MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1929.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
INCREASED SPEED. UNUSUAL SERVICE. SAFETY IN SHINE.
Two Hundred Miles in Motoring in Sumatra.
Two Hours.
BRITISH MOTOR
CYCLES.
A further, proof of the much incrensed speed and reliability of the British motor-cycle may be found in the records recently ostablished by E. Nott on a 500 cc. Rudge Whitworth at Brooklands
track.
Nott covered 200 miles in under two hours to be exact, 1 hour 59 min. 43 sec-and thereby broke the world's records for 200 miles and two hours in three clauses, 500, 760 and 1,000 cc. By doing so
Novel Claim for Colours.
An unusual transportation scr- vico which llustrates the rapid motorization taking place in every In addition to the beauty section of the world, is maintained resulting from the array of colours in Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, byl used on the new Studebaker and the Dolf Railway Company.
Erskine models, these colours
The Company operates three offer the motorist an added Studebaker buses in daily service measure of driving safety, claim between two cities in the moun-Studebaker executives in Australia. tainous, part of the island. From The new models were raloaged sea loval the route climbs to ani elevation of 5,000 feet in the com- recently. paratively short distance of 45 "A prominent safety engineer miles. In spite of the fact that the recently pointed to brilliant body Medan-Brastagi road covered by the three Studebakers fa one of the colours as a means of reducing steepest and most dangerous in the motor accidents. Bright colours, world, the buses cover the dis because they can be seen at much tanco in less than two hours. - greater distances and attract at
he secured the Buckley Cup, offer-The satisfactory service render-tention much more readily, are an ed for the first motor cyclist toed by Studebaker equipment re-important factor in driving safety. do 200 miles in two hours. It iscently led to the purchase of a
"Chromium plating, which is
interesting to note that he beat President Eight by the director of found on all bright surfaces, sup- the record for machines of double the railway company for his own the size by several miles per hour.
Use.
CHEVROLET CAPETOWN-CAIRO-STOCKHOLM EXPEDITION.
The Chevrolet Capetown-Cairo- tion regretted they had left their axles, but after much digging and
plements the colour fnetor of afety, The, armored steel body It may be questioned if these
adopted in 1925 as standard for performances are of any practical telligently driven-and the care-the entire liac, has demonstrated value do motor cyclists. The less driver is always a danger the wisdom of Studebaker on- answer is that the experience gain-to himself and the community-gineers by withstanding crashes ed is incorporated where possible they are safer, since on a fast as only steel can. Studebaker was Stockholm Expedition is proceed-rifies at Alexandria. However, laying of wire netting, the expedi- in the production machines, and machine high average can be the first quantity producer of ing through Europe after having they pushed on despite bandits and ition reached El Arisit. The Sinai that these thus become faster maintained without speeding over quality automobiles to introduce successfully conquered the track-onnd. Having obtained water and more reliable. Also, if in- dangerous cections...
this type of body as standard." lesa wilderness of South Africa from the, Frontiers Administra had been crossed by motor car and
and the deserts of Egypt.
tion at Kantara Enst, the Chevro- truck in four days. The last roports from the lots followed the road for about Expedition-accounted for its twelve kilmoelres and then enme expedition was
Twonty miles from Beirut the arrival at Bucharest and gave the desert.
met by forty Bome details
hazards of the
General Motors ears headed by the encountered
its -011
journey At last the salt pans at Romani consul general of the United States through the Sinai Desert. This were reached and with the aid of and his staff, followed by Governor is the first time in history that brushwood laid by the Bedouins, of Beirut and excort, and repre- the Sinai Desert has been a stretch of lose sshd was success sentatives of the local newspapers. crossed by motor truck. This fully negotiated until hurder sur-A public reception was held in tho desert which is about 100 miles in face was reached. This hard stuff town square. Speeches weré de-i length, from Kantara to El Arish, did not last long, however, and an jlfvored before a crowd numbering! is one vast expanse of loose sand attempt was then minde to con- more than 3,000 At night the marked only by a few rough camel tinue along the firmer sand on the police were compolled to clear the tracks.
seashore. High sons were running square as traffic had been com- The cars were Reports were received that there and the shifting sands made pro- pletely blocked. were bandits along the desert Kress difficult. Every now and exhibited all night, illuminated by route and members of the expedf- then the cars sank up to their electric lights.
