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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
HINTS MOTORIST
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What Others think of
the new "World" Morris
The very largely increased demand for the new Morris models, both at home and abroad, is in itself ample proof of their superior qualities.
Previous Morris cars so good that they achieved overwhelming supremacy. models are far The new better. Sales figures prove it.
were
MORRIS
"the Wheel of the World"
from £190.
HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE
The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.) Car Salos and Phone Service Phone Accessorios C. 4759 und Parts (C. 4602
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FOR
THE
ALBERT L.CLOUGH
CARE IN DRIVING THE "STRANGE" CAR.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19.
PETROL CONSUMP TION.
United States Record, and Still Rising.
1927.
advance. This is the period whon DODGE BROTHERS PASSENGER refiners are buying crude oil and manufacturing ahead to meet thei estimated summor demand. Con- somption has so largely increased
ad next year. Stocks of orude
Roadster Special Roadster
CARS.
G$1,100
that a huge demand is anticipat Rumble Seat Sport Road-
1,150
**ator
1,260
1:125
$1,175
1,210 1,820 -1,370:
1,286
1,835
1,895
1,686
pleto
G$, 925
1,055
and refined oils in the United Touring (5-passenger) The American oil industry is world's total) are less than they
States (about 80 per cent. of the Special Touring (5-pas-
Ronger) establishing fresh records in were at this time last year. At The Sport Touring (5) Long continued use of one car goats grind terribly when I try develops great expartness in the to force them together, although production, but the refined oil the end of October, for example, Touring (7-pissonger) handling of it upon the part of I have the clutch fully pushed demoralised, and gasoline (petrol oil products amounted to 514, Coupe
markets are by no means stocks of both crude and refined Special Touring (7) its driver. A sort of sympathetic put. With the gears neutral and prices have actually begun to 910,000 barrels, as compared with Special Coupe understanding seems to develop the engine running, the univers-rise. The incongruity of a record 545,396,000 barrels at the end of Sedan between the man and the "ma-al-joint back of the clutch keeps crude oil production and a rising Octobor, 1925. Again, at the end Special Sodan chino, through long and close turning, even when the clutch gasoline marketa Ambrion of September stocks of gasoline The De Luxe Sedan association, which leads to the pedal is way forward. How can requires some explanation, par-woro 5,534,000 barrels below the bost and safest results being this be prevented? socured. But when such a driver, Answer: Are you sure that ticularly as petrol prides have level of January 1. This is the DODGE BROTHERS COMMERCIAL
CARS. even if he be a good ono, assumes the clutoh collar housing is full again fallen in this country. first time since 1920 that stocks to drive any other car, especially of lubricant up to the level of the duction, it was recently stated ber have been lower than at the Chassis and Cab com-
As regards orude oil proof gasoline at the end of optom- Chassis only (34 ton) one of very different design and shaft? If not this may cause that the companies operating in beginning of the year. In fact condition, this intimate under friction and make the cut the Seminole field in Oklahoma, this your is likely to prove the standing is lost, performance will keep on spinning. Steam cylin- not be so good and safety of der oil is a proper lubricant to use which had been chiefly respon- first since 1915 when the United Express Body Truck.com-
in Statos has disposed of more operation will be seriously reduc- in this housing in warm weather; sible for the recent rise used to bis new charge. Statistics ing temperatures and bolow as to duction. The restriction for a Decatie consumption of gaso show that a disproportionately make the thrust bearing drag and time was enforced. Wells word line for the first nine months large number of aooldonts happen cause the driven clutch mombor
pinched in" and work on now showed an inoroase of about 13 to cars when being driven by to spin persistently, thus pre-drilling was stopped. other than their regular opera-1venting the transmission gears:
per cont. and exports an increase, tors, and therefore the driving of from stopping, so they can be beginning of this month, however, of no less than 45 per cent. over ""borrowed" car—if it is readily meshed. Under prosent all restrictions on field oper- of 1925. The consumption of all the companios decided to remove those of the corresponding period attempted at all-should be weather conditions uso steam
-stions. A substantial increase) undertaken with reluctance and cylinder oil mixed with enough carried out with constant care. cold-proof engine oil so that it Among the douses of possible will remain fluid at all times, trouble are the following:- This should overcome your inferior braking power, which trouble. may lead to underestimation of PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. stopping distance. Differing
plete
ed, until the operator becomes, but it becomes so thick at freez- understanding to restrict pro- and exports) than it prodused.
to production, had come agaolino (domestic consumption Canopy Body Truck com-
a
COPY
had
At the
M
pleto
Screen
1,840
1,365
Canopy
Canopy
1,880
$1,890
Side Truck Pandl Side
Truck
GRAHAM BROTHERS 1-TON. MOTOR TRUCK CHÂSSIS
"AND COMPLETE
VEHICLES:
in production is, therefore, to be oil products is estimated at. 15
The following Chassis only time last year. expected. The Seminole field per cent. greater than at this will henceforth produce as much table shows the revolution" in Chassis with cab seat as ita pipelines can carry. Apart the gasoline position over the from Oklabona a huge output is first nine months of this year:
Chassis being maintained in North and reached a now high record for
West Texas, while California has
districts.
