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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1932.
the
CHEVROLET
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will. With this device and the pre-selector any gear, it is stated, can be engaged at any speed with out risk of damage and without the possibility of noise. The car is of generous size fitted with a five
Chevrolat became of a Leated family saloon, and priced at November 2. Twenty one} £498. The managing director ago the company was incorpi stated recently that all the 1933 1 Michigan and, bollet Rileys would shortly be available or not, Mr. Ripley, the with this form of transmission. car was "six cylindera, no Another intaresting car is the no loss." Since that first 12-h.p. 6-cylinder. "M.G." "Ma- took the road more than 8,00 netto," which is sold as a sports and trucks, have been turned
descendants of grandpop
Only a very brief inspection of, tion of sloping and at the extremely interesting exhibits same time flowing lines, that it is at the Motor Show is enough to highly probable that we shall find convince the least observant that the designers of next year's cars As in all "M.G.'s" the chassis is tourer, saloon, and racing car,
economical travel.
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a radical change has come over in general making more use of Everyman's car during the past their wheel-base, Frames, it will cloquent of clover design and
workmanship. twelve months. It is bigger, quiet-be noticed at once, are
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drive, safer, better sprung, and has hitherto been the case. A small lover working in a gate in president of the National Autom er, more comfortable, easier to deal more solidly constructed than as a pre-solectivo Rear-box, but had more hair on his head th the gears are controlled by a very he has now. the present vid faster. Every year, so far, it has number of British manufacturera the nomal position of a gear lover bite Chamber of Commerce wasi improved in one or other of these have adopted the cross girder plan. The chassis is stated to be capable race promoter, as well as a cort directions, sometimes in two or which has for some years been a three at once, more often in less prominent feature of the best Con- of very high speeds, and is In spectacular ways. Never yet hastinental chassis. Brake drums
effect a racing car which has been ing good Now York newspape It shown so profound a change of are noticeably larger, springs are de-tuned for ordinary touring man, an automobile editor, as character in so short a time. longer and flatter and, in pract for the tourer, while a speed of 05 signed for a match, but needed
work. About 80 m.p.h. is claimed matter of fact, Reeves had There may be, indeed probably are,cally every respect, the new care n.p.h. le expected on third. At someone to pit him against. Flat, still a few cars to be seen at are far atauncher than they were this speed the engine is revolving at that time, was prominent in Olympia of the type known as two or three years ago, "buzz-boxca," just as there are
Some New Modela
at the impressive revolution rate racing in America and a friend Prominent still cars priced at figures which
of 6,200. The saloon costs 2445 told Reoves, that Louis Chevolet,. among the new enn hardly be said to represent models is the new 16 h.p. poppet and the open ear $410.
forman of Flat's shop In Now commercial value (there is one valved 6-cylinder Daimler, which
Austins and Singers The novelty of the Austin stand car. So Reeves matched the pair York, knew how to drive a racing which costs £6,500), but
the sells at £460. This car is a very is the 12-h.p. Light four-cylinder, and that's how Loula general average far 1933 is that of close relation of the Lanchester,
Chevrolet a thoroughly sound motor car, and comes conveniently in power trial of which was recently re- came into the racing picture. affording swift, comfortable, and between the 10 h.p. of that make. I ported in The Observer. The ex-
I hope to give an account of a trial itanelagh limousine, the 16-h. and he became one of the
hibits are the 20-h.p. six-cylinder Chevrolet Wasn't A False Alarm Simplilled Gear-Changing
of it very shortly. Another The chief novelty of the Show interesting now car is the 25 h.p. Berkeley de Luxe saloon, the 12-through winning the Gobe Tronhy in general is, of course, the wide Morria 6-cylinder, a large and P. six-cylinder Harvey saloon de road race at Crown Point, In adoption of some form or other of very comfortable looking car, Luxe. the 12-h.p. four-cylinder in 1909 for Buick, the top liner simplified gear change. Al which sells with full equipment at noon, the 10h.p. four-cylinder of the team put out by W.C. together there are fifty odd makes £305. Its engine has a bore and saloon, and a couple of the famous Durant. When the latter wollt exhibited, of which rather more stroke of 82 x 110 with a cubic "Sevens" in saloon and two-seater with General Motors and started than one-half are British, and of capacity of 3,486 c.c.. and, at the form. In addition, the 20-hp all over again as an automobile these about a score are fitted with rice. should prove a serious rival engine is shown na a unit and manufacturer, he had this anme either the Wilson self-changing to the foreign cars which have for there are chassis of the 12-h. Louts Chevrolet design a amall, box, with or without a Daimler so long held the British market in Six, the 10-h.p. Four, and the low-priced car which he
