1928-08-09 — Page 11

THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1928.

HANOMAG CAR

RUNS GO MILES TO THE GALLON.

Solo. Agents:

RELIABLE, ECONOMICAL AND CHEAP.

WAI ON TSEUNG, LTD. 243, Des Voeux Road Central,

Tel. C. 711.

FEDERAL TRUCKS

1/4 Ton.

DUNLOP

2 Ton;

Sole Agents—

KIN CHEONG HONG

37, Connaught Road Central.

Tel. C. 6.

Miller Tires

GLARED-TO-THE-ROAD

O

ROAD v. RAIL,

PRIVATE CANS.

of the Lords and Commons In Great Britain on the Billa in which the railway compantes seek power to run road transport for goods and

DE SOTO SIX..

A NEW CHRYSLER VENTURE.

LOW PRICED.

THE CHINA MAIL,

WHIPPET SIX.

LOWEST PRICED OF ITS KIND,

LONG LOW BODY.

A new motor car, the De Soto A Six at a price actually lower Six, built by Walter P. Chrysler than that of some fours! A Six and his associates, will be pre-embodying an array of mechanical, Bented to the automobile world features worthy of a car coating within the next sixty days. two to three times as much. This While the actual details are still is Willys-Overland's latest achieve- Įto ́ ́be announced, sufficient in ment

formation to claim the attention

The

new Whippet Six revolu-

of the entire industry has been tionises all standards of six-cylin- der motor car value. In its field made public.

In addition to the interest at-it establishes a trend of design as tached to the formation of the De outstanding as that created by the Soto Corporation, and its person-Whippet amongst fours.

This remarkable now motor car nel, a few of the facts connected with the production as a piece of is powered by a high compression poppet-valve engine that through! typical Chrysler generalship are months of test has proved what great strides have been made re- noteworthy..

engineering There is not at this time any cently in automotive car of the exact type of the De by Willys-Overland.

In This in-

a 24-hour run it averaged Soto on the market..

per hour-the record dicates why the new car will not 56.62 milen

costing less than- U.S. [be included in the Chrysler line. for cars

In other tests it demon- The Chrysler Corporation will $1,000. continue to build three sixes and strated remarkable economy, flash- ability to a four. The De Soto is the firsting pick

miles per Chrysler to be called by a name travel at other than that of the builder.

ADMINISTRATION.

hour.

up and the

60 or more

ROOMY INSIDE.

Long, low-swung bodies in har-

An entirely separate dealer or-monious lacquers and smart, roomy ganisation will administer the interiors, give a distinction and affairs of the De Soto, although custom car luxury that will evoke the De Soto Corporation is a divi-your admiration. sion of the parent company.

Equipment is unusually com- plete, including automatic wind- J. E Fields, president of the shield cleaner, combination stop new organisation,, is also vice- and tail light, anubbers, specdo- president in charge of sales and a meter, motor-driven born, a spare rim and tyre carrier. Dome · light director of the Chrysler Corpora-is standard equipment in Sedan tion. He does not relinquish his and Coach. Chrysler duties in becoming pre- sident of the De Soto.

Charles W. Matheson is vice- president in charge of sales for De Soto, Mr. Matheson was for

SOME "POINTS".

Following are the condensed! specifications of "Model 9g":-

Brakes: Bendix_internal expanding

merly vice-president in charge of on front wheels, External contracting on rear. Total brating area 220 aales for Dodge Brothers, and square inches. Servicu brake operates later held the same office for Oak-on all four wheels, oergency brake land and Pontiac.

on rear wheels only.

Clutch: Single minte type, dry. B. E. Hutchinson, who for

Easily adjustable. Clutch throwout] many years has been vice-pre-bearings fitted for Alemtite Jubrication. sident and treasurer of the Cooling System: Pump circulation- Chrysler Corporation, is vice-pre- thermostat controlled. Cellular radia- sident and treasurer of the new

Capacity 3% Imperial gallons. Four-blade fan. corporation.

THE SALES SIDE.

tor.

Electric System: Auto-Lite unit, 6- volt single wire electrical system. USL battery. Starting motor sela on

Front Axle: Reverse Elliott type.

