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THORNYCROFT
SIX-CYLINDERED
COACHES & OMNIBUSES
MOTOR VEHICLES
Pioneer Manufacturers of Commercial Motor Vehicles
4 or 6 Wheels
4 or 6 Cylinders
30 Cwt. to 10 Ton Loads
20 to 70 Passengers
JOHN I. THORNYCROFT & CO., LIMITED
Pioneer Building, Nathan Road, Kowloon.
TEL.
56752.
TRUST A THOrnycroft WITH YOUR TRANSPORT
BEAUTY-PERFORMANCE-LEADERSHIP COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE.
Motorists the world over have long looked to
Buick for the new and better thing in motor cars. And Bulck has repaid this confidence year after year. But never quite so drama- tically and decisively as in the 1932 Buicks. Four Brilliant Eights in twenty-six models- Newly-styled, Beautified, bodies by Fisher The Wizard Control, resulting from the Auto- matic Clutch, Advanced Free Wheeling and Silent Second Syncro-Mesh Transmission-- Now Valve-in-Head Straight-Eight' Engino- New Ride Regulator-and many important Improvements.
Buick
THE WIZARD CONTROL
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THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD
39, Wong Nel Chung Road.
Telephone 30228.
Happy Valley.
SUPPLEMENT.
An Attractive Model Well Received.
The advent of a new Austin model Inspires the greatest in- terest in the motoring world, for
ment.
SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1932.
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adjacent. THE NEW AUSTIN due to the load distribution six windows, as such a design screen, the rear view mirror being
curtalls door width. which eliminaten overhang-
Ingress and egress
The steering, which is light to are thua TEN-FOUR.
The brakes, of the mechanical remarkably easy and are further operate, is of the warm and wheel two-shoe type, easily applied, are facilitated by the fact that there type. The steering wheel is of of the most generous dimensions
Iino being practically on a level angle of rake gives a comfortablo for a small car and give smooth is no valance nor wells, the floor convenient size (16 ins.) and the and rapid retardation. They have with the running boards. This driving position. In the centre of a convenient singlepoint adjust-feature also makes for easy clean-the wheel are the dipping beam The doors control and electric horn button, ing of the interior. Following previous Austin prac-close on the centre pillars and are and a lamp mounted on the colmn tice, greasing points are
illuminates the Instruments. fitted with locks.
The control pedals are of ampla zinc bushes being used on all Visibility is exceptionally good, the designing genius of Sir Herbenrings of the braking system. the one piece windscreen and size and the accelerator la placod bert Austin invariably produces a Thus, apart from the universal stander corner pillars giving the on the extreme right. The long car of considerable appeal and joints, there are only seven nipmaximum of view. A very neat gear change lever is positioned outstanding capabilities.
ples, all of which are easy of dashboard in polished wood centrally convenient for the hand. The new Ten-Four, which now
accoss at the front of the car. carries a full set of instruments The brake lever is equally handy makes Its appearance, has been
consideration for easy introduced to meet a very definite maintenance is apparent also in in front of the driver and allows and operates the brakes on all
of an exceptionally large cubby four wheels. demand, yet it cannot be said to the body design. The absence of hole opposite the passenger. The All windows are of Triplex glaas controlled by quicklift follow the orthodox conception of extraneous Sitings, and the unininstruments include clock, speedo- and
board,mechanism. The aliding roof, the majority of cars of this par-terrupted surfaces, make washing meter, ammeter, switch ticular horac-power range.
and polishing an easy task.
petrol gauge, oil pressure gauge, ensfly operated by the driver, The coachbuilt body has an starting switch and carburetter affords a wide aperture when opon weatherproof eddy-free front, exceptionally slow running starting control. An and is completely
wind the head above the wide doors and four windows. The electric windscreen wiper is built when closed.
(Continued on Page 8.) last were adopted in preference to into
Though there is nothing freak- Ish about the design of the new- comer, the car has individuality and no greater compliment could be paid than to say that it in a product worthy of the Austin tradition for sound engineering.
The design is clean, definitely practical, and obviously the out- come of many years experience in the manufacturing of small and light cars.
The car is of low build, and at even a first glance, one of its most outstanding qualities, namely road stability, stands revealed. Due to its low weight of 16%
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power-to- weight ratio favourable enough to enaure a most satisfying perfor- mance. In every way it is a ear lo captivate, sturdy, yet lively, and supremely comfortable under afl conditions,
The four-cylinder engine which has a bore and stroke of 2.5 in. X3.6 in. (or 63,589 m.m.), giving a cubic capacity of 1,125 e.c., with R.A.C. rating of 10 h.p., la notable for its compactness, acces- sibility of the important anxiliary units, and the unique method by which it is suspended.
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The engine suspension ntilises silent bloc bushes at three points to accommodate movement and absorb vibration. The crankcase Is integral with the cylinder block. a design which provides excep tional strength and rigidity.
crank- The extremely sturdy shaft und camshaft rotate in three bearings, exceptionally large for an engine of this rating, and benefit to the full by the rigidity of the crankcase.
Lasting engine performance is thus
well ensured. Power is maintained, even at the lowest speeda, and the 21 b.h.p. available is responsible for the car's high road performance.
Special alloy pistons, forced feed lubrication, and a detachable. hend are other important features, typical of Austin practice.
The fuel feed is by pump from a six gallon tank at the rear of the car and a Zenith horizontal car- buretter of new design is filled.
