MOTORING
SUPPLEMENT
OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY. 20th. 'NOVEMBER, 1926.
1 Being the Official Organ of the Hongkong Automobile Associationj,
Roads and Loads,
CURRENT
COMMENT
through particularly hilly country such as Dartmoor, Westmorland Supervision of commercial Lake district, the Trossachs etc. vehicular traffic is an itens which the intervening strotches provid- has entered largely into the ing a graelling test for motor routine work of our traffic cars, Aftor kooping' a careful officers. As the traffic grow in check, it was found that the con- volumo, and the number of sumption worked out at 21 miles liconses increases from month to to the gallon, only six pints.of oil month, the fact becomes more were used the crank case boing apparent that as a whole, the drained out after 2,000 miles and streets of the Colony aro far the oil replaced and no water from Idoul for heavy traffic, and was added to the cooling system, i
that
in order to ensure the All through the tour the car be- maximum degree of safety. It is haved most admirably, and the absolutely necessary to exercise owner is not unnaturally proud strict contral of drivers and loads of the performance. This same Supervision of the former has car may he used as a demonstrat- been achieved by the thorough ing model to any local motorist examination of the capabilities of who is interested, by applying to the motor lorry driyor, as distinct the Hongkong Hotel Garage. from the chuffour of the touring|
car, and the undue optimism Watch Your Brakes, which .sometimes load the
nativa driver to balleve that he A number of privato cars have dan transfer from the one occupa iately received the attention, of tion to the other without further the Traffic Officers owing to the training, has been curbed. The brakos having been proved un-
an ordinary touring car into a lorry chassis. Such transforma- tion is, of course, not by any means ideal, but a number of such instances, havo boon corded,
Careful Inspection.
re-
TWO PASSENGER CONVERTIBLE CADILLAC - COUPE.
A two-passenger convertible at will from a smart distinctive custom-built closed car to a racy, youthful roadster, is this now Cadillac model being shown this month in the National Silver Anniversary Salon, which marks the entrance of the company into its twenty-fifth year of manufacturing. The rumble seat and the golf compartmont in roar deck make the car particularly welcomed by devotees of outdoor sports. The door and window construction a, new idea in convertible body design, is exceptionally rigid and noisclosa..
BUICK RECORD.
RACING MEN'S CHOICE,
1,200 MILE TOUR.
TRIBUTE TO TRIUMPHS.”
mont en route. .
Thoir route lay
GREECE LIFTS AUTO BAN.
with caution. Practically all the
rain-washed and loose. The
second part of the supervision serviceable. One or two of these "PLACE OF HONOUR."
The Greek government has has to do with the regulation of vehicles have boen involved in ac-
abolished the import prohibition loads with a view to preventing cidents, in some casos causing
of motor cars, chassis and bodies. overloading, and this calls for injury to pedestrians. It is, the
Four motor cyclists, Messrs. Importation of complete, automo tho inspection of the machine it-duty of every car owner to ensure
Hughes, Borland, Ploass and biles and other luxury goods". solf The importance of this that his brakes are in good work-
Plaskett, recently set out from has bean prohibited since August, part of the examining officer's ing order, and if they are found work is well brought out in the to be faulty, to have the defect Buick Motor Company have been ous trip to Zululand and back, and bodies since June 17, 1926,
For nine consecutive years the Johannesburg on their adventur- 1925, and of automobiles chassis case of converting the chassis of remedied immediately. A ro- awarded first choice of place at all riding their model "p
gulation states that all motor the National Automobile Shows Triumphs. vehicles shall be fitted with two of America. This means that the through Standerton, Nowcastic, independant brakes in
good wholesale dollar value of the Vryheid, Eshowe, Durban, Vryheid, they were, bogged, and working order" and no owner products of the Buick Motor Maritzburg, and home by way of it took four hours to negotiato should wait for the police to dis- Company for each year for the the main road to the Rand. less than one mile. Proceeding cover that he is not obeying that past nine years has exceeded Hughes' machine was equipped along the road to Eshowe they regulation. One occasionally the wholesale dollar value of any with a side-cur, and carried a had to make their way along a maets with a type of driver who othor single manufacturer in the dead weight of 170 lb, including river bed, and naturally their takes a pride in the fact that he Unites States, with the exception A formula has been drawn up understands the "feel" of his of Ford, who is not a member of provided a great deal of entertain-and boulders had to be treated A wireless equipment, which progross was slow