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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
INTERNATIONAL
MOTOR
MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
EXHIBITION.
Special Report to The Hongkong Telegraph.]
By R.A.C.).
A géneral view of the Mutor Skovt, which opened at flympia, London, While there are my surprises this year, the show in the greatest got held fur the choice of nationalify, cluse, type, and price of the arhibits, Three hundred. cars are exhibited, representing 30 makes, of which nearly 60 are from other countries." The cheapest car is priced at
£130, and the deurest at £3,460,
350 are responsible for tyres, a cessories and components.
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1929,
port of Bentleys and showed at the Paris Salon this year.
The 3 litro Sunbeam still retains Its position as one of the fastest standard sports cars ever produced and combines high speed with a de- gree of comfort remarkable in a sports type of car. For high speed. touring the Weymann saloon sup pifed on this chassis is very attrac. Live.
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The "Rally" type of Waymann saloon, which can be had on the 20 and 26 h.p. models, competed in this year's Monte Carlo Rally and was generally regarded as one of the most notable examples of coachwork among the many luxurious cars on view..
́A Remarkable Guarantee.
There are a number of arresting
A Most Desirable Fitting. Triplex glass, 2 spare wheels, It is intended to deal in a later tric, petrol' gauge.
Luvnx shock absorbers and elec- article with sonic of the larger 6-cylinder cars and the "Straight- Eights," but before concluiling these present notes. reference must be made to a very successful new features about the now Acedes Magna, which has recently · bren Jacking system.
Whether to deal with a puncture brought out under the auspices of or the most trivial adjustment Mr. S. F. Edge, and it is obvious entailing its use, the average jack that the manufacturers have the in a bugbear to its owner. It is fullest confidence in it and, indeed. one Acedes cars as they have issued well-nigh impossible to use without getting dirty in the process a truly wonderful guarantee in re- while in many cases, considerable spect of 1980 models. physical effort is also involved. For as long as the car remains The "Jackall" system manu- in the original owner's possession factured by S. Smith & Sons Ltd., nine of the most important parts of howover, is a permanent fitting on the car, including differential, The Greatest Rolls-Royce, the car by means of which any or steering, crankshaft, frame and
all of the four wheels can be lifted road springs
guaranteed So many superlatives have been by merely moving a handle into an against wear and breakages. employed at various times in upright position. The equipment This firm has always been notable describing Rolls-Royce products consists of four email tabular for the high power to weight ratio that it is difficult to know how to telescopic jacka permanently fitted of its products and it is interesting refer to the new "Phantom 11" close to each wheel. The control, to note that even the Acedos the latest 40/60 h.p. from then small flat box, fits on the running load of passengers weighs less Magna with closed body and full famous Derby works. It is, how-board and a lever controla the ever, unquestionably, the greatest hydraulic system employed, achievement of the firm up to date.
It is faster, more rapid in accelera- tion, more roadworthy at "all speeds, belter in suspension, lower to the ground and even improved in appearance.
The transmission and springing have been radically altered, the propeller shaft is now of the open type and tho cantilever rear spring have given place to long semi-elliptics. The weight of the chasata has been very considerably reduced and, as a result. greatly improved performance is obtained."
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Comfort in Coachwork.
now
In the Conchwork neelion of the Show the ventilation arrangements.
cellulose,
are.
than other cars empty. It should be added that this model is a capa- A Very Popular Class,
cióna car, definitely larger than the The rise of the light "Six" other Acedes.
few years has More Refinements for the Talbot. during the last resulted in the 14-17 nominal horse-
The Talbot Fourteen is now In power class becoming firmly established in favour with the its fourth year and except for detail average motorist. economical to run, these cars have are the fruits of experience at the While quite improvements, remains substantial- ly the same. The improvements a really excellent performance hands of owners in many parts of even with roomy coachwork and the world and the further success to-day, their equipment can only of this excellent model is assured. be described as lavish. The in
reased employment of the 4-speed ly lubricated and oil, petrol and air The chassis is semi-automatical- gearbox nukes them more attraetera are filted, Another good- tive than ever.
