THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
FENDER "OPENS” WITH DOOR.
THE NEW NASH MODELS.
SATURDAY, JANUARY··
DIFFICULT TEST.
Woman Racing Driver's Experiment.
1931.
KING VISITS SWEDISH EXHIBITION.
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Distinctive Straight Eight Series.
Kenosha, Wisconsin-(Special) | they are considered examples of -Four remarkable now roupa performance perfection unequalled of qutomobiles, reflecting the fin Nash manufacturing history.
Several major advancements grentest values and offered at the lowest prices ever established by lead the many refinement details the
famous Nash organization, are which bring performance lender
the Elght-90 enk announced by The Nash ship to
engine. boing Motors Company at the show-Nesh engineering has increased Afteen per rooms of the local Nash representhe, engine's power
cent., without increasing its fuel tative.
The horse-power Three distinctive new Straight-consumption. Eight worles and a new low-priced thus developed is 116 as
as compared 100 in the former Twin- group of Six cylinder cara com-to
Perfected, twin prising. in all, twenty attractive Ignition Hight.
curburetion, accomplished by
models, constitute the answered tyin manifolding and duplicate C. W. Nash and his experienced AMBOciates to the universni, demand fuel jeta, is a feature of particular for improved motoring efficiency interest. This increase in power at prices within reach of the hna materially advanced the speed number uf potential at the driver's command, the per- motor car buyers in the vast over-formance qualities at all speed ranges, and the car's responsive- sean markets.
greatest
In presenting bis new ears to aness. critical public,
owners
in
Mr. Nash One of the most important cmphasized the vital necessity of Eight-90 Series advancements is supplying today's motorists with the new "anfety transmission," a manufactured product measurwhich provides quick, positive con- ing to the highest standards, yet trol of the car, a shortened, easy negond дент and prized to be fully in accord with shift, sllence in the public's resharpened sense of the ability to shift easily and motor car values. This, he feels, without clashing of years at any Safely in all has been definitely accomplished and all speeds,
traffic where In the four new lines of Nash cars.
speed ranges,
imperative and "We have always felt it an quick gel-away is
in negotiating mountainous roads imperative duty to Nash to set our motor car standards and steep down-grades, has been helical year higher than the average," he said. accomplished by the
new design and the constant meshing "We are sure that in the
This develop Eight-99, Eight-80, Eight-70 and of second gears, new Nash Six Series the motoring ment, In addition to an effective
arrangement of jaw clutches, public will reconize .CATA superlative value as well as cars mits a short, unhampered shitt of superior design and perform from second to high speeds and
rier.
Softly cushioned ance. They all represent years of
research clutch pruved engineering which have made them mechani-efficiency of cally certain in every respect, and eluteh units and brings absolute the manufacturing economies of driving confidence.
an organization whose primary alm has been to produce a higher quality at a lower cost to the buyer than can be found anywhere in the automoblie field."
Turka,
action completes the
transmission
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On wheelbases of 133 and 124 inches and equipped with bodies of new charm, luxury and distire- tion, these models are powered by the famous Nash twin-ignition, The goal of Nash engineers in high compression, straight eight producing these four new series power plant, whose construction is the nine-bearing, Was to create the greatest possible featured by mechanical efficiency In each field, counterbalanced crankshaft with So each of the new ear groups hollow crankpins, dowelled bearing
distinct and esps
torsional und
vibration was treated us #1 specialized development. Engi-damper: drop forged, aluminum
connecting neering fitted to one series was alloy not forced upon another. The aluminum alloy pistons; six bear- weight of the car, the number of ing camshaft with frictionless cylinders in the engine, size of the chats drive; full force ford mute; engine and the price field for lubrication and fully machined
combustion chambers.
