THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. * MOTORING” SUPPLEMENT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1925.
CADILLAC ROADSTER PROVES POPULAR
To meet the rising tide of roadster popular ity, the Cadillac two-passenger open car is appearing in new dress, with colors as varied La tho shown in the Spring fashion plates.
Why
and A
"The long, low body lines are accentuated by a belt line molding and a dash of paprika is added by the nickeled radiator casing, and nickeled head lamps, side lamps and hupcaps.
DUNLOP
CORD
TYRES
should be on your car.
They are the outcome of the longest experience in tyre building.
They are made from raw materials, the production of which is controlled from its source.
They are made on the proved best principles, applied in the best way,
"
They give longer mileage and better service than any tyres in the world."
AND-the DUNLOP RUBBER COMPANY maintains its own Brauch organisation on the spot, to give effect to the Company's universal policy of Service and Efficiency on all Tyre matters.
Dunlop Rubber Co. (China), Ltd. C. 4554.
Hotel Annexe Building.
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Hongkong Hotel Garage
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DODGE" "BROTHERS' SUCCESS.
MAXIMUM AMOUNT FORTM MONEY.DATA
It is only logical that the public should profer to deal with sug cessful merchants and manu- facturers, according to A. T Waterfall, vice-president and member of the board of directors of Dodge Brothers.
"The very fact that they are successful," he says, "is proof that they satisfy their customers.
The more successful they are, in fact, the botter position they are in to provide this satisfaction. Instead of cutting corners horo and there and everywhere in the constant effort to effect economies neded to keep the business alive, they make frequent, "substantial investments in good will. They buy bettor matoriale, make better goods, and do other things to in- Crease the customer's satisfaction. And they can afford to do it,
TYRE CHANGING WHILE ON NON-STOP RUN.
DIFFICULT FEAT PERFORMED BY AMERICAN AVIATOR WHO VISITED K.H.
without passing all the costs on Top picture at left shows Libut. Wade to the consumer, because in-placing jack under axle while a stone is being creased satisfaction mukes input under the wheel. At the right the hub bolls creased sales.
Jure being loosened. Below the jack is seen in Dodge Brothers business has places always been conducted with the Top picture at left shows Lieut. Wade a idea of giving the customer the placing jack under axle while a stong is be-" maximum amount for his money, ing put under the wheel. At the right the hub, Year after year I have seen bolts are being loosened. Below, the jack is millions of dollars in profita turned seon in place.
back into the business for the Since the successful complation of their direct benefit of the buyer of trans-continental nonstop automobile trip from Dodge Brothers product. Mang Los Angeles to New York, Lieut. Leigh Wade, of those millions might easily world flier, and Linton Wells, aerial stow have been added to the profits of away, newspaper man and lecturer, have the owners. It has always been been asked more times about their stunt of a good car and the public would changing a punctured rear tyre while the car have continued to buy it. But the was in motion than about any other feature founders laid down the principle of their record breaking foạt, ...
of constant improvement when
they established the business and
NON STOP/
From Tucson, Arizona, nadr By means of a special individu- Nearing St. Louis gravel roads this principle has been followed which city the puncture occurred al rear wheel braking device the wore encountered and at this to the letter. It has taken comes the story of how the thing crippled wheel was partially look-point, the tyre chains which had money, and it has taken courage was done, possibly the first time ed and enough traction was been put on without a stop in the on the part of the owners of the it ever was attempted... The tyre thrown to the rear wheel to gumbo mud country threatened to business to reinvest so much in a was changed in about forty propel the car. The hub bolts break and lock the rear wheels. product already proclaimed ex-minutes with the change crow had been loosened during the dif- Wella took the whool and drove as ceptionally good, but it has paid. running alongside the big Packard ficulties of getting the Packard on slowly as possible. Wado drove It has not served to retain the Eight for about four miles. the jack. The balance of the under the rear end of the car and toughest tyre change that has hooking one elbow around the good will originally built up by The car was on the pavement ever been accomplished consisted rear axle permitted himself to be John F. and Horace E. Dodge, when the deflated tyre was first of lining up the holes in the disc dragged on his back over the but it has even strengthened detected. Wado was driving,wheel with those of the hub while gravel while with his free hand public confidence in the product. Wells joined the crew from the the hub itself fitfully released it he cut the wires with which the As a result, every year since the pilot car and the process of dis-self from the brake and occasion-chains had been fastened. He first has been it bettor year for covering the intricacies of the ally took a spasmodic revolution clothes were torn off and his back Dodge Brothers,, with 1924 Dolly jack strapped to the run- or two onroute.
badly lacerated. showing an increase of 33.6 perning board was started. This cent, in the face of a general de fack, equipped with four wheels, Difficult as it was the changing generally, was the fact that the Of groat intorcet to motorists crease in the automobile industry had been tested only for the front of a tyre was by no means as trip was made without a change Buyers of Dodge Brothers wheels before the start from Los heart breaking as many other of oil, due to the oil rectifier with product, when they see how it Angeles. It was found that it incidents in the trip. Near which the Fackard car is equipp improves year after year, ap- would not raise the car quito high Las Vegas, N. M., Liont. Wadeed. At the end of the 3965 miles preciate what it means to deal enough to clear the tyre from the missed the main road and while the oil in the crankcase showed with a concern that is financially ground. Another mile and a following a poorly defined wagon less than two per cent, of dilution: able to make its product better short piece of plank was fastened track and hurrying to catch his Oil was added from time to time and better, regardless of condi- to the top of the jack.
escort he hit a high irrigation but in the whole trip only 20 quarte tions.