cara
Produets of the Big Combine. It was announced quite recently that Captain J. S. Irving, designer of the Golden Arrow," had become technical chief of the Hillman- Humber-Commer combine. Major"
are in sole churgo,
Thin un-
A worthy example of this class point is the nutomatie lubrication A most complete method of is the Standard "Envoy," which has the gearbox from the en- gine. Silentbloc spring shackles spring lubrication, by means of a 6-cyllider, engine of 65.5 m.. which oil in forced to the whole bore by 102 m.nu stroke, and are fitted and by means of a knob surfner of every leaf, combined speed gearbox with centre change placed under the bonnet, the crank- with patent hydraulic slock The steering box is now carried on case enn be drained without any absorbers, results in truly delight-the frame to reduce vibration, accessity for getting under the car te rolgase a plug. This is a ful springing.
| while, in accordance with the Intest | feature which might milk The new 20 h.p. model will be practice, there is a meat. control
the 20/25 h.p. Rolls-box in the centre of the steering manufacturers, for on most
[advantage be adopted by ather known us Royce. Both bore and stroke have wheel with levers for ignition, and the speration of cleaning out the been increased and the engine is throttle, horn button, control for sump is a very dirty job even to- stated to give 20 per cent, more
the dipping reflector, hendamp
day. power.
system and light switches. This, everything is to hand and driving fatigue la reduced to a minimum. Easier and Safer Driving. The Litens patent. "Dip and is worthy of in the latest Threpp & Maberly Switch" reflector bodies are interesting. High up close examination for it affords Sir Henry Segrave is also closely on the centre pillar on each side of simple and economical solution of associated, while on the Export the body is a specially shaped the dazzle problem. By means of ride Routes Ltd., who have great ventilator operated from the. in-electric operation, controlled from terior which admits air through the steering column, the nearside experience of world conditions, the pillar. To exhaust used air headlight beam is thrown down doubtedly makes a strong com the rear edge of the quarter wards and to the nearside of the bination and augura well for the window opens outwards slightly, rond by n movement of the reflector fature of the group. in the manner of a casement win inaide the lamp. During the whole
The Han Straight-Eight, A Very Representative Display, “A Seven, which has, abundantly, provement has been made by fut-; cylinder Senior piel, is one of the dow so that, while the used air can period of this dipping operation the aiready a most successful car,
proved its worth, both at home and ing a deeper radiator of" The Twenty-third International Overseas, is the Tringph, which pattern. This is a
new outstanding features of the Show. pass out, no draught or rain can offside lamp in switched off. embodies a number of detail im
This, arrangement, while giving provements in ita latest form. Moter Exhibition which, at the bus undergone several irked in point as
important it is not only due to the fact that enter. without a doubt the it is the cheapest Brilish six- The interior woodwork on the an ample driving light by which to Chief among thesd as affecting per time of writing, is in full swing at
provements in appearance sings the advertising "appen?" of a car's cylinder yet produced, but rather "de luxe" closed bodies seems to pick out pedestrians, cyclists and fortiance are the new exhaust and Olympia contains car exhibits
fast Show. The new design of radiator is nowadays considerable, to the obvious good points with become more beautiful each year, others, eliminates all dazzle and inlet manifolds, giving increased ranging In nominal horse-power
A Leader of Fashion... which it is endowed and the fine On the Hooper "Sedanen" body on
thus makes night driving plenanh- power and silence. The batteries from 7 to 50, developed in from radiator, for instance, is higher
The Hillman Fourteen has, record of success behind the com- 40/50 h.p. Rolls-Royce chassis, ter and safer.
are now housed inside the frame 10 12 cylinders, while prices vary is surrounded by a narrow 1 HD 111011, s firm are aromium plated casing of ribbon since its original introduction, pro pany which stamin third in size for instance, the woodwork is of A large number of features mak and similar improvements have
type, giving de more ingosing up-ved to be a thoroughly dependable among British motor manu- showing chassis of complete ears, 61 specialise in coachwork and to the front of the car car, both for home and Overseas, facturers and is likely to go higher veneer on walnut, the fittings ink for casier and safer motoring been made to the front springs as This are incorporated in the largest of on the Fourteen already referred licing of silver and ivory. as a whole. The, linssis remains but the 1930 edition has a'aumber before loiri substantially the same, the engine or points which will commend it
particular example of the body the Singer range, the Super Six. to.
