THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
SATURDAY, ·MAY 21, 1927.
ESSEX SUPER SIX
SPEEDABOUT (ROADSTER).
JOIN
Photo Engraving "Hongkong Telegraph".
The above picture is of one of the latest Essex models which created such a favourable impression at the New York Show. This particular type is sure to find favour in Hongkong amongst motorists who like a smart and speely, two-seater.
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THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE
"ASSOCIATION.
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-10% Off Motor Car Insurance
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All Communications for Membership etc. to REV. G. E. S. UPSDELL Hon. Secretary,
P. O. Box 116.
The Triumph of
The FIAT.
in the Italian Thousand Miles Race, and the race for the Lake of Garna Trophy.
Ist, 2nd and 3rd
Places won by FIAT 509
The "509" and other recent FIAT models can be seen at the new FIAT Showroom, 67, Des Voeux Road.
Sole Agents for Hongkong; Canton and Macao, SOG. ITALIANA. IMP. ESP, ESTREMO ORIENTE, LTD. Managers A. GOEKE & COMPANY,
China Building 3rd Floor,
Telephone 0. 2221.
MORE FAVORABLE BUSINESS CONDITIONS IN GENERAL INDICATED BY BUICK PRODUCTION.
A
substantial increase in sales for the first twenty days of February over the same period last year is stated by Mr. E. T. Strong, President of the Buick Motor Company to be an indication that his company and the industry in general are on the threshold of one of the greatest selling seasons the. automobile business ever enjoyed. Such increases coustitute an excellent barometer of favorable business conditions throughout the greater part of the world"!.
"Buick deliveries showed an increase during the first twenty days of February of fearly a thousand ears over a similar period in 1926," Mr. Strong said. "We have found that an- tomobile sales are an accurate index of general business conditions."
• The value in using these sales figures as an index lies in the fact there has been nothing done to stimulate sales or create a' demand which might be contrary to general conditions. The models now on the market are the ones introduced Inst August with the exception of two additional body styles which were added to the line later. Thus the upward trend in sales can be attributed to more favorable business conditions."
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON TAXI CAB CO., LTD. Sole Distributors for Hongkong and South China.
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, LIMITED." Happy Valley
Authorised Sales and Service Station
THE PROGRESS OF THE AUTOMOBILE
INDUSTRY.
By Lynn McNaughton Vice-President Cadillac Motor Car Company.
1.
Playing almost six
billion As a social factor, the influence
ESSEX SUPER SIX MOTOR CARS. 17.32 HP-110-inch wheelbase-114-67 cubic inches piston displacement.
Roadster Touring
Coupe.
Coach'.
Special Coupe Sedan
2-senter.
G$ 980)
E-seater.
G$1,150
2-seater
G$1,150
5-senter
G$1,160
2-seater
G$1,180
5-geator
G$1,250
DODGE BROTHERS MOTOR CARS,
24.03 H.P.--116-inch wheelbase 212.27 cubic
Special Roadster Rumble Seat Sport Roadster Touring Special Touring Sport Touring
dollars a year in wages to three of the motor car is too evident to and one-half million persons, require extended comment. The yielding 700 million dollars in wall erected around congested taxes and ranking third in value citten by lack of transportation has of its exports and first in the been destroyed. The population value of its product, the automo- spreads out fan-shape. A great Lile industry has developed from impetus has been given to health-i production in a few scattered ful suberban living. The herding machine shops to a factor of first of great masses of humanity in economic Importance. fuch of over-crowded centres is no longer-Roadster
A population on the present prosperity of United necessary. States can be traced to its time wheels is as mobile as an army saving välce in business and its in the air.
While the growth of this indus-] contribution to the social welfare!
Ita condition is try has in a way been made pos- of our people. coming to be commonly accepted sible by the manufacturing genius as the index to general business of this, industrial age, it has at
Touring conditional The spectacular and the same time directly contributed
Special Touring improved manufacturing yet substantial growth of the to
Quality maintenance Coupe. industry during a brief 30 years methods. has exerted a stimulating effect combined with large scale produc- Special Coupe.
tion has been an important result Sedan upon all business.
of such phasca de manufacturing Special Sedan Registrations in 1895 indicated as standardization, interchange De Luxe Sedan
a total of 300 persons ability, and accuracy in foundry, throughout the United States pur practice, all of which have scen chased moter cars. Since that their highest development within time each year has seen the num- the automobile industry. ber increase until, during 1925, it adoption of power-driven hand reached 4,36,754, with 4,500,000 tools is a comparatively recent indicated for the final returns of development. While the resulting the rear just passed."
eronomies have been less specia- According to figures of the cular than those coming from the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic use of giant presses, multiple Touring
and other automatic Conch Commerce, approximately seven drills
that
7
The
inches piston displacement.
2-senter ... G$1,100.
2-seater
G$1,150
4-seater
G$1,250
G-seater
G$1,125
G-seater
G$1,176
5-seater
G$1,210
7-scater
G$1,320
7-seater
G$1,370
2-seater.
G$1,275
2-seater
G$1,825
S-seater
G$1,325
B-seater
G$1,875
5-seater
G$1,500
HUDSON SUPER SIX MOTOR CARS
29.40 JP-127-inch wheelbase 288.60 cubic
inches pistón displacement.
