MOTORING
SUPPLEMENT
OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SATURDAY 261H MARCH. 1932.
Being The Distata) Grann of
THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
/3ة ومنعة
SPEED KING'S
CHOICE.
Kaye Don's New Rolls-Royce.
Mr. Raye Dun has recently taken delivery of his new Htolls- Royce Continental, touring anloon. It has a Atreamline barly by Mulliner, and incorporates various Idens of Mr. Don's own. The body is a metal-panelled coach- built autoon with flared wings, it I finished in
black
with chromium line, and has blue pneumatic upholstery.
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The continental touring saloon was introduced over a year and,
over
and in capable of high speeds Indifferent roads. It is mounted
ted on the short "Phantom 1" 40/50 chassis. The salon has four centrally-hung doors with louvres over the windows. Though the car
is low in ap- pearance, the moving of the rear sent forward of the upsweep of the frame ensures ample head room. Triplex glass is, of course, fitted all round.
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SAFETY FACTOR.
Safety Glass & Mirrors Compulsory.
VARIED USES.
All British motorista and owners of publie motor vehicles re affected by two important new inistry oo Transport regulations which came into force on New Year's Day,
From that date, all windscreens and lower front windows facing forward. of new vehicles, must nitted with safety gings. Vehicles already in service need ot comply with these reculations 11
1937. In all cases. the wind- screens must be maintained in a ondition which does not obscure the driver's vision, so that the tting of poor quality safety gines. which is able to discolour, will 'n the long run prove to be a fale
The "conomy.
second order
applies to reflecting mirrors, which must be fitted to all motor vehicles. Mr. Reginald Delpech, Founder Sales Director of the Triplex TheSafety Glass Co. Ltd., said that
Special care has been taken in distribution of the weight,
Storage Batteries
for maximum Power. and Life suitable for all types of motor cars, trucks, radios, &c, can be had either dried fully charged with acid for imme- diate use.
or
HONGKONG MOTOR ACCESSORY CO. Bank of Canton Bldg. 1st floor. Kowloon Branch:
446, Nathan Road.
ALL-METAL LIGHT AEROPLANE HERE.
The above picture shows the Canadian built all-motal "Rambler" aeroplane, a machine which has gained much pro- minence wherever introduced. One of these planes is at pre- sent being demonstrated in the Colony. A special article sp-
pears elsewhere in this supplement.
the new regulations would not
reciably affect private ma- CANADIAN 'PLANE, fabric covering. The orista. "Safety glass is Л andard Atting on almost every motor-car." Mr. Delpech said, "It very difficult to find a model hat Is not thus caninped all
Being Demonstrated
in Hongkong.
FIRST TO ARRIVE.
ound. On the ather hand. wners of omnibuses and moter Coaches will be affected, for until¦ now, the great maiority of puble | unbiglog heva boon tied with ordinary class. Even some 80- Elsewhere in this issue will be led anfety enschen have had found pictures of the first Canadian als ass, hangh a state-aeroplane to be brought to Hong- went from a leading intrasen kong, the Curtiss-Reid "Rumbler,"
ompany recently showed that which arrived from Canada
accidentų most injuries arecently for Messrs. Lam Wing Yan, enused by broken glass.
No. 315. Hennessey Road, Wan some of the more chai, who are Agents for the
However, progressive local authorities have had their buses fitted with Triplex, The new regulations do not apply tramcars, – but a number of
to
authorities, Including the London County Council, have had it fitted
to the vestibule fronts,"
car has a low centre of gravity,
and the two apare wheels, together with the tool-kit, are carried at the rear: while a large rear con- tainer gives ample space for the luggage.
The equipment includes two wipers on the single-pane fixed windscreen, and a central hond lamp, for use in foggy weather, which is controlled by a switch operated by the driver's feet.
Your Motor Cycle
for 1932.
FOUR CYLINDER
The Amazing Motor Cycle.
ARIEL.
NOW SHOWING AT THE
ASIATIC MOTOR CAR CO.
445, Hennessy Road,
mui ufacturers and also den! in Reo motor cars.
The agents have brought this plane out hers for demonstration purposes and it is being flown by
Mr. Edward L. Curtis, a Canadian pilot.
fuselage
iN mude of tubular Chrome Molybdenum steel, the winge of Dural apara and Dural ribs, while the tail assembly is also of tubular Chrome-Molybdenum.
Landing gear is of the split-axle type with wheels widely spaced, and employing compression rubber
shock absorbers.
Dual Control.
Dual control "stick" and rudder bar, together with stabiliser incl dence adjustment are also provided, while the propeller is of laminated wood, fabric covered, with brass leading edge.
ROAD TRANSPORT.
Thornycroft's New Bus Chassis.
UNIQUE POINTS.
"Bus & Coach" was unalinted in its praise of the now Thorny- croft bus chassis exhibited at Olympia, and since critically examined and tasted by them on the road.