This car is delightful, to drive, builders art la conch-painted in which has an O.H.V. engine 1,920 Ling of $42.24 og empacity with at once to users abroad, a rapidly practice, the engine is of the side pastel blue on, the body panels the e.c. capacity and a 4-speed gearbox. flexible and capable of excellent ac- In addition various Associations
three-boning crankshaft.
i growing body through the enter valve type and is rated at 15.71 remainder of the car, including The specification Includes Markus fceleration, it in dificult to realise are represented, praminent among
A feature of the Triumph Super prise of Rooten Lid,,' who handle 1.2; the B-speed gearbox in
brakes. that the engine capacity in but them being Ure Automobile As. sociation, which is nie within is the four-wheel hydraulis the entire, export of Hillman, centrally controlled. Lo build and scuttle being in black steering, servo-operated
chromium plating, Luvas "one-2,620 c.c. surable distance of an| cally-operated, brates which are a Humber ami Bentley cars. Thus, characterisen both the chassis and
Coming now to the more power- A very smart 2-door 4-seater shot" chassis lubrication, hydraulic sonique lifting for a car of this; the chassis frame has been the bodywork; in fact, it is
the members, and is the langed
rear and two spare wheels. As a Humber works stands out as one · motorista ganisation of
redesigned to give better strength, possible for a man of normal height coupe, with a sunshine roof by the shock absorbers, bumpers front and ful cars, a newcomer from thet
Nine From Ceventje, while the front sprmps have been to sve over the tap of the Saloon, ispano-Spiza chum
same bodybuilders, is shown on n
saloon the home prico is £350 and of the features of the Show. This World.
The laddard Nie which has lengthened, giving better suspens which, at the sung, time, does not Altogether, the Exhibition is a.
The various interior fittings for this figure includes Triplex glass in the "Snipe," a car with a high or leg-room. Chromium lack head fine achievement and all the maps hived concherable popularity in rion than in the past.
for the windscreen and windows. power to weight ratio and n fine then years is a moderately plating. Inside and out, is a wel specification includes chromidesigned. "Companions" are often ears at the Show it is clear that the stated to be capable of a genuine.
chored conchwork are beautifully
From an examination of the road performance; it is, in fact, valuable in thatit pointa to ju gress glog sound and practical ice Amily car which fills the come refinement and the use of plating to all external bright parts,
with little lights standardisation of a luas is 75 m.p.li. The G-cylinder power unit Tiams, Sensationad novelties being gap beraten the baby ear and the Silentblue rabber shackles to all Triplex glass and wire wheels and now recessed
bjargar muteda on the market. While, springs eliminutes 12 grensers, yet, the Saloon selle at home for most useful electric clock which re- the chairman of the Triplex Co. stroke, the cubic capacity being above. Shaw & Kilburn have proceeding rapidly. Not long ago, has a bore of 80 mm. and 116 mm. fatis elisentially costomical to run, besides which they are obseless | £275, a remarkable example of Tendencies of Design.
- has a good performance and; and give practically
quires no attention and will go se expressed the opinion that it would (3,498 cc. Before reviewing some of the in-
everlasting 19:10 value, #particularly efficient life.