The De Soto board of direc-ywheel through Bendix drive.

Engine: 6-cylinder, 3%-inch bore, tors includes the foregoing offi- 37-inch stroke, L-head type. Cylin- cers and the following executives: dets and crankcase cast en bloc; cylin- Walter P. Chrysler, chairman; ders honed; removable cylinder head: seven bearing crankshaft Alumínium W. Ledyard Mitchell, vice-pre-alloy pistons, with invar strut, Nelson Jaident and manager of the type.

N.A.C.C. Horsepower 23.4, uc- SIGNIFICANT FIGURES FROM Chrysler Corporation; Fred M. tual brake horseouwer 43 at 2800

OVERSEA.

Zeder, vice-president in charge R.P.M. Chrome silicon exhaust valves. of engineering of the Chrysler Air caner. Petrol filter.

Equipment: Automatic windshield Corporation, and K. T. Keller, cleaner. Rear view mirror. Combina- ¡vice-president in charge of manu- tion tail and stop light. Snubbers at Stewart-Warner Interesting statistics have been ation. F. A. Morrison will be Spare rim and tyre carrier.

Ifacturing of the Chrysler Corpor- both front wheels.

speedometer. Motor driven horn. given before the Select Committee secretary of the De Soto Corpora- Full set tools: Dome light in Sedan

tion, H. A. Davies, assistant and Coach. treasurer, and L. A. Moehring. I-beam section drop-forged in one comptroller.

piece and heat-treated. Steering A newly created sales organisa-knuckles carried on. Timken radial tion, headed by C. W. Matheson, bearings and bronze vertical bushings. has been engaged in the allot- Gear Box: Selective sliding gear-3 passengers.

ment of territory to De Soto Six speeds forward and 1 reverse. Single

shaft ball type shift lever. Evidence was given at a recent dealers. The new car will not be Lubrication: Full force-feed sitting by witnesses representing handled by the organisation which crankshaft, camshaft and connecting sells and serves other Chrysler rod bearings, spray for cylinder walls, the opponents of the Bills. By

¡Cars. Karl H. Bronson has been pistons, piston pirs and valve mochan-

ism. Pressure gauge on dash. one the statement was made that appointed director of advertis- capacity 5.83 Imperial quarts. on a Sunday 63.7 per cent. of the ing, and C. G. Hall, director of Rear Axle Semi-floating; shaft re-

One-plece pressed people going to or coming from sales development. Milton Pul-movable.

housing, "banjo-type." Removable in- A. LUNG & COMPANY Brighton were carried by private ford has been announced as direc- spection plate. Timken roller bearings

tor of service. John J. Palmer throughout. *19, Queen's Road Central,

motor cars and motor cycles, and is assistant to vice-president in HONG KONO,

Springs: Semi-elliptic, chrome vana- only 6.9 per cent. by char-a-banes. charge of sales and J. L. Ballard dium steel. Front springs 34% inches This witness predicted that with director of districts.

long: rear springs 51% inches long- Snubbers. Tryon shackles.. по With the coming of the £100 to £150,

more information Steering Gear: Full worm and gear about the De Soto Six than its type. Irreversible, Assembly design- motor the road-passenger transport naine, the number of its cylinders, ed for use with 4-wheel brakes and companies were going to be hit as and the fact that it is sponsored agat. Right or left-hand drive.

balloon tyres. Adiyatable steering

hard as the railway companies. by Walter F Chrysler and his Wheels: Artillery type-12 spokes. Another Interesting atatement associates, the territorial super each. Full balloon tyres, 28" x 4.75" |

was made concerned the visors of the new car are assign-

NEW SHIPMENT

ARRIVED.

WORLD'S FASTEST.

My A

RAY KEECH AND HIS CAR.

jing territories as rapidly as they The

can assort and investigate the ap- have plications.

arc

to

Dit

steel

that Dover and Folkestone road. Arrangements have been com.

