THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING - SUPPLEMENT.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER
1929.
GREEK · PRESIDENTS WIFE DRIVES PACKARD.
Mme. Helena Veniz,los, the charming wife of the President of Greece, is well-known for her civic, charitable, and philanthropie, netivities. She is here shown on her way in a Paskuril cur to a conference on the new women's hospital which
she is organizing.
DESERT TRIP.
Studebaker Through Arabia.
FORD CARS IN ULSTER T.T.
Achievement Arouses Great Interest.
FIRST BABY WANTED.
Austin Souvenir.
The Austin Company is offering a reward of $100 for the first baby car made in Its plant, b
Baby No. 1 was built in 1822 and Many successes have been to add water to the radiators.. Iwas owned by Harold Heath of the scored by the New Ford in the last The applauso won by the Fords London distributors of Austin few months, but perhaps never was redoubled as lup succeeded lap, curs. After he sold it; ita where before has it put up so splendid a and Nos" 65 and 50 were still to abouts are a mystery, my da performance as that of the two be seen among the fast diminishing "There is a glass case waiting Ford touring cars that ran in the number of cars. As the end of thej for it at Austin Works and £100 Ulster T.T. Race.
race became nearer, every other car for the owner who will sell it in Class D had found the pace too "The race provided remarkable hot and had left the Fords as sole ovidence of the speed, stability, representatives of the 2,000 cc. and staying powers of the New Ford. So severe were the condi- out-run were expensive 8-cylindered category. Some of the cars thus tions that every other car in the supercharged medels, and all of same class is the Fords-and they them, of course, were far more included racing cars bearing some costly cars than the Ford.
GREASE FROM GARBAGE.
Henry Ford's Proposal
TO STUDY TRAFFIC.
The U. S Bureau of Public
of the most famous names in the So well wore the cars running, i automobile racing world-retired even toward the end of the raco, Mr. Henry Ford proposes to use. before the end of the race, but that little anxiety was felt as to all the garbage of Detroit and sur both the Ford ears were still run their ability to finish. There was rounding cities for the manufac ning at the finish. Not only so, great jubilation, however, when ture of motor grease, ... but these ordinary 14.9 hp, touring both cara finally completed the 25 cars, completely equipped even to laps, and one of the aims with their bumpers, put up the wonder which they were entered was ful average speeds of 54.7 m.p., achieved. It had been shown that and 62.4 m.ph. respectively, on a standard touring car could stay course abounding in hills and hair the course in competition with pin benda, with the roads and some of the most expensive racing Roads, in conjunction with hive streets often wet and treacherous enra in the world.
As a demonstration of what the
Later, the official times showed states, will make a traffic survey way departments of 11 western ordinary standard model, as sold that the second aim had also been over one year to determine the flow to the public and displayed in accomplished, both cars having in- of traffic over the main transcod letter to the Studebaker factory, Transjordania soon igave way to "For the succeeding few miles every deuler's showrooms, can do, creased the average put up by the tinental highways through those traversed the hazardous route be-hot desert. The nose of the big the going improved. but not for the Ford performance Wa New Ford in last year's race. The states. tween Ammon and Jow! across the Studebaker was pointed toward long. At frequent intervals strips doubtedly unique.
It is for this car driven by Mr. Wright completed Arabian desert and supplied thrills Jowf and soon all trace of elviliza-of closely growing ange brush on that it has aroused us the 25 Inps at an average speed of interest.. Competitive events will 154.7 m.p.b., and that driven by Mr. tion was left behind. What fol-were encountered which played always be thrilling, but from the McDowell at an average speed of "The natural danger of desertlowed on the three day trip is havoc with the tyres. The great viewnoint of the average motorist,162.4 m.p.h. Both drivers are to be travel is not the only reason why story of hardship fully understood dunes of sand continued and im-races have little practical interest congratulated on putting up these United States in the first five this trip has never been attemptedly by those who have actually peded progress and nightfall found, if important adaptations are made notable speeds, that of Mr. Me months of 1929 wera 278,833 units, by automobile before, according to "xperienced desert travel. Scorch the 'expedition' still twenty miles than can be expected from stan of the short time he had driven a】 an increase of about 65 per cent.
aplenty.
the mingismary. Roving tribes ofjing heat and dry sand; thirst; from its destination.
raid,
Again the
At the conclusion of the race,
TRUCK SALES 'GOOD.
