MOTORING
SUPPLEMENT-
OF
.THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY, 20th. December, 1921
1 Berng the Officiat Orjun of the Hungkang Automobile Association).
LOCAL MOTOR NOTES & NEWS
Although the road to the Peak is į machine it is. Although it comes not yet officially opened, residents under the lightweight class, there of the district desiring to. motor is a surprising rosorve of power, au far as the Peak Hotel no longer and after a spin, one is not require to obtain a permit. It is surprised that those particular to be hoped however, that when models
have achieved such
the road is opon to all, that success in pratically every trial Home means will be devised hold in Europe this year.
to control "joy riders," in view
of the limited space for turn.
ing or parking in the vicinity of
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This "351" modal is equipped Starmey Arcber threo
the top fram station. Although with
the road at that particular point speed gear, Watford Spoodo-
is being widoned, there appears motor
to be not much room for accom-Sot. modation of cars which merely on pleasure bont.
and Lucau Lighting The goneral appearance is
ATO most attractivo and the engine easily accossable. Other modele in the heavier powered modele have also boon received by tho Perhaps one of these days, we local agonts (The Dragon Motor: shall have a road running down Car Co.) and those also thorough- to Pokfulam from the Peak Hotelly justify the famous Enfield Mado Like a Gun". although it has to be admitted slogan-
that there appears to be but little Those interested should. nako a justification for the expenso such point of viewing these machines work would involve, beyond at the Wong Noi Choung pre- the fact that it would take mises of the Company. the form of a scunic continuation of tho prosont
Peak Road. In the meantime we Although motor care figure think that to allow batches fairly frequently as prizos in of sightseers to proceed to
various competitions, it is some- the prosent terminus would tend what unusual to offer such a to creato traffic chaos and valuable prize in competitions certainly provo most disturbing which are not either governed by to residents in the immediato entrance fees or conditions which vicinity. In any cane, there entail a lot of time and trouble in would appear to be need for the the carrying out. The compoti- exercise of strict traffic control tion organised by the "Telegraph" in this locality.
is therefore sure to prove most popular in view of the simplicity of conforming with the only The latest Royal Enfield condition imposed namely, the 234 h.p., o, h. v. Spurts Model collecting of coupons which aro No. 351 has arrived in the Colony, to uppear daily from the 22nd. - and
#
very
excellent
little inst.
ELABORATE TIMING DEVICE.
racee
MOTOR
CAR TO BE GIVEN AWAY.
Latest Model Five-Passenger Dodge.
THE POPULARITY OF
THE CADILLAC.
opinion
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ostablished institution
rather than any one of these im-
of all
any
provements which is constantly increasing its popularity. That the known performanoo "One year ago, when we con of a car and its established dusted a research into the history characteristics
of our outweigh
cars equipped V-typo, spacial festures in the minds of with
oight-cylinder which wd have pro- the great majority of buyers ongings is the
Binoc of
1914, wo failed Lynn duced MoNaughton, vico-president and to fad a record of a single eno general sales manager of the of those enginos which had ever Cadillac Motor Car company. worn out. Permanent perform. Mr. McNaughton has taken an anoo was built into the cars even active part in the production or at that time. In other words, in marketing of the Cadillac since 1914 we were building oars for the early one-cylinder days, and 1924 sorvice. And to-day, with has omphasized in his activitios progress in motallurgy and car the problems of marketing.
dosign, we are building into tho
Four-cylindor Cadillacs built
In the early days before the V-63 transportation service for public was generally motor-wise, the year 1934, and for years bo- some makes of cars had a brief yond that dato, run af popularity on account of Bome special feature or novelty," prior to 1914 are familiar sights Mr. McNaughton oxplains, "but upon our streets, and we are con- today the great majority of buy ors stantly receiving lottors from are experienced motorists and owners of one-cylinder models, their choice is determined by the eighteen to twenty years old, ostabilsked general character of tolling of the daily service those. the car rather than by any parti- cars are giving. oular feature or attachement.