13
0.8. Gasoline. Question:The steering wheel
(Thousands of Burrola). steering gear ratio, which may of my -- car is very loose
por cont. bring about failure in "making" How is it tightened?
Jan Sept., Jan.Sept., Incressa. sharp turns successfully Lunger Answer: The instruction book 1926, with an output of 647,000
1926. 1925. 1028. whoolbase or loss sharp front of this car gives the fullest direc-barrels a day. It seems certain production...... 213,676... 192,820... 10.7 wheol lock, rosulting in collisions tions for doing this, far better that the increases in these fields Domestic con
will offsot any decline that may umption. 189.796... 168,061 ... 12.9 during parking or unparking. The ones than we can furnish in the occur in the output of other import ........... 4.240 2,900 4.60 presence of skidding tendongica space availabio. If you have not
Exports 33,6:4 23,025 4.60. due to unequalized brako applica-Ja
of this
Stocks on hand, booklet, The total output of the Amori-
33,341.36.572... tion or to car dosign or tyre you
batter
Sept. 30.......... get one peculiarities. Differences in loca- from the service station and can oilfields for 1925 will be ap-Stocks on hand,
Jan. 18. 39,876 30 823 ..... tion of brako pedal and follow directions. Briefly, end-proximately 773,000,000 barrels, accelerator, possibly resulting in play in the worm shaft is taken against 763,000,000 barrels in 1925. sudden emergencies, in failure to up by tighening the thrust hear apply the brakes instantly and ing adjustment at the top of the positively or, much worse, not steering housing. End-play in not only in failure to find the the worm-wheel shaft is con- brake pedal at all but in "stap- trolled by a hard-onded thrust ping on" the accelerator instead screw, projecting through the - startling occurrence by no housing. Turning it in means as unlikely as one. may eliminate the lost motion. The think. Unexpectedly quick pick mesh of the worm and worm up of the engine, which may lead wheel is adjusted by means of an to rear end collision, when traffic eccentric bushing, in which the is congested. A different type of worm wheel shaft turns, slightly gear-shift, which may result in rotating bushing will give a closer unintentional stopping of the car, engagement of the gear teeth. loss of control on steep hills and These adjustments
Bll injury to the transmission. More pictured in the booklet and you restricted front or rear vision, will have no trouble in following making collisions with pedo-them strians or vehicles more likely.
A
SPINNING
CLUTCH.
aro
will
Question:-I have trouble in COLOUR SCHEMES.
getting my car into low
gear, when starting it and the
Thoroughbred Action
Sturdily built to withstand hard service in city or province. The exclusive Firestone process of Gum-Dipping in- sulates and impregnates every strand of every cord with rubber-building cushioning and resilience, while min- imizing internal friction,
Engineered to give utmost depend- ability, Firestone tyres assure fewer annoying tyre changes and lower petrol consumption.
Made in all standard and millimeter sizės.
Made within the Empire.
Firestone
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD. Telephone Central 1216 or 1247
33, Wong Nol Chung Road, Happy Valley.
Demand For Gay
Effects.
The opportunity for unlimited choice of colours for Packard 8 cars has been in affect more than three years; Literally thousands of colour and upholstery combina- tions have been deliverod. With the Packard Six there is a very wide choice of colours available to meet the ever increasing do- mand for light and gay effects,
Packard Sixes with the new colour combinations aro being displayed now in many parts of the country. The paint schemes adopted were the selection of artists in such work and give an unusually wide variety from which to choose.
Some of the colours' now used in painting Packard Sixes are: black, old ivory, Packard blue, gold, Moroco maroon, Sheffield Pistacho greon, Bakst green, green, sage bush groen, deep pigskin, brown light, derby red light Algerian blue, flake white, bambalina blao, Ching bluc, Fawn grey, Ambato green, chickadee green, drako green, copra dřáb, chicle drab, platinum, thrush brown, coot brown, oriole red, moloskin, deep beige brown, light colour, light Killarney grey, Dundee, groy, helldiver grey, partridge drab, tanager scarlet, raven black and wood- packer red.
cream
With its introduction more than three years ago unlimited choice of colours for the Packard Eight ha's been possible, Tho Parkard. company announced that it would paint any Eight with any kind of a colour scheme that might be conceived:
Both open and onclosed Eights aro domanded by the motor buy- ing public with almost as many paint schemes as there ara pur- chasers with the lighter and guyor colours predominating. ospecially in the runabouts and other so called sporting models. Motorists are giving more atten- tion now, say Packard factory men, to colours for their new cara and as this tendency has grown. there has hoen noted a wider variety in the painting soleations for Packard cars.
