THIS PETROL CONSUMPTION. Wise Words on Vaporisation. [By W. Gordon Aston.)
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING
An excellent
SUPPLEMENT,
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1931.
FREAK CAR DOES ALL BUT DANCE!
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Value. the Ford battery
The price of the Ford Battery
we
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Can be used on practically all makes of cars
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Over twenty million Fords have been sold
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At top is a view of Erik Kjerp'a odd car, showing how both front and rear wheels turn. Lower left in a closeup of the complicated chain-drive at the rear. A sketch of Kjerp is shown at right.
An automobile which will goj sidewise as well ne forward and backward has been built by Erik Kjerp, blacksmith of Pontiac, Michigan.
VERY MUCH IN IT
is well worth white. Good nccelo- ration is not only a factor of enjoyment, it is also a valuable factor of safety.
In regard to these matters I came acrona a, rather striking
whom
The last thing in the world that par gallon, you must be prepared instance last year. One asonsible motorist will ever do to sacrifice certain amount of met in the wilds of Wales, who. is to monkey with his carbutelter. [both speed and acceleration. But, like
But it must be admitted that even so, the proposition is a poor, the temptation to do so is very one. atrong
In the heart of every one
Use n Normal Mixture.
vion.
by fore
myself was exploring donorted intensely interest- ngine was alwed that his ready to boll
of us there is the instinct to try The only people who can afford upon the least excuse. So much and dodge any form of direct taxa- to employ a mixture weaker than so, indeed, that part of his essen
When, therefore, the Chan-
normal (normal being that mix- tinl Impedimenta was a couple o cellor of the Exchequer clups turo which the car manufacturer gallons of spare water, extra duty upon so-called "petrol," thinks best) are thong who live
This struck mo as
as all wrong, we naturally revolve schemes in absolutely fint country. It is for this particular make of car whereby we can get our own back. a literal fact that if you to most is not by nature a boller. Having Obviously if we can increase our of your running over give-and-take little also to do on a non-dahing milenge per gallon by, say, 20 per ronds, a mixture on the weak side day, I attempted to investigate the cent., we can regard the tax as will prove to be anything but matter. I had suspected an ultra- cancelled out. But the question economical.
rich mixture, but a piece of paper fs, can we do not
will mean that the power of held near the mouth of the And I fear that the only pos-the engine in reduced, so that the
exhaust pipe clearly showed this aiblo answer is in the negative. hill-climbing abilities of the car assumption was incorrect.
on a top gear are seriously impaired. in point of truth, the very
mum
A
A Good Compromise. Of all engineering products the Tests have shown that if you have reverse was tho cane. The mix- carburetter is perhaps the best to drop down to second, then at ture, in the interests
les had been set so "lean" that the
of economy example of a compromise. It has a given speed (say, twenty miles to full so many functions, some almost double what it in the most miserablo gradient.
an hour) your petrol consumption engine demanded gear change on of which are almost Incompatible. It must give a ready start, it must on top gear, so that any advan-mers reasonable adjustment of the afford
jet was acceleration, must tago that you may think you areing trouble ceased. And
it smart
the boil- tried, whereupon yield the highest possible maxi-gaining on the level is quickly
point not to be forgotten is that the con- must be stultifed." speed, economical In
matter
of As a matter of strict fact you do aumption was not increased. I mileage to the gallon.
Sub not gain anything to speak of on
ross, this my acquaintance Now, a very little thought will the level, unless you are so for admitted that in a moment of show that it cannot do all these tunate as to use utterly deserted enthusiasm and folly he had inter things quite perfectly. This fuct roads. In the ordinary course offered with his carburetter. I sub- the maker of the car knows very events motoring is a lone series of
this question to him: well, and so he sends out adjusted Undoubtedly that car which has a burton know more about cap
decelerations and
you imagine that accelerations.
You, with
handling
it
the
mitted
duct with the carburetter to give the best all-round results. quick get-away is not only the buration than people who This is a matter in which he lajnicest to drive, but, what a very han jguided by long and varied exper-much to the point, will average WAY many hundreds of cars To this he could well without the driver having with the remark that the car con return no reply I rubbed it in
80 no reply: siructor of to-day only gains suc cess on the basis of wisdom,
and
enco.
It is a case of one quality being recourse to maximum speed. at issue with another. Supposing
Albing at Real Economy. that you are chiefly interested in To get real economy in a car-the beginning of that wisdom is maximum "all-out" speed, you can buretter, and Incidentally to get that he must give his customer Through a complicated arrange-out half the automobiles sold in This, however, will infallibly good acceleration, which is the And that is why I recommend Surveys show that women buy ass of a very slightly rich mixture, to aim at is, first and foremont, carburation ho certainly does so probably attain your end by the the best out of your car, the thing satisfaction. In the matter of ment of drive shafts, gears and America, drive more than half the imply that your mileage per wallon same ne to say the maximum top-every car owner to trust the export chains Kjerp has taken an old cat time and buy from one-third to is decreased.
gear scope. This may involve a knowledge of the maker and to and has fixed it up so that it is pe-half the wasallur, oil and ser
If, on the other hand, you are very,: very trifling vice sold,
additional leave powered and strered on all four
keen to get the maximum mileage amount of fuel consumption, but it alone.
hia carburetter severely wheels. it can maye at n 65 degree angle, turn in its OWN ength, and can leave any line of traffic to "sidle" over to a curb,
The transmission of the gal ent was left unchanged, but a ralien' change was made in the drive shaft. One drive shaft extend: From the transmission to a gem box in front of the rear axle. The rear wheels are driven from this
box. A second sha' runs from this box to drive the front wheels Kjerp has given his side move ment and sharp turning feature tr his ear by a special set of gear which he bad cat at a cost of $250 most of his lifetime savings!
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Safety glass available in all windows and windshields.
Six cylinder Willys-Knight 60 HL. P. four-point suspension, rubber insulated engine.
Longer whoelhase-113 inches. Wide tread 581⁄4 inches.
Driving scat and back areadjustabloto the angle
Interior Plout of Willys-Knight Mudot 93
that suits you best. More spacious fateriors, more floor space, easy access from either door. Finger-Tip control-a single button at the centre of the steering wheel starts the motor, operates lights, sounds the horn.
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