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By P. W. F. Mills)
By Capt. E. de Normunville,
The Scottish Motor Exhibition is being held this year at the
remains open until January, Kelvan Hall, Glasgow, was
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THE FIFTY-POUND CAR. REMARKABLE SERIES
OF SUNBEAM CAR SUCCESSES AT SOUTH- PORT SPEED TRIALS.
MORE ROADS NEEDED.
The controls of a car may be "drive" the steering wheel, and Industrial Hall, Edinburgh. And with Henry Ford, and he told me in à remarkable serice of sucedaGON
operated by the feet.
I divided into those that are operatit usually possible to have an aa- ed by hand and those that aresistant at the steering wheel in circumstances which make it im The hand controls are the steer-perative to alter the lock with the ing wheel, the throttle lover, the car itself stationary. Ignition timing control lever
The Throttle Lever.
(By Edgar Milne in the Daily Chronicle.)
Eleven years ago I had a chat
his dream. And now I have met seriously damaged by are a few. Andre Citroen, and he also has months ago that a new venue had told me his dream. It is curious; to be found.
it in the same dream-the dream of a motor-ear at £50.
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The speed trials promoted by the Southport Motor Club, and held on Saturday, September 18th, resulted
for the Sunbeam car driven by Major II. O. D. Segrave. The full list of events in which the car competed comprised the 2,000 0, the 2,000 fe," single-scator, the unlimited single-seater rasing care, tlio 3,000 cc., and the unlimited in,
lometre events. Alan the 2,000. has become so cheap that every in the general classes of the flying dustrious artisan can afford one, where are they going to run and unlimited for single-seater For already the streets in the ing cars, the 2,000 cc., 3,000 cc.; the unlimited in the general classon cities and even on the connecting of the one-mile, events, and the roads are so congested in some 2,000 c.c. general 10 mile raco.
But one thing troubled mo, and I said so. When the motor-nat
controls will be clear from. what celeration in ordinary running, all couple of dozen manufacturors districts that one might as well be.]
who have their own stands.
Though the space at Edinburgh | (spark lever), gear control lever, The throttle lever may be "set" is more restricted, the show is brako lover and Ignition cut-out in any desired position, whereas done the less fully representative switch. There are three controls the throttle pedal cannot remain of the best motor-cars at present As usual, most operated by the feet, the clutch in any bet the "closed" position on the market. pedal, the throttle pedal ("ae except by pressure of the foot. of the stands are occupied by selerator") and the brake pedal. Thus the former serves to provide leading Scottish motor agents and The duties attaching to the various a basis for neceleration and de- concessionaires, but there are a as already been said in previous ordinary changes in engine speca articles, and it remains to consider being made through the agency of their use only.
the throttle pedal. The throttle valve in the carburetter performi its function of varying engine name implies. by speed, as its throttling or restricting the nper ture through which the engine draws explosive gas from the car buretter. If there is no very great load on the ear opening the throttle will increase the speed, but there
hack in a pony-trap again..
That," said M. Citroen, "is a problem which also troubles us, and one in which our statistical department takes the deepest interest."
Major Segrave drove in each of theso cleven events, was first in very one, and, in addition, won the Danlop Trophy for Tastest car time of the day, the James Trophy for winning the 10-mile race, the Jack- Bon Trophy and the Club Challenge For a car presupposes a road, Trophy for competitor “securing a road clear of traffic, and the most first-class awards-a serion of biles would be like an overcrowd the finest Forformance ever 'existence of ten million autome-Buccesses which probably tanka as
ed dancehall where nobody can complished at provincial trials. really dance. M. Citroen visages the construction of under- ground garages all over Paris, for
be kept somewhere, and Karage įrents are mounting daily.
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Amongst these are the cars of Scottish nationality-the Arrol- Johnston, the Argyll, the Beard The Steering Wheel, It might appear that this con-
nore, and the Galloway,
Other leading manufacturer trol is the simplest of all, and that
4xhibitors include Bean, B.S.A.. nothing could be said about it be yond pointing out that turning the
itroen, Daimler, the General Motors vehicles, Humber, Lan- wheel over to the right steers the
heater, Lea-Francis, Standard, car to the right, and vice vers
Talbot, Trojan and Voleap. There are, however, certain points
Trend of Design, to be noted about steering and use
As it is only a month since of the steering wheel. A ear does may be more important factors not quite awing on its vertical than throttle opening which con-Olympia closed its doors, it is but central axis in cornering, and with tral the speed of which the chgine atural that the bulk of the a car of average wheelbase 11 is is capable under given conditions. sxhibition is a replica of the Lon-ven a car that does not run must AUTO UPKEEP COSTS.
cessary to allow a margin as their the case of a car which is climb on show. front wheels clear the edge of the ing a sleep hill on its highest gear, rend of design is also the same. The new six-cylinder models of for instance, it is most unlikely
Tests have been made to deter read in order that the rear wheels that once a certain point is reach-malf h.-p. rating and in the in-
mine the cost of operating an auto may "get round" without fouling.
So fur France has been slower fon" the milenge" basis, during The amount of steering lock availed, farther opening of the throtticxpensive car class are creating a
in output than ourselven, for there wear depreciation and supplies.. able varies a great deal with thewill result in an increase in speed. Toad Impression up North.
