THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
A Revelation in Transport
THE THORNYCROFT
SIX-WHEELER
THE VEHICLE WHICH CONQUERED THE DESERT FROM BEIRUT TO BAGDAD
THE GREATEST PROBLEM IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF BACK AREAS IS TRANSPORT
THORNYCROFT
BUT
VEHICLES ARE CONQUERING TRANSPORT PROBLEMS
IN EVERY PART OF THE world' toO-DAY.
Particulars of our Lorries, Vans, etc., for 1 to 7 tons, and Coaches or Omnibuses for 20 to 45 passengers forwarded on request to:-
JOHN I. THORNYCROFT & CO., LIMITED,
UNION BUILDING.
FIFTH
HONGKONG.
FLOOR.
Write us and our representative will call.
PNEUMATIC TYRES.
Increasing Use on Commercial Vehicles..
CAUSES OF WEAR.
Many users of heavy commercial vehicles to-day employ pneumatic
SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1929.
WATCH THE CAR'S ROOF.
Neglect Proves Costly.
tyres who never used them before. The man, who owns a house, are
not ordinarily the bost
It may not be appreciated at once gives primary attention to ila roof. material to tida in cleaning! that a large proportion of the Let that get out of repair and all extra mileage now obtainable from kinds of trouble follows. The a top. For one thing, the use of
pneumatica is due to the care motor car owner is likely to for-these preparations is likely to dull which le bestowed upon them by get that his car has a roof. Ho the lustre of the top and, there- their users who have been educat has so little trouble with it ordin.fore, lessen the beauty of the car' ed up to the point of giving that arily that the adago "out of sight, as a whole. Also, these are not care by actual propaganda and out of mind," is likely to apply the best cleaners from the stand- even personal demonstration by Just a little attention to the top of point of preserving, the fabric. The tyre manufacturers. To the eliminate all kinds of top troubles. Dust may be removed, with a soft an automobile body will practically new users of pneumatic tyres on And a good deal will be added to dry cloth. Grease spots, stains and commercial vehicles it may be well the beauty of the vehicle. to point out, in a general way,
dirt film should be removed by somo causes of tyre woar. Tyres. Cars are built so low those days Whenever soap is used, however, washing with a mild neutral soap. wear from a variety of causes, as that the top is more conspicuous one should be sure to rinse thor may be appreciated. The rate than it used to bo. On the other oughly with clear water to take of their mortality is affected by hand, It is easy to get at. Fur-away all traces of soup. road surfaces,, and by torrain. thermore, nowadays most of the
Water-bound roads are more tops are permanently located, bo- Even though cars are-given the destructive than tarmacadam, and cause most cars have closed bodies, best of tops, the heat of the sun hilly country more than plain. which is an advantage na far as and the vibrations caused by Tyres wear more quickly if the the condition of the top is concern driving may eventually develop vehicle must frequently stop and jed. The famous "one-man top" microscopic checks in the fabric restart.
of other days has practically vaish-cloth. When this situation obtains
jed.
Noises Reduced.
CHRYSLER
-above
all others.
Springs More Flexible.
it is time to give the top a newf Even the make and type of vehicle to which the tyre in atted
conting of finish. When it comes to this stage and the question ofj inve a bearing on its life. Every Perhaps some motorists have the boat kind of finish for this user of experience is aware of wondered why the top of their purpose, it is probably well to con this. A balloon tyre is usually automobile is not made of metal sult the service atation which about three times as stiff as the or wood, like the rest of the body, specializua on serving the particular springs of the chassis to which it The reason for this is that a rigid kind of motor car in question. Such in Atted, while the high-pressure top causes vibrations in the car, an authority would be able to tol! Lype may be as much as four or which are decidedly objectionable, of what material the top is made five times as stiff as the springs By building a framework at the and consequently what kind of top with which it is associated. Lop of the car and covering the finish to best suited to that particu
It may seem unreasonable that outalde with a flexible conted fabele, Inr kind of fabric, the large and rigid-looking leaf the objectionable noises are reduced springs in use on some commercial to a minimum. ·
Gasoline Better Than Soap. vehicles should be very much more flexible than the pneumatic tyres most closed cars is a closely woven It is also well to put on two coats It is well to get some kind of The material used on the tops of material which will dry quickdy. on the same vehicle, but it is fabric, covered with a hard coat-when the job is being done. One actually the case. In dealing with "Researches on Several different kinds of fabric and the top allowed to dry over-
a reporting that makes it look like leather, cont can be put on in the afternoon SOLE AGENTS Springs recently issued by the are used, but the average motorist night, and be ready for the second Department of Scientific and In- enn hardly tell the difference be-coat on the second day. dustrial Research (England), some tween one type and another. tests on a 30 cwt. lorry are
described. The elasticity of the Whatever the top material led for general use on the top, While gasoline is not recommend rear aprings of this lorry is given made of it will naturally last fa entisfactory to clean the lop as 660 1 inch deflection. The longer if properly taken care of with gasoline before painting, In 38 x 7 in. tyres with which the In this connexion it is well to point order to remove the hard film of rear wheels were fitted have an out that there is an advantage in dirt which has probably accumu elasticity of approximately 4000 keeping an automobile in a garage lnted. The use of soap and water lb. per inch deflection. Even the when it is not in use, because the at this time is not so good because comparatively light 27 x 4.40 in. strong sunlight is not so good on of the possibility of the soapy water balloon tyres fitted to an ordinary the top as a shaded garage. Emal car are stiffer than springs of the lorry mentioned above,
Telephone Central 4831.
their elasticity being of the order of 750 lb, per inch deflection.
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lodging in the cracks and thus pre- How to Clean.
venting a good binding between the top. dreasing and the top ma Gasoline, naphtha and kerosene terial to which it is applied.
The Republic
Motor Co.
of China.
(Successors A. LUNG & Co. Auto Dopt,)
30 32, Des Voeux Road
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DEAL DIRECT.
Suiting the Tyre to the Service-
Choose your tyre equipment according to your particular service needs. There is a suitable commerical vehicle tyre for every requirement in the
DUNLOP
RANGE
Solids, Pneumatics, Cushions--and each built to an ideal of per- faction that ensures the best possible service under any conditions.
DUNLOP
the tyres that carry commerce
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Pedder Bullding.
Tel. C. 4554.
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