TRIALS BENEFICIAL.
RACING AND MOTOR
CAR DESIGN.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
-MOTORING SUPPLEMENT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1925.
THE PLAIN MAN AND HIS CAR.
1-BY WAY OF PREFACE.
By P. W F. Mills.
in it woré, as a matter of fact' developed from stock machinos if they were not actual standard cars. They were drivon faster, over worse roads, and for a longer continuous time than could be The question as to whether rac possible in any other circums ing benefits the design of motor tances. Everything that happens care for touring and general use in such a race-and a great deal is constantly being raised, and is does happon-is a lesson which as often shelved. It is still an must be considered in reference open one, though an important to the production of care, and,
What makes a car the most in- very knotty-question "Which, in event tending towards an affirma-in actual fact, a number of tale- ;
For the car has long ceased to tive answer was the recent Grand grams ordering altorations to torosting of all engineering pro- your opinion: is the best car? Prix d'Endurance for motor ears, chassis in course of manufacturo ductions is the number of the a rase extonding over twelve were sent by competing firms standpoints from which it may be he the plaything of mechanically hours, in regard to which The from the scene of the race. The viewed. Cars, motor cycles and minded cranks, and now it is rapid- Autocar confidently asserts that direct benefit of this is received aeroplanes share the distinction ly ceasing to be the preoccupa- it was more instructive in this by the future owner of the same of being almost the only manufac- tion of one class only. Types .connection than even the Grand type of car, and it applies to every tured commodities which are able of car which as recently as 1990 to arouse extreme onthusiasm in were obtainable at prices renging Prix propor. The cars competing component.
men and women who for one rea- from £500 to £600 are now avail- son or another do not find it poss- ablo at about throo-fifths of those ible to possens either a motor cycle, a car or un'aoroplane, and of the three it may be said that a car appeals to the largost section of the educated public.
Bosch
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1-Cylinder Magnetos:
Right or left Hand..
2-Cylinder Magnetos:
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S$5
.$10
8 Cylinder Magnetos: Right or Left Hand
.595
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR
COMPANY, LIMITAD. Telephone Central 1246, or 1247. 33. Wong Nei Chung Rd., (Happy Valley.)
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prices, and as mass production| makes headway against the initial difficulties prices may continue to drop for a year or so yet...
The problem of how much know-' The reason is not hard to find, ledge of ear mechanism is neces- Motor cycles are perhaps is inter- sary for satisfactory ownership of osting to the technically minded; car is a difficult one. In a And there are problems to be over sense, knowledge of the bare driv- come in the design of successful ing essentials and the prudence aircraft that make the study of to follow the maker's instructions mechanical flight a very absorb are sufficient, but it is obvious ing one, but cars have an interest that this is not only a gamble upon quite separate from technical freedom from trouble but also a considerations, as is demonstrat-refusal o periuit one's self a share ed by the fact that the progress of in the finer appreciation of driv mass car production in Great Bri.ing which comes with a comploter, lain has been followed very close-understanding of the behaviour ly by an enormous number of of the car on the road. people with practically no know- ledge of car mechanism.
A number of car owners cannot bring themselves to the reading of even the lighter car text books. Speaking generally, and with and it is clearly impossible for due thought for the notable excep- such articles as these to supplant itons, ownership of motor cycles a text book in the presentation of and aircraft is for young people, an imposing array of facts and while a car of the right type may illustrations. A detailed descrip- be owned and oven driven by per-[tion, from starting handle to lug- sons of all ages.
gage carrier, of only one type of Cars Juve usually a'distinct in-car would occupy a space out of dividuality which does not attach all proportion to the usefulness to ordinary manufactured articles, achieved. Despite the multipli- Where cars are concerned, to put city of types, however, there are it another way, a great deal hing- certain mechanisms which are es on the "name." Tennis tourna found in some form or another on ments, for instance, do not inspire every car on" the road, and the disinterested spectators with a reasons for their universal inclu- wish to know whether or not the sion is almost always worth un- It is hopeless to champion psed a Smashum and derstanding. Lobb racquet. Messrs Smashum expect details of a most intricate and Labh occasionally supply this engineering production, to be des- information anusked in their sub-cribable in other than engineering as these are sequent advertisements. Yet the terms, and Brooklands 200-mile and the always used by motor ong Indianapolis 500-mile motor races ineers and writers on motoring would mean little to spectators or it is not desirable to readers of the reports were the part from" them more than is trade names of the competing sometimes necessary, If it bo cars suppressed. Not that the per-possible to avoid the tendency of sonal element is negligible or that the expert to take too much for driving may not win or lose a granted, and, even botter, to avoid race, but because the car repre- the mistake of losing sight of the sents the skill of a factory offer-principle from too close attention ing, for a certain price, a different to an application of it, these arti- specimen of its skill and work-cles will not have been wastod, and manship, and it is important to even the serious student of motor have means of, estimating: both engineering may find presented to the one and the other if one wishes him u novel and, not altogether | to form a personal opinion on that uninstructive point of view.
