THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1932,
UNUSUAL MACHINES AT U.S. AIR RACES.
Here are some of the pilats and two of the planes which figured in the National Air Races held in the United States recently. Upper left is a sketch of the special plane of Russell Thaw, son of Harry Thaw and Evelyn Neabit. Upper right is Jimmy Doolittle and a wing of his plane showing an "abrasion shoe," between the white lines, which will protect the wings at the terrific speeds: Centre is the special ship of Jimmy Wedell of Louisiana, entered in the Thompson Trophy race. Below, left to right, are: Ruth Nichols, Ransel N. Boardman, whose crash will spoil his plans to enter the Bendix and Thompson speed events, Phoebe Omile, Jimmy Wedell, Gladys O'Donnell, and Captain Roscoe Turner.
USEFUL WORK.
FEATURES OF THE 1933 VEHICLES.
Gears That Make Driving Easy.
THE OLYMPIA SHOW.
Examination of the 1939 motor engine that will give 65 miles cars which are being announced an hour and synchro-mesh gears. from day to day shows that, in one The whole difficulty in, gear respect, the motor-car manu-changing with an ordinary box lies facturer stands a good way ahead in synchronising the pinions that of manufacturers of most other are to be engaged before they are mechanical commodities-that is, moved together. With the ordi- In the value offered.
nary gear box the driver obtains A close inspection of a modern this synchronisation as well as low or medium price chassia re- he can by going into neutral and vonls a completeness of specifica-thon speeding up the engine when tion which, Judged on the basis of changing down or using it as a any other saleable gooda what brako when changing up. over, is astonishing. Everything is there, even to those accessories which used to be the prerogative of the cars specially ordered. by Indian princeя.
Accuracy of synchronisation will depend upon the correct estimation of the time needed in neutral and the engine revolutions. If there Is misjudgment the pinions will not be running at the aamo speed, and the gears will be "crashed."
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Modern Factories. Some Idea of how it is done is
The synchro-mesh gear box em- gained from a tour of a modern factory where series production bodies a device which introduces has been successfully adopted. a preliminary movement in the had the opportunity the other day gear box before the toothed pinions of looking over the Standard or dog clutches are brought to
The gears, in other works, which are among the most ether. advanced in layout and detail words, are "properly introduced." organisation in the world.
Simple Changes. Four things are particularly Cone clutches Are employed noticeable: scrupulous cleanliness, which slow down or speed up the economy of floor space per car wheels about to be engaged before produced, economy of man-hours the teeth meet.
The result is per car produced, and comprehen- that the gears cannot be "ernal- sive and uncompromising Inspec- tion, The cleanliness of the When using this modern motor-car works as re-juggling with the clutch pedal or presented by the Standard Com-with the necelerator pedal is pany is reminiscent of that of an needed. All that the driver must operating theatre. To those do when changing up la to de- familiar only with the old-fashion-clutch and move the gear lever ed oll-and-mud manufactories, deliberately to the new position. modern works are a revelation and A slight pause should be made on A delight.
the way through to allow the cons Economy of floor space and of clutches to do their work; but no man-hours, together with a well-akill whatever is needed. planned inspection system, enables. This synchro-mesh gear in the the low prices of modern motor-8 h.p. Ford is part of the general tion in the precision of the work, which the Show will illustrate Inspection is the guardian of It is also one more indication of quality, and the amount that is the completeness of the apeelden spent on it per car seems high but, tion that is offered in the modern Is, in fact, warranted,
motor-car for a low price.
hotels and 806 garages, all listed [4723; THE NUMBER OF cars to be obtained without reduc-movement towards automaticity,
and classified.
A.A. Foreign Touring marised motoring regulations,
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Probably no part of the au- tomobile fa subject to 40 much neglect as the battery.
After all, this unit in the heart of the power of the ear, and at-
though it should never be neg lected, it is to a and extent.
A few motorists adhore faith- fully to the manufacturer's cau- tion to have the battery checked regularly every month or so. But the great majority forget this im- portant checkup four or Ave months after buying a car, and the
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battery goes neglected until it no longer functions.
It isn't that it is a hard job to take care of the battery. The hand. Service stations are gind motorist doesn't have to lift a to check batteries and fill them the metoriat has to do is to drive with water free of charge. All
in, get out of his car and listen to a few words of advice. The whole- situation boils down to the fact that the motorist thinks he hasn't timo..
