a the event, wired immediately track that is recognized as the after the race
as follows hardest of its kind both on tyres "Firestone tyres to-day brought and machines. me to victory, winning 150 mile The lessons Firestone has San Joaquin Valley classic with learned in the gruelling service out a stop. Average speed one of the speedway are applied to bundered three and six tenths the building of their regular cord miles per hour. You are to be tyre. The same materials and congratulated on your ability to methods of construction build such an excellent tyre.” employed
AIB
Yeu
ALEMITE LUB- RICATING SYSTEM
MOTOR
CUTS VI- BRATION IN HALF
New
Neu
FUL-FLOTEING
SIDECAR SPRINGS
OLIVE GREEN COLOUR SCHEME
FIRST IN ACCELERATION AND FUEL CONSUMPTION TESTS FOR COMBINATIONS AELD IN RECENT TRIALS.
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