COMMERCIAL SIDE-CARS! ANOTHER NEW FUEL.
HERALD A NEW FORM OF TRANSPORT.
SAID TO BE OBTAINED FROM COAL TAR.
de.
The marvellous development of
The American Chemical the British motor cycle engine Society reports that another new and the enormous reserve of motor fuel is being developed in power produced by an engine of France. It is being called mall weight has encouraged Carbonan" and is the discovery manufacturers of powerful light-of a Russian engineer' named weight motor cycles to see what Makonin, who is said to have can be done in the way of produc-obtained it with no other, treat- | ing motor cycles and sidecars forment other than the separation of commercial purposes.
the bonzine from the coal tar.
'During the last three or four Furthermore, it is claimed that years the demand for motor cycle the new fuel can be used without commercial combinations has in-changing the carburettor. Tests creased and at least one or two are being carried out at the manufacturers now specialise ia present time!
ATTENTION MOTORCYCLISTS !!! this class of business.
JUST RECEIVED a Shipm at of
Self Controlled Air Cushions
!
for Pillion Seats.
Alex. Ross & Co. (China), Ltd.
SHOWROOM, 1A. CHATER ROAD.
ENGINE RELIABILITY.
This general increase in inter- est encouraged the British Motor
The districts covered by the
Cycle Manufacturers Union to demonstration were the farming request the A.C.U. to conduct a demonstration of commercial districts of Warwickshire and Ox sidecars, which took place during fordshire, and then on to the fruit- and small-holding the week commencing 6th July growing
of Buckinghamshire, Jast, over a route of some 700 districts miles. This venture was an im Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshiro, thonco a visit was paid to the mediate success, and already there have been requests from rotail market towns of Suffolk and Nor- traders and motor cycle agents folk, and through Lincolnshire that the demonstration shall soon with its potato farms. After this le repeated ora more extensive a visit was paid to the industrial districts of Yorkshire and Lanca-1 scale.
#hire, whilst the roturn to pastoral | The demonstration, which con" scenes was made through Cho- sisted of soma twenty vehicleshire and Salop before the de- A fair average mileage with a included, two motor cycle remonstration onço returned to car is 10,000 miles a your. The engines, four or five types of small Birminghani... distance covered by the Napier delivery vans suitable for the ba It will be noticed that in visit- engine, equivalent to nearly seven kor, poultryman, and greengrocer, ing the industrial districts! times round the world, would vehicles suitable for the billposter, vehicles were well tested in therefore take a car about 17 years eo cream vendor, and a motor traversing a hill-runto through The reliability of the aero soccomplishly been running for folubile our vice. This lost will as, Rochdale, Bury.
to accomplish. As this Napier on-oycle taxicab built and equipped Harrogate, Leeds, Bradford, Holi
Bolton, engine is remarkable. It is diffi cult to obtain a record of the something like three years this prove a formidable competitor to Warrington to Chestor. The actual mileage coverad by inapcod one is able to maintain
reliability also 'provos the great tha 4-wheeled taxicab...
interest displayed throughout was dividual aero engines in ues by with the Napior aore engine.
As the route was being covored of a most gratifying character and the Royal Air Force, although
at an average speed of 20 m.p.h., quite justified the hard work the this is probably considerable, but
it will be seen that no easy test demonstration entailed. Many on commercial service one Napier
was imposed, and that the con- ardors were booked, and the straction, design and material of vehicles were inspected at the Surfacing of highways in the the sidecar chassis and body was many stopping places by exactly United States is advancing at the subjected to a somewhat difficult the public it was desired to Irate of about 40,000 miles a year. test.
interest.
170,000 MILFS WITH ONE AERO ENGINE.
engine in use by Imporial Air-
ways on thoir Continental routes! has covered over 170,000 miles and is still in service.
MORE HIGHWAYB
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