Southern Railway officials

of a character, of which pleted for Ray Keech, the world's pointed to this road

as a case in ' No date of further announce Chrysler engineers are proud, I speed champion, to take over the which they have suffered a partitions indicate that production will

ment has been made, but condi- cannot say more. racing contracts of the late Frank cutariy heavy loss of traille.

commence within the next three

A

Lockhart, whose car he drove in traffic census reveals that on to four months.

Sunday 62 per cent. of the people] on this road wore carried by privata motor cara or motor cycles. Southern Railway had complained

the Indianapolis race. It will be recalled In the recent world's record attempts at Daytona that Kooch's riple-engined ear was barred, as it as not fitted with a reverse gear. ow this was overconte is very in

esting, for it was a big problem owing to the fact that each engine drove direel to, the rear axle with-

The

MR. CHRYSLER.

Mr. Chrysler's personal an-

TWO YEARS' STUDY.

of a loss of 160 passengers a day 'nouncement for the new venture pre-eminent expression of the

on this branch of their lins, and the follows: rpad statistics showed that 1,500

The De Soto is the perfected result of more than two years" careful study of market condi tiona and the changing needs of public transportation; it is the "In no previous achievement miraculous achievement of the in manufacturing people used the road on a Sunday, of the Chrysler organisation have past year

I felt so great a pride as in the science. The figures are Interesting as creation of the De Soto Six. Ibe-

"At the prices at which De out any clutch or gearbox. On one frdicating that it is the private lieve that you will find in the De Soto Six will be offered to the of the engines a worm gear was car and not the public service coach, Soto, graphic evidence of the public, I am confident that it will mounted and above this was's worm that is adversely affecting the rail- great strides which scientific prove one of the most saleable that could be nut in or out of mesh way companies. It is our belief, manufacturing has taken in so cars ever presented; I unhesitat by a lever operated from the says the "Autocar" that private short a time as twelve months in lingly predict that enterprising driver's sent. In this way one en- car traffic will continue to do so in very greatly increasing the buy dealers will recognise in the De ging was turned backwards through Increasing ratio as the popular ing power of the motor car dollar Soto Six entirely new and incom

ofd.value. I this reduction of 500 to 1; and in type of small car is developed.That, it seems to me quite parable standards of va consequence the other two ongines Motor conch travel induces a de- aside from its beauty and unusual feel that I should not be doing my being permanently gear-driven toe're to own a small car, and, except performance capacities, is the duty by my thousands of friends the rear axle had to do likewide. for really long Journeys, the rall special significance of the De Soto among the country's automobile The maximum speed on reverse was way companies will find it increas-Six: that the progress of the past merchants if I did not heartily re Just ever one-third of a mile an ingly difficult to win back the motor- year in manufacturing efficiencies commend that dealers in hour! The car was started by ist from the road to the rail. The and economics has made it possl fully the unmatched opr

having an automobile got behind, newer the experience of the open ble to givo in quality infinitely offered you by the De Soto Six.” In an interview Keech road, the greater the desire on the more than anyone has heretofore] In Hungary more than 5,500 fithat, according to the marks part of the travellar to continue it, been able to give. A new automobiles

in the sand the car jumped through end the longer it is enjo

the three 500hp, engines, confinement and

the car en "irresistible force.""fort.

rotativo

the

**The De Soto is not merely an operation overlast;

anhila. When telluintal tari you that & De Soto beauty, pl. per- 1928, formance, smoothness and luxury 12,232 for the prov

THE

No Car compares with Chrysler "52" in Money Value

"HE smart New Chrysler “52” is more than ever the unap- proached value in the low-priced field,

Only in the "52” can you obtain at low prices speed ability and pick-up that are characteristically Chrysler; such;smoothness of operation at all speeds; ease of handling unapproached by cars

selling for much more; Chrysler smartness and beauty of line and colouring,

See the smart New "52,” Com- pare it with any and every car in its price field. Then ride in it and instantly understand why public preference ́acclaims it as more than ever the greatest value in its price division,

CHRYSLER

Sole Agents:

A. LUNG & CO.

SHOW ROOM:

19, Queen's Rd., C. Tel. C.1219,

SERVICE STATION:

Percival St., Wanchal,

Tel. C. 4916.

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