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KAYE DON CRAFT.
SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1932.
NEW BROTHER.
20 Workmen Sworn to Bigger Baby Shows
Silence.
Up Well.
Lord Wakefield's wonder craft, Mias England III, is nearing.com- plation on a guarded island on the Thames near Hampton Court. Mr. Kayo Don, who is to pilot her in an attempt to regain for England the only important world spoed record we do not hold, show ed me the mystery. ship recently says àwriter in a Home paper.
There are many secrets which cannot be revealed, but it may be said that she will weigh 5% tons, will have two 2,500 horse-power Schneider Trophy engines, and la designed for a speed far in excess of the existing world's water-speed record of III miles an hour:
Tho whole secret of this enormous craft-sho is 36 feet long-le in the "stop," the thin knife edge on which the boat will balance Itself at the terrific speed of two miles a minute,
Twenty men, all sworn to se- crecy, are working day and night on Miss England. She is never left unguarded for a moment, and strangers are barred from the island.
At the back of the craft is a tiny cockpit, in which will be sent- ed the pilot and his one engineer, with the two unailenced engines. immediately behind them.
Miss England goes to Lake Gar- da, Italy, for her first-leats thin month and will race there for the d'Annunzio Cup.
A probable competitor will be Commodore Gar Wood, Knyo Don's old rival and holder of the pre- sent record,
10 H.P. SALOON.
Birmingham, Apr. 19. Sir Herbert Austin, father of the first baby car, the justly- famed little "Austin Seven," in- troduced us to a new and bigger baby to-day.
I rode in the first car of the now /pe, writes Thomas H. Wisdom in the Daily Herald.
Springing is definitely good, steering light and the brakes ox- collent. The patrol tank, I am It had already covered 6,000 pleased to report, is at the back. miles of strenuous testing in the of 56 m.p.h., a speed we touched Maximum speed is in the region wilds of North Wales before pro-with comparative ease on a slight duction commenced. The four- cylinder engine is rated at 10 h.pmany dealers present the new downgrade. According to the There is a four-speed gear box with silent third, and it is fitted Austin is the largest-sized of its with a roomy do luxe saloon body. The cost is £169,
Sir Herbert unveiled his now baby sitting in a bath-chair. Ilo is suffering Revaroly from gout, and was wheeled into the works to the cheers of the 400 agents who met at Longbridge to inspect the
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1 was particularly struck by the roominess of this little car-little only as regards its engine.
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INGENIOUS PATROL.
Chewing Gum Patch.
"THE MOTHER OF INVENTION.”
An Ingenious A.A. Patrol,
The use of chewing gum as no effective medium for cylinder re- pair is not generally realised by motorists, but an Automobile Association patrol recently proved Its efficacy when assisting A stranded A.Ã. member near Black- burn (Lanca.).
A leak in the radiator had re- sulted in a cracked cylinder, but the A.A. patrol's resource and ingenuity were quite equal to the occasion. Ha filled the cracked cylinder head with chowing gum and thus effected a temporary re- pair which enabled the A.A. mem. ber to complete an urgent journey of over 15 miles without further trouble.
ONE IN FOUR
EVERY FOURTH NEW CAR SOLD IN GREAT BRITAIN DURING THE LAST TRADING YEAR
ENDING JULY 31st WAS AN
"AUSTIN"
What is the reason for the obvious and overwhelming popularity of Austin Cars? Arrange for a demonstration and prove for yourself the excellent quality of materials and workmanship, the pleasing lines and appearance of the coachwork, but above all the value for money offered in the attractive range of 1932 models
now available.
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