NEW CHRYSLERS.
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round the crank caso breather and" passes right through the crank. case, escaping through a pipe at the rear so placed that smoke [and]
Much Altered Models. fumes, from the crank cases do not
enter the driving compartment. There is thus cold air flowing RADIATOR SHUTTERS. through the crank case the whole
time.
MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1928.
PEDESTRIANS, CYCLISTS AND OTHERS.
Walking to the Danger of Motorists.
The higher the standard of gen-ja better right to travel at a reason- eral driving the fewer are accidents able speed than a pedestrian has to likely to be; but no amount of good get in his way. Some degree of driving will altogether prevent ac-road sense should be required of eldents unless pedestrians learn to pedestrians.
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If it were not for the winged radiator cap and a familiar bug-
Gravity Fuel Feed. gestion here and there about the
Another most interesting point is car's lines, the latest model "75" in the fuck feed. The depression in chassis might not, at first glance, the inlet pipe sucks fuel from the take as much care of themselves as Much the same principle opplies · be a Chrysler at all, so radically has main tank at the rear of the frame conscientious drivers take of them, to cyclists. In theory, cyclists aro it been altered.
to a subsidiary tank on the dash- The roadway is not meant for care-as fully entitled to the proper use First of all, the complete car is board, whence it flows to the front less walking, at any rate on main of the road as any motorist. They lower, though not as low as the chamber by gravity. The sub thoroughfares and in big cities, have also a valid claim upon the most modern of the European de afdiary tank is just a container The way pedestrians will consideration of drivers. But they aigns. The chassis is longer and having no internal mechanism, but saunter or bolt acroga the are not entitled to ride three or the whole appearance of the saloon
3 constant air lenk is arranged to road in front of stream four abreast on main roads and to has been altered entirely from roof prevent overfilling. The Idea is of traffic, even after a police- take up as much space as an omni- to wing,. But what has changed ridiculously simple and presumbly man has signalled it to move on, bus or a couple of care. Besides, the car most la the new bonnet and Thoroughly effective.
is a standing terror to motorists. while it is ousy for the driver of a radiator; for a moment it looks as Apart from these changes, the Often, too, people will stop off the car to rockon to a nicety his dis- though the car really has no radia- main chassis is much the same as pavement with their backs to the tance from another car which he tor at all, partly because the bonnet before, but, the frame is deeper and oncoming vehicles, never turning may be passing or overtaking, it is runs right up over the greater por- the brake shoes expand within the their heads at the sound of a horn far less easy to reckon his effective tion of the radiator itself, leaving drums, each shoe being made up or claxon. They seem to think it a distance from a cyclist who is lin- a thin streak of chromium plating, of steel pressings with a special driver's business to get out of their ble to swerve, particularly if he be and the tubes in front are concen- fabric lining. This has not only way, not their business to get out riding abreast of one or two other ed behind the vertical slats of thetal considerably simplined the brake of his. In this respect adults, cyclists and chatting golly with which form shatters, operated au- mechanism, but made it neater and young men especialy, are worse of them. Were they obliged to carry tomatically by a thermostat con- easier to keep in order as far as the fenders than children, for tho a mirror, many an accident might cealed in the radiator top tank. To future owner is concerned since the "safety first" teaching In be prevented. complete the Illusion and still fur clearance necessary for the old type the schools seems already to Of motor cyclists it is harder to ther suggest that there are no tubes, contracting band was on the fine have had
marked
The ono effect speak with confidence. the forward face of the radiator topside for ordinary work.
upon the youngsters. I be-thing certain is that they tend to tank is shaped exactly like the slats. In addition to this model, the lieve, saya a writer in the "Ro-ride at excessive spoeds. They The interesting point of the deg5" has been radically altered in view of Reviews," that the number seem more liable than the drivers sign is that the engine still has appearance and has a new radiater, of avoidable accidents might be re of fourwheeled vehicles to the in thermostat in the upper water pipe though not the shutters of the duced by two-thirds if pedestrians toxication of speed; and they twist controlling the flow from the cylind-larger car. The bore and stroke knew they would stand as good ain and out of fast traffic after a chance of being prosecuted for walk fashion that invites disaster. The
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motorist centre of gravity of their mounts knocking doubtless enable them to do safely road, things that a car driver could not which are attempt without grave risk to him-
er jackets to the radiator, the stare 3/4x4in. (79.4x108 mm.). ond thermostat operating the shut- There is one special point con- Ing to the danger of the extreme dirigibility and the low ters only. This idea probably has cerning all the new Chrysler models. motoring public a8 originated as a result of American Chromium plating has been adopt would stand for conditions, where, in winter, if the led throughout, and in view of the them 'down.. Ол tho tion by the engine thermostat the cerning this material, it is interest marked for crossing, a motorist has self and others, radiator is cut aut of the circula- discussion now taking placa con- and except in places water in the tubes is liable to ing to find that chromium plating freeze, and the second radiator ther- hna beon used by Chryslers for mostat partly overcomes this dif- nearly two years with great ficulty.
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No Change in Engine, . ".
Broadly speaking, the engine is on the same general lines 'as hitherto, 31⁄4xöln, (82,5x127
mi.m.) with the valves ni
success.
CALIFORNIA IS HUMAN,
the aide, because in that posi- Despite their claim of pre-emin- ence in beauty for their own state,
tion they are quieter, but a new Californians seem to be more an type heud allowing a higher com pression to be used, and of a shape sou to visit the beauty spots out- which has proved to be more el-side. For example, of the 100,000 clent than the earlier type. The persons visiting Yellowstone Park crankshaft has very large bearings in June and July, more than 11,000 and balance weights, oil is fed direct came from California, 185 more and under pressure all through the than the second state on the Hist. engine, a certain amount beim by-
passed through a special filter on the engine side of the dashboard.
The special system of crank case
THIRD ACCIDENT CAUSE
· ventilation is very interesting. Ås Drunkenness while driving is said!
1 can well be imagined, the tempera- to be third in the list of cnuses of.
ture inside an engine is usually ver nuto neeldenta in Californin. Keek-j high indeed, and to control this nir deraness and speeding are the first is admitted through a ring of slots two.
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The above picture shows an amphibian Ford which may
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