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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
KING
SATURDAY, APRIL
1928.
ALBERT VISITS SHOW.
SERIES
128
SERIES
120
Three figures which mean extra motor car value
Buick motor cars are now designated by their wheel- .base lengths. Series One Fif teen has 1141⁄2 inches of wheelbase.... Series One Twenty is 120 inches from axle to axle, and Series One Twenty- eight measures 128 inches.. These designations direct atten tion to the fact that size is the only variation in the different Buick chassis,
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Another purpose is to point to
the extra comfort and value which results from Buick's extra wheelbase lengths.
Everyone knows that long cars ride casier than short ones. But it costs more to build them. "Great volume is the reason for the extra value of Buick's 'extra wheelbase. Many cars, inches shorter than Buick and without advantages offered by Buick design, are priced considerably higher.
THE GREATEST BUICK EVER BUILT
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Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.
33, WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD.
WHEN BITTER AUTOMOBILES
Chrysler "62" Fea turesof Performance, Quality and Long Life-
.1. $3x-Cvlinder Engine, of
Nice design
2. Meeting Crankshaft, with terchangeable shimlen Parings
3.6 and more exceptional
Alien Hour
4. Typical Chester Accelera
5. apie Neutraler
6. Webbed Crankcase Con-
IRVCTION
7. Vemiluted Crankcaso
B. Lavar Steel Strut PNG
9. Special Engghiantfulding
10. Bachive Type of Cylinder
Head and Combustion Cumber
11. Extreme Valves -
12.0 liter
13. Air Cleaner
14.
state leat Control
15. Manfeld West Control
16. Cellular Typs Radiator 17. Full Pecure Olling Svitet 18. Rubber Engine:Bioworinge. 12. 16-inch Baso Road Wheela 20. Balanced Front Wheels
Zt. Pivotal Steering
27. 4-wirl tydraulic Brakes
23.15 Carbon Steel Springs 24. Specially designed Rear
Axle for Ballonu Tyres
25. Levellers on front andl
Rear epilog
24. Indirectly Lighted Instru
meai Panel
27. Pedeo Theftproof Nom,
isering System
18. Llectric Fuel Gauge
29. Headlamp Control on
Zeering Wheel
30 Narrow Corner Par
31. Adable Steering Wheel
32. Calet Vor
33. Baddie Spring Sant
Cushione
34. The Fured Mólul?
Upolicy
35. Typs Curisina an
Tur
36. Adjunable Front Best in
Τούτες
37. Low Centre of Gravity
28. Dostis Beaded Body Com
mcdon
19. Chrysler Sinareness of Line
40. Attractive Colour "Conibl
natie in great variety
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HAPPY VALLEY,
ARE BUILT, BUICK Will Build THEM
at
Sensational
New LOWER · PRICES! Quality Unchanged
40 Body Styles
Chrysler's sensational rise from 27th to 3rd place in sales in 42 months is the result of a phe nomenal public preferencethat. has continuously demanded a record-breaking volume of quality motor cars,
Chrysler's tremendous produc- tion and rapid growth are the direct results of public recog nition of values and savings which only Chrysler Stand- ardised Quality can provide. You will then instantly recog nise why Chrysler cars-by the most astounding price savings. which result from a huge and rapidly growing public de- mand-are today more than ever the most marvelous motor car values in their respective price classes.
A. LUNG 8 CO.
&
Sole Agents
19, Queen's Road,
Phone C. 1219.
The recent automobile salon at Brussels was visited by the King. Here he is, Albert, King of the Belgians, accom- panied by his son, Prince Leopold, shown facing him, after they had inspected the sleeve-valve motor of a new Willya- Knight Great Six sedan. Between the two is Mons. Tonglet, director of the Palala de L'Automobile, where the salon was held.
UNIFORM SIGNS.
Simplicity and Standardisation.
Baltimore, Md, Feb. 28.-Psy-
WARNING DEVICES.
When They Should be Used.
