THE HONGKONG
MOTOR NOTES FROM GREAT BRITAIN.
[Special Report to the Hongkong Telegraph by "R. A. C.′′]
The Personal Touch,
to-day the price on the 'Littl Nine" chassis, in no more than
Whnt The Experis uxe.
With the outlook for the ex-1-2285. port of British cara brighter than It has been for a very long time. It is not surprising to find repre sentatives of a number of leading manufacturers now engaged 011 extensive tours Overseas. Humber-Hillman-Commer
of co
March.
The
present in
TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
the
noteworthy that the maximum of In the casp. of an all-welded the British machine is very much traller on which a destruction test grostor than that of the most was carried out, a 3-ton chassla was loaded with 8 tons and the powerful police mount mada in Amerion. In response to these only damage consisted of bends
in the chassis and Ariel concern enquiries, built up a special 4-cylinder model bent. There were no fractures
one spring. lines as nearly as possible ap-whatever in the wolds, proaching the ideal in the States. Where the Six-wheeler Scores.
While on the subject of mobile One of the last orders receive olice, an order has been received by Thornycrofts before the closi rom the East London Palice of 1931 was from the Lourenco
on
Force, S. Africa, for two Hillman Marques Government Railways Vizard CATH. These are; of and was for G-ton rigid Bix- burse, additional to the Wizards wheelers.
ready embodied in the S. Airl zan Mobile Police fleet.
The Roadside Pump.
No Qu.
This is an encouraging Indien tion of the buying revival of British motor vehicles by Over Apas Railways and a reminder of
Was the
observe, what cars are
It is always Interesting to selected for every day purposes by tho group speed
whose names are synonymous with and endurance. Mr, Bert of companies, for instance, have always believe
believed in keeping close
Hinkler, for example, the Austra- The appearance of Petrol Ser-the huge possibilities for their personal contact with conditions an airman, and winner of the vice Stations is a matter which operation in conjunction with
has for Home in the Export markets and Mr. Segrave Trophy for
1031,
time past has boon the rail sorvicon. The outstand Walter Johnson. director of just taken delivery fa Riley exercising the minds of manying example of this, of courst. Humber 14d., is at
Monaco Kainan, which he will use public authorities and societies In the case of the Union Govern- South Africa and proposes vistin Amerien in connexion with his in preserving local amenities in ment Railways of South Africa ting Rhodesia, Partaguese East air teh in that country. It Britalu. Undoubtedly, many places which, after successful expert- Africa and Kenya in the course of his second car of this make. have been spoilt by the erection ments in 1924 with Thornycroft his tour. Incidentally a consign-| Air Commander Kingsford of glaring petrol pumps and signa vehicles have gradually acquired inont of Humber and Hillman Smith is a Triumph enthusiast without regard to the surround a fleet of over 400 of these which cara hus just left England for find purchased a Super Sevenings, but there is now evidence now run regular services appro exhibition at the Witwatersrand coupe in Sydney for his personal of very definite improvement ximating to the milenge of the rail- Motor Show at Johannesburg in ure. This had a particularly in- and, further, real service can be way system.
teresting sequel for, on the fol- obtained from
An impressive demonstration of these wayside
what British six-wheelers can do lowing day, he brought to the stations. The Riley Co. is actively deve showrooms Flt-Lieutenant Ulm. loping its trade with South Aftien who has been his companion
A very fine example of its kind was given recently at the Watford n 1.4 the Dome Station on the Great works of Scammell Lorries over a and Mr. Stewart Fraser, the firm's many long distance lights, and West Road, leading out of London, test track which had been made Export Manager, has been busy
after
demonstration there during the last few months. thorough
and This is equipped with 10 elec-almost insuperably difficult. The
HERJOT
portion of the text examination of the rically operated petrol pumpy, It is particularly apposite that (ior chassis, the latter purchased a 48 oil pump, a cur loist for fact devoted to demonstrating don Collins, the well tatown Tae-similar model.