Last year, in colobrating tho "In the case of the Cadillac wo twentieth birthday of the Com- aro convinced that it is the par-pany, we ran one of these 20- mauence of performance of the year-old Cadillacs 763 miles from
of performance
car according to a known stand- Detroit to Now York. That
The above is from a photograph of the handsome fiv-passenger, special model Dadge, touring car which is to be awarded to the competitor in the Hongkong Telegraph Motor Car Competition whoard that is the foundation of the permanence sends in the highest number of coupons which will appear daily from Monday next.
bulk of our sales. While our which was built into the first The following are the specifications:-Five 6-ply balloon tyres, nickel trimmed radiator shell, company, as is well known, has model has continued to be sa front and rear bumpers, motometr with lock, special leather upholstery, special body striping, rear introduced somo of the most outstanding characteristic of the view mirror, automatic windshield wiper, scuff platos, cowl lights and steel disc wheels. Magneto radical improvements in motor car and Identifies it just as
equipment.
MOTORING IN COMFORT.
WEATHER PROTECTION
AND THE HOOD.
word nothing more.
ROME MUST HAVE HAD SOME P.W.D.
THE RIGHT WAY TO FOLD.
While still on the subject of' hords, may I ask how many mo torist know the right way to fold a hood? Tho makors know best, and when the ear is first Before praising our roads as
"the best ovor. read this ac delivered, the hood is folder as it should b. The usar, however, count tlling how the ancient) [BY GEORGE C, STEAR)
carcely has an opportunity af Romans built their famous roads, Ono has only to look at the sing how this has been done some 17 or more centuries back. photograplis of lio
[Es first noquaintance with the It is taken from the famous His- carlinst motor-cars lo realise that the 901 is whit it starts to rain, torian Edward Gibbon's "Decline Jaim of the matardusigner was
In it goosas quickly as po sibla and Fall of the Roman, Empiro," with no timɔ available to sea de- "During the time of the Roman Int that time ta provide
Empire, the public highways, mechanically propelled vehic, Jactly how it had bean folled.
Thon, when the time coms to issuing from the Forum of Itome, The passengers hvi little or fold it down, the owner is taged transversed Italy. porvadod tho no protection. It is true that a with fuis and folds of fabric col provinces and word terminated hool was provided, but this was tapeta nool ticks etc, and holy by the frontiers to the em about all.
thing durs the host hy nap. In most piro. The great chain of com- Thon turn to the cars of to-day. casos, to will be wrong, with communication, from the northwest to the southeast point of the om- Every offort is made to secure soqanc detrimen to the fabric.
pira was drawn out to the length the maximum of comfort and: I was out in vas of the world's of 1080 itoman miles. protection. Instead of boing most famous motor-cars the othor merely a vehicle, the modern day, which had previously bean car is now a motor-carriga. in the hands of a private owner curately divided by, milestones, The most popular body of all and, in spite of the sum he met and ran in a direct line from one is undoubtedly tho
four-five have paid for the car, he appa cont-city to another, with very little seater, with all weather equip-ty had boon unable to fold the houd respect for the abstacles oither or privato property. mont. This now consists of a properly, with the result that of nature Dasily raised hood, which holus had been chafed, and wot Mountains were perforated and
the clamped to
arohos thrown over tho bold top of the dripped in quite morrily. windscroon. When required, the
broadost and most rapid stroama. I know it is somowlet useless spaces at the sides can be filled advice, which will rarely be car which was raised into a terrace "The middle part of the road. in with easily detachable panels.ried out, but I should strongly An entirely onclosed ear
the adjacont thus be obtained in a very few hood should be investigated before strata of sand, gravel and goment
adviso that the packing of the that commanded
country, consisted of several fit comes on to rain.
minutos.
THE HOOD COVER.
can
The latest developments as rogarda all-weather equipment jaro now in the direction of more
NIGHT DRIVING MISERY.