The inlet and exhaust manifold are cast as one unit, thereby glv- ing an even distribution of hent to the ingoing fuel.
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Ignition is by battery, coil and distributor, alt of which mounted in most get-at-able posi- tions, the distributor being located on the off-side of the engine, and the battery in a special container in front of the dash. With this layout, wiring is simplified, and battery cure especially import- ant with coil Ignition-is robbed of all inconvenience.
The dynamo, together with the fan is mounted in a special ad- justable bracket above the engine, and the starter motor is incor- porated forward of the flywheel housing.
The thermo-syphon cooling ays- tem ensures a constant engine temperature with an adequate cooling
exceptional reserve for conditions.
Power is transmitted by a sin- gle-plate clutch of large engage- ment area, to a four-speed, twin- top gearbox, with doublehelical constant mesh gears. The ratios selected to enable full advantage to be taken of the engine perfor- mance, are 5.25, 8, 12.8 and 20.7 to 1. The gearbox is silent and changing is simple. The speedo meter drive is incorporated and a combined oil filler and level indi- cator simplifies oil replenishments. The open propeller shaft has all-metal joints, the complete as- sembly being carefully balanced. The rear axle has three-quarter floating drive shafts which are thus only enlled upon to take torsional load. The drive is by spiral bevel pinion and wheel, accurately meshed to en- sure complete silence. A pact bevel pinion differential is Included. Provision la. made for lubricating the axle and universal joints from inside the car.
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For a car ao light in weight and moderate in horse-power rating. the frame in remarkably sturdy, It is wide and downswept with a 24 in. drop behind the engine. This provides a low centro of gravity. Actually, the floor level to ouy 14 ins. above the ground whon the car is fully loaded. The splendid road holding quantities the car at all speeds testify to the value of this
As in the Twelve-Six the long somal-elliptic springs are shackled directly under the frame and silentbloc bushes throughout. Silentbloc absorbers are also fitted.
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It is no secret that the success
of this suspension system is large-
This
Silent, Jong-lived tindereinng Worm Drive lowers centes of cravity without de errasing head tour of mal clearance.
All Coupe and Sedan lexcept Convertible) have new spiler, and Ing type front seat adjuhtment.
NEW NASH
Nash X-Dual Twist-Proof Frame
"Centrifus" cast iron brake drum RATE smooth, effective braking and trouble- Itee service.
Twin Titles engines to the Special R. Ad- vanced 8. and Ambas sador are of me type nahedin facest airplanes.
The Strongest Backbone Any Car Ever Had
I first motor cars had just frames. Then
A came double-drop frame. Next Truss
frames. Then X-frames.
Now Nash steps out ahead with the new X-Dual frame, a super-durable, super-rigid and twist-proof type.
Look it over carefully when you come to our showrooms to see the new models.
For this X-Dual frame is new-and different the strongest frame ever built. The massive inside bridge-girders extend clear from the front cross-member to the rear kick-up virtually a double frame.
Everyone interested in motor cars should surely see this new Nash X-Dual frame-
and then arrange to actually o:e this car.
For this frame is just one of a long list of new principles of basic design that make the new Nash so remarkably different in per- formance.
The "500,000 mile" Silent Underslung Worm Drive axle is another new Nash (03- ture. Full Range Ride Control, adjustable at the dash; Centrifuse Brake Drums; Bohnalite Aluminum Alloy Pistons and Connecting Rods; Slip-Stream body design, with Beaver- tail back; Dual Exhaust Silencers are among the many further interesting new attractions. All models are longer, lower, with faster ac- celeration, and greater power and speed.
THE ORIENTAL MOTOR CAR CO.
303, Hennessy Road.
Tel. 20406.
AS H444
THE GRAHAM 1932 "SIX"
OUTSTANDING VALUE IN THE WORLD OF MOTORDOM
IMPORTANT NEW FEATURES
1. Safety glass in all the windows and wind-
shield of the car.
2. Dash controlled Free Wheeling in all forward
speeds.
3. I Spare wire wheel and tyre mounted on fender-well; Trunk Rack at rear of car. Leather Upholstery..
4. Silenced chassis and body.
6. Cool-gas fuel system.
6. Now style head lamps.
7. Combination stop and tall lamps.
8. Independant Drive shaft hand brakes.
9. New style windshield wiper..
10. New and attractive type Instrument board.
16. Rubber Cushioned spring eye and shackle
bolta.
11. Silico Manganese Steel chassis Springs, 12. Adjustable front Seat and rear Scat cuablons, 13. Hydraulic Brakes with rigid cast shoes. 14. Thermostatic control of water circulation. 15. Velvet Action Clutch with soft pedal engage-
ment.
17. Bolted Body framework construction. 18. Two loop type assist toggles.
19. Hydraulic Shock Absorbers.
20. Rubber dough cushioned, body joints. Any
many others.
Graham Six Seldon with Spara wheel on fender well and Trunk Rack at Rear.
PRICES VERY LOW.
ABSOLUTELY THE BEST CAR VALUE.
GRAHAM EIGHT CYLINDER
MODEL ALSO ON SHOW.
PHONE 21474 FOR PRICE AND DEMONSTRATION. WONG SIU WOON
SERVICE STATIONS:-
21. POTTINGER STREET.
SHOWROOMS:-
457, Lockhart Road, Hongkong. The-Globe Garage, 40 Nam Kwan Yo Maloo, Canton,
455, Lockhart Road, Hongkong. Phone 27948.
35, Nam Kwan Le Maloo, Canton, Phone 12101.
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