About 60 or 70 per cent. of the they only built 117 cars a day, or The Connecticut State Board of type and make of ear, and sooner For this reason it is advisable te
ars staged are fitted with four-all Frasce there are only 674,935 cents a mile while government a total of 127,121, Inst year. In Finance arrived at the cost of 6.1 or later the driver will be faced discount the boasts of certain ol
It follows that the
An Intensive Industry.
with the temptation to alter the one's motoring friends that such wheel brukes, and in most cases automobiles, whereas in Great figures from Washington show an lock with the car stationary, an act and such a hill was climbed "or hey constitute standard equip Britain there are 888,000, and in operation cost of 7 cents a milo.
top gear, with plenty to spare," these claims only too often being upon the assumption that as the
which he will probably feel with out being told to be anwise, but which will appear likely to put a
not by any throttle pedal had apdy end to some awkward
means reached the limit of it! mancuviing in what may be a particularly narrow road. This travel a further increase in speed. should always be avoid if pos-d. Too great a throttle opening could have been obtained if desir sible, owing to the strain thrander circumstances such as those on the entire steering gear. Per- haps even worse is the practice
outline love would probably re- of exerting force on the
ault in the disting symptom
aent.
As there are some popular ouring centres in Scotland where teep hills abound, this develop nent will no doubt prove popular. The new sleeve-ralve develop- nents of Daimler and Vauxhall ars are also arousing keen in
rest, and the new braking em on the Minerva is also draw ng its measure of interest.
MANY ACCIDENTS.
America the figure actually reuchen to 17,438,000. But think of the area of America!
Meanwhile, the process of in- Vention, the work of improvement developing, testing ideas of speed
on. Busy braina of elimination, of substitution, of automobile accidents' in New York Out of 4073 drivera involved in comfort, of facilitation, which one state during May, 93 per cent had
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Other novelties to 4 Scottish day, not far distant, will make the been operating motor vehicles for wheels themselves, the steering known as "choking," will adverscxhibition are the oil and ath / cap of 1924 seem cumbrous two years or more.
And all the timer cont. of those involved in
wheel being rotated in
road
conse
effects on engine running.
turisers Atted to a few cATA, 48,
old-fashioned,
Alao about 82
quence. This would be impossible driver is usually able to discover 18, for example, to some of the costs are being reduced, fatal accidents had been driving were the steering gear truly "ir. the amount of throttle opening General Motors ring(Daily Ponce, a franc, even a panny & for two years or more.
The Ignition Timing Control Lever.
reversible." but in the ordinary which best suits given conditions way sleering gear which is by giving an attentive ear to the
30 described, in order to distinguish "beat" of the engine. it from genr in which direct pres- sure is exerted on the steering pivot connections by the steering wheel, is designed in such a way that road shocks are able to make themselves felt at the steering wheel to a small extent. If this were not so the steering would lick the "feel" which the majority of drivers deem essential fo com- fortable driving. But it must be remembered that the steering gear is being treated in a manner con- trury to its natural tendency when the road wheels are forced
In three months, public recognition of the value of the better Buick of 1920 has been so sweeping, that to-day, our in every four cars sold for GS 1,000 or
18 a better Buick.
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Use of this lever must be based on the theory of ignition tiring which is briefly this,
An explo se vapour requires a certain amount of time before ignition is complete, and this time varies slightly according to whether the vapour is in fact richer or weaker than the theoretically perfect pro- portions. Generally speaking a weak mixture requires more time A loose but than a rich one. readily understood way of stating the theory of ignition timing is to say that the spark has certain work to do for the piston which it must complete at a given point in the piston's career and over which it must expect to take ä certain time. As the piston, 1 moving faster, approaches the critical point in its career more rapidly the spark must commence its work earlier in order to com- plète it "on Lime." The rale, therefore, is that spark advance tahould follow increased engine, speed firrespective of the speed of the car), and that the spark should be retarded at once, should the engine speed drop from any
cause.
The ideal state of affairs is aimed at by the designers of some of the more expensive engines, who] fit ,,!L centrifugal "governor" driver by the engine which auto- matically controls the Ignition timing to correspond with the speed of the engine. Some engines, particularly 'the high- speed type becoming so common in "sporting" small cars, ro particularly sensitive to correct ignition timing. Other engines, on the contrary; seem to run satis-i factorily without more than the most obvious use of the control. A practice commonly employed is keeping the spark
fully advanced na possible during run- ning unless the engine shows clear signs of distress. For ordinary purposes this rule works well, but a driver who bears in mind the theory of ignition timing control will remember not to fol. low the rule too literally.
AUTO, DESIGN TREND.
In starting by hand, when the: crankshaft speed is necessarily i The present tenderey of motor very low; a spark' advance which; ear manufacturers, is to concen- might be suitable for ordinary
the
Chronicle).
time. There is nothing in the world to-day," declarea M. Citroen, "go intensive as the
supplied on starting is rich and motor-car industry."
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asily ignited, and unless the Only, to come back to my start- lones. Perhaps by that time I the spark is retarded as fully asing-point, something will have to shall have an alternative chanch passible there is a dangerous ten- be done the countryside will of locomotion. I may be able to dency for the piston to travel have to be traversed by hundreds buy an aeroplane for £50. downwards before passing top dead centre. The result will be 3 "batk-fire," with possible injury to the operator.
(To be continued.)
Γ ́ of broad fairways (which, inci-think, perhaps, I requld rather
entally, take years to build), or have an aeroplane.
There la when I purchase my £50 car (my more room in the air-less risk of own dream, too!) I can only take traffic congestion. And I should it along side streets and back certainly like a run for my money,
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