THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
1,177,000 MILES OLD.
Round and round the four mile track at the General Motors Proving Ground went the Oldsmobile experimental cars. Thon- sands, after thousands of miles over all types of roads. Up hill and down hill, af all speeds: tested on grades up to 28 per cent; back and forth through water hub deep. Thus these first cars received their baptism in order that your motor car might be made the finer.
Through the results of this testing and re-testing, checking and re-checking each item recorded accurately, the Oldsmobile Six was fashioned and formed.
The great resources of the General Motor Corporation were concentrated so that this fine car of low price might be produced- and proved before the first one was ever offered for sale.
The great New Oldsmobile comes to 1,177,000 miles old.
you
absolutely new
THE DRAGON MOTOR GAR CO., LTD.
Telephone C. 1246-33, WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD. Telephone C. 3500–33, DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL.
FINE
CAR
O.F
LOW
PRICE
TYRE MILEAGE
How It May be
Increased
SATURDAY, JUNE 30,
BABY CAR WAR.
Clyno Company Enters
the Field. Another big surprise is about to be sprung on car owners and thị inctor Industry, says the Daily Afail motoring correspondent, writi Ing on June 2nd.ne
Akron, O., May 23-Tyre mileage may be increased 1,000 per cent. in somo Instances, by giving a few hourd time at little cost to proper wheel alignment, according to Mil The fight for the very small-car
engineers in an explanation market has begun in earnest. For tyro of the economy of propar wheel Another firm has entered the allgament on tyre. It is estimat eld. This is the Clyno Engineer: ed that 90 car out of every honing Company (1020), Iza, of no dred, after the first year, do not verhampton, which is about to have proper wheel alignment. Most place on the market in large quan titles a small car, which Lam tall of this nor motorista do not kno
on excellent authority is to rroct: wheel
at about 1500 the relation that alignment bears to the longevity or bus, tyres, it is explained. Having
The secret of this little motor.
wheels #properly adjusted twice car has been preserved even more
each year will often add from 100. par cent to 1,000 par cent to the milenge of affected tyres. Leav ing the car in the hands of a com petent mechanic for a few hours pays dividends in tyre wear,
sfully than was that of the “7, inasmuch as the caf for production on e
Start To-day.
The order to "go" will be given Tyre engineers say that the to-day at the factory, and the first greater percentage of motorists ardoliveries will begin within a fort- not aware of alderent angles of night. In a few weeks it is hoped their four wheels. There are certo turn out from 200 to 800 cars a Lain prescribed positions in which weeks ago
all four wheels of a car must run
Sir Herbert Austin, by whose
if, trend wear is equally distribut genius the baby Austin was deve- ed on tyres. Generally, as long a the car steers fairly well the aver-loped so successfully, stated that he knew that the Morrie car was age motor is innocent of any mis to be produced. But it is extreme- alignment in his "wheels. Yet, en-
if
1928
Studebaker
HONGKONG DELIVERED PRICES.
ERSKINE BIX
N.AC.C. Horse Power Rating 1815 Brake H.P at 2000 Rorolutions. Piston Displacement 160.57.Du. In. Wheel Base 107inches. Epeed 68 M.P.I.
Tourer Cut Sedan
Roadster Cabrieles
́All prices include
Nett We
L150
1200
1,250
Wheel, Leather Upholstery, Front, and
Rear Bumpers Extra Tire and Tubs, Extra Bulb Horn, Shook Abig)kura,
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N.A.0.0. Horse Power Rating 31' Briko EP. 70 at 3000 Revolutions. Pinton Displacement 241.8 Cu. In. Wheel Bame 113 inchos, Speed 65 M‚F.H.'
Nett Weight 3070 lb. Tourer Royal
31,450
1,500
1,850
1,600
1,700
All prices include Disc" Wheely, Lokther Upholstery, Front and
Roadster...
passenger passenger ...
Tourer Royal...passinger Club Eeden Bra 5 pamenger
JOJO.. SOBU
3135
Sedan Royal... 5 passinger
5215
Roar Bumpere, Extra Tiro and Tube, Extra Bulb Horn, Shock Absorbers,
› N.A.C¤ Horss Power Rating 38.04. Brake H.P. 85 at 3000 Revolutions.
Platon Displacement 355.8 Cu. In. Wheel Base 120 inchis. Speed 71 M:F.FL.
Nett Weight 3318 lb.
0$1,000
9459
1,930
3498 #
2,000,
9580
2,009.
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Roadster Regal - 4 pawsonger.
Club Badan..
Cabriolet Regal
Bedan Rogul.
ri
$ passenger
prisenger
5 passenger...
All Prices Include Dino Whools, Loather Upholstery, Front and Rear- Bumpers, Extra Tiro and Tube, Extra Bulb Horn, Shock Absorbers.
PRESIDENT EIGHT.
gineers say, all of his tyres may bely doubtful whether either he or golds to premature destruction be Mr. W R. Morris had any idea of cause his wheels are out of line the existence of this other little
car, only slightly out of line.
Yesterday none of the numerous Slightly bent axles, sprung steer-agents of the Clyno Company had ing arms and other parts of the an idea that the car was, in orist- steering mechanism and front ence. Printers who were insta wheel gear all contribute to spotty ted to prepare the specifications. tread wear and tread wear on one were pledged to secrecy. side of the tread, tyre engineers
As with the Morris, the car
*N.A.C.C. Horse Power Rating 36.45. Brake H.P. 108 at 3000 Revolutions.