BARGAINS USED CARS
FIVE SPECIAL OFFERS.
STUDEBAKER Touring Car 1925 Model, 5-sexter STANDARD 6 27.34 h.p. Owner Driven, Mileage,
8.397..
N.X. $1,500,00
Model, 5-seater Drive, Mileage
.II.K. $300.00
MORRIS
OXFORD
Touring Car 1924 Model, · B-scater 13.9 1.p. Owner Driven, Milenge 18,000.
H.K. $1,000.00
MORRIS
COWLEY
Touring Car 1925 11,9 b.p. Owner 10.127.
MORKIS
Touring Car 1924
COWLEY
11.9 h.p. Owner 15,000..
STUDEBAKER LIGHT 6
25 b.p. Owner 23,000.
Model, 5-sester. Driven, Nileage
...H.K. $100.00
Touring Car 1922 Model, 5-seater
Driven, Mileage H.K. $500.00
THE HONG KONG HOTEL GARAGE
25 Queen's Road Central·
TRUST IT TO —
Tel. Central 4759.
BROCKWAY. BROCKWAY
BROCKWAY trucks are modern in the highest sense of the word. Here, through specialized
construction, are built trucks to meet the particular needs of different business. Brockway engineering closely follows every trend in present-. day transportation.
ECONOMICAL ............................
EXCELLENT APPEARANCE.
RELIABLE Full Particulars From
THE ASIATIC AMERICAN CO.
SHOWROOM
OFFICE
11, Queen's Road. Tel. C. 575. 48, Stanley Street, Tel. C. 244.
B. S. A.
REDESIGNED,
Saddle Tanks and Lower Frames: Two-port
o.h.v. Engines.
NEW MODEL WITH CRADLE FRAME AND
SUMP QILING.
NEW AIR LINERS. Faster Type Being 'Made.
Work his, commenced at Coven- try on a now Entch of Armstrong Siddeley Airlinera for use by Imperial Airways next summer:
The new machines will be fitted with reared air-cooled engines which, although running. faster and, therefore, developing more
NOTICE
TO
ADVERTISERS
All advertising to be inserted in this Motor Supplement, must be delivered not later than 2
p.m. c
the
Wednesday of the week of publication.
YOUR CAR SHOULD CABRY AN AUTO-TOTAL. THE BEST
- MOTOR CAR
FIRE EXTIN- GUISHER IN THE WORLD.
Prices from the Sole Agents,
KELLER, KERN & Co., Ltd.
་
15, Connaught Road, 0, Telephone C, $120,
QUALITY REPAIRS
MODEST. CHARGES -
(FIAT)
Your Satisfaction-Our Aim! FIAT GARAGE 67A, 67B. Des Voeux Rd, G.
KLEPHONE 0.4821,
WHITEAWAYS
TOR
MOTOR RUGS,
GLOVES AND MUFFLERS
Suiting the Tyre to the
Service-
Though no existing models have|tion, a gear-driven magneto bobind | power than the typu at present in been removed from the B.S,A. range, the cylinder, steel flywheels, and service, allow the all screws to be there are additions'bf sapie impor-an unusually rigid crank-shaft run at a lower and, therefore, more tance for 1929. The company has assembly. Pivoted at the base, efficient rate. The new Airliners kept up with the times in every the gear box is suspended on rear-will also be greatly improved way and has specialised in the pro-ward extensions of the engine in comfort. duction of quiet matur cycles. eraddle, and tensioning of the The 174 c.c. two-stroke, with its primary chain is carried out by a unit two-speed gear and pin-draw bolt adjustment. The equip jointed frame, remains unaltered. ment includes a spring-up rear An interesting development of this stand, tool box on the chain stays, model has an engine of the same and a plated saddle tank with dark size but a three-speed gear built green top panel. as a unit with the crank Enue.