While on the subject of all-
"The public roads were
ac-
and was paved with large stonos, or in somo placos near, the capital, with granito."
+
"All-
Dayton, Oct 19 h.-The most Portor invented the original accessible storage of the side weather bodies, I would point out elabora o split-second timing do-[timer 12 years ago. Tho instru-panols, and simplor methods of that many of them are particular- vices the world of sport has ovorimont prints the times on a tape attachment.
ly objectionablo at night. Tho known rocardod the events which so they can by rechecked in caso It is true that some types of reflections on the colluloid or
For driving in all sorts of nade up the programme of the of error in recording them on the hood are more difficult to oroot mios panols, with the rain drops woather, I am getting more and international air
horo soare board. The mechanism is than others, but this is a point outside, and the "dead" points more enthralled with the all- recently.
the court of last appoal.
meate the enclosed or raloon body. which can easily be determined whore the scroon At the Indianapolis speedway before purchase by a few min side panele ofton nako night enclosed" is a misnomer, as they Odis A. Portor of Indianapolis, motor racus last spring more than utos exporimant.
driving a positive misory. On all have sliding windows, so the well known auto and boat race 6000 times word properly recorded There is one point of open-car several care I have abolished the maximum of air is admitted. In timer, is the inventor of those during a six-hour raso. Through equipment that I want 10 oriti-front, off-side panol, in spite of the first case, glass is much more instrumenta. Ho has used them tho devices oporated by the also most heavily, and that is the the weather, in order that I may{"sooablo-through" than mics or for years at the Indianapolis Timing Twins" it was possible hood cover or envelopa On many see and may also signal.
colluloid, and as the windows are track to record tho spoeds to show on the scoreboard the cars it is an abomination. All The solution of this pro-adjustable, they can be loworod attained by the auto drivers, and time for any given lap, the order soon as a shower starta, one has blom lies in bettor arrango- momentarily just whon required, bas parfooted-thom ovon further in which the racing motors cross-to climb out and fumble with ments for tha storage of which is not the case with aide for the air races.
od the starting line, the average turn buttons, pross sude, and tho sido panols (80 that curtains. In this work he has been helpod|spood and the number of the what not, until one can start ou superflolal scratches do not by Chostor 8. Rickor, anothor|loading car-all within 15 the real business of raising the appear on thoir surfaces), ...automotivo engineer. Both have noconds.
|hood. Certainly these hood the elimination, as for as - A second advantage of the cobsen: timing: au'omobiles, motor The now dovicon have boon ng covers look very nice, and add to possible, of "dead" points, and clased dar is that the roof is per
bost and air races so many years constructed that they rocord the appearance of the car, but the provision of an efficlont wind- manently waterproof, whlob is that they have come to be known accurately to 1:100th part of a when a qufok hood oraction is zeraen wipër, together with an not always the case with coll- throughout the country as the second the speed of a moving required they have their draw-jobnervation mirror, which will apeible hoods. Thirdly, the wind
'Official Timing Twins."
object.
backs.
show overtaking trafo.
resistance is much reduced.
SALOON BODIES.
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obrtain traits
car design, such as complete accurately standardization and interchange-identify familles and nations." ability of parts, a completo eloc-1
WATCH THE WHEELS. tric starting, lighting and ignition)
Whools should be testod re- system and the V-type, 90-degree, eight-cylinder principle of engine gularly against wear of the bear- dosign, a careful analysis of our ings. The axles should be jacked gales and a tabulation of the high up and the wheels shaken back an effort to 800 parcentage of now car sales to and forth, in
are loose and previous Cadillas owners gives whether they amplo proof that it is the Cadillac wobbly.
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1.60
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Long
$5,00 $5.00
Platinum Poluts (2) For Motor Cars; Short
Long
$8.50 $8,50
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD. Telephono Central 1244 or 1247
35, Wong Nel Chung Read.. Happy Valley,
Pay close attention to the name of ROBERT BOSCH
and this