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THE HONGKONG
MOTOR NOTES -FROM GREAT BRITAIN.
Special Report to the Hongkong Telegraph by R.A.C.]
'The Importance of London's Exhibitions.
three models which have proved no successful during the past two HCANONS are to be continued. detail. Improvements
The Motor turist Commercial Numerous Vehicle Exhibitions held in Lon-re announced, however.
don during the last quarter of a Thus, detail modifications to the century have become of wide-engine have decreased petrol and spread importance and the Society of consumption without affecting of Motor Manufacturers and power or effelency. The steering bas been made lighter, more Traders, representing all sections responsive and positive at nil of the motor trade, has to study speeds and road shocks are nat many factors in deciding from transmitted to the driver via the time to time what policy may best steering wheel. Suspension, too, meet the requirements of the in. has been improved by mounting the double-acting hydraulle shock dustry and the wishes
the absorbers transversely at the fore public. The generni political end, resulting in lendier rond situation in. Beltalà, for example, holding at high speerle. bas necessitated some conaldera- Pricen of the new Humbera show tlon of exhibition policy, but it is an alteration only in respect of good to feura that the Suetety the Snipe" range, where a reduc- decided that it was its duty to pre-tion of £20 is effected. Inciden- ceed with the plans for the two tally, deliveries of the new cars exhibitions in October and Novem-huve now commenced.
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ber, as some indication that thei motor industry apare no effort to. kong the wheels of trade moving.
Undoubtedly. policy of the S.M.M. & T. has in The past proved to be of benefit to the community and no change will be made in the future without thei very fullest elegideration
Some New Models
A Filip to Trade.
TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1931.
NEW CLUTCH CONTROL DEVICE.
A
CAR CLEANLINESS.lations of oil from the engine.
Much to Do with Proper Running.
USEFUL HINTS.
Kerosena, also may be used.
An air and gasoline spray can be obtained to force the accumu.
accessible places.
lated oil and dust from the in
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At the same time, varlous jointa about the car may be cleaned with gasoline, but care here must be taken not to remove the grease from the effective parts...
[By Israel Klein:}·
For instance, the bond hinges The little matter of cleanliness get filled with the all sprayed has a great deal to do with the|from the engine, and that steps proper running of the automobile. out to the top of the hood. Here There's the matter of a clean the oil may be cleaned from the engine. To the lay driver, a mat-top, but left within the hinges to ter of all covering the engine provent squeaking. doesn't seem to retard its activity The same is true of the door In any way. For that matter, it hinges, After a long drive, a doesn't.
HOTTER Sparks BETTER
Lighting-
with
Firestone
layer of dusty oll may be noted BATTERIES
But oll under the hood, except covering the kingea. This can't where it is supposed to be, menna just be wiped off. Gasoline must
a dangerous dust gatherer to the be used. But I must be done auto mechanic-dangerous in that with care, so that the hinges may
romain greased.
It might finds its way through the alits and other openings to the inside of the engine.
And there the trouble begins.
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After a long run, especially over dusty roads, the engine and other parts of the car may be coated with
Furthermore, gil is harmful to jail-soaked dust. This can't be such parts as the hore connexions in washed off with water. Gasoline the cooling system. It rota the is the correct washing fluid. hose and produces Jenks In
cooling apparatus.
We can't afford that.
the
•
car
Hy keeping the engine, hinges and other parla of the elenn, the motorist not only has
To prevent this, of course, keep presontable automobile, but in the engine clean. But the preventing deterioration, cupecial- rotting of the home with oil canty in the moving engine parts. further be prevented by applying The fine dust accumulated from a cont of shelle and then a layer the road somehow finds its way of tape and ahellace on the huse into the crankcase and up into connexions.
the cylinders, scoring the walls, causing oil to get pat the pistons Ganoline, applied with a brushmore easily and hastening the
cloth, will clean aceumu-death of the enr.
