THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1926.
The "World" Morris
and its topee!
The Morris "World" radiator compares with the old "Home" radiator as a thick pith topee compares with a light straw hat. It defies the sun in any part of the world and keeps the Morris engine at the temperature it likes.
By thus securing the wonderful Morris efficiency and economy in any climate, the "World" radiator is one cause of the remarkable "change over" to the Morris. You too will change over from wasteful "woolly" engined 20-30 h.p... cars and be a Morris owner once you"
economical have experienced this efficiency on a trial run.
MOPRIS
"the Wheel of the World"
from £190.
Hongkong Hotel Garage.
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London, 28th. October, 1926. Thovory representative Motor Exhibition which, at the time of writing, is open in London, is noteworthy in more ways than
A Wonderful gift for the whole family
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tyres, of this model is £180, while the complete. two or four-seated car comes out at £220
and thermo-syphon clroulation. The drive is through a four-speed goar box and spiral bevel gear.
The arport of the 14 h.p. Hill man is in the hands of Messrs. Rootes, of Devonshire, Honso, London, whose collaboration with the manufacturers" has resulted in an extremely attractive model! for ovoradas use. It conforms to world-wide requirements in the matter of whool track, has ground clearance of 9 inches, and in every other way indicates, as one would expect, a thorough appreciation of overseas requir ments The engine has, side-by- side valves and drives through a single plate olutoh and four speed. gear box and "finally by heliosl bevel gear
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There have been no material ohanges in the 16, 50 hp. four aylinder Rover, which was in- troduced last year and attracted vory favourable attention largely by reason of exceptionally cleven design calculated to secur ex- tremely high efficiency.
Very substantial, improvement in export trade is reported in re spect of the two Swift modelą rated at 14/40 h.p. and 10 hp. respectively. It is in respect of the lätter that tho most noteworthy changes have been made, Thus the bore of the en- gine has been increased and half- elliptic springs take the place of quarter-elliptic springs for the front axle. The latter change has been made with the object of taking torque occasioned by the whool brakes. In the 14/40 h.p. modal some changes have been made in the braking system and the actual engine power has been inorcased by various means other than increase of dimensions.
In the Austin "Twelve," which is very well-known in the over Белу markets.. an important change haa beon made; the en- gine stroko having been increas- ed to 1145 mm. from 102 m.m. It will be noted that this does not change the nominal rating, through in obviously moans a big increase in power The engine drives through a four-speed gear box and helical beval final drive. The 15 bp Triumph has un- dergone certain modifications since it was first introduced last year, and is certainly an attrae- tive proposition. Circulation is by pump and lubrication by prce- sure to all bearings. An interest- ing mechanical feature is the hydraulic mechanism of the four- wheel brakes. This allows the adjustment to be centred in one small oil pump which can be lo cated at any convenient point on the chassis. The wheel track of and the ground clearance 10. the Triumph is. 4 feet 8 inches inches.
one. It reveals the great growth If balloon tyres are fitted in place in popularity of six-cylinder care, of solid tyres and gear ratios a considerable advance in the altered to give bigger speeds. incorporation of details making prices are somewhat higher. The for the comfort of the driver and Trojan, while of unusual design, have been made in the design of Only small detailed changes his passengers, and some further has been proved to be a through the 9/20 h.p. Rover, the chassis tendency towards price reduely practical proposition, very of which is priced at £185 in the Francis models have been to The 10 hp and 12 h.p. Lea- important suitable for rough country work. home market. The models staged some extent reduced in price, but is the clear evidence it affords Its two-stroke is rated, at 10 h.p. include an open four-seater, have undergone na great altera- of the strenuous endeavour and drives through epicyclic very attractive and well finished that the British Motor Industry gears. The cantilever springs are four-door saloon at £295, and a
tions. The complete two-seater is making to secure and to justify extremely efficient."
smart little two-seated semi-on the smallest obassia solls at its retention of overseas markets."
The two-cylinder 7-h.p. Jowett sports car priced at £260.
home at $210, and 13/22 h.p: During the past three years the chassis, witli tyres, sells at home exports of British care have been at £120. The complete two-seater the 11/22 h.p. Wolseley.
There are no great changes in chassie, with tyres, at £235. The Immost interesting development of increasing rapidly, and the reason with spare wheel and tyre and provements have been effecter in the Bea-Francis programme is for this is not for to dock when very full equipment is priced at the clutch, which is of the mul- the production of a new six- one examines current models and E139. With a longer wheelbase tiple disc typo, and also in the cylinder car, which will be dealt notes the common embodiment of and either a two seated or four-coachwork, and the complete car with in the second section of our such features as the standard seated body, the price is £150, sells as a four-seater at £250, report. wheel track, high ground cloar-while. the two-door saloon on the At the present show there are quite adequate engine long wheelbase model costs no at least two cars, the makers of power, good springing and a cool-more than $185. The Jowett has which expect to be able to sell ing system proportioned to give proved itself in many overseas them at £100 in the home make good results even in the hottest markets and has made some At present neither type is being really remarkable pioneer journ-produced in large quantities and,
ance,
climatea.