7-senter
G$1,600.
5-seater ..
G$1,740
G-seater...
... G$1,840.
4-seater
G$1,850
5-ucater
G$2,085
5-seater
G$2,215
7-seater
G$2,330
Brougham (Custom Built) Sedan (Custom Built) Sedan (Custom Built)
and one-half per cent of the total machinery, these small power- Sedan United exports consist of automo- driven bult and nut tighteners are Rumble Seat Sport Rondster bile products. Valued at among the devices by which manu- $355,434,000 they rank third, facturers have yearly improved yielding place only to, raw cotton quality without increasing cost. Such tools as these, new and eff- and to refined mineral oils.
The increasing complexity of cient mechanical power conveyors. our molern social and business and a scientific routing of parts existence has been accompanied by and materials through the plant the development of the automobile are all important factors in in- from an expensive luxury to the creasing the output per man, and point where it has taken its pro- at the sam etime facilitating super- per place as a part of our trans- vision for the maintenance of portation facilities. Formerly quality.
Cross-country touring is every looked upon as a competitive factoor by organizations using year becoming more popular and older methods of transportation, the many new family uses for cars
PACKARD SINGLE SIX MOTOR CARRIAGES 29.40 H.P. RA:C. Rating-block test actually develops more than 80 H. P-288.60 cubic
- inches piston displacement. 426--SINGLE-SIX-126-INCH WHEELBASE.
.". 5-seater
MODEL
it is to-day welcomed and used as are indicated in the constantly Phaeton a supporting, supplementing and Krowing number of families which Rumble Seat Roadster co-operative unit. More than 50 possess two or more cars. The Sedan railroads in United States and growth of the automobilo business Canada are now using motor has directly contributed to the trucka to supplement their ship growth of the railroads; and ping service; and nearly as many future developments in other lines Touring more are availing themselves of of industry will likewise increase Coupe
the motor bus.
IGNITION FAULTS. Generator and Battery.
[By Israel Klein.]
the use of inotor cars.
That needn't be a loose wire in this part of the system. It may be a broken terminal on the battery, or one 60 covered with corrosion) that it can't work.
The battery, terminal of the gen- The car has to be cranked for jerator, also, may be so covered with my oil or grease as to be rendered! starting. The lights burn out Ateriously. The ammeter doesn't useless. acem to be working.
Something's gone askew, obvious
3y, in the ignition system.
Those must be cleaned and ro tightoned.
G$2,750
4-seater
G$2,850
5-senter
G$2,850
MODEL 433-SINGLE-SIX-133-INCH WHEELBASE.
7-seater
G$3.805
..4-seater ........... G$3,300
6-seater
........... G$3,845
7-seater
G$3,420
7-seater
Club Sedan Sedan
Sedan Limousine
G$3,520
PACKARD STRAIGHT-EIGHT MOTOR CARRIAGES 39.20 HP. R.A.C." Rating-block test actually develops'
more than 105 H.P.-384.80 cuble inches piston displacement. MODEL 336-STRAIGHT-EIGHT—136ANCH WHEELBASE.
But the battery registers full In the enge of the battery tormi- Phacton charge. The engine works smoothnal, if corroded, a weak solutian of Rumble seat Roadster ly once it started. So there's baking soda will dissolve the groon- Sedan nothing wrong with the distributor,ish substanco, nor the generator.
The terminal should be disconnect- ed and both the wiro and battery and scraped The fault must ho somewhore be-connexions wanked
elena. tween the generator and battery.
In fact, it doen. A sure sign is the rapid oxtinction of good hend- light or other bulha.
5-seater..... G$4,200 4-seater......G$4,390 ........G-senter...... G$5;410
MODEL 343-STRAIGHT-EIGHT-143-INCH WHEELBASE,
Touring Coupe Club Sedan
A cracked, or broken battery ter minal may be discovered by jerking Sedan
This shows a closed circuit be-fit back and forth. It must be Sedan Limousine tween the generator and the lights, tight. If loose, the battery needa but one that takes all the juice, repair.
from this part of the system, in- A cracked or broken terminal is
stead of only past
of it.
.
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7-seater...... G$4,585
4-8cuter
G$5,476
5-seater
G$5,620
7-seater
G$5,795
7-Boater
G$5,885
The above prices are for delivery in Hongkong or Kowloon,
caused by careless disconnexion of All prices and specifications subject to change without notice.
the battory wiros. Sometimes an Ordinarily the generator supplies irresponsible garage mechanis will disconnect the terminal by jerking power to the battery, while the en-
ging is running, kooping the source and pulling, until it comes off, when i of the ignition system fully charged, he should use a simple instrument Bub when the battery rofuses to called a pallor, designed for this budge, and the lights seem to take purpone.
all the generator's juice by burning If the terminal is to be discon- out so quickly, there is sure sign nocted at home, it should be pried of a broken circuit between the up slowly and carefully to avoid generator and battery;
yerneking.
THE DRAGON MOTOR
CAR CO., LTD.
Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.
88, WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD,
HAPPY VALLEY.