THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1931.
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THE HISTORY OF GRAHAM CARS.
"BOLDING PIGEONT COOPE WAS THEIR
FIRST BUSTNESS
JUE TURNED OUT 1US FIRST" AUTO IN MOY
The Graham is the car of these three brothera-left to right. Robert, Joe and Ray Graham.
REAR ENGINES.
More Freedom in Design.
{By Israel Klein.J.
mat can be placed where viulan. is decidedly lean obstructed and. where the driver can see the road much closer to the car than at prosor t.
"(10) Many fittings, such as tyres and headlamps, which at present tend to preclude a clean external appearance and ranks the ear harder to wash and polish, can One of the more advanced idons be readily placed under cover, and presented to the members of the still be readily accessible. Society of Automotive Enginoor="{ meeting at White Sulphur Springs "11) Improved riding qualities recently was that of mounting the ure roudly obtainable." Jengine in the rear.
Besides all these ulvantages. Although this may be new to Chase, argues that the engine motorists in the United States, it designer too will be more free to has been introduced in Great try out a variety of cylinder Britain and Europe, where it still farrangements in
rear which h Is somewhat of a spectacle. Sir couldn't possibly employ ander a Dennistour Burney is designer of normal hood in front.
Engines the rear-engine automobila in like the V-type could be placed England, and the streamline fore-and-aft, or in-line motors designs he has conjured up around could be mounted transversely, the engine in back have been with transmission and differential quito ravolutionary na compared in a single compact unit close by. with the prevailing styles.
These they sold to neurly every-| lone in town.
By James F. Donaliue.] Detroit. June 21. Some men [chieve greatness through "pull," but the three Graham brother His first job was as an egg counter of the literally blew themselves to all the basement of one pinnacle in the automotive indus-city's stores. He wanted to run A glasa blowing machine and become a coal miner, but got then their start. Now they his father soon discouraged him. are beads of the Graham-Paige |
Two to School, One to Work. Motora Corporation."
try.
Introducing such ideas into this'
More Space and Comfort.
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country may be quite difficult, for! Most decided Improvement in England and Europe have always such event, it is pointed out, would been more receptive to unconven be the tremendous. Increase in
lionai Innovations than haapace and comfort for the passon-
However, once tried! gers.
Americn.
out and approved across the!
Furthermore, such changu
Atlantic, there seems to be better) "If placed in the rear," Chase promise for a new plan's future in anys, the engine need occupy.no this country.
more than half as much of the length of the chaanis na it now As a rosult, we hear first quires. Therefore the apace for rumblings of bringing the rear-the body is increased by about 60 engine car design to Amorica,] having had its initiation abroad per cent." The arguments in Its favour were
minke better streamline presented to the engineers by would Herbert Chase. consulting forms possible and a much cleaner appearance with the lights and englacer of Forest Hills, NY.
spare tyres. set into the body More Freedom in Design, toward the front. Here they are:
mont Perhaps the
effective "(1) Grouping alt mechanism arguments against this sort of
Joe was the first to go to work, the rear given the body engineer drive concern the questions of freer hand than with any cop cooling and of control arrange- ments. But Chase suggests that ventional arrangement.
"{2) All odour and heat and air cooling is far from being
of possibilities number, back
BB Cooling steam. or much of the noise that normally is carried back toward the passerative
not be overlooked, and even gers is carried away from them in case of water cooling the when the engine is in the rear.
radiator and fan may be placed Joe In the oldest of the brother' All three boys went to college, (3) A much better streamline whare the wind pressure is fairly sel. He was born about 49 years but Joe, eager to get into busi-form of the complete vehicle be-high.
Robertness, tut his course short and comes possible. ago in Washington, Ind.