Mr. Dolpech, sales director of the In regent letter to Die Press,
exhibition Triplex Safety Glass Co., pointed ul that the prosperity of the
Here is a photographie diagram of the clutch control "A" in the apparatus installed on a popular make of car. Motor industry depends upon an
vacuum cylinder, connected by a metal tube through valve improvement in the second-hand car market. As remedy for the "E" to intake manifold "B." "C," vacuum cylinder piston, present story he proposes that
is connected by cable "D" to clutch pedal, while the valve when il ar
in 5 years old its tax
"E" is connected directly to the accelerator line "F" should be halved. Most potential purchasers of new cars, he ex South Bend, Ind., Sept. 7.--The, rator. The left foot need never jor In the interval ter the Motor lained, have second-hand cars totest development in this age of he moved from the floor."
dispose of and many sales are fast
free-wheeling and front-wheel Objections to this device may Show à number of very interesting owing to dealers being unable to drives is automatic clutch control. arise from the fact that it would 1932 programmes 4 being, give sufficiently large allowances,
This idea, an adaptation of some disengage the engine from the ages of this system when varry-julterations are to be made in the This Wizard, as the makers have found zónnounced. Details of the new! Riley modela, for instance, reveal tion is the presens high taxation.
The biggest cause of deprecia- tried out in Europe, eliminates use rear end just when most needed children are obvious.
of the clutch pedal by making the as a brake and safety feature body is offered on the super even that none has been called for, chassis. Prices are substantially | This ім the British-built car that whilst prices remain unalter When the present horse-wer tax clutch work from the accelerator going down a long sleep hill reduced, the two-four senter and designed specially for all world ed, many improvements have been was introduced in 1921, cars built instead.
slowing down to a stop on a slip-
The tourer costlog £140. A new markets: factat{_
prior to 1913 were allowed a
"When the foot is lifted from pery street,
the reduction today,
the accelerator,** 26 pr
However, the manufacturers say model has been introduced by May a statement
The United States is about to of the commay which is introdura slight movement of the hand Triumph Motor Co., Ltd., to be
This enter the "baby" car market. One ing the novelty in this country, trottle will keep the clutch in known as the super nine. "the clutch is disengaged, gear's positive control, despite the action as a four-cylinder engine of Just of the biggest motor manufactur
over 1,000 c...
will overhead inleting concerns in Americe can be shifted and the clutch is of the automatic device.
in engaged the moment the The apparatus can be installed valves, a four-speed gearbox and shortly produce for the English hydraulic brakes. The nine, with, European market a little driver presses down on the acceles on any type of car.
The most striking oi There is, have to be 18 years old, Bot the new dropped chassis frame; formerly, before #reduction The side-members are lowered by lidłowed,
N
care
RA
TR
TRAVELLING AT 100 MILES PER HOUR.
Mix-light saloon, costa £175. The motor-ear that will be conta
larger six-cylinder
Scorpion model
model in price with the world- numeris improvements sells British "babies."
with
realit
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Firestone
Stenford
City » Batteries » Brake Lintas
THE
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into this particular market owing
at correspondingly low prices. this move a new price war in this to the world-wide demand for The "baby" As regards the fillman, one of class of vehicle may develop. But economic motoring.
me British Dinnufacturers have a long cur has opened up an entirely the features of their programme
of the "baby" vehleles.
nearly 6 inches, and the reauit is a The Murch of Mechanisation. law centre of gravity giving in-
The nunner in which mechani- creased safety, more headroom and sation is proceeding all over the accommodation for throw people world is exemplified by a recent at the rear justead of two. The order placed with Thornyeros Blley Nine sabon thus becomes a for two of their rigid six-wheeled Cull -neater. The W corn are chassis, equipped with special. trafters for the transport of trak
is the announcement of a new lead over their rivala. The United new field, and its popularity has known as the "Pas-Ultra" series,į
jings from the Burma forests to the
model:
small car of equal attrac. States has not so far produced not affected the sales of larger Particular interest attaches to riverside. Elephant transport lucr
What Racing Has Done to Car Construction.
tiveness
the to
Vortle and competitive car
British "baby" cars, the Wizard. The 9 h.p. Brooklands model which jbeen engployed for this work for
No details of this type. It has taken many years to manufactured under licence, re is listed in the form in which it igenerations.