در رحمتی
By this time the tyre bad gone culvert. The car was thrown were used. Gasoling was takon "No financial obligations have down so far that the height of the into the air, all four wheels lea aboard the car in five gallon tins ever existed to hamper improve-jack when released plus the ing the ground but it landed from: escort care and poured into a ments or hinder expansion, for thickness of the plank would not upright in the irrigation ditch and 40 gallon auxiliary tank in the ton Dodge Brothers wore independent permit the jack to go under the without a stop Wude ran along in neat. A total of 323 gallons of long before they began building axle. Then a big rock was placed the ditch until he could pull out gasoline was used or nearly 31
into afield. their own car. During times of under the offending wheel and
milles. to the gallon, despite the grave financial, depression and Wade who had traded places at Crossing Missouri two cloud terrifically hard going clear across oven during the rehabitatiod days the wheel with Wells followed bursta were encountered which the state of Missouri. following the war, and during the plank clapped jack as closely made the gumbo roads impussableAfter the trip" was ended the their own period of greatest ex-as possible to the rour axle. The for normal driving. Several times motor was restarted without any pansion,they have never borrowed Packard rolled over the rock, the Packard slid into the ditch and repairs having been made and run a dollar..
Wade shoved the jack in place churned its way through the mud without a stop, without a change. "This financial strength of and' as the rock was left behind and water without a stop. Men of oil and without any repairs Dodge Brothers constitutes a the car hit a solid position on the from the escort cars had to keep other than the changing of twe perpetual guarantee of perman-jack. An accommodating Phoenix shovelling the mud away as it spark plugs, for 162 hours and 45 to the Dodge Brothers spoed cop arrived with a gallon dammed up in front of the front minutes, when it was shut off so dealer. It links him with thermo jug of iced water to axle and by main strength had to it could he displayed in the show business, that will endure and counteract a temperature of 116 hold the wheels in the ruts room of the Packard salos room prosper-and that is the type of in the shade of a cactus and a Hours were spent with the car in Boston. The total running time only a mile. an of the motor was 328 hours and 35 merchant with whom the public working temperature of about travelling
1731. profers to deal.
once
hour...
minutes,
A. UNIQUE TEST.
ESSEX COACH $2,400
Built by Hudson. Essex not only shares the advantages of the famous Super-Six patents, but also the value-building suprem- acy
of
their enormous combined production.
It is the one issue in the most astounding sales success of motordom. The greatest of all Essex values is responsible for the greatest of all Essex years. No car, at or near the price, rivals it in actual proof of value-which is SALES.
Hudson-Essex Now World's Largest Selling 6-Cylinder Cars
THE DRAGON Motor Car Co.,
LIMITED
33.WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD
OREGON AUTO LAWB.
HAPPY VALLEY
PAYING FOR OTHERS.
FROM OTHER STATES...
regon has enacted laws which A large part of the gasoline Forty por cont. of the arrosta cerita eriminal offence to taxos paid by motoriste are being for traffic law violations in Da
We learn from The Motor Cyclej that the Auto Cycle Union-go- verning body of the motor cycle: movement in Great Britain- recently undertook a unique test of a B.S.A. motor cycle. All com ponent parts necessary to build up a complote machine were purchased by various agents Toboson by the A.C.U.), at four- toon different points and it was found that 44'11 por cont. were supplied over the countor, 15'73 per cent. wero dolivored within twenty-four hours, 34'42 por cont. within. - forty-eight hours; and 5-71 per cent. soventy-two hours; after the order was placed.
The machine was assembled in' four hours forty-four minutos, only hand tools beltig, used, and then it was run 105 miles over à trials course.
WORLD' AUTO SURVEY
the U.S. Department of Cor meca has sent questionnaires its representatives in 35 foreign
per with a serial number of used for other than automotive laware last your involved foreign countries, covering, bus, trans- automobile with intent to de-for highway purposes, charges cara, roports the superintendent portation conditions throughout nds The laws also require American Automobile Associa of the state highway police the world. Laws and develop
all applications for licenses tion. One-seventh of the gay tax, More than half were for rooklessment of bus use will be compiled I be accompanied with cortifi in seven states, wont to other driving and only a small number when the onewors are received.
[state payments.
for lack of proper Hoenses.
for title.
EUROPEAN RACER LIGHT ENOUGH TO FLY.
Put Wings on this little racor and it oug
to be able to soar into the air, it is so ligh
It's one of Europe's small racers which will compote in forthcoming racing events on
European tracks. It's called the "Japple," and can be carried easily from place to place,
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