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MOTORING SUPPLEMENT SATURDAY, MAY 22,
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8. Relf, Messrs. Hibbs and Co and Mr. P. Parks, respectively. The trial was run by
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Ensler Foreign Touring. The Automobile Association, on March 1st, introduced a new scheme which still further simpli- fles motor touring in Europe.
French Taxi-drivers More Comfortable.;
of being a constant source of anxiety and trouble is perhaps the least vulnerable part of the motor vehicle and, at the same time, its greatest asset. Nor can it be A motorist taking His car sald that the tyre has reached the abroad is able to effect a special limits of its development. The insurance guarantee to cover the Dunlop organisation attaches greater portion of his liability in tremendous importance to testing connection with Customs duty on and research.. We are not con- his vehicle, in lieu of a deposit in tent to admit that there should be
tyre trouble of any kind.' cash, or a banker's indemnity.
This innovation overcomes the difculty now experienced by tourists in providing the large
As distinct from the rogulitions amounts in cash, or the bank.r's indemnities, which the Automo in London, Paris taxl-drivers are bile Association must hold in con allowed to have glass windscreens. nection with the temporary Most Paris taxis have four-wheel importation of touring cara inte brakes, and are ordinary touring locks London taxis have to have triptyques and carnets.
Full particulars of the new very small turning circles tu scheme are obtainable on applign comply with Scotland Yard rules. tion to the Secretary, the Automo bile Association, Farum House.) New Coventry Street, London, W.1
Grosvenor Garage, Ltd., should go still further to 'em- phasise the remarkable economy of Morris transport vehicles.
"Get Rich Quick..
An interesting competition is now in progress; initiated by the Coventy Chain Co., Ltd., 195, Cor poration Street, Birmingham, who require a slogan for their cycle roller-chain. All that is needed is a snappy, pithy epigram, which embodies the salient features of thin particular chain: Its silence, long-wearing, qualities. and its freedom from the usual wear and tear of evory-day use. change for the four best sugges- tions, prizes of £100, £50, 525 and £15 are offered, May the best man win!
Motor Rhymes.
In ex-
By George Cookeson. At Mudford on the Thames, Stood a statue of Sir James,
CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED. foreign countries under covor of car chassis with normal steering Although to-day you'll miss his
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MICHELIN COMFORT low-pressure or balloon tyre, The most important of recent improvements in motoring. In the past year 500,000 mo- torists discarded high pressure tyres for
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Comfort and Appearance. The Fisher Motor Mat is a decided acquisition for the motorist; the fit, and finish improves the inside appearance of the car, besides giving additional comfort. The largest Mair Morris Distributors stock these mats, which would well repay an inspection.
The New Law of Trespass. Considerablé changes werc made in the law relating to tres- pass by the passing of the new Property Statues.
Particular reference is made to trespass on commons and other open spaces of a similar nature. {{
vacant face;
For Cuthbert in his Cubitt Collided with this new bit Of statuary in the Market Place,
Both brakes and steering failed
hirn,
In yain policemen hailed him- Sir James! Ab, what is this that's
coming at you?
These changes will affect very In definitely all those motorists who indulge in the pleasant pastime of picnicking on commons, and many owner-drivers are anxiously en- quiring as to what is the present position of the matter.
An explanatory article on the subject will appear in the next
Dazzle Accidents. Jesue of The Morris Owner.
Sir Erle Looks Ahead, Sir Erie Geddes, Chairman of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., looks forward to a time when tyres will give no trouble, at all. "Despite the amazing rapidity," he writes in a message. sent in connection) The past few weeks have seen with the British Industries Fai quite a crop of accidents in which "with which the internal combus-one of the factors has been alleged tion engine and other power units to be dazzling headlights. for vehicles have been developed and the concurrent advance in car and commercial vehicle design. it may, I think, be fairly claimed that the evolution of the tyre hai
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This is but a further argument in favour of the anti-dazzle device now fitted to all "Morris-Oxford"
-Cars.
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The Prince's Interest in Roadless Vehicles,
"To an extent quite unappra- ciated by the average man, road The Prince of Wales was teen- travel and transport have been ly interested in the Morris One- facilitated, improved and cheapen ton Roadichs machine that was ed, until to-day the tyre, instead exhibited at the British Industries- Fair at Castle Bromwich. The Prince was received on Morris Commercial Cars' Stand by Mr. W Cannell, the General Manager, and. Mr. C. F. Lawrence King, the Sales Manager, and he inspected thoroughly the readless machin which, made to the order of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, was there exhibited. His Royal High- ness was particularly interested in the method adopted for allow ing the chain tracks to lay them- selves on a curve without skid- ding. His experience of the way in
tanks which skid-steered ploughed up the ground inde His Royal Highness quick to appre- ciate the surface-consolidating effect of a properly designed chair track.
Dodge Cars Preferred by
Great Commercial Houses
One of the best proofs of what the world thinks of Dodge Brothers Motor Car is its widespread use-in large fleets by great International Commercial" Houses.
For instance, The Standard Oil Company uses 456; Fairbanks-Morse Com- pany, 129; The General Cigar Company, 296; The Public Service Companies,
252. It would require many pages to print them all.
And remember, that these companies select their automobile equipmentafter thorough competitive tests. Long life, cconomy and de- pendability in hard service are the qualities demanded
qualities in which Dodge Brothers vehicles are ad- mittedly without peer any- where in the world.
Standard Roadster or Touri'g.. Special Roadster or Touring.. Sport Roadster or Touring
H.K. $2,100 H.K. 82,200
H: K.$2,270
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Sealed for Your Protection. One of the" slogans of the Vacuum Oil Company, Ltd., 18-- Scaled for your protection"--and, to show to what length this con- cern goes to prevent their cana being interfered with before they get into the hands of consumers.. it is interesting to note that even the screwed vent on the four- gallon can is provided with a miniature seal.
A Curious Accident.
It is seldom that a pedestrian injuried by an accessory, but a youth was recently knocked down and seriously hurt by a spare wheel, which had become detach ed from a passing motor, van.
Upper Cylinder Lubrication, About two cupfuls of engine oil added to a tankful of petrol helps to run in a new engine. The olf should be, mixed with an equal quantity of petrol before being poured into the tank, otherwise it may flow en masse into the car- burettor and thus stop the engine. Tonners in Competition. A highly successful trial of Morris One-ton trucks was held recently in Bournemouth.
The idea was that local owner should. match. their vehicles against each other for petrol con- Bumption; and, covering a pre- arranged course, the vehicles were. supplied with two gallons of petrol each, and had to be kept running until their tanks were exhausted, The weather condi tions were the worst possible for such a trial, but, in spite of that, the results obtained were beyond all expectations. The first threo vehicles, averaged 28.1 m.p.h., 27.85 m.p.g., and 25 m.p.g., respec- tively. The prizes of £7 108., £G and £2.10s, wore awarded to Mr.
Tis Cuthbert, and he's speed-,
ing,
And apparently succeeding,
adding just a Cubitt to your
statue.
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