Whool Base 131 inches, Spood 80 M; H.P, point out. Brakes on the rear was camouflaged during tests,
Platon Displacement. 313 Cu. In. and wheels, and on all four wheels having a dummy radiator
Tourer Binto... 7 passanger where a car has four-wheel brakes, bonnet. Two men also pledged to
Sedan Stato contribute to premature tread
secrecy assembled the test car in not Brakes that are wear
à shed-away from the main fuc- all that
the equalized, 80
tory, brakes on the car affect the wheels in their proper braking rela- tion, cause tyre wear by giving the brunt of the braking to the wheel
Nett Weight 3760 ha....
0$2,500.
..
7. passenger.
4036
2,050
Berline Btato
7 passenger ** Limousine State 7 passenger...
4053
2,700
4094
2,000
Secret new Factory.
Even the purpose of the im
cloak-
All prices include 4 Wire Wheels, Choice of Upholstery, Front and Rear Bumpers, Extra Tiros and Tubos, Extra Bulb Horn, Shook Absorbera, Luggage Grid.
or wheels on which the brakes are mense new factory at Bushbury, the tightest. Tyre engineers say near Wolverhampton, was
that a few hours at little cost spent ed. It was generally assumed THE HONG KONG HOTEL GARAGE
In'haying wheels aligned and brakesit was intended for an increased adjusted is a precaution of great production of the ordinary Clyno tyre economy.
Change Oil Every 1,000 Miles Reason Number 4-Carbon
You cannot stop carbon from forming in your motor car engine. It forms in every engine. And you cannot prevent bits of engine car- bon from entering and contaminat- ing your crankcase oil. If you Have driven your car for 1,000 miles you may be sure that your all contains a dangerous amount of
carbon particles.
All substances which contain carbon, when burned, give off smoke. Start a bonfire of papers. The papers turn into smoke. All smoke contains soot. All soot is carbon.
There are countless little bon- firea of benzine and oil burning inside your engine cylinders when
BIG MERGER.
Changed
Oil
Recently
GARGOYLE
you are operating your motor car. Because benzine and oil both con- tain carbon a residue of carbon Boot always remains behind in the combustion chambers.
Carbon is hard. Diamonds are made of carbon. Particles of this hard, carbon soot work their way by the piston rings, collect in the crankcase oil, where they steal engine power and wear costly engine parts
Fresh oil is alway's cheaper than repairs. Drain the carbon-laden oil
Mobiloil from your crankcase every
Make the chart your guide
1,000 miles. Refill with the correct grade of Mobiloil. Changing oil will give your car more power-more miles of trouble-free operation.
VACUUM OIL COMPANY
family car.
This, to an extent, was true, but a large part of the factory WEE also specially equipped for the production of the small car?
The reason for secrecy, is ob- vious, Mr. Morris has not yet rẻ- vealed the price at which he is to market his 7-h.p. model. But he In not quite ready-to-go into pro- duction. The Clyno Company is rendy
What influence will this new. $116 car, a remarkable achieve ment in che motoring, have on the price of the baby Austin, which is marketed at 4186, and the forthcoming Mozzis 192
When The Daily Mail announced, much to Mr. Morris's surprise, the arrival of the Morris 7-hp, model, both he and Sir Herbert Austin blandly stated that there was no small-car Aght,
Mr. Frank Smith.
To-day there is no doubt about a small-car fight, and it has be gun. The new personality in the war is Mr. Frank Smith, manag ing director of the Clyno Com- pany.
Hle career has been very much on parallel lines with that of Mr. Morris. Both started by making
notor-cycles on a very small scale. In the earliest days of the indus- try,
Mr. Smith "raduated to cara, starting at frat in a small way and then turning to quantity produc tion. He is a modest retiring man, whose whole life has been de voted to work."
There are other firms making yery small cars, but the big three of the moment in whom interest Is chiefly centred are Sir Herbert Austin, Mr. W. R. Morris, and Mr. Frank Smith.
All have very large, resources. For the mass production of the new Clyno, machinery valued at more than £120,000 has been Ins- talled.
Full Equipment.
"The new car will I am told, be slightly larger than the Morris and the Austin. It will be rated) at about 9-hp, The first models.) will be of the touring with complete all-weather equipment,
The engine is an orthodox four- cylinder water-cooled upit, with a 8-speed gear-hox, full electrica. equipment, including self-starter and extras such as a wladsereon wiper Four-wheel brakes will be standard.
The car is not intended to com peto with the existing Clyno motor Car Co, was ratified by the that the Shareholders now approve This move on the part of Mr. Wal-models. It is built to compete in Dodge Bros. Directors and the the action of their Directorates tor P. Chrysler puts him in the post- the new and growing baby-car. The war that has now began Directors of the Chrysler Corpora- This will take place until July 20th tion of being the outstanding leader market
1928 at least at which time Dodge in the motor car industry and placeB tion on June 1st, 1928.
will cut right deed.. The purchase price has not been Bros. stock will be surrendered to the Chrysler Corporation in a most means very cheap motoring in- Official Statement of announced officially but is reputed the Chrysler Corporation in ex- advantageous: position in both In
to ba In the neighbourhood of change for Shares in the Chrysler the domestic overseas markets as into the motor-cycle and sidecar Chrysler Corporation...$132,000,000,000 Corporation In the meantime both it will provide the Chrysler Cor-cutabination market. It Is the For the purchase and absorption Companies carryson as separate poration with Increased modern most interesting development of
any demand placed upon it. Mr. Walter P. Chrysler's proposal of Dodge by the Chrysler Corp. unita and there will be no change facilities adequately to take car of ver for the purchase of Dodge Brothers to become effective, it is necessary In Chrysler policies,
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