New which the series was intended, all played their part in mechantes! Fijur automatic chassis lubrica character and design. To well-tion which reaches 22 vital chassis Informed and experienced points as the engine rana, steel motorists the mechanical advance-creased,
One of the features of the annual Motor Show held at the Olympia, London, was the Rover car, shown here. As the picture shows, a cover for the rear fender is attached to the rear door. That permits antering the car without fear of soiling one's clothes.
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rods and
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life-time lubricated.
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ments in each series is a source springs, double action, hydraulic of
unusual interest.
shock absorbers, and the many In design and constraction, the additional mechanical features of new Nash Six models are con- the forher Twin-ignition Fight sidered a triumph of modern all aid in unequalled performance. engineering.
They bring within Complete insulation of the body financial reach of new thou from the frame, felt sealed floor sands the high quality and satis- boards and insulation of the dash
orial-19 faction which tried and proved panel on both sides adds material- Nash engineerinstTM has made a ly to driving comfort. Refinement tradition of the industry at a of the entire cooling system with price unmatched in the field. Tois
large capacity radiator. O the basic principles of high com-thermostatically control radiator pression and high turbulence so shutters aelf oiling fan and new, successfully engineered to head nitrated pump shaft, which gives
the engine construction.
new this important unit a degree of only to the adds an Impressive list of hardness second vancements usually found in diamond and thus impervious to unly the highest priced cars, wear, brings the system to its
These distinguishing features highest efficiency,
include in
In the new Eight-70 Series, part: finely machined. 7-bearing crankshaft lightened by Nash Ims brought to motoriste one hollowed crank pins; rifle bored of the lowest priced, quality
eights that connecting rods for force feed oil-straight
ing to the platon pins; the latest entered the market. and finest typo aluminum alloy
has ever In
adaptability and gene".
Invar strut pistons; perfected car-perferance, the new product is
newed with""
the
new
buretion with fuel pump feed: comparable to the highest priced Built on a generous redned fan and water pump,motor cars,
a sealing ring 116-Inch wheelbase, instead of the conventional pump models are big enrs in every packing, and with thermostatic respect. Grace and lasting beauty characterizo their aristocratic control of water circulation.
Additional features and equip new bodies. ment include an effective torsiunal Rich appointments, including Anest quality mohair vibration damper, oil filter and air the
ensy operating uphalstery, smoking sets on clutch and silent transmission side of the rear seat, smartly with ball bearing clutch release patterned
cleaner: Tie
and
cushioned clutch ven finished,
driven
cach
interforware, silver modern instrument
plate; unusually massive double-panel, and satisfying performance
drop
frame; hydraulic shock
mark them as sensational
absorbers, co-ordinated with in-tics of Nash value.
dividually tailored springs: cable
Fowered with the high com
operated, fully inclosed 4-wheel pression, high turbulence engine Anest type cam and lever of Nash L-hend design, develop- steering system;
four point, ing more than 75 horse-power, the rubber cushioned motor suspen-new Bight-70 Series offers per- formance far in advance of its slon; co-incidental ignition lock for
dash board starting control, feld. and
Its aluminum alloy pistons, New, low-awung beauty, added improved to the last degree;
rods, nine- roomincas,
connecting and fine car luxury In Borod the extra large Nash-Soaman bearing crankshaft with
• effect bodies, give the last touch of value vibration damperi
dawn-draft
rific
to this big, efficient Nash series,
carburetor which the insures Instant starting, awift Suporior engineering in Eight-90 series presents now and acceleration and perfect motor finer Nash cars which embody operation, combined with its host engineering criminat-of regular Nash overy attribute that. Ing motorists have
for In features, such as Bijur, automatic
lubrication, the chasels
hydraulic an automobile.
absorbers, and world's fintshed products of years of pro-shock gressive thought and enginearing onslest steering system, creates a development to the twin-ignition, now and highor standard for the oight-cylinder field. Individually, price field the series occupies.
pro
TYRE COST CUT.'
Figures of the rubber industry. In Akron show that the tyre mile cort has decreased 87 per cent since 1928.
- PEDESTRIANS FINED.