Truck registrations in the
over last year.
many people were intrigued to een welcome this practical way of show- car No. 69 being driven away to ing the capabilities of the car. It Belfast, carrying seven passengers will be agreed that such a perform- Lance would be ramarkable in far and 204 lbs. of ballast.
to obtain much better performance Dowell being remarkable in view dard models. Hence the decision Ford. to enter tourers differing in no way from those sold to the public for £170: it was recognised that they were in competition with ears built essentially for speed, or adapted to give high speeds, but it was the thought that the result would be initely more interesting to Ford Two New Fords were entered for the race. The nominated drivers of one were A. S. Wright (who drove so finely in last year's Ulster T.T.) und W. Waugh, and of the other G. F. Masterson and J. R. They were entered Cuthbertson.
DANGEROUS TOUR. Much as the automobile has sup-desert bandits whose business is the tantalizing mirages: the constant dangers of a desert camp had to be planted the horse in civilized life, blood-thirsty, looting of caravans fear of attack; the powerful Stude-faced, with members of the party ao the modern motor car is now make the route perilous, he says. baker, eagerly pressing forward keeping a sharp lookout through making a bid for supremacy along
but slowed down by the soft sundy put the night against a surprise the desert trails of Arabia, where "The Studebaker which carried bed. wince time immemorial the camel the plucky missionary and" his
"The third day found was obtained only after The first night's camp WAS has reigned as the only means of party transportation.
laborious negotiations. Its owner pitched in a valley surrounded by travellors among, weird. rocky 4.first flatly refused to consider low hills after a heart breaking hills, a relief from the monotonous "The Intent of these desert jaunts the proposition because of the journey of 100 miles, as a pre-sand, but, far more difficult to by automobile, which may eventu- danger of the route. Arrange-caution against attack, camp fives negotiate. After hours of climb ally relegate the grunting, growling ments were made with extreme) were forbidden. At dawn the ing Jows finally appeared on the camel to a back sent, was made by leantion so that the details of the journey was resumed.
[hōrizon' and soon the Studebaker Dr. John R. Turnbull, an American trip would not leak ont. Er became more difficult-high and rolled into the winding streets of missionary of Nyack, New York, in Turnbull's driver serrelly secured dunes one after the other, neces-
{the pasis. a Studebaker Big Six," any's Mr. supplies and a reuple of aften-sitating long detňurs... By noon, "In recognition of his daring H. S. Welch, President of The dants and the trip gắt under way. Arfaja, an onsis 40 miles from exploits into the Arabian hinter
Joyf," was reached. Desert Sands.
Here the land, Dr. Turnbull has been made radiator and gas tank were re-a fellow of the Royal Geographical "The black grayel plains of plenished.
Society of London."
Studebaker Pierce-Arrow Export Corporation, "The journey, described by Dr. Turnbull in a
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In Class D, for cars over 2,000 c.. and up to 3,000 c.c,, which included (well-known rucing cars such as the| Bugatti (six entries), and an Austro-Daimler.
it was learned with some concern On the Tuerday before the race!
that G. F. Masterson, who was to drive No. 58, was indisposed. The car was actually driven by F. McDowell, who had never driven a Ford car until the Tuesday on which the nominated driver fell ill. As soon as the flag dropped at the start of the race it was clear that the Ford drivers were going to lose no seconds if the loss was avoidable. At the signal, drivers and mechanics had to run across the rond, lower the hood (In the case of the Ford ears, put on a dust cover as well) get into theiri rs, start the engine with the self-starter, and get away, In the case of one of the Fords, all this was done and the car was away) from the pit in 20 secondi,.
The pace was hat from the start, and quite early in the race well- known names began to fall out. The Fords corned a special share of applause as they flashed by, often hard on the heels of one of the famous racing cars, and fre-; quently passing car of: muça greater power. Their cornering was one of their most outatund- ing achievements, and those who had the good fortune to be at the bad corners marvelled at the "way in which the Fords were able to negotiate diMculties Chut responsible for many failures.
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It was when the rali came that the real thrills of the race began. Drivers were taking corners at the highest possible speed, well know- ing that if they were met by an unexpected obstacle, such as crashed car, their brakes would be of little use to them. Cars were skidding in all directions, and, naturally, the Fords frequently seemed to be involved in almost inextricable difficulties. Thanks to their
remarkable road-holding powers, and the skill of the drivers, i they were brought into control again, and the disasters that over- took many other cars from this Cause were avoided. }
Hundreds of people in the crowd yelled their astonishment at the speed with which the Ford drivors were taking corners and other difficult stretches of the course.. In other places their speed wd's scarce-
ly less astonishing. On some of
the slight inclines both cars.rench- ed a speed of 76 m.p.b, and down! Bradshaw's Brae they were seen to be passing most cars except the big Mercedes.
Particularly cheering to those in
There is le doubt that the more expenalve cars not specially this year's race made a deep improved once again that the price nievement of the Ford entries in prepared for racing, and the result pression on those who saw it, and of the New Ford is, no gauge of its that thousands more motorists will remarkable qualities.
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