There is an attractive new model The gear is arranged in the same following the lines of the existing Hlues as the two-speed, but a third 493 c.c. over-bead in all details train has been added. The Oy- wheel is covered, and an air except for the side-valve cylinder. An aluminium cover ́encloses the cleaner is attached to the ear valve niechanism, though air can be buretter, The power unit is
circulated all round the cylinder: enrried in a modified form of pin-through the depth of the fine, and jointed frame, having a orthodox appearance than the two-Not only is the appearance of this local overheating is thus avoided. speed model. A gntè quadrant is carried at the side of machine most pleasing, but it has been found that a perceptable the saddle tank.
improvement in cylinder head Only minor modifications have cooling is effected by the use of been made to the popular 249 c.the inclined cylinder. machine, but its appearance has been greatly improved by a new The single port 493 c.c. o.b.v. frame which provides a lower model varios little from the exist-i riding position, and a neat saddle ing and already well-known type, Lank of orthodoz design. A fish-but it has been fitted with a spring tall has been added to the silencer, istand; 26 x 3.25 in. wired-on tyres, and quick adjustment by the wing 7 in, brakes and taper roller wheel nut provided for the rear brake. bearings are standardised.
more
gear
A similar frame alteration has For 1929, a two-nort 193 c.c. been made in the 349 cc. side-valve-o.h.v. model is listed, with plated model, and the steering head has tank and dark green top panel and, been lengthened to give a longer of course, two of the standard bearing. Roller bearings have failencers. Normally a low-com- bean fitted to the front hub, similar pression piston is supplied, but to those already standardised in high compression pistona are the rear hub and a new silencer available. has been adopted. As this is com-
mon to all the larger machines it
is worth a short description, The UNWANTED TUNES. exhaust pipe leads Into a large steel expansion 'chamber, and ter-
minstes in an internal fishtail. Curing Brake Squeaks. The outlet pipe from the expan- One of the motorist's worst sion chamber is blanked and drill-killjoys is squeaking brakes. For ed at its inner extremity, and the must women, and not a few men, gnges finally emerge into the air the noise is torture. through a wide fishtall liberally! In one or two cars the trouble drilled with small holes on One is inherent. It does not neces- side.
sarily mean that the brakes aro In addition to having a frame faulty, for, as a rule, they func- and saddle tank similar to those of tion perfectly. The trouble Jies the aldo-vale model, the standard in the brake linings themselves, over-head-valo 349. e.c. is equipped Certain types of lining, måde of with the 1928 type of engine, with asbestos fabric interwoven with valves get at 90 to each other, and very thin brass paringe, aro Hable inclined push roda, but without to harden and squeal after use. push rod return'apringa of direct One remedy is an application of oil feed to the big-end bearing. * brake compound, which, working A most attractive new 349 c.c.into the hardened band, softens model is a two-port model follow the asbestos fabric, giving it a ing the general line of the well hard grip, and at the same time known 493 c.e. overhead valve both slightly lubricating the brass in engine and frame construction, paringa, which, if left to them- Though the frame looks identical solves, cause rapid wear, with that of the larger model, it Renewed life in the brake is actually bath shorter and finings gives them a longer period lighter, and the front brake has of usefulness as well as eliminat- a diameter of 51⁄2 in, over thô drùm,ling one of the most trying bug- The engine has dry sump lubrica- bears.
HOOSE your tyre equipment .according
to your particular service needs. There
Is a suitable commercial tyre for every re- quirement in the
DUNLOP
RANGE
SOLIDS, PNEUMATICS, CUSHIONS-AND EACH BUILT TO AN IDEAL OF PERFEC- TION THAT ENSURES THE BEST POSSI BLE SERVICE UNDER ANY CONDITIONS.
DUNLOP
-the tyres that carry commerce
As British
as the Flag
DUNLOP RUBBER Co. (China) Ltd.
1st. Floor, Pedder Building.
Tel. C. 4554.