Dominions. fluid fly-wheel, synchro-mesh gear,
7-h.p. The last-named has now in honour of the great race driver. an automatic clutch, or a free model, the secret of which was fourspeed gear box with constant-The first Chovrolet came out of wheel and in one or two in very successfully kept until the mesh twintop. The Singer Com-an upstairs flat in Detroit, which stances a combination of the last pening day, is the new Siddeley pany show the full strength of had been converted into a work- two. These devices which, until Special," produced by Armstrong their cars, the new Nine in chassis shop. this year, were regarded almost in Siddeley, Ltd. This has a large form and with saloon and open the light of luxury, are to be found agine of nearly 6 litres capacity, coachwork. The 12-h.p., and 2- Chevrolet Did Not become in cars of all kinds, from the most designed on aero-engine lines, intro are fitted with particularly Chevrolet as we know it to-day expensive down to machines coat-which a special light alloy matal attractive closed body work. A until it became a part of the ing only a little over £200. One is used. The crankshaft, cylinder number of miner modifications General Motors group In 1918. of the four cars on which the fuldblock and head, pistons and con-have been adopted in these cars. In 1921 it built only 4.5 per cent. fly-wheel and four-speed self- necting rods, are all made of this but their most obvious improve-of all the passenger cars and changing box is fitted coats only material, which is of light weight ment is the increase in body space. trucks produced in the Industry, £240. The "silent third" is fitted and said to be of great strength All, including the smallest, are while at present it is claimed one jout of every three cars and trucké on the great majority of cars, and and rigidity. Like the other Arm-really roomy cara.
At the other end of the price is a Chevrolet six. ro or two of the cheaper ones trong Siddeley cara. It has a 4- have a silent second as well,
speed all-silent self-changing gearle comen the now and improved
Rolls-Royce, with Another innovation which has ox with pre-selective control. 25-h.p.
its easy-change gear-box, having made great striden is the adoption. The object of the makera has been synchro-mesh gear box and its both second and third gears of the
improved performance. constant-mesh of some form of engine suspension to produce a of luxurious greatly
allont type. A designed to insulate the gear from performance and outstanding There are some very fine examples freewheel is incorporated in tho vibration. This is obviously only ccelerative powers, of the Sports of this and of the 40/60-h-P. gear box, and the result of the the com- combination is remarkably noise- in the nature of a makeshift, as it type, at a reasonable price. The Continental model on does not, of course, cure vibration, chassis costs £660, and the company's stand and in the coach- lees and smooth running. but directs it away from where it plete saloon, which has very at-builders section. The outstand- Beautiful Coachwork
ing exhibita on the Daimler stand is most unwelcome. The cold facttractive lines, costs £350,
The conchwork this year ja still persista that a perfectly
Humbers and Rileys
are the new Fifteen referred to beautiful, the colour schemes be- The Humber firm have an entire-above, which is shown with lag really artistic and the general balanced engine is the real anly- How to the vibration problem. ly now 4-cylinder car of 12 h.p.. varity of coachwork and in chassis lines of practically every form of Still, it is a very good substitute, with a cubic capacity of 1,669 cc. form, and the 25-h.p. limousine of body well suited to the type of and I have yet to hear of any and a tax rating of £12. The the type recently ordered by H.M. chassis they adorn. Amongst the practical objection to its use in engine has aldo valves and is the King. There is also an finest-looking cars are a 10 h.p. cars of moderate power, weight, mounted flexibly. The price of example of the 12-cylinder 50-h.p. Lanchester
open tourer in and speed. There is no doubt the saloon complete is £270, that All these cars have particularly special blug and a white coupe, whatsoever that ite adoption has of the chassis alone being £185. attractive conchwork finlahed in the Continental Rolls-Royce, which enormously improved the comfort The overhead valve design has variety of pleasing colour schemes, is also finished in a very attractive of driver and passenger, particu- been abandoned in favour of the The new Sunbeams, except the shade of the same colours; the larly in the smaller types.