Do warning devices on motor chology in automobile driving will vehicles prevent accidents? In make the world safer for motoriste some instances they undoubtedly and pedestrians. That is the ad-do, but the average driver is ino-
with a false sense vica of Dr. Knight Dunlap, profes-culated sor of psychology at Johns Hopkins security which often conduces to University.
carelessness and results in disaster Standardization and simplicity, because of his great depondence two names for driving psychology, on it
of
la urged by Dr. Dunlap as a pan- If car owners would try to drive acea for trailo probleïns and ac-their cars without the aid of the: cident prevention.
electric siron which is now stan-
every car For instance, the monotonous dard equipment on run of "dangerous curve", signs on built," says Mr. F. T. Strong, gentle curves tends to make the general manager of tho Buick driver of an automobile less cau-Motor Company, "they would find tious when approaching a really themselves driving with more care bad curve. Standardization of than they have exercised ́ since, these signs would serve to keep the their first experience as drivers. driver. constantly on the alert for It has become Instinctive for the Fbad curves. He could relax when driver to bring his hand down on the signs told him that things were the horn button and bluster aheed, comparatively serene ahead.
with little heed for the effect! The simplifying of traffic signals which the sounding of the horn would make driving of an auto has on the other fellow. And mechanical process, according to the other fellow Is calloused
Dr. Dunlap.
Red, he says, can easily be mis-to the blare of the horn in his understood in traffic lights for the cats. The noise has ceased to reason that that colour does not have any meaning for him. Drive always indicate stop. Detour signs two blocks through traffic without are red. Danger signals are red. the use of the horn and you will Signals set up to Indicate road re-and that you are using more care than you have ever used before to pairs are red:
"Drivers will never be trained avoid nccidents. You will drive as to the point of an automatic, un-you should always drive, with due reflecting 'stop' on the red light regard for others who are sharing so long as other uses of red in the public streets and highways signals are retained," says Dr. with you. Dunlap. "Fatal accidents have oc- curred from use of red lanterns on road obstructions.
"But the more important factor
"And you will discover that, even without using the horn, you will bu driving with greater regard for the safety of yourself, pedestrians,
in such cases is that the misuses and other cars. This is true, be- of signals prevent the proper train-cause you will not be placing ing of the motorist and are there exaggerated confidence in à moisy fore conducive to accidents at other bit of mechaniam which cannot paints. It is entirely feasible to and never could of itself prevent do away with the use of red for all accidents, even though many traffic signs not meaning 'stop.' '
drivers show by their actions on the road that they credit it with super-human powers."
TYRE DUTY INTO BRITAIN.
A GIANT ROAD USER.
Another Foreign Firm Helpful Work of A.A. to Open Factory. The Automoblic Association
It was announced recently that was recently asked by a member to Pirelli, Ltd., the Italian tyre manu-devise a special route between facturers, have decided to establish two points in the north of Eng- sfactory in England for the manu-land, If the route called for had facture of their products by British been for a motorcar journey, the labour..
distance would have been, with
This is the fourth important for-the best route, 48 miles. In this eign tyre company to take this step case, however, the route way want since the duty of 33 per cent, was ed to enable the A.A.. member to imposed on foreign tyres in April send by road a gigantic colliery of last year.
boiler weighing 83 tons, 10 feet The duty was imposed under the high, 31 feet long and 9 feet 8 Safeguarding of Industries Act. inoles board. As it was proposed Owing
the dumping of foreign to draw this monster on a trailer tyres British makers were badly hit by two traction engines, the total and British workers suffered loss of weight of the outfit was about 50
..tons. work.
The new Pirelli factory will be Transport by road of such a erected on a site of about 80 acres lond called 'for much careful and at Eastleigh, Hampshire. Work on preliminary staff work by the the factory will start immediately, A.A." It was necessary to find eaay gradients, and new roads are already undern route with construction. The factory, it is strong bridges, and an over-head expected, will be ready for produc- clearance of 14 feet: Recognising tion in about six months' time. Brt-the special necessity, in this case, tish labour will be exclusively em-for using the roads, and to asulat ployed.
the British Engineering Industry, Other firms. that have taken the Association made careful on- similar step are:
fquiries in three Counties and pro- The Michelin Tyre Companyvided a satisfactory route cover- (France), Their factory at Stoke-ing 100 miles. The member waS on-Trent is almost ready for pro also advised in regard to causing duction,
the least possible inconvenience The Goodyear and Firestone Com to road users. panies who hitherto manufactured their tyres in the U. S, A., and are establishing factories at Wolver hampton and on the Great West Road, near Brentford, Middlesex, respectively,
These new factories will employ Boveral thousands of British work era-Dully Mail,
MANY VISIT PARKS,
Approximately 3,000,000 persons visited the national parks of the United States by automobile during the past year, according to the National Automobile Club.
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