PRATT & LAMBERT EFFECTO AUTO FINISHES
ALL COLOURS KEPT IN STOCK AS WELL AS THE NEW FORD SHADES.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1929.
DOUBLE-DECK
PATHS.
Plan for Greater Street Space.
WALKS WITHIN · BUILDINGS.
give from 20 to 30 feat of extra road space for vehicles. Double- decked footpaths, in the Renais-
BODY DESIGNS.
sance style, would not only double This Year's Chevrolet.} pedestrian traffic space, but would allow shops to use two floors for display windows. The passages, or galleries, would be sheltered, and decorative pillars would sup- port higher floors.
SEVEN DIFFERENT
MODELS.
The now Chevrolet in boing| manufactured in seven body typos, five closed and two open models, constituting the entire passenger line, according to an announce ment by the managing director of General Motors.
"As a safety factor, the suggos- A return to the architectural tion, has some value, as overhead style of the Italian Renaissance bridges could be used at street with 'double-decked footpaths, intersections where pedestrians recessed within buildings, is could cross without danger, and suggested by European architects vehicular traffic, could proceed
a means of providing more with groater speed.
All are in a new finish-with at- space on streets for pedestrians The mingled jam of pedestrians
end vehicles at all central street tractive colour combinations
All are roomier The extension of road space to intersections at peak hours in-the saven modela. the building line on each side of dicates that Sydney ultimately than a year ago, have added re the street and the provision of will have to use either. overhead finements interior and exterior, N. S. MOSES & CO., LTD., Footpaths by property owners or subway
crossing pathe for and swung on 107 inch wheel base
chassis. Bole Agents.
within their building line would pedestrians.
Arabian Sand, Dawn Grey, Niagars Blue and Gun Metal Blue.
and vehicles
NASH LEADS THE WORLD
KN MOTOR CAR VALUE
Luxurious Motoring-
Without Extravagance
THE new "400" by Nash is convinc
THE
ing everyone that luxury in motor ing is not necessarily expensivo. The new Nash "400" is a finer car mechanically than its illustrious prede cessors—more staunch, more durable: Its brilliant new Twin Ignition motor is the year's finest contribution to auto- mobile programs. It brings to the motor THE NEW
car, for the first time, features of engine. design already found indispensable in the field of aeronautics.
And among the many new luxuries of motoring how offered in the moderately priced new "400" aro hydraulic shock absorbers; centralized chassis lubrica. tion, bumpers front and rear, a new ease of steering and driving control, and
NASH 400
Telephone C.1474.
a new smartness in coachcraft and interior decoration.
WONG SIU WOON,
JJ
21. Pottinger Street,
Sole Agents for Hongkong and South China, SERVICE STATION :—76, Des Voeux Road Central,—Talaphone C..644.
on
This year the Chevrolet line in- troduces for the first time in the low priced field a convertible landau. Otherwise the line ré- mains the samo.
All the closed bodles are built by Fisher. The convenience of the adjustable driver's seat in all closed models is found for the Arst time in the low price range.
All bodies are rigidly braced,
LATEST THRILL FOR OWNER-DRIVERS.
The above picture shows the latest sport for motorists at Los Angeles. It is known as the "auto-thriller," the humps being about ten feet high, and the toin! distance of the track 2,400 fect. It is claimed that the sensation of driving a car at 40 m.p.h.'gives a greater thrill then riding on a scenic railway.
GREAT PROGRESS.
according to new engineering dis To-day's Car Engines.
coveries, to take care of road shocks, strains and stresses.
In appearance the now Chevro- let bodies offer the latest and best
NOISY MOTOR CYCLES.
ENGINEERING GENIUS. How to Reduce Noise
"Because the conquest of the air now assumes A more spectacular
in Town.
MOTORING IN SPAIN.
Premier and British Tourists.
SPECIAL WELCOME.
The Spanish Dictator, Goneral in motor ear design. The radiator shell is manufactured feature we are apt to overlook the A NOVEL SUGGESTION, Primo de Rivera, is determined to jawaken interest in Spain að a of brass, plated with chromium. marvellous advance which has
So many attempts have been touring ground for 'British The head lamps are fitted with been made in the automobile,"
fact emerges chromium plated rims and are says a recent editorial in the made to reduce the noise of motor motorists. This mounted on chromium plated Lincoln Star, commenting on the cycles that it might well be imagin from the report of the Audience record breaking performance of ed that the problem had been at granted to Mr. Stenson Cooke, tho standards.
Other features that add to the the U. S. Army aeroplane "Questacked from every angle. But there Secretary of The Automobille Asso- is yet another way in which a ciation, whose membership of beauty of the new bodies are the tion Mark."'.
solution may be sought. The sug- nearly 400,000 motorists is regard- running boards and the hood de-
"Some of the greatest engineer-gestion is that all motor cycles od R8 A potential source of sign, enhanced by the 15 narrowing triumphs have been recorded should be fitted with a device that tourists to the great Exhibitions louvres at the rear of the hood.
in this industry. In endurance the provides a means of reducing the at Barcelona and Seville this year. The enclosed models are up automobile engine has demonstrat-exhaust noise for town riding, in General Primo de Rivers received holstered in long wearing material ed its superiority over the other words, a "cut-out" restricting Mr. Stenson Cooke in company and in colours that blend with the aeroplane. Under the auspices of the exhaust outlet.
with M. Paul Duchaine, exterior finish. Deep comfortable the American Automobile Associa-
When a motor cycle is being Secretary-General of the Inter- springs in the cushions and seat backs combine with roomier bodies tion at the Atlantic City Speedway driven on a small throttle opening, national Touring Alliance, on to add to the pleasure of riding. last July 21, four stock cars from as is the case in towns there is not which the A.A. is Britain's repre- the Studebaker factory started on the slightest objection to the back sentative, and declared that a Excellent vision and ventilation. are afforded by the Fisher VV an endurance test and continued pressure of the silencer being high special welcome awaited foreign windshield, which can be opened running until Augast 9, covering Therefore, an extremely efleient visitors.