and the stonos for the thorough and reliable in-car to an extremely, fine degree the National Automobile Cham spection of the converted chassis so much so, that should, ho offer ber of Commerce. when completed.. The chassis the wheel to a fellow motorist must be in a condition to with- who happens to be taking a spin award, as the honour is conferred white frost and sleet combined garden city, however, was reach- Chance plays no part in this After leaving Utrocht thick way to Durban the roads were stand projected loads, particular-with him, he invariably gives in- 15 when negotiating slopes. Instructions regarding some weak- upon the which has found to make this portion of the triped without touching & spanner, converting a touring car into a noss or other, not infrequently most favour among the Americanas uncomfortable as possible.and all the ridors on reaching trada vehicle, it is therefore concerning the brakes. You buyers. Not only has Buick The visibility was not more than Johannesburg were onthusiastic necessary to (1) strengthen the had'nt botter rely on the hand-i received the favourable con- 20 yards, and the going was about the reliability of their frame, (2) reinforce the springs, brake, Old Chap, it's a bit sidoration of hundreds of pur-difficult along the loose stuff Triumph model "P" machines, (3) to thoroughly overhaul the groggy" was the caution wol chasers, but nine internationally which prevailed. Worse con- which was not surprising, seeing engine, fitting in a special set of hoard recently, and the example selected the now 1927 Buick as,.
known racing drivers have ditions, however, were to follow, that they had given such lower gear when advisablo, and illustrates the carelesenose to sories cars for their personal use. last, but not least, to ensure that which we would draw attention.. the braking system is efficient. No matter how a driver under- Such a tribute is overwhelming The load limit is then calculated stands his car, ho cannot expect evidence of the reliability and in relation to the power of the that understanding to exercise general excellence of the Buick, engine, and the maximum control over mechanical defects, and it is also significant that the woight considered to be safe, is especially in emergency, and majority of Buick owners do not plainly, marked on the body of every motorist who drives a car dispose of their car, unless to the vehicle. There is a penalty under such delusion is not only buy another Buick after a num- provided in the Traffic Rogula-guilty of gross carelessness, but bor of years servico have left the tions in respect to overloading, a menace to other road users and quite a few drivors have We are glad to know that the been fined for a breach of thom. police are on the look out for
such people
Commercial Transport.
Road Improvements.
From the above it will be noticed that Hongkong morohanty It is indeed cheerful and com- aro. at last realising that motor forting to see that efforts are be- transport is the most effective ing made to improve the road and economical system, and there leading to Castle, Peak Recent is every indication that other ly one set of railway lines, cross- firms will acquire lorries of the ing Nathan road a short distance: particular type suited to their past Mongkok police station, has noods in the near future. In this been removed, and the road ap respect, Hongkong is fortunate proach considerably improvod." in up-to-date establishments Thore only remains one more set handling various woll-known of lines at this point, and now makea of vehicles, where the en-that the one set has been taken torprising merchant can purchase away, it is hoped that those now a vehicle in the assurance that remaining will not be loft a the little problems which are moment longer than is absolutely bound to arise, will be capably necessary. The stretch of road handled,
by the Briquatting company, a short distanco past Tsin Wan, to the bad state of which we have, With regard to the products of proviously drawn attention, is the famous Armstrong Siddoloy also being attonded, to, and it Factory, it is interesting to know will be a distinct rolief to drivers that a local motorist has arrived that they will not be called upon. back in the Colony with one of to do "trick" riding in dodging tho Taunton 6 cylinder-18-50 the pot hole again. Thero Aro h.p. models with which he spent several rough patches on the an enjoyable holiday motoring in road to Laichikok which will the British Istos last summer, shortly nood serious attention if No loss than 6,500 miles were further deterioration is not pro- covered, many of which were vented.
Economical Motoring
mark of time on the exterior. Even when this happens, the motorist who becomes the owner of the discarded car is still as- sured years of service from the Faithful engine of earlier years.
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after passing through trouble-free run.
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Dr
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