Racing is much under the notice, matters which have been develop car are yet available. The Vortic. perfect the snull British high-selling like hot cakes in France,
on eight-cylinder car, can now be speci engine,
я which
now Germany and other European has figured so stressfully in) The trailers have been designed of the motorist at the presented by racing, all these are at the obtained at home for £375, a re-recognised throughout the world countries. There is also a steady international races at home and nito allow of being extended to time. Many who would never disposal of the non-racing un-markably low figure when the size as a masterpiece of potted power. demand from the Dopinione. the Continent during the past seasoccommodate the variable lengths dare take the wheel are keenlystructor. Especially with the
Many now and improved British A new sports Amertent manufacturers have "baby" cars will make their debut It will he remembered that the new vehicles were carried out the various cars. There is a sti} had an enormous eflect on their unloon has been introduced.
tu timing, and snecessful trials of interested in the performances of smaller types of car, racing hus and performance of this closed
No no doubt been influenced to come at the motor show in October. cars this type won the German before They were accepted for larger number, however, who are development, and the purchaser | Grand Prix and secured the Teamshipment. Prize in the recent TT race ini Ulster.
possible the carriage of heavy cont At first sight there appears reliability the acid test of Still More Small Cars. single pieces of machinery which to be something in this question. appreciates if
Few people want to travel at 100 speed had not been previously had to be dismantled
been applied, m.p.l. on "baby" car, or
or lo transportation and
from Singapore to Penang at т
aon.
"What
Mator transport has rendered of how high is the model the great efficiency and
is the value of would not find in his present
am
CONSIN
This machine buw hoen
a
traver
which
is of a type not 15 plesat 195- | For instance, Measts, M.S. of present prestige hait certain enter ployed on small cars, for it has|Liverpool
operating the inlet carver it for market Some existent regime of ins diately over the exhauNE valves, Porter, a 14-wheeler of 10 tons
Quite apart from the fact that A 4-speed gearbox, Lorkheed
a fascinating sport, it hydraulic brakes and "silentbloed for a variety of loads inclut racing is
Jing buiters ships" onklers a Furnishes the most searching test bushes are other features which are derived an insprovement, a muker had will be apprecinted by the dis-| shipment Overseas, These were be considering adopting, says criminating motorist, while in exited completely resembled on George C. Stead in a home paper, accordance with modern idens of the lorry and conveyed to the The following are safety, the petrol tank is mountedocks where they were slung on been perfected as a result oftrates, however,
he мед much
An mutirely new 9 hip, ear has for
It is only after several months been added to the Triomph range!quently in many enses were manu- for 1932, possessing a number of factured in sections at heavy addi.70 mph, but there is a definite of experiences which have not value in racing, and the British been altogether pleasant that distinctive features. The engine Uonal cost.
motor trade would not enjoy its motorists at home are beginning to realise the ramifications of the
Trafic
Act. Technical firms not exeried out a Road
"traps" abound in its provisions for those who have not studied it for carefully. There is the case, instance, of the young Blackh motorist who was fined for : several pedestrians: a "lift, le pleaded that his passengers were unemployed, and that once during Rome of the his War days in France he was features in construction which similarly helped. The magie- have
adamant. They found that he was guilty of an offence for giving the men a lift, contrary to the terms of hy Insurance policy. Presumably bis vehicle wa
lorry
and his insur ance covered only the
goods be might ht called upon to
It arry ispumis that magistrates are making a mistake in administering the Act without leniency. The motor. ing organisation have pointed out their members several times to
at the rear.
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board.
|1 ix niy jos that with Among the latest Super Seven machine scientifically designed models there is a pillarless 4-door and constructed on the best en- saloon, Possessing
centre inerring principles, not only can column. This allows easy access greater bad be carried, but the to both compartments, for when damage to roads and bridges must In infinitely less. AB the wheels both doors are open an entrance these Scammell vehicles are nearly 4 ft. wide is revealed), The fitted with rubber tyres prices of the G-cylinder "Seurpion" osrillating axles. have, by the way, been materiallyį London's Eire-Fighters,
reduced.
price
on
By their latest order, which
The high efficiency of the pilti.
car racing:
Power from engine. Reliability.
gearboxes
Free
ree running of transmissions, Improved
clutches.
ignition. LubricationR Brakes Spring Steering. Tyres Modifications Jubricnat.
