CHEVROLET EXPANDS
PLANT
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
capacity of 1,000,000 cars por
cording to W. B. Knudson, pro- sident of the Chovrolet Motor Company. Building plans hard. The largest expansion in the beon compléted, machinery order- history of Chevrolet Motor Com-ed, and by January 1, 1927, the pany involving the expenditure company will be fully prepared of $10,000,000 and increasing of to build 1,000,000. Chevrolet cars production facilities to a peak during the coming year.
STRAIGHT EIGHT
AUBURN
Durability
To be careful, the factor of durability in n car is of vast importance. Demand the car that will withstand day by day the hardes: usage and keepsweet running. Thlogs are done arid cura in uken at Auburn factorier 10 insure better performance and longer life than any other manufacturer does
It is its unusual stamina that transformas the purchase of an Aubern into a long paying investment. Drive it-compare 1-1 the Aubarn lees nor sell itsell you will not be asked to buy.
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MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1926.
BOUNTY FOR MOTORS.
MAKERS WANT AN “ALL-AUSTRALIAN" CAR.
OWNERS' PRIDE:
LONG LIFE AND ENDURANCEJ
Melbourne,For some time Evidence that our owners and the possibility of constructing an drivers take pride in the life and all-Australian motor-car has bognandurance of their care is found discussed here. The matter has in a unique list compiled by now came to a head by the The Studebaker Corporation of co-operation of a group of manu Amerion. This list is the reyland 'facturors' in Bydney who rostor of Studebaker's 100,000- propose to manufacture different Mile Club and shows 817 cara parts of a motor-car and with mileage records equalling or join forcos . în forming a exceeding 100,000 miles that are central. company which will still in active service. assemble care, and market them. In March the Company publi- One of the firms proposes to make shed a list of 274 owners as the engines, another the gears, a
charter members of its 100,000- third the electrical equipment, a-Mile Club. immediately scores fourth bodies, and a fifth the of letters began coming in from chassis frame.
othor Studebaker owners, offering
their cars,and
PERSIAN MOTOR TRIP.
DODGE BROTHERS MOTOR CARS USED,
thoso afoot or atop the back of boasts of burdon.
Shall wo take a taxi?" "You flatter mol
Aussie, Sydney.
But Major Bourdillon owDES Dodge Brothers Motor Car for his personal uso.. Ho know what It could do on apparantly impass- able terrain in the inland sections: When officials of the League of Accordingly he sont a mossage Nations loft Geneva. rocently to to T. A. Kettansh, of the Eastern. visit the Near East and obtain Motor Company, who hurried to information at frat band on the Bagdad, where a floot of Dodge growth of the poppy plant, from Brothers vehicles were obtained. which opium is produced, Dodge This floot consisted of a Dodge Brothore Motor Cars played an Brothers Sedan, a Touring Car important part in the dangerous and a Screen Panel Commercial and highly exasperating task. car. These were driven from
The League officials had been Bagdad across the lower end of sent out to gather all available Turkey to, Beyrouth from which data on this soductive product point the journey across Persia Persid was most difficult," writes and formulate plans for the was undurtaken,
A Kettaneh, in telling of the. Longue's control of its dis- The party completed its long adventure. The hair pin curves: tribution. Persia was their first difficult task, travelling several and the dangerous mountain objective. They traversed the thousands of miles in these Dodge passes were pointed out to them
and Major Bourdillon assured. Beyrouth in Syria, several inconvenience or injury to the hundred miles from the point members, entire satisfaction being Brothers Motor Car could give where they were to begin their acclaimed by the officials when them the service desired. The
[they returned to Boyrouth.. actual labours,
members word highly loased at the performance of these cars. Major Bourdillon, high con- Amissioner for Iraq, realized that "Mayor Bourdillon informed and assured High Commissioner the League members faced a members of the Longus Mission Bourdillon that they appreciated journey of terrifle hardships over on their arrival in Beyrouth that his thoughtfulness in providing deserts and mountains that might the nature of the country over motor cars such sturdy make it almost unbearably to which they were to travel in charactor for them."
Adeputation ropresonting those proof of Bimilar long service of Mediterranean Sea, landing at Brothers Motor Curs without any these officials that only a Dodge
firms asked Mr. Fratton, thế
Minister for Trade and Customs, j The largest drapers in Buenos to grant a bounty on the produc- Aires, for instance, boasts of 15 tion of motor cars in Australia Studebakers, in their service each with a deferred duty if production with a pileage of "250,000
kilometers" to its credit. was proved. It was pointed out that last year £3,781,455 was paid veteran car in South Africa, still in duties on motorcars imported carrying the Royal Mail, had into Australia, the approximate already passed the 400,000-Milo
value of which was £19,000,000.
| mark.
Cars,
con-
It was stated by the deputation Such pride of ownership in- that with the oxception of the dieates an encouraging
dition that the motorist of to-day ongine, electrical oquipment. chassis frame, and braking equip. ig intelligently, endeavouring to ment, all parts of the motor-car Rocure the full life which the had been successfully manu-
manufacturer builds into the Factured in Australia for many years, but no single firm had felt itself-sufficiently strong to undor- tako the production of a complete stated that the request for a car. The individual firms con- bounty would be referred to the corned will have a combined Tariff Board for investigation, capital of £1,500,000, and the but added that the industry must proposed contral company. will be established on an economic hava a capital of an additional basis." Mr. Fratten also made it £1,000,000.
clear that any bouncy or other
Mr. Pratten stated that the assistance given would apply also importance of the subject to any British or American manú ropresonted an epoch in the facturers who establish them- devolopment of Australian in solves in Australia. dustry! He could not conceive a Those behind the scheme are from the standpoint of Australian difficulties of mass production are development and defence, and very great.
The UNIVERSAL AUTO SUPPY Co. subject that was more important full of enthusiast, but the
61, Des Voeux Road, Central.
The Han
of
IS IT
کا
"as good as BUICK"?
4-47-NP
Before you are permiaded, by an extra allowance on your old car, to buy some car you might not choose otherwise, look it over carefully.
You probably will be told that it is "as good as Buick", but investigate. See if it is!
Does it have a "sealed chassis"? Has it a torque-tube drive? Has it mechanical 4-wheel brakes? Has it a ten-plate, multiple-disc clutch? Has it a Fisher body? Has it adequate and effi cient nation-wide service facilities? Has it more than a million enthusiastic owners?
When anyone offers you more for your used car than it will sell for on the used car market, com-
pare
the new car offered you to Buick.
BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, FLINT, MICHIGAN
Division of General Motors Corporation
The Better BUICK
Demonstrations glady given by
The Hongkong & Kowloon Taxi Cab Co., Ltd.
33-35, Des Voeux Road.
Telephone Central 1030.
Firestone
GUM-DIPPED BALLOONS
FOR MOTORCYCLES
This powerful tread with built-up shoulders finds a foothold in any kind of going up steep hills, through deep mud, sand or soft dirt. Here's real traction for you-real power and speed. And here's far greater safely on turns, on hills and on the straightaway-than tyres ever gave you before. Now is the time to fit your machine for a roads and weather with full size four-ply Gum-Dipped Balloons..
MOST MILES PER
DOLLAR.
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO. LTD.
33 WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY
TEL. O 1246 or 1247.
16 KNOTS
AILSA CRAIC
FAST RUN ABOUT
BRITISH THROUGHOUT
DELIVERED
Complete $2750.00 HONGKONG?
DODWELL & CO., LTD.Sole Agents.