Probably the most outstanding long as there is any charge in the soon be impossible to sell a car not The new pattern Humber radia- dividual models, it is interesting to |
the braking system.
accumulator;
amount of The oilwork of the latest paint about this model, however, in
so equipped and his forecast Istor is, of course, employed and the observe the thore important! X
useful
current it consumes' is negligible. very
rapidly becoming fact. The public appearance of the, "Snipe" is most changes in design that have talten Standard
feature of Segraves model was designed by its 4-speed gearbox, built into n comebwork IN the Sir
The same firm shows the Warm- now realise that some of the worst attractive the provision of thermo- place since the last Show. For instalite" sliding roof, which, in collaboration with the Hillman Co. affording
Henry Segrave · in close single unit with the engine and
third ratio that is as Start electric henter for the dangers to be feared frim rond ne- statically-controlled radiator shut- stance, 4-cylinder engines are #decl gives the Owner
In this the heating eldents are due to flying glass. the This is a 4-door model allowing lent and as smooth as the direct radiator. rapidly giving plans to "sixes" and advantages of two cars at the cost greater ense of exit and entry and drive.
ters not only enhances this, but The value of this in element la permanently fixed into It has been found during the ensures that at all times the en- "eights," the percentage of 4-
Without effort the roof is, of course, a development of the traffic and in hilly country is n the bottom tank of the radiator past season by the Wolseley Co. gina works under most officient eylinder cars having dropped from can be opened while the car is in original 2-door Sports model which once apparent. Not only does it and a plug and length of flex con- that most purchasers prefer to buy temperature conditions. 34.6 per cent to 26.8. There has motion and may be closed with has been so extensively copied. give the driver a
tremendous nect to the house mains. It is their cars with full equipment and, been
very decidel riso la equal ense, should the weather;
Exclusively "Sixes."
degree of control but to the aport-simply connected up in cold so, for 1930, while still marketing
CHANGE OF GAS HELPS,' popularity for oil and batters prove fieldle. Thus, the benefits of ignition, which is now to be found open car and saloon are cleverly smallest British, "Six" belongs to that in all conditions he has the for the night,
The distinction of being the ing enthusiast it is a delight to feel weather when the car is put away standard models, they are also bringing out a series of "County
Owners of latest model cars, on 60 per cent of the chansia. Combined.
medels, the prices of which include which have high compression This is doubtless due do a better ap-¡
the Armstrong Siddeley 12 hp. means at hand to abstract the very
An Interesting Supercharged all the fittings which even the most engines, should at every third, or preciation of the advantages of the truth to have set a fashion in the appearance a year ago. Its engine
The Riley Nine may be said with model, which made its first public best results from his engine.
exacting motorists could require. fourth replenishing of their gaso- coil for cany starting and show matter of possessing a 4-speed dimensions are 56
Thus, for instance, the 16/45 line supply put in high compres 84 mm. running and to the fact that
gearbox in which "third" is as giving a cubic capacity of 1,236)
It is possible to acquire for £405 h.p. model which was the original ston gas instead of the regular, modern
ін apparatus entirely quiet as top, and so successful has e.c. All the fumiliar characteris-cult to put into words and, in these cylinder engine rated at no more "County" form has, besides the a certain form of knock that is The attraction of speed is diff- a standard production with a 4-of the present day Wolseleys, in ordinary uradca. This will remove reliable.
Another outstanding feature is the chassis alterations
it been from the very outset that ties of this firm's design are in days of congested roads, it is than 11.9 h.p., but equipped with a standard equipment, electrically-fotensionally noticed in high-speed, are very few, They consist, in mounted on the forward end of the model can be allowed to show its practically 100 m.p.h. This is the
for 1930 corporated, including the gearbox seldom, indeed, that the sports supercharge, capable of attaining operated dual dipping headlights, "high-compression engines. boxes, a tendency which is not fact, of mounting the headlamps torque tube and a flywheel fan. paces except over very short dis- 11⁄2 litre hyper-sports Lea-Francis, confined only to European cars but on a cross tube between the wings The appearance of all the models Lances. Probably the true joy of which as a result of a long period is to be found, so, upon a number and the fitting of a steel apron he has been much enhanced by finish the owner lles in the knowledge that of racing experience has had early of well-known American mukes. tween the front dumb irons. In- ing the radiator in colour to match he has under his control the reserve
It is rather difficult to account eidertally, the handlamps for the renewed popularity of wire fitted with the Rotax dig and chromium to throw it into relict.