But time spent in prevention will save a driver a lot more time and money than time spent in cure Inter on.
When energy is being drawn from the battery it is produced by the chemical change which takes place in the lead plates as a por- ton of the acid in the electroyte. entera the plates. When the battery is being charged by action of the generator, acid is driven from the plates back into electrolyte,
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tables, a note of mountain pass charmed numbers. obstructions etc., In addition to u
And so it fell out that when the The Automobile Association host of other practicn! infor-car appeared with its registration
Lacking Device.
The Four-cylinder Engine. Too much night driving will Indeed it seems impossible that result in excess neld entering the announces the publication of aution, making the Guide an in-plate complete, these four adorned Other cars of which announce at any date in the future more plates and weakening the charge, new Foreign Touring Guide of dispensable companion theit in shining metal. They seemed ments have been made recently
British motorist touring abroad; over 500 pages, covering twenty-
conscious of their beauty and and which offer remarkable values will be offered for the money spent Then the battery must be taken than at Olympia this year. For out and recharged, the operation eight countries-the most
Copics may be purchased by proud that they were able to add are those comprising the new about com-
two hundred to three driving the excess acid from the members from The Automobile something to the appearance of Wolseley range, the Triumphs, and prehensive motoring handbook of Association, Fanum House, New the little car. And this is the the new Fords. Their equipments hundred pounds a car can be had plates. its kind ever produced.
in which every conceivable in- Coventry Street, London, W.. or order in which they stood---4 7 2 3. are lavish. The 16 h.p. Wolseley vention known to
The Interior of a battery is such Particulars are given of 3,650 from any A.A. Office,
automobile has a freewheel controllable from engineering is incorporated.
that it deteriorates rapidly when the steering column so that it may think that it is safe to look upon exposed to air. For that reason it be locked when required. This the coming Show as the peak of is advisable to keep the water locking device I regard as essen-motor-car values. Whether those level in the cells well above the tial to a satisfactory free-wheel at values will be maintained in the plates. That is the main the present time.
future is a matter of doubt. Cer- | why you have the battery checked All the Wolseleys are είχε
tainly they have never been At every month. cylinder cara and the engines have tained in the past.
If the motorost refills the bat centrifugally cast liners to the
Another tendency which may tery cells himself, it is important cylinders, a really valuable feature make itself felt for the first time that he use distilled water, as it and one that should reduce cylin- at the Show is the tendency to has none of the impurities of or-of dirt and corrosion from tho der bore wear and give a much wards lower powers. In the dinary water, which cause the terminals will form a slow short longer useful engine life.
motoring world it has been known battery to deteriorats rapidly, circuit between the positive and The Hornet, which is one of the for some time that attempts are Care should be taken to wipe off negative posts, rapidly causing smartest cars on the road, con- being made to produce satisfactory all water spilled on the outside of the battery to lose its power. tinues in much the same form as cars with engines of motor-cycle the battery. when it first appeared with a capacity.
After the terminals have been cleaned, a coating of vaseline specification that startled the At the moment details of these Dirty terminals often cause spread over them will prevent motoring world.
Except the attempts cannot be given; but, If battery failure. An accumulation rapid formation of cornsion. limousines and landaulettes all the they succeed, they will bridge the Wolseley models, from the Hornet gap in prices between motor- upwards, have hydraulic braking-cycle and motor-car, and provide The heavier models have vacuum-n smooth range from about thirty servo brakes,
pounds to three thousand, covering Wolseley curs are, therefore, every type of motor vehicle. maintaining and even enhancing
One other point which the Motor their reputation for providing ad-Show is likely to emphasise is that vanced and sound designs at low the four-cylinder engine retains prices.
ita popularity and is still for from Synchro-mesh Gears, being ousted by the six. The dis- Of the Fords Σ think that appearance of the four has been tho 8 h.p. deserves special predicted so many times that Its attention. Here the high power continued healthy condition must to-weight ratio that largely ac be regarded as definite proof that counted for the original Ford it offers certain desirable features success is to be found, with an that other engines cannot offer.
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A race driver was burned to death, two other drivers, two spectators and a policeman were injured when soven racing autos piled up on a Boston track and caught fro. Al Frasor was killed when his car thundered into two that had shed." Four other racing curs piled into the flaming wreckage.
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