side valves in the other models, Speed Model Twenty, a most black and silver two-seater super- Next in interest comes the new the 16-60 h.p. and the "Snipe," engaging car, have all constant-charged "O.M." (a particularly type of family car with its The whole display is very attrac-meah, twin-top gear-boxes. The successful example of a generous coachwork. There arsive, the new 12-h.p, model being display is particularly attractive. fortable fast car); the blue Rileys; Etil a few small cars with renished in a very successful aħade The Wolseley exhibit attracts the "go" Talbot, and, in the stricted accommodation, but these of blue and grey. The Hillman gond deal of attention with its foreign section, a magnificent are mostly of the sporting. type.xhibit
two three examples of the little Hornet, tourer Delage. It is interesting to For the first time in the history of "Wizards," "66" and "16" in three of the new Sixteen, and note that several very well-design-
saloon and country, which I understand modifications the motor building in this
long wheeled open bodies are shown on no on the 21/00 serious attention has been paid to have been made resulting in con- base landauletto
fewer than nine coach-buildera chassis. These cars are providing proper amount of room siderable increase of power; and a h.p.
standa, in addition to those on the for a full complement of passen-new form of the "Minx" 10-h.p. notable for their extensive equip manufacturers' stands themselves. short chassis and, with known as the "Acro," a striking ment. Another fine display is A very welcome sign of returning the marked Increnco in efficiency example of sporting streamline. that of the Standard Motor Com- o the little engines, it can be The Riley Company have also a pany, who show no fewer than taken for granted that nearly new model, the 14-h.p. "Edin- twelve complete cara and every car shown la a really burgh" saloon, which is fitted with stripped chassis. The latter is Show is by far the best and the practical vehicle. As was to be an overbend clutch and preselec- the new "Little Twelve" six-most Interesting yet held, Freak expected. the 4-cylinder engine. tive gear-box bullt under the cylinder, which sells complete with ideas are conspicuous by their particularly the smaller types, Salerni prients. The main feature a decidedly attractive saloon at absence, but the mark of pro- The chief feature of in-gressiveness, ingenuity, and is more than holding its own of this system is that all friction 189.
of construction 10 against the 6-cylinder. These connexion in the transmission is terest on the Rover stand is soundness Fours are, of course, far better eliminated. A free-wheel coupling naturally the new 14 h.n. Pilot evident everywhere. The displays pieces of machinery than their in placed behind the gear-box, Saloon (which is also shown in aro admirably arranged on a naw predecessors, being more efficient, which can be put into operation at chassis form), with its four-speed plan. quieter, and better balanced. Buti
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in any case it may be assumed that i for this class of car, selling at the natonishingly low prices obtaining, wood Fours are more satisfactory than Sixes. When it comes to in- stalling a unit with a capacity of lens than a litre and a half in a chassis which is to maintain a high average speed and give a long and trouble-free life, there is very ttle margin of power to waste if the car in to be a really practical
so in all conditions in this conn-' Fry and on tho Continent, and a 50 per cent. increase of moving parts must still be counted serious handicap.
Frame Improvements Something like twenty-ave now models have been produced for this year, in all powera and most prices, and most of the existing models have been very much im- proved both on the mechanical ide as well as in passenger com- fort. The fashion of bringing the angine and radiator further for- ward in order to provido more body aprice is spreading, but not o rapidly as one might have boon led to suppose. There is no doubt there is still a certain profudica in the minds of both manufacturers | and public againat what nt present adoms to be an ugl feature of denian, yet in some Cáncs, 50 skillfully has this unfamiliar forward overhang been disguised by the adop
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REVIEWING THE FACTS
During the first six months of this year with business generally declining
and
with the tire industry as a whole suffering
with the rest-
It is interesting to note that--
more GOODRich SilvertoWNS were bought than during the same period last year.
Significant, isn't? And especially interesting since the average depression buyer selected with more than usual care.
The new heavier
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