THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
AN EPIC OF THE SIX-WHEELER.
Morris-commercial in Tanganyika.
With a
lower gear ratio used.
-AIR MOTORS,
A Remarkable New Engine:
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MOTORING SUPPLEMENT, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER
At the recent Hendon Air Pageant there was demonstrated for the first time in public the new Rolls-Royce "F" Aero Engine. This engine is remarkable in two respects. In the first place it uses
BY THE WAY
the Automobile Association Sa result of offorts made by
and Belgian clubs, an order
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CHROMIUM PLATING.
Why It Is Being Adopted:
WHAT IT DOES AND WHAT IT IS.
the exterior, parts of
been carried out in this country. for various private owners, and in a good; many casia, the resulta have not been satisfactory. On the other hand, those who have been lucky enough to get the pint- ing done by firms really, équal to The employment of rigid six-fbeen the centre of the "road."
the task can find nothing but wheeled vehicles in undeveloped | Various attempts were made to
praiso for the results. To to or arons is of such great importance got out by putting a rope round
dinary motorist chromium is un at the present time that some de-a tree and tying the ends to the all of trip undertaken in the chain tracks, thus hoping to wind
Fquestionably a great blessing. It is interesting to note that several Bukoba area of Tanganyika re- the vehicle out, but these and
of the better known British car cantly with a standard Morris-many other devices were un-
firms have already laid dowa to be of more than ordinary in- increased by darkness, a con- dard, nero engine, the fuel con- Government granting exemption of the chief features of cars in the attempted it is always necessary ed as soon as the plants are work. Commercial six-wheeler are bound successful. The difficulties were less petrol than any other stan-has been issued by the Belgian
chromium plating plants, and that Sinco chromium plating is ono) Whonover chromium plating is on some cars. it will be standardiz- terest
tinuous deluge of rain and the sumption at normal power and from all national taxes to British Show, being practically a standard to clean the object right down to ing in a perfectly antisfactory The first trip of 112 miles to Blooded state of the road.
speed being 30 gallons per hour stay in Belglum does not exceed motoring visitora, provided their the tin folds was made after days
Anish on It was about 9 o'clock on the The second point is a roduced four months in any one your nearly all the American cars, and the base metal, otherwise the ad- way. It is very probable, on the of rain when every hollow was following morning when by jack- frontal area which allows of better This is in rociprocation of the on some of the progressively made hering property of the chromium other hand, that this form of plat ful of water and great sheets of Ing the vehicle up high, practical-streamlining of the fuselage and similar exemption from motor British products, it is a matter of can only be as good as the adher-stage just as was the case with
ing will go through, "an initial, water appeared where normally is rebuilding the road, and then, consequently a greater speed for licence duty accorded to Belgian some interest to consider the post-ing property of whatever metal cellulose painting. In other words, there were small lakes. The dis- dropping it down again this in- tilet was very hilly one with defatigable
power. It is estimated that the visitors to Great Britain.. party achlovod
tion in regard to this newest form may lie between it and the basic mistakes will almost certainly be gradients of as much as 1 in 3, success. The engine was "rovved use of the new engine will enable
of finish. but only on one occasion was the up," the clutch let in and the six- at an elevation of 15,000 ft. will A busy corner saw an old lady into fashion entirely as something it chromium plated. The nickel
bomber to be constructed' which
metal. One cannot take an ordin-made before real progress fa TRAFFIC policeman at 'a Chromium plating is coming ary nickel plated fitting and have noticeable, wheeler moved on under its own be 30 m.p.h. faster than any exist- The first real difficulty was en-power. Further on a ditched caring R.A.F. single senter fighter: He held up a dozen cars, a truck the place of nickel plating on ex On the other hand, a fitting of which has already been done ex- Ono particularly interesting do- beckon to him one afternoon. to benefit the ear owner. It takes would first have to be removed. that of applying it to wire, wheels, countered when in trying to skirt was hauled out and Bukoba was It marks a departure
velopment of chromium plating in round a largo hole in a flooded finally reached after a round trip
posed metal work, and, over road the rear wheels sank in to of three days. The journey is previous British practice in that and two taxis to get to her side. the axles and the whole vehicle quite impossible for 4-wheelers at cast in monobloc form, thus rather impatiently.
the two sets of aix-cylinders are
"What is it, lady he, naked nickel, it has the enormous ad- solid nickol can easily be chrom-perimentally by the Rudge-White- stuck. By Jacking up the off all during wet weather. -
vantage that it is untarnishable ium plated.
worth Co. Chromium plated wire The old lady smiled and put and requires no more cleaning wheels, however, chain tracks Later on good work was done in eliminating the problems insepar-
When all those points are taken pression which white or other whees have all the gaiety of ox- were slipped on and the Morris-hauling bogged trucks through the able from welded water jackets her hand on his arm. "Officer," than can be effected with a wet Commercial climbed back at the water and there were many excit and individual cylinders. It thus she said in a soft voice, "I just rag and a dry polishing cloth.
into consideration, one begins to light coloured wheels add to the first attempt and, with both chain ing incidents. Often the magneto the blocks becoming a girder to ber is the number of my favourite ingly hard surface, very nearly as lum plating has been a very ex- other hand, chromium renders
gives a much more rigid engine, wanted to tell you that your num..