These would find that hotel a distance of 30,000 miles in 26,- device can be employed without fear and closed by the turning of a con-1326 minutes: The last 1,000 milee of the engine being affected. It is prices had been strictly regulated, veniently located Ternstedt regula-
[was covered at a speed of 71 milca only when large throttle openings and that immense sums had been The sedan and the convertible an hour, and the average for the are being used that small back expended on the highways. From Janadu have, a robe rail, foot rest 30,000 miles was 68.37 miles an pressure is essential, so the sug- the motorists point of view Spain's
gestion is quite practicable. and ash tray. A dome light is
Silence Easy to Get. also furnished on these models and on the conch.
Lor.
hour.
the
position was isolated, but thanka to the improvement of communiça- "In speed the aeroplane holds, the record. For sustained per- As the British law stands, the tion, by land and sea, and the formanec or endurance the honours use of silencer cut-outs of any type special facilities granted to filegal. Although the motorists at the frontior, access are, all with the automobile. As aro
comparatively ía that "cut-ins now-a-days against the 1,000 miles covered by suggestion tho Question Mark in ita record-reversing the usual order simple.
The interchange of motor tourist permitted on our smashing performance of con- should be
motor cycles to traffic between Spain and Great Five billion gallons of gasoline, tinuous flight, the automobile has present-day or one-third, the total consumed 30,000 miles chalked to its credit, render them more aflent in towns Britain will go a long way towards
"CRACKING" INCREASES.
in the United States during 1928, "In both fields engineering and villages, fresh leglalation would cementing the bonds of friendship, were produced by the "cracking" genius has scored notable triumphe be necessary to achieve this object, and developing trade relationship.
The contention, it should be em- process. This method utilizes which are worthy of enduring phasized, is tirat motor cycles, even TAKE NO CHANCES. high temperature and pressure to recognition In the annals of with the cut-in out of operatián, produce gasoline from fuel oils civilization. Certainly we have should be as silent as they are which at normal temperature and reached the point where every to-day. The suggested Atling pressure would give none,
demand of this age, when seconda would be an addition, easy to apply become precious and the urge is to to existing silencers. save time, has been answered."
COSTLY APPOINTMENTS.
Ornaments and other automobile hardware manufactured in the U. S. A. during 1927 was valued at nearly $50,000,000, according to the Department of Commerce,
AUSTRIA LIKES AUTOS.
Deaf-Mute Drivers.
monaco, on
INFIRM ARE SAFEST. Unless some scheme is adopted: there appears litle hope of the
Instead of being a problem being solved, at all events the roads, persons suffering from until multi-cylinder engines ro-physical infirmities are the safest place the type at present in use.
Auto registration increased 80
The suggested arrangement fa drivere, statistics show.
In the State of Pennsylvanis per cent. in 1928 in Austria and not, however, without its objections. motoring is becoming so popular in the fir: place, opinions would (USA) there are 177 deaf, mutes that the new figure is expected to differ as to when and where the holding drivers' licencos, and not
one of them has even been involv be doubled in 1929.
eul-out should be usid.
Secondly, it would be difficult for ed in an accident.
There are also 908 drivers the police to prove whether or no the cut-out. Was in operation. classified as "dent" and. 7656 Nevertheless, the suggestion la in-classed as "incapacitated,” but genious and worthy of careful con-accident reports from any of them sideration by the authorities as ajare rarities.
that, means of silencing motor cycles in
The
explanation
te
a practical manner."Motor knowing their disabilities, they do Cycle,"
not take chancea.
SLIPLESS-SAFE
You need not fear wet and treacherous roads if you are riding on Goodyear Tyres.
MR. WILKINS MICAWBER.
TAKE MY WORD
"JONES-DON'T BUY
UNTIL THE NEW
·LISTEN-İVE GOT AN ISOP/
WIZARD SIX COMES / TIP, "TONES - US MODEL'S GONNA
OUT NEXT
JUNE!
"BR OUT OF DATE IN TARGE
·MONTAS~
02
DISTRIBUTORS
ALEX. ROSS
ROSS & Co. (China), Ltd.
PRINCE'S BUILDING, HONGKONG.
NO! ~ I WON'T BE HURRIED
INTO THIS DEALTM I'M NOT QUITE SATISHED THAT THIS IS THE LATEST THING IN AUTOMOBILES)
TWO YEARS LATER-
I'M WAITING ON SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW SUPER-SEVEN- HEAR HAS SOME GREAT
MPROVEMENTS
& YEARS LATER YEH DOC.-IVE ORDERED A NEW-UPPETY-FIGHT-THE JAST WORD IB AUTOMOBILES.
TEN YEARS LATER
WHAT? -YOU CAN'T DRIVE A CAR, TONES-YOUR TOO OLD- YOU CAN'T PASS TRE DRIVERS TEST/
YEARS LATER.
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