Control arrangements, also, cau
was born thece years later, and went to work in a glass factory "(4) A more compact engine bo brought to a common junction Raymond made his worldly debut which he and his father started. with better balance is possible. point to facilitate servicing. This two years after Robert. All three fe was 19 at the time. youngsters were more or luas rois. chievous little rupsenitions wh
"(6) All power-developing and is a matter of convenience and
Bob and Ray continued their terrified the neighbourhood with college courses, the former attend-power-transmitting units can be design, Chase says, that can be hg St. Mary's College, in Kansas,Placed relatively close together worked out by the engineers once single, the main feature of rear-engine and lubricated from a their pranks.
mounting is adopted. and Fordham University, and the Jue, being the oldest, was the latter the University of Ilinois.
"(6) All Bob and Rny
mechanical parts recognized leader.
While Joe and his father were become more easily accessible and mere conveni- TRUST A THORNYCROFT WITH YOUR Transport unfailingly followed his güldance.
Building pigéon houses was the establishing their glass business, can be placed at Arst business the boys entered. Joe bought an old automobile. Itent height to work upon without interested him so that he decided reaching over fenders and without to build one of his own. In 1904 disturbing the body. he turned out his brain child- and iron.
"Just look how easily and surely that new Buick dodges in and out of traffic!"
"Yes, Sir, it's no wonder that owners of all cars
from the lowest to the highest priced envy the driver of the new Buick."
Notwithstanding the tremendous flow of smooth power and speed the new Buick valve-in-head eight in a line motor places at your command-the new barmonized steering gear and balanced chassis give the owner perfect control under every driving and parking condition.
This outstanding quality is but one of dozens of qualities which have made. Buick so popular throughout the world for the past twenty-five years---a `con- Gidence enjoyed by but few cars except Buick.
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But the glass business, then
Grent Saving In Weight.
BIG INVESTMENT.
America's investment in auto- mobile transportation, including Aums invested in cars, blyhways (7) No long propeller shaft is and other factors, is not at close
Ito $25,000,000,000.
expanding, took his time, and he reeded.
set aside his automotive efforts. "(8) The ordinary heavy chassis The bottle business became frame can be dispensed with in pressing that Robert, just out of favour of a lighter frame which,
Debanking a modern bellef are Follege, was called in to handle if desired, can built integral the figures which show that only the sales. He did his job so well with the body. In either case, a 7 per cent. of the automobiles that he sold the entire year's material aaving in weight is pos- in output in six months.
Invent Glass Blower,
The boom at the bottle factory was caused by the Grahama' in- vention of an automatic machine to blow glass. This machine: brought them riches.
Finally, in 1916, the bottle fat- tory was sold and the brothers Imtered the automobile field, making truck bodies in Evansville, 'nd. In 1918 they were manu- acturing a completo motor truck.
Three years later they moved to: Detroit, bought out Dodge, and egan the manufacture of pas- enger cars. In 1926 the brothers, old their entire holdings in both assenger and truck companies.) at. in 1927 they re-entered tho automotive field, buying the Paige-] Detroit company and starting pro-i duction of the Graham-Paige.
The first year of their new business they made more than $1,000,000, after the company bal lost $4,000,000 under the old! munngement the year before.
Although the status of the three brothers in regard to ownership of the company is equal, as a matter of form. Joe is president, Bob is executive vice president, and Ray| Is secretary-tronsurer.
the
Joe is the production man, Bob itho salesman, and Ray
financier of the company.
is
Joe the plodder of the brothers. His hobby is work, He does a little golfing. Bob is an outdoor mah, Indulging in all sorts of outdoor sports.
Ray is the travelling man, moving mostly between New York and Detroit. His hobby is bornas: and farming, although he has little time to indulge in the latter.
Rob
runs u5,000-acre, dairy farm near Washington, Ind., and raises prizos cattle. He also con ducts a school for dairy farmors.
Permits for private garago buildings in 911 of 810 cities In the United States within' 'poula- tion of 25,000 or more, were 40.4 per cent, of the total last year, the US Department of Labour re 'ports. Those permits totalled
Laihte,
accidents during 1980 were plloted by women. The remain (9)-Besides permitting-a-muching_93 per cent were driven by larger seating space, the driver's men,
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