ating Jubrication and greasing, capabilities of the Pioneer type ing driver, should break the Dur-t Mr. Kaye Don has just taken brake testing plant and
igid six-wheeler which was driven ban to Johannesberg record dur-
in and out of shell holes. his new Rolls-Royce Gen-There are, too, a restaurant and ing Mr. Praner's visit, averaging tinental touring saloon. which is clankrooms
set to climbs a sandy gradient of and day and night no less than 65 m.p.b. with his mounted on the short Phantom service is available.
about In 2, halting and restart- Kiley Nine and nequiring the re-11 40/60 h.p. chassir. Though cord for curs of unlimited size, this car is low in appearance, the Hammond people, whose works
The pumps are all made by the ing in the slope without wheel
eplo.
At one time the vehicle was For many years previously it hadoviny of the rear seat forward are at North Acton, and the
in such a position that one side of stood to the crit
of the upsweep of the frame en troduction of the of pump is of the machine was on level ground powered cara of foreign minke,
Crores ample bendroom
while, on the other side, the rear and the particular interest. By this means "ensemble" New agencles have been esta veneral
wheel of the bogie was hub deep suggests The dirt and ear of loose of mud, its fellow being half a blished recently in East London speed.
associated with the old fashioned wheel higher. In such a position and Port Elizabeth by the Mounts for "Speed Cops."
abinets
are avaided, the bump the pivoted front axle was tilted Standard Co. which
mensuring necurately and record-
transversely to its fullest extent, tanded its activities in the Unlon, The American police forces have ng every drop of oil pumped.
It This concern, by the way, has long used motor cycles for tras impossible
to deliver any oil viving the whole vehicle the ap- always enjoyed a great reputation Bie control purposes bat up to from the pump without the exact beyond hope of ever being straigh for the quality of its bodywork, now their mounts have been made quantity being recorded on the
tened out again. It slowly but so that considerable interest is in U. S. A. A Californian police meter. In other words, the pump surely extricated itself, however,
to be shown in one of its chief, however has lately asked cannot be "milked.” specin) Products recently intros the Ariel people for details of
and proceeded to perform still fur- duced and known as the Mulliner their "Square Four" 4-cylinder methods of cleaning dirty oll and the "miracles." close-coupled xaloon. In this machlue, especially with regard any ways in which the cleaned санс the body is completely to is suitability for police work.roduct Can be utilled. The panelled below the waist-line and Actually it has already been sup-inore enterprising users of ol! In covered with fabric above. Apiled for work of this nature infiürire quantities, therefore, mako sliding roof is fitted and safety | Australia and on the Continent. ertain that their dirty oll is never glass throughout and yet, such The enquiry particularly related wasted, is small car value in England to the maximum speed and it is Newtons of Tuunton have in-
MICHELIN
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RIDE CONTENTEDLY
ON MICHELINS
Distributors:
In-
Nowadays there are various
troduced a "waste oil" generating and charging equipment which includes a single cylinder, heavy
il pattern engine and a filter tank. The dirty dit is poured into this Jonk and, when altered, is drawn of and emptied into the standard fuel tank from which the engine Es supplied.
The ravings effected by utilising reclaimed ull in this manner are ach that the plant pays for itself na very short period.
All Welded Motor Vehletes.
At the last Commercial Vehicle
A. GOEKE & CO. Exhibition in London, the Engle
4th Floor,
China Building.
Pepor
FIAT GARAGE
Tel. 23221. Tel. 21821.
MICHELIN
Engineering Co. wore showing severn high speed platform traf- lets, in the construction of which stestrle are-welding had been em- ployed. The frames of the chassis were constructed of rolled steel Shannel sections, the longitudinal members being cranked, thus eli- minating a built-up rear carriage. The cross members were carefully isposed and proportioned to with- stund the stresser involved by high speed traction over indifferent ronds. Diagonal bracings were fitted, all carefully welded with special electrodes produced by Murex Welding Processes Ltd. to give the maximum physical pro- perties of the parent metal. As a result, without sacrificing strength, weight had been cut down by dis- pincing gussets, angle brackets vie.
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