MONTE CARLO RALLY.
Small Car Creates Record.
way
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and
BY THE WAY
British competitors were That one of the amallest somewhat handicapped, for most cheapest cars should carry off the of the antrants started from John honours in this way shows that o'Groats, a distance of 1837-miles there is certainly nothing wrong from Monte Carlo, whereas the with British cars. The excellence winner and earlier "place" men of Henley's performance, however, came from Jassy-2,186 miles. is accentuated by the fact that he The best British performance had previously competed in the was made by Donald Healey, whe Rign Rally. Starting from Bir- LENGTHÝ ROUTE.
drove his Triumph Super Seven hingham in this event, he finished from Tallinn, once known as Reval. fourth and made best performance On the way Under the rules and regulations Healey was first out of the Tallinn of any British car. of the Monte Carlo Rally the mark- contingent-the largest in the from Riga to Tallinn he was un- ing arrangements are auch that the whole Rally-and finished seventh fortunate enough to "ditch" his further a car travels, the greater in the general classification, being car and only just managed to get in its chance of success. In this beaten only by starters from Jassy. the repairs executed before he was for 1928.
due to set off from Monte Carlo.
consumption of motor BANDARANGERAST MINNENVAULARESKINDA EN GEARMORINTIEMS He therefore had no time for the. The
Joverhaul which would have been spirit in England increased by
warranted after the Riga Rally 27,732,245 gallons in 1929 and. to all intents and purposes, pared with that of 1928. completed the two events without adjustments to his car.
THE
"1930" SUCCESSES!
B. S. A.
in the
Victory Cup Trial
WON
THREE CUPS
AND 2 GOLD
also in the
MEDALS
Colmore Cup Trial
WON
CRANMORE TROPHY
AND 3 GOLD
MEDALS
(Including 1 Gold Medal for 3 Wheeler.)
These polat further to the Truth of
Lead the Way on a B.S.A."
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The county of Surrey received in motor licence fees £680.262, an increase of £34,146 on the total
com-
A "National Safety Weck" has been suggested and it is proposed to hold it next May. The first thought to come to mind is why a week?
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The motor vehicle duly brought in in one week the amount bud. keted on for the whole year, and has exceeded the estimate by near- ly £2,000,000.
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Son, announce. Thera
Over 600 additional employees have been added in the past month to the regular staff at the Cork works of Henry Ford and Ltd., according to an ment from the company. are now 5,378 employees at work there on the production of the Fordson tractor, as compared with in- 4,760 on December 1, or an erease in number of approximately 13 per cent.
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The import duty on petrol enter- ing Ceylon has been increased by 20 cents, which is equal to 9d, per gallon.
The Austin Motor Co., Ltd., has paid a further year's dividend on Jaccount of arrears still outstand- ing on its 6 per cent. "B" pre- ference shares.
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The value of exported British motor vehicles and parts during 1929 was in excess of that of in- Iports of foreign cars by £1,724,- 263 compared with 1928.
HOW IT'S CLIMBED.
Automobile production increas- ed from four cars, in 1895 to more Ithan 5,350,000 in 1929.
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