HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
Stuck!
Yes - - - stuck. And why? Because this truck was not given the expert care which working ma- every hard chine MUST have, if it is to give maximum service.
Don't wait till YOUR truck breaks down before deciding to come here for really efficient motor service.
DECIDE NOW.
The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd.
NEW FABRIC BODIES:
Automobile bodies of fabric. construction in place of shoot metal have been tested and found serviceable.
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This is the roport made to tho Society of Automotive Engineers by Mr. K. L. Childs, prosident of A corporation manufacturing fabric auto bodies. Aftor driving a fabric body car 20,000 miles ut dor all kinds of road and climatic conditions, Mr. Childs makes those claims.
FIRE-FIGHTING BIDEOARS. Motor cycle manufacturers in: the United States are just now devoting considerable attoution to the popularisation of aidocars among fire brigades for first-alt
Fabric bodies are quieter work. than equivalent motal bodios, DANGEROUS ROAD SURFACES.
That lithoarato roads woro a aliminating meat of the drunt- ming and rambling sounds on-great dangar when they became groasy was the opinion expressed countoroliu нedans,
by the Sunderland Coroner at an inquest on a motor oyellet whose machine skidded on a patch ofj
COOKE
2. Fabric bodies averago froin 25 to 110 pounds lighter than onrresponding total bodies.
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3. They can be cleaned vasily than the painted mintal bodies, becauso the fabric coating!
"SOME
MINIMUMI From an advertisement-" For
is hard and withstands abrasion, an extra £5 we supply a supor 4. All panels are made in sports model, guaranteed mini- acctions, so that any part of mum spoed 65 m.p.h." "Neck or Nothing" would be suitable the body that may happen to
dontod or injured can slogan for this entorprising firm.
BUITISH MOTOR CYCLES--- be removed without disturbing
OVERSEAS. the rest of the body or any of the interior trimming,
be
Noarly half the total of New! The lust feature. Mr. Child Hudson motor cyclos on order at says, has led insurance com-the present time are for overseas ridors, while a similar state of panies to insure fabric bodies affairs oxista exista in connection
with O.E.C. Blackburnes...
a lower rate than motal bodies.
At the same time, he adds,
FRENCH H... RATING. construction of fubnic bodies is
Formerly the Fronch have boon oasior, spoedíor and chongar. In the and it may moan a reduction Content to use the English symbol of at least 15 per cent. in the bodyh.p." to represent horse-powor.
costs of care..
Now the French oquivalent to our S.M.M.T. has adopted the initials "c.v." (cheval vapour), litorally Mexico City bars horse-drawn "horse-power," but the equivalent vehicles from downtown stroots.body in Franen to our Institute of Automobile Engineers profors to use the abbreviation "ch." (che-! vaux).
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California motorists are spend- ing $9,000,000 a month for gaso-
Expert and Constant European Supervision.
lino. A. J. Allison, Service Manager. - Telephone Central 3950,
A Comfortable Car and a careful Driver
mean Satisfaction and Safety.
CARS
KOWLOON'S NEW GARAGE FOR HIRE
THE
DURO MOTOR CO.
NATHAN
ROAD
A good car is often damaged by bad storage. Space for a limited number of cars is available in our modern Garage.
STORAGE
HOW TO GET GOOD SERVICE FROM
MICHELIN TYRES
Keep tyres pumped up to correct pressure-for.........
the load they have to carry. what this should be.
We can tell you
"When tyres are under inflated there is con- tinual internal friction between the foundation cord and the rubber, causing overheating of the tyre and consequent rapid deterioration,
Water can also enter causing rust, resulting eventually in the rims having sharp edges which cut the walls of the tyre near the bead.
Most cars in Hongkong run-on-under-inflated.....
tyres with the above disastrous results.
Have your wheels examined front and rear for - trueness and tracking alignment. If they are at fault in this respect the tread
of the cover is subject to a grinding action which quickly destroys the cover.
Keep tyres free from oil and grease,
Start and stop gently and take corners slowly.
Lastly-buy MICHELIN tyres from us and follow the above adviceĵand tyre satisfaction is assured.
EUROPE-ASIA TRADING CO.
Telephons C.3438.
China Building, Ist Floor.
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INDIAN SUCCESSES.
In the presence of His Majesty, the King, and His Royal High-l noss, the Prince of Asturias, Sr.; I. Macaya astride his Indian was the victor in the 1000 a.c, class for the championship of Spain This most important avant took placo in Barcelona at the Auto- drome of Sitges on the 18th of May. The championship ovent was for a distance of 400 kilo- moters and the Indian covoredi
SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1924.
OFF FOR A NEW RECORD.
This is how a passing racing car looks to the crowd in the stands. The driver here shown t A. E. Moss, a Barbor-War-nock Special.
AN OLD TIME RACING CAR.