On the A. C. stand the main interest again centres on the six- cylinder models, particularly that named after Mr. S. F. Edge. It is, however, instructive to note, of the six-cylinder principle re- that even so strong a champion
It is a mistake to suppose that eys across the deserts of Africa until that happens, it is perhaps cognises the continued domand
and elsewhere,
The 7 h.p. four-cylinder Austin chassis, with tyres, is priced at
bost that their merits should pot be canvassed in this journal.
for four-cylinder cars by the con-
export, trade, is wholly dependent on the production of cars in all ways suitable for use on the worst of roads or tracks. In practically every portion of the portion of the population is aggrogated in towns of consider. at as low a figure as £165. The markets. able size, in and, around which little Austin is so light and easily aro roads of at least feasonably man-handled that it can give good quality. Thus, if we ignore good service, in many primitive the special but limited markot districts where far larger and for de luxe cars or racing models, more powerful cars find them- there are two broad classes of selves in trouble." requiroment to be filled. The one The home price of the 11.0 is that of the man who must have h.p. four-cylinder Morris-Cowley a car suited for use across coun- Chassis with spare wheel and expellor. The drive is through &tion facilities upon the output of
In The 12/14 H. P. Class.tinued production of a 12/24 h.p. 112, ex works The standard
In the large group of cars hava four-cylinder model,
The 12/30 h.p. Galloway is a type of complete car with full ing a nominal engine rating of
thoroughly reliable Scottish pro-
British Empire a very large pro. equipment comes out at £145, about 12 to 14 h.p there are duction well suited to overseas and a very attractive little saloon many of interest to the oversças use, since it has a standard wheel
A model which is selling very truck, a ground clearance of 9 rapidly overseas is the 14,28 h.p. inches and quite sufficient engine Standard, which now has a wheel power. The overhead valve on. track of 4 feet 8 inches and aging drives through a four-speed. round clearance of 9 inches. Er box and thence by spiral The engine has pump lubrication, bevel gear. The Galloway is ono magneto ignition and thermo- of those cars the makers of which syphon circulation assisted by an believe in the policy of con centrating their whole produc-
The most striking feature of
try or on the roughest of tracks tyre is 130 with four-wheel plate clutch, three speed gear other is that of the man who, re- only rear wheel brakes are fitted thence by worm gear. The home the Star programme for 1927 is to. and on the worst of hills. The brakes, £7-10-0 boing deducted if box with right-hand change and one model.
quiros a useful runabout for use The complete car prices range chassis price, with tyres, is £215, on roads, his man noods being from £118.10.0 upwards. The and the examples staged include be found in a series of quito subs sufficient accommodation power, and primarily a machine Oxford, rated at 14/28 h.p., is weather body and a very finely four-cylinder models rated at and chassis price of the Morris-a four cylinder car with all stantial price reductions throught- out the range. There are two which can be operated with the 4155. The new 15.9 h.p. Morris finished.saloon. utmost economy and is both built specially for overesas use remains practically unchanged. tively. The engine of the lattor The 14 h.p. Armstrong Siddeley 14/30 h.p. and 14/40 h.p. respec- durable and reliable. If, in a comes into a rather higher price Its engine has forced lubrication has rather large bore and is dition, its first cost can be low, category. so much the better, but it in the A very attractive new model of and circulation by contrifugal fitted with overhead valyos and operating coste that tell most in small car is the four-cylinderpurap, and is fitted with overhead pump water circulation. The the long run.
"Junior"
Singer. The home valves. The ground clearance drive in both cases is through a price of the complete four-souter is 94 inches and the wheel track four-speed gear box and spiral with full equipment is £148-10-0.4 feet 8 inches. The model is al bevel gear, and in both cages the As prieos in the export markds The engine has thermo-syphon ready well-known and appreciat-wheel track is 4 feet 8 inches and are not the same as those at cooling and drives through a done od in the overseas markets, the ground clearance full home, they are in a sense mis-clutch and a three-speed gear .p. Humber and also of the 9/20
The 1927 models of the 14/40 inches.
A few of the new six-cylinder leading. Where they are quoted box. Fourwheel brakes are not below, it is merely for compare fitted. Considering the dfmons- p. car of the same muke do not care really come into the category tivo purposes. The home price ions of the car, the four-seated show any great changes, except of many of those briefly described of the Trojan chassis produced body is really quite roomy. What ing improvements in matters of above so far as power is concern by the makers of the well-known the 10/26 hp. Singer is now whool track of 4 feet 8 inches dealt with along with more has previously been known as dotsil. The 14/40 Hp. type has ed. They will, however, be Leyland commercial" vehiclos is known as the "Senior model, and a cloaranès of 9 inches. The Powerful Vehicles and othor now no more than £115, and a con- The price of the chassie, with engine has overhead inlet valves, six-cylinder models in the second plate four-seater is priced at £125.
pump and through lubrication section of this report,
Quite Cheap Cars.