After referring to the two Olympin exhibits as being "among the more outstanding exhibits at the Show" they express the view. after lengthy tests, that "their design not only represents con- siderable improvement, but in- corporaten detall features which are new to the Industry, and so obviously sound to conception and rondering, that they can hardly fall to influence more conventional forms of construction."
Omnibus operators would do well also to investigate closely theso new models, which from engine to back axle, present many Interesting features, designed in ensure economical running, easy and comfortable
ridingce
The back axle particularly, in' altogether unique, The trans-
mission drive is offset more than usual from the centre line, pro- viding a lower entrance ari overall height, while the widely spaced frame members allow the road springs to be set further apart than usual, giving increased form of spring mounting by which riding comfort. The patented
the leaves are boxed together is another feature of outstanding interest.
Instead of the usual tubular form of axle casing this is of rec- angular section, carrying a hollow differential aha't of 3% in. diame
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steel, which Thornycrofts claim Instruments include Pathfinder to be the Inrgeat, lightest and Compass, tachmeter, altimeter, air-strongest yet made for bus aer- "peed indicator, oil-pressure gauge vice.
and tool-kit.---.
feel. Height 8 fect. Upper wing The length of the machine is 23 soan 13 feet. Lower wing span 24 feet 6 inches. It will be noticed that this machine is provided with place, open-cockpit training plane, wing.
The "Rambler" is a light, two considerable overhang of the top comewhat similar to the Avro-
All-Metal Construction.
Avian type, although it differs in Gypsy four-in-line nir-cooled en- It is powered with an lavorted design. It is ideally suited for use gine, which develops 96-110 h.p. in varying climates, as it is of all- metal contruction and, therefore,
Performance.
-Another---unique-feature-ls-the-
of relying upon splines with their method of securing the wheel hubs to the shaft ends. Instead
tendency to develop cracks, or on tapers, eight semi-circular grooves
are hobbed on the shaft ends and
hubs to take long round keys, which are far better able to carry during driving or braking. the locul stresses centred here
alloy
The front axle is also "the last word" in its way, having been chance of warping occurring.
designed to comply with the latest Top speed is 115 m.p.h, with | M.O.T. regulations. It also is of us is sometimes the wooden construction, is brought to speed is 36 m.ph., and the time of ing pivota, with stamped, allo
case with cruising speed of 95 m.p.h. Stalling square section between the steer- a minimum. It is used extensively take-off is from four to six seconds.trically-welded together, to affect In Eastern Canada by Forestry The "Rambler" ben
the whole boing elec- Patrols, and also by the Canadian of one in eight and is capable of not only a considerable saving of
gliding Royal Air Force.
climbing 700 feet per minute. It weight, but an axle particularly requires a space of 80 yards to take well adapted to resist the torsional off and 65 yards to land.
stresses due to front wheel brak- It la built up to a safety factoring,
Thore are so many other de Anite Improvements in the engino, transmission and even the grouped lubrication system, several of which are the subjects of patent application, combining to maka this now chassle of such outstand- ing interest to passenger vehicle rs, that we can only. urge in their own interests to write to John I. Thornycroft
It & Co., Limited, Thornycroft House, Smith, Square, Westminster, 8.W., for their illustrated and descriptive literature.
of 9-1.
One of the most noticeable fen- tures about this Canadian product is the absence of landing and flying wires, their place being taken by a patent method of inter-plane strut construction, which is clearly de- Empty, it weighs 1,050 lbs, and, monstrated in the photographs. fully loaded, 1,050 lbs. Pay load is
The construction is all-metal with] 475-Iba."
THIS WEEK'S LUCKY MOTORIST.
A free supply of Texaco, If übr
alta the owner
of the "khove carɔ (No, 2001) a
the Omog
PETROL V OIL.
Oil-Engined Buses Preferred.
At a recent meeting of the nassenger-transport committee of
Solo Distributors: Bank of Canton Building;-
GARDNER
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FOR ALL PURPOSES.
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Hongkong (Agents) Shanghai
Our Policy includes:-
Expert European advice and assistance, Supervision during erection, Training customers' engineers. Overhauls and Surveys. Maintenance Contracts and General Service. Spares carried.
Busy Albion Shops,
Leyland's Good Year.
Rochdale Corporation, the general These is no sign of slackness The financial report of Laylı manager, Mr. Webster, sub mitted a report dealing with the in the Works of Albion Motors, Motors, Ltd. for the year and costs of running petrol-driven Ltd, where, apart from the usual September 1981; reveal Cho
compared with those for production of standard goods and for the year exceed 15000
that the Company'd from pr 11-engined, vehicles. The figures passenger modelt, good progress In view of the graven given showed such a decided ad- is being made with the order for depressions propre les vantage in favour of the latter
110 special 80 cwt chassis for NG
pe that the committes has de
elded to purchase a further 12 oil the Indian Government engined buses. It was pointed out The
made,
that, it off anvinos were used in Br the whole of the municipal fleet.
saving aproximating: 228,000 made for year would result.
ther largu