This interesting picture, taken years ago, shows Henry Ford and Barney Oldffold, with their "999" crack racer.
this distance at an average spood a large diameter expanding bub of 117.647 kitomoters por hour. brake in used on the front whicol. By virtue of having won the first Engine, gear, and carburettor prize in the gonerai classification constructed as a unit, and all 1000 cc.. the cop donated by His working parts are enclosed. The Majesty the King, and carrying cylinder heads are protected by! with it the title "Champion of buffers in case of a fall. The air) Spain", was presented to Sr. supply is heated before entering. Macaya.
the carburetter by being drawn It is also announced that in through the crank caso. Lubri South Africa the Indian now holds cation is automatic, a sump boing] the "Garlick" Cup, "Vacuum formed in the crank case goar Cup and first South African Tour-easting. Below the gears a toolbox ist Trophy,
is formed, still as part of the unit.
by
FAST RIDING MATCH HUGGESTED. Rated by the makers at 8.5 b.p.. Mr. C. F. Temple writes to the the horizontally-opposed twin Motor Cycle as follows:-"I have engine has a bore und stroke of read with considerable interest 68 x 68 mm. (486 c.c.). The valves the article in your recent issue are side-by-side. The gear box under the heading "The World's gives thre o spauds, and is operat Fastost Motor Cyclist." I noticed by a long levor working in a that my name is mentioned and quadrant on the forward end of Rims comparisons are made of Mr. Lethe wedge-shapod tunk. Vack's performance and my own.suitablo for 26×2 in. or 3in. I heartily congratulate Mr. Lotyros are fitted. The low build is Vack on the oxcollenes of his a very noticnable feature of the performance, especially having machine; and the saddle is only regard to the extraordinary con- 27in. froin the ground.
nado ditions under which it was achlov- Tho B.M.W. is
Bayerische Motoron ed. It occurs to me that there the
A Munich would be considerable public in-Wo ke, Munich.
the. torost in a match at Brookland, correspondent, who sonds under equal conditione, het woon above details of specification,! Mr. Le Vack and myself, and says it is probably the most talk- would suggest that the B.M.C.R Cod-of machine in Germany to-day. should arrange the match as an "No doubt," he adds, "the machine avent-in-an-early-meating. It is top dog in the German field, would also appear to mo that it and there is great speculation would be a good idea to establish bow it will come out once it the title as a permanent one to antara against foreign, and be compoled for from time to especially British, competition. time in the same manner as other In the recent 17 days' Deutsch- sporting titles are, and underland Fahrt it ranked with similar rules and regulations, bost British makes. including a suitable stake on
NOISY MOTOR CYCLES,
INTERESTING GERMAN PLAT
TWIN.
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each side. An international char- The general design and fitting motor might also be given to the of motor cycle silencere has im- event. I would suggest that it proved in that less motallic ring- should bo over a distance of say, ing is occurring says an official A.C.U. test. Tho from two to five laps."
report of an standard of silonos is still, how ever, totally unsatisfactory. Por Introduced last September, the haps it is not gonorally realinod B M. W. shaft-driven flut twin by manufacturors that, to has sihce done well in Gorman public who are not at present in- reliability and spood events. terastod in motor ayoles, a-noise- Three machines wore entored in of any kind ropresonte the pos the Bavarian winter trial in the sibility of mechanical troublo, mountains and gained five prizos, The noisy engine is continually. also making fastest time for any reminding the public of its type of vehiclo.
istenco, and is far too ostentatious At first sight the machine to appeal to those who are not rosembles the post-war A. B. Cintorenested in the technical side Mochanio- in appearance. It has a of motor cycling.
Нда boon roduced, tranavorsely mounted flat twin al noise
much room ongiuo integral with the gear but there is unit, but the final drive is by for improvement in transmission shaft through a Hardy flexible noises and goneral olattor. The disc coupling, with enclosed bevel need for constant adjustment of and crown wheel gearing at the chaine points to the necessity for roar hub. The frame is of duplox more rogutar and clean olling conatruotion, though a single systeme. There is no excuse for a saddle tubo is used. The front nolay exhaust on large passenger fork blades run from the hub machines, whore space right up to the head, and double weight are unrestricted. Nolso cantilever springs are employed during starting up creates a very anchored at their forward, ands, uglavourable impratsión. ¡ and to special stays. The rear brake in greatly prejudices the public direct-anting on the belt rim, and demand.
and
MICHELİN 'REPRESENTATIVES.
The above picture shows Messrs Arnaud, Grasset and Derouet, representatives of the firm of Michelin and Cle. the famous French tyre manufacturers.
It is interesting to remark that these three gentlemen mot recently in Hongkong, and that during the course of their travels since the Great War, have covered the whole world: Europe, America, Australia, Africa, New Zealand, China: Indo-China, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, and the Philippines.
Whilst staying in Hongkong these representatives were enter- lained by Mr. J. L. Durand, the Manager, of the Europe Asta Trading Co., general agents of Michelin Tyros in South China. It was arranged that Hongkong should in the near future, be
Those- supplied with the new Michelin balloon comfort lyres. seeking further information should apply to the Europe-Asia Trading Company.
WHY SHOULD THEY WORRY ?
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