Chromium presents an exceed roalize why it is that so far chrom- appearance of a cor, but, on Lhe' tracks Atted, proceeded steadily wan right under water but con-1
the crank-case.
hymn." on its way. Further on, in the tinued to function successfully.
hard as diamond; and consequent-pensive process, Nevertheless, the wire wheel perfectly easy to middle of an 11-mile wide swamp On one occasion, however, when The engine is now in full pro-E pinin, two other trucks were over-the water was up to floor board duction and orders for a consider- California State Automo-ly it is difficult to scratch. It is when the demand becomes greater, keep clean, for the mud does not taken with about 50 nutives trying level, the engine stopped and it able number have been placed by bllo
unnecessary to use metal polishes so will the supply Increase, and cake. to push them through. Actually, was not until the magnete was the Air Ministry. Some of these travel service for its members who party that mud does not dry on it bound to come a reduction in the plating may be touched upon.
nounced completo European on it, and it has the peculiar pro- with the augmented outpat is they had started the day before taken off and dried out that any engines are required, to replace are planning foreign tours. This in cake form, but rather like thick coat In America manufacturers The feat la that, compared with and had taken 24 hours to accom- thing further could be done these of American manufacture courtesy, is being done through dust. The owner of a car of which are far ahead of us in this coun- nickel plating, the metal has a plish what the six-wheeler had Then the front of the vehicle was which were imported some time the co-operation of the association the bright parts have been pre-try hit the matter of chromium slightly blue-whito tint, hence it
raised up enough to keep the Before reaching its destfuntion magneto out of the water and the
Association. be with the American Automobile perly chromium. plated has no plating, and they are in a post does not look wall to plate with
special work to do in order to tion to the truck climbed a rocky escarp engine started up. When this had
guarantee results. Inchromium one visible part of a car keep it bright. That, in a nut England we are not yet so happily and not the other bridge parts, ment with gradients of 1 in and had time to get warmed up, the
shell, is what chromium plating) placed, but with butter under- for the nickel and the chromium hair pin corners, fully reaching gear was engaged and the elute
W round?" a level about 1,500 ft, higher up, let in... Down off its shoring came
standing of the process, and wider obviously will not match... some 6,500 ft. in all above the the front with a splash and the
What it is may best be described practice, results are rapidly com-
The other point is that chrom- sea level. „The average speed for doughty vehicle proceeded stendi-}
excellence. trically deposited in a special form the vehicle was the only one that oil and water as engine lubricant.
of vat. As a metal, because it is had been able to get through In
so glass-like, it becomes decidedly the previous 10 days.
flats-like, it become
done in six hours.
are
to
from
ago, while others installed in machines of the very latest, and at the present time secret type.. It is expected that some of the latter will give performance of the most striking nature. When it becomes possible Performance made possible by the production of the Rolls-Royce | latest type of aero engine, we be- lieve the figures will be found to be remarkable.
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Association has an-
HAT makes the world go
"Three beers, five glus,
dock.
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Two other features of chromium
the trip was some 10 m.p.h., andily to dry land with a mixture off to give details of the advance in two highballs and the steering as a very thin film of metal, eleng up to the necessary degree of tum plating in contrast with cer-
TRUCKS RECORD MONTH,
It is hardly necessary to add that the loaded 25 evt. truck The conditions on the return which the Morris-Commercial was journey to Bukoba, however, were hauling through when the incident even more strenuous and a start occurred was then successfully was made in tropical rain. Two dealt with. To'give an idea of stranded Europeans on a hunting the difficulties of the route, the trip were pleked up, so that the driver of one truck of well-known truck's loid consisted of eight and reliable make, in asking for passengers and about a ton of wat asiatunne, said that he had been August set the record for truck tent and camping gear. Halfway 21 days on the road, although fit-production in the United States and through the afternoon the truckled with driving chains.
Canada, with 66,795, more than struck "washaway" and stuck Under such *conditiona the 6,500 over the previous record set with the off driving wheels sus- Morris-Commercial Six-wheeler in September, 1926. The 377,954 was resting with the chassis and hitherto motor vehicles were use- eight months of this year also set running boards on what had oncelless.
a record over all other years.
wheel."
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As far as present knowledge goes, chromium can be deposited direct on to certain metals such as steel. Broadly, the process is firstļ of all to copper-plate the object, the copper, and lastly to form a then to deposit nickel on top of
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