TO-DAY.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1927.
MOTOR INDUSTRY the exhibition is a bad thing. Undeniably, the fact that there is to be a show each year always holds up a certain number of orders, because the public will wait until all the programmes of Post-Show. Problems, the manufacturers are known before deciding finally which models to buy.
FIGHT FOR OVERSEAS MARKET.
Things would, howover, bo much the same if there was no show: The main reason why so many cars are sold every your is Relatively a small proportion that design is not static, and of the years trading will the car there is still infinite scope for the owner is done at the Motor Show, evolution of the product. Thoro- the main selling season being foro overy your some manu- batween the end of March and facturers introduce vastly im the end of July each year. That Proved car types. the business is seasonal is one, of
Undoubtedly there are vogues the manufacturer's many handi- in mictoring, as in other pastimes caps. The only way to reduce und trades. But in the main what cost to a minimum is to maintain a manufacturer loses on the an even rate of output week after swings by turning over ho wook, year in, year out, and to gains on the roundabouts, becauso dispose of that production as a better car in any songe is promptly as possible.
always quickly discovered by the buying public. One is not Often during the winter advocating any, chango for months, however, considerable fashion's sak, but only such sums of money have to be spent alterations from provious design in rent to accommodate engines
as result in better performance, and chassis, if not actual cars, built, but not needed until the longer wearing. life, greator
oherkos
economy of production and use, being spring, such
oasior maintenance, and such like additional to the interest on banker's loans to enable factories material gains. The firms that to be run at an even output in load. in such enterprise have always more orders on their
EVER PROGRESSING.
November, December, January, books than they can fulfil.. and February. In part, the situation is the same for imported Bars. The only time I have over
Does anybody suppose that au soon use made of our vast aircraft
cars would bo sok this factories that, have fallen into many desuetudo since the war was to year as have been disposed of if house temporarily accumulated manufacturers had bocu offering stocks of importer cars the what they were marketing five situation all over the country last years. ngo-? Of course, nos. It wintor being quite a remarkable is only by continual progress that one. Stored machines, too, have they make cars practical proposi- to be touched up before they can tions, either as regaris price, that be supplied which means yet quality called fool-proofness, or what not, to enormously enlarged more cost.
circlesof buyers.
Dor
At the instigation of the
.Meantime there is neither a banker, the manufacturor "prot-
Consider- a slump. ects himself to the utmost by boon
the national Mitiation. endeavouring to dispose of his ing output to agents, who contract to orders from the actual buying take so many cars a week, or public are far ahead of expecta ench ronth, distributed evenly tion. But the manufacturer has Of those, all over the year. But agents yet other problems, rarely dispose of them as rapidly raw materials are, the greatest as they are compelled to take He does not want to buy foreign stuff," for he cannot guarantee them at the commencement, of each trading year, therefore the that it is good nor can he gua- actual cost of delayed sales to the rantee how long ho can take it, private buyer is again increased therofore the prices quoted are not by bankers' charges incurred by low enougli. It will take at least agents who may not be able to eight weeks after the coal strike dispose of a car received in is settled before the flow of British January or February until April raw materials begins again. following, or even later.
OUR HANDICAP.
TO SHOW OR NOT TO SHOW? Does anybody suppose we can There is much talk still among work under domestic conditions, members of the industry against paying the world's record taxes
Most for the war and doler, handicap holding a motor show. "manufacturers and traders com- ped by labour restrictions in plain that the exhibition holds up every way by comparison with business. But you cannot get all foreign competitors, wish a home the builders to agree to abstain markot more than half the makos from the show. The reason is of cars on which are of foreign that neither manufacturers, nor ori in, and undercut our for agents, are really convinced that tunate rivals abroad where they
THE
HE now B. M. W. touring model R.42, ropresents the latest and most progressive form of motor cycle ungineering,«.
In designing the R 42 modol,, it has boon the ondeavour of the makore to procure with all possible ex- podienoo, every stop of technical progress and overy item of riding experience for the benefit of motor cyclists who demand the latest and bost.
The most important improvements as compared to fonner, models, are mentioned hereunder
Increuse of engine power to 12 b. p.. notwithstanding the eame cylinder rapecity, achieved by means of an improved atilination of the compression chamber and an increased aylinder cooling surface.
Detachable aluminium altay cylinder heada.
Extoreal contracting brake acting on the vibration damper drum.
Cantilever springs with shock absorber (recoil spring loaf.) Noiseless spiral bevel gear on rear on rear wheel.
Rims quitable for normal and balloon typo tyres,
The B. M.W. "Touring Motor Cycle.
12 Br. HORSE POWER
Full particulars from:
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Bank of Canton Building.
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Six-Wheeled
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Fabric Bodies Of Coaches.
COLLAPSIBLE TYRE RIM.
hayo "established themselves while we woro at war, and on a sole do great that in a singlo centra in South Africa, or Aus- tralia, a given trans-Atlantic firm will have as much capital locked
A special type of goggles is bo-.
A collapsibla ty ro rim has boon up in stock all made out of
pleood on the market in Aus◄ profits from trading there being developed to prevent "avia- The goggles
tralia. The rim is hinged in two twoon 1915 and 1920-as the tor's blindness."
The development of the rigid Whilst fabric bodies are grow places and looked at the main will keep out blinding rays from entire capital of an English motor the sun or bright reflections from 6-wheeled lorry and omnibus ing in popularity among car point. Upon removal from the manufacturing concern?
ground. They must be accurately continues to be one of the out manufacturers, made to prevent distortion of the standing features of the English inakors in England are showing the rim collapsos at the hinged aviator's view.
commercial motor vehicle indus. some reluctance in adopting this parts, freeing the tyre and tubs. itry.
The War Office consider method of construction. A foa
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coach whool, the look is unlatobod and
It is not by attempting the im- possible by trying to produce, the same thing at the same price as Amorican manufacturers do, that we shall ever got a reasonable to do in this country what Ame- the 6-wheelor suitable for mili- tura of the recent Paris commor- share of the trado in our ricans do in the United States Itary transport and commercial cial vehicle, show, however, was Dominions overseas, but only by As was written in the Middle undertakings and are purchasing the number of fabric bodies on making a distinct, typically Ages: "No, imitator over came vehicles of this typo. Admittedly omnibusos and coaches-a devo-
Every man, woman and "child British thing suitable for those up to his original." Therefore it such vehicles command a higher lopment which Afotor Transport conditions; which is precisely bohovos us to exploit our genius price than 4-wheelers, but Motor considers should receive the atin Navada has an investment of what our loading manufacturers for originality that is practical, Transport points out that this tention of British firms. Bodies 130 in the highways of the state, are now having the sound sense and our raro natural trait of should be more than counter made of this material should, in according to figuros rocantly. to do. No British builder can adaptability.-H. Massae Buist balanced by reduced operating particular, bo just the thing for compiled by the stato highway
costs of the three-axlo machines.ovoracas working.
department. ever make a success of attempting in Er.
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Method
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Production Economies
ANDREW HARPER
Authorized Ford Dealers
Chatham Road, Hunghom, Kowloon: 6 Queen's Road, Central
HONGKONG.
Telephones: C 4895 & K 1216.
Alex. Ross & Co., (China) Ltd. Sub-dealer
Bank of China Building, Hongkong
Ford Motor Company.
Detroit, U.S. A.