.G91,190
1,255
with complete.
cab
1,820
Express Body
complate.
Truck
1,516
Canopy Body Truck
complete. Stake Body Truck
completa
1,860
-1,695
Gab
1,700
with complete..
1,776
·2,020
com-
2,080
GRAHAM BROTHERS 1-1/2- TON MOTOR TRUCK CHASSIS AND COMPLETE VEHICLES. Those figures show that the Chassis only ...
G$1,640 The following table shows the rapid increase in the production Chasals with Cab Seat... rise in output since the low level of cracked" gasoline (obtained Chassis
by cracking" fuel cils) was of May 20
U.S. Grude oil Production (in barrels). justifiod. In fact, unless the Express Body Truck com
Daily average.
plete Daily average percentage of gasoline recover- May 29 2,030,980 Nov. 20 Aug. 20. 2,190,452 Nov, 27... 2.382,653 able from the crude oil had boon Stake Body Truck
*plete Sept. 752.213.660 Dec. 4. 2.380,000 increased this year from 349 per "et. 302,340,109 Dec. 11. 2,387,000 cent. to 37.3 per cent. it is con- In spite of this record pro-ceivable there would have been a duction it is thought that further shortage of gasoline. That is reductions in crude oil prices will why the refined oil markets are be avoided, and that gasoline firm in spite of the record cruda prices will remain firm or oven oil production.
2 361.971
THE
MOTOR UNION
INSURANCE CO LT
UNLIMITED THIRD PARTY COVER
For full particulars apply to
THE UNION TRADING CO., LTD.
Prince's Building:
Phone. Central 587.
STUDEBAKER
HONGKONG DELIVERED PRICES.
STANDARD SIX
Duplex-Roadster
Duplex-Phaeton. Coach (2-Door
Sports-Roadster....
Country Club Coupo..
Victoria
Custom Sodan Custom Berline
·GRAHAM BROTHERS 2-TON MOTOR TRUCK CHASSIS
AND COMPLETE VEHICLES:
Chassis only
G$1,760
Chassis with cab seat.....
1.815
Chassis with
complete
cab
1,895
Farm Body Truck com-
pleto
2,200
Stake Body Truck com-
plete
2,200
Hydraulic Hoist Dump. Body Truck complete 1-1/2 cubic yard capa- city)
2,560
ESSEX SUPER SIX MOTOR CARS.
Touring
Coach (2-door)
.G$1,200 1,250
1,300
Sedan (4-door)
HUDSON SUPER SIX MOTOR CARS.
Touring (7-passenger)
Coach (5-passenger)
.G$1,600
1,960
Brougham (6-passenger)
2,260
Sedan (5-passenger)
2,440
2,560
Sedan (7-passenger)
PACKARD SINGLE SIX
MOTOR CARRIAGES. (Model 426):
Phaeton (passenger)
(Model 333):"
.G$3,200
Roadster (Rumble seat) Sedan (6-passenger);
2,300
8,330.
Gold $1,425
PACKARD SINGLE SIX MOTOR CARRIAGES
1,450
1,550
1,550
Touring (7-phasenger),G$$,410
1,570
Coupe (4-passenger)
3,440
1,660
Club Sedan (5-passenger) 3,480
1,710
Sedan (7-passenger)
$,570
1,780
Sedan Limousine (7-pas
senger)
8,670
Gold $1,800
1,840
1,950
2,000
2,090
Victorian
-2,120
'Custom Brougham.
2.170
Sedan (5-passenger)
2,240
BIG SIX 127" WHEELBASE
Duplex-Phaeton.
Gold $2,160
Brougham
2,440
2,660
2,740
BIG SIX 120" WHEELBASE Country Club Coupe.....
Duplex-Roadster..... Duplex-Sports-Phaeton... Sports-Roadster
Fire Chiof......
Custom Berline
The President Sedan....
The President Barlino
All prices include wheel brakes spare wheel, tire and tube, windshield wiper, kindview mirrow cigar lighter, bumpers, spare horn, tools etc., etc.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE
25, Queen's Road, Contral.
(THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.)
PACKARD STRAIGHT EIGHT
MOTOR CARRIAGES
(Model 336):
Phaeton (6-passenger)...G$4,400. Roadster (Rumble Seat)
4,500
5,500
PACKARD STRAIGIFT EIGHT
MOTOR CARRIAGES
(Model 943);.
Touring (7-passenger).....G$4,660
Coupe (4-passenger)....
Club Sedan (6-passenger)
5,640
5,780.
Sedan (7-passenger):
6,900
Sedan Limousine (7-pas
senger)
6,000
The above prices are in US Currency and are for delivery ax garage, Hongkong. All prices subject to change without notice.
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD. Telephone Central 1246 of 1247. 38 Wong Nel Chung Road, Happy Valley