Wan #
were
in Fuel and that magistrates do root realise the Conse-
latitude they possess.
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Speculation is rife about the feals for 9 Dennis 50 h.p. tire Bench and road tests have cerquently they are inclined to be. light car which is known to be in engines and 6 special motor fire tainly assisted in the improve-ndaly severe, preparation by the Hillman Co. tenders, for the use of the Londonments, but it is not until each
There are other anomalies which and of which no details are as Fire Brigade, the London Cottirty feature has been tried to the utter- yet available. In the meanwhile. Council have brought their total mast in a hard run that the have come to light and account the auccessful "Wizard" goes front number of fire, appliances of this maker is convinced it will be for the indignation which is grow
efficient, in a modified form, on hisling among motorists. The writer strength to strength and it is not make up to no less than 175.
standard productions,
in a home paper discussed the surprising that there are to be no
muestion with a legal authority changes either in specification or stage turbine pump used in these For instance, an engine, con- who has had considerable
experi- for the coming sense-fire engines leads to a gren: saving structed, mainly from standard ence in the working of the toad Nearly 3,000 of these cars have in weight while the all-gunmetal parts, which will stand up for Traffic Act. He took the view that baen produced and sold since the construction gives immunity from considerable periods at 6,000 r.p.m. the police are powerless. The la mode!
made its comparatively the action of sea water- great may be relied upon to give lengthy must be recent debut at the Royal Albert vantage to coastal towns.
obeyed, and while Hall and mont satisfactory reporta]
service when running at only two unfortunate in many cases,
which anomalica thirds of that speed. The margin the only way in represents a most useful factor of can be traced and improvements
This
For niso nude. argument
Booner many of the The object of
of its behaviour ander all kinds of conditions have been
Under the energetic ceived.
of
it is
Manoeuvring Simplified.
ention.
"Handy" appeúrs to be rather safety to the ignition and lubri-or later, the dransport
of
Hootes, Ltd., the world-exported-ion lorry, but it well describes an incongrous term-to-apply-to-a- Overacas business has been for
Hilman
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7,000 and has done 37,000 miles and the wheelbase to be shortened.nsures that every part shall which time, except for routine circle is much reduced and the thoroughly, terms have reach-announcements of 1932 models-
turning
that n
In a serious race.. the wi
will have to review ed to a remarkable extent, but the modern overtype vehicle where designer's ambition is to construct traffic regulations. such an experience as that of the driver is seated beside the car which will travel at ita the Minister of Transport in to
This owner in Tanganyika un-jongines platformement enablos) highest speed, preferably faster) have a workable Act, free from to be brought than its rivale, and which, will finicking restrictions, which wili, mida sales. The car in the
has a total mileage of forward to a corresponding degree just fall to disintegrate until the at the same time, benent motorlata
Anlahing line
This is reached,
as well as the general public. with the result that the in two years in Africa, during
be tested. It is argued AL Icust two interesting maintenance, it has not been off
machines Can be handled in
n numbær the rond for a single day,
narrow streets, congested trafeed high positions without the the Triumph and the Hillman- and difficult entrances with great necessity of racing. Yet it would were made the other day. One Well-Proved Models.
feature be foolish to say that such firma outstanding
of the had not availed themselves of the Triumph programme for next son- No drastic alterations in design.) The turning circle of the over-lessons learnt by those who did son is a pillar-less saloon body, In specification or price have been type Albion 4-tonner, for instance, race. New materials, now which the rear doors cannot ba made as far na the Humber pro-in 44 ft. and In its standard form principles of design and construc- unfastened until those in front gramme la concerned and thofft carries a 14 ft. 0 in. platform. tlon, new fuela and host of other have been released. The advan
enzo.
of
ear are considered.
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