Pedestrians who do not cross the streets of Paris at marked sections are table to a fine of from $5 to $10.
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"Can you road motor-car number plate from a distance of 30 or 36 yards?" a Daily Mail reporter asked .MISB Violatto Cordery, the racing driver recent-
ly.
At frat she said she was' aure she could not, but when she tried she said sho, could just read the She con- figures at 36. yards, tinued:
After that it was quite Impos- sible. 1 have got good eyesight and don't use glasses, and I should think anyone who la not right up to the mark would fail to pass the test.
It would possibly bar from the road hundreds of drivers who, although they are not long-sighted, are among the most careful mem bers of the community.
A member of a firm of London opticians said that he thought such ช test would be rather stiff. "In our ordinary eyesight test," he daclared, "we only expect people with good vision to read letiers of a size similar to a num- her pinte nt 20 yards.”
METAL BASE ROAD..
Construction has started on an| experimental metal base highway: ear Springfied, Ill. The base will he of iron, and on this paving brick will be Inid.
Members of the royal family welcome King Gustav V on his arrival at the Stockholm Exhibition. His Majesty is acen alighting from his Cadillac at the entrance to the exhibition grounds.
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TRANSPORTATION
FIVE
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FOR
FIVE
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This is what it actually costs the owner of a new model Ford in Hongkong
Based on a year's operation in the Colony a privately owned and operated Model "A" Ford 5-passenger Sedan costs LESS THAN 51 CENTS (LOCAL CURRENCY) PER MILE TO RUN. This includes gasoline, oil, licence, repairs, parts, cleaning materials, accessories and other incidents.
Add to this Low First Cost, Reliability, Safety, Speed, Efficient Dealer Service after you buy the car, and Long Life, and you have A TRIUMPH IN LOW-COST TRANSPORTATION........
Authorized Dealer: WALLACE HARPER & CO., LTD. 745, Nathan Road, Mongkok, Kowloon.
Authorized Service Dealer: IDEAL MOTOR CAR CO. 416/20, Lockhart Road, Wanchai.
Ford
FORD MOTOR COMPANY,
EXPORT, INC.
SHANGHAI
New Ford Town Sedan
A popular family car because of its reliability, economy and ensy-riding comfort. Equipped, as are all the Ford cars, with four Houdaille double-acting hydraulic shock absorbers. Other features includo quick acceleration, ease of control, 55 to 65 miles an hour, silent, fully enclosed four-wheel brakes, more than twenty ball and roller bearings, triplex shatter-proof glass windshield, smoothness, balance and security at all speeds. A feature of great importance..
.RUSTLESS STEEL headlamps, radiator shell, hub caps, gasoline tank cap, radiator. cap, tail lamp and other exposed metal parts. This bright, lustrous metal will not rust, tarnish or corrode in any kind of weather, and will last for the life of the car
Some of
THIS YEAR'S FORD SUCCESSES Notable Competitive Events in which Ford Entries have secured striking results.
M.C.C. LONDON-EXETER RELIABILITY
TRIAL
Five Ford cars entered. Results: 3 gold medals, 1 silver, 1 bronze.
SWEDISH 600 MILES WINTER RACE
Of the three drivers who won the maximum success, and had their names engraved on the Winter Cup.. two drove Ford cars,
M.C.C. LONDON-LAND'S END TRIAL Six Ford cars entered. Results: G gold medals, 1 silver, SCOTTISH M.C.C. EASTER TRIAL '' Ford car won the Scottish M.C.C. Trophy for the second year in sucession
M.C.C. LONDON-EDINBURGH. TRIAL
Five Ford care entered. Results: & gold medals. “CORK TWENTY" OPEN RELIABILITY TRIAL
Two Ford cars entered. Promler award-the Goodyear Cap and Miniature, won. BRIGHTON MOTOR RALLY
Ford entry first in the short distance section. Ladies' Cup
won for best performance...
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