are the car, with a narrow beading of of power ready in hand when cir
cumstances permit and, an added the recent British Racing Drivers successes was winning Class 2 in which certainly wheels
Beem switch arrangement, which is an the modern ideas of added source of enjoyment in tank has been moved from the in the engineering skill displayed in when its average speed over the
On the 15 h.p. model the petrol attraction to such an opposed to
enthusiast, Club 500 Miles Race at Brooklands, labour saving and simplified up driving..
scuttle to the rear and on all models the design of the modern sporta whole distance was 69.19 m.p.h, A keep. However, they undoubtedly As regards the Riley's suitability comfort has been increased by the model. improve the appearance of many for the arduous conditions met adoption.
second standard model; driven by modern cara and, if chromium with Overseas, it is significant that, shock absorbers.
of Luvax hydraulic After a very successful season Earl Howe and Sir Ronald Gunter, plated, can be more readily cleaned. following hard upon the lowering absorbers, which are manufactured 61⁄2 litre 6-cylinder chassis, Bentley average speed of 88.28 m.p.h.. These shock with the 4 litre 4-cylinder and completed the distance at In The Smallest Class. of the Australian trans-continental by C. A. Vanderveli & Co., have Motors have decided to continue Chromium plating is one of tho record by one of these cars, many advantages over those of the these models with a few changes of Saloon is identical with that of the The chassis of the now-Francis Improvements that have been incor- another privately owned Nine was friction type, the most important detail nature only. As the outcome T. T. Len-Francis cars, whilst the porated in the Singer Juntor in recently driven from Singapore to being that they act progressively, of the valuable experience gained Its latest form, while Triplex London, a distance of 13,000 miles, owing to the flow of all following in the Double 12-Hour Race, Dublin body is a good example of the glass is now standardised for the in 6 months 20 days across some of the hydraulic law hnd giving little Grand Prix and Ulster T.T., how most advanced practice in couch- windscreen. This stout-hearted the wildest and most barren parte damping effect for small bumps over, a new model is being offered building. The fabric body is con- little car with its 4-cylinder engine of Asia and Europe. . of 847 c.c.. capacity has established
and greater damping for large in the 44 litre supercharged structed on the 10 per cent, angle The smallest of the 5.models in bumps. Their efficiency is constant chassis. This fine car, which has system; that is, both the leading a real place for itself either the Humber range in the 9/28 h.p., therefore frequent adjustment is engine dimensions, of 100 and 140 and tralling lines of the car are saloon, 4-seater or sports 2-seater, the price of which, despite many unnecessary, In fact, it should only mm, has an output of about 165 aloped at an angle of 10 degrees, for it represents remarkable value. improvements, remains the same. be
the former being inclined back. required under exceptional D: it will do over 110 m.p.b Semi-elliptic front and rear springs The 4-cylinder engine has special circumstances,
The power output of the 6% litrewards and the latter forwards. are employed in conjunction with combustion chambers, machined all Britain's Cheapest "Six.”
speed model has been considerably The appearance is most striking Newton hydro-pneumatic shock over and giving maximum absorbers. The home price of the turbulence and freedom from pink the new Singer "Six" which takea duction system and Inlet valve de model from experience gained in It is hardly too much to say that increased above its previous figure and the whole car is a fine example by a slight alteration to the in- of the evolution of the standard ing." In appearance, a great im-'the place of the previous 4-1 sign. Rootes Ltd. handle the ex-
racing.
very few.
the
the increased use of 4-speed gear
Sports 2-seater is £140,
of obe
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The Lure of Speed.
Model.
faults overcome. Among its latest
an
Our picture shows the engine of the new Trofah which is carried in the luggage trunk, the luggage being curried in the bonnet of the car. It has an attractive body and the price, wakick has not yet bass danonood is expected to be ander LIBE,
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