1928-10-04 — Page 11

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1928..

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THE SINCERE CO., LTD.

SOLE AGENTS.

ROYAL ENFIELD MOTOR CYCLE

All models in stock.

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A. LUNG & CO.

19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

TELEPHONE C. 1219.-

BUYERS GUIDE

GAT DEMOTOR CARS. ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Qucen's

Road., C.4759.

BUICK. The Dragon Motor Car. Co., Ltd., 33 Wong Nei Chung

Road, Happy Valley.C.1247.

CADILLAC Hongkong Hötel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. CHEVROLET-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. CHRYSLER.-A.: Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Road, C. Tel C. 1218. HANOMAG. Wal On Taeung, Ltd., 243 Des Voeux Road,, C.

Tel. C. 711...

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MORRIS.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road." C4759.. OAKLAND.—Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

OLDSMOBILE. The Dragon Motor Car Co, Ltd., 33 Wong Nel

Chung Road, Happy Valley. C.1247.

PACKARD. The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd, 38 Wong Nei-Chung

Road, Happy Valley, C.1247.

PONTIAC-Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

ROLLS-ROYCE.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C4759. SINGER-Gilman & Co., 4a, Des Voeux Road Central. STUDEBAKER.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road, C.4789. VAUXHALL.-Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

WHIPPET.-Gilman & Co., 4a, Des Vœux Rd., C. WILLYS-KNIGHT.----Gilman' & Co., 40, Des Vœux Road Central.

MOTOR TRUCKS AND TRACTORS. CHEVROLET.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. G4759, FEDERAL TRUCKS.-Kin Cheong Hong, 87, Connaught Road C.

Tel. C. &

G.M.C.-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33 Wong Nei Chung Road,

Happy Valley, C.1247.

GUY.-A, Lung & Co. 19, Queen's Rd., G. Tel. C. 1219. MORRIS,—Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. "STUDEBAKER,-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. G.4759,

WILLYS KNIGHT TRUCKS-Gilman & Co., Ltd., Des Vosuž Rd. G. MOTOR CYCLES.

B. S. A.-The Sincere Co., Ltd.! Des Vœux Road. C.1067. NEW HUDSON.-A. Lùng & Co., 19, Queen's Road C... Tel. £.

· 1219," RALEIGH,—À. Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Road, C. Tel. G. 1210,

·ROYAL ENFIELD —A Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Road C. Tel. 0

TYRES AND ACCESSORIES.

ACCESSORIES, Hong Kong Hotel Garugé, Queen's Road, C4759, ACCESSORIES.—The Duro Motor Co., Nathan Road, Kowloon, K.226, AUTO-TOTAL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS -Keller, Kern & Co., Ltd,

18-19, Connaught Road, Central

¿COLUMBIA. BATTERIES The Dragon Motor Car Co, Ltd, 33,

Wong Nei Chung Road, Happy Valley, G.1247,3 FIRESTONE TYRES The Dragon Motor Car Co, Ltd, 89, Wong

* Net Chung Road, Happy Valley C.1247.

HILLER ACCESSORIES Lung & Co, 19, Queen's Rd, G.

Tol C1219.

MILLER TYRES A. Lung & Co. 19, Queen's Adi C. Tel C.1219. PRESTOLITE BATTERIES, Hongkong Hotel Gara-N

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DE SOTO 6

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clock fabric lined-surfaces mounted horizontally on the dash. The pur pose of this devios is to smother vibration due to torque reaction. Facing the front of the car, the crankshaft turns clockwise Impelled } by a • çertain amount of... força Those who have been looking to (torque) depending on how far the the debut of the. De Soto with the throttle is opened. The engine Leonest anticipation will not be tends to turn with equal force in disappointed, for it pleasingly ful-an anti-clockwise direction but is ils the requirements of a fine restrained by its mounting in the automobile.

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It is exceptionally good-looking, to turn la likely to minify itself is well finished both inside and out, as the frictional resistance offered has a top speed which appears to be by the torque reaction neutraliser. in the neighbourhood of 65 miles The quality of this engine is in- per hour, holds the road well at all dicated in the carefulness with speeds, has more than ample accel-which its parts are fitted. Connect- eration and hili-climbing ability, has ing-rod big ends selectively fully adéquate riding quality be fitted with a clearance of .002 Inch: cause of long, flexible springs and the 2 11/16-inch wristpins clamped Lovejoy shock absorbers, and excel to the rod are ground and lapped to lent braking ability due to the use two-ten-thousandths and selectively of Lockheed internal hydraulies with fitted to the pistons with five ten- self-compensating master cylinder thousandths clearance. The inner with all these fine features of: A diameters of the wristpins are five-passenger phaeton: a roadster tapered to reduce the weight. The (with wind-shield wings and rumble: jinvat-struted aluminium alloy pis- a business coupe with leather up-tons are selectively fitted to the holstery, and large rear deck for cylinder with .0016 clearance, and luggage: a de luxe coupe, with valve tappets also are fitted in this velour upholstery and a rumble, manner. A short, compact .lent, seat: a two-door sedan: a four-door chain drives the camshaft only. sedan: and a four-door de luxe Camshaft bearings are 2 1/16 by 1: sedan. All bright metal parts are 1 31/32 by % 1 15/16 by : 13% by 15/82. Valves have a free chromium plated.

Equipped with adequately roomy

diameter of 1 6/16 inches, the lift) bodles on a moderate-weight chassis, is 5/6 and the stem diameter is its 57 horse-power, 8 by 4, 1749 11/32, Valve guides are pressed in. cuble inch displacement six-cylinder, Valve seats are fully surrounded by L-head, engine, makes the ear a water as are also the cylinder bores.

Oil Delivery nimble performer even with the

Water pump and fan ATA fairly heavy men aboard, as the writer found. Tyre size is 5 by 19 operated by a Vee belt which inches; the gear ratio is 4.7 to 1, also drives the generator. Distribu- and the overall length is 156% tor and gear oil pump are run from inches without bumpers, and 169 opposite ends of a diagonal shaft, Inches with bumpers, approximately between cylinder Nos. 2 and 4, 13 and 14 feet respectively.

actuated by an integrally cut gear to the camshaft. The fan pump An extensive road test that the shaft is mounted in porous bronze engine is exceptionally silent and pushings which permit the entrance free from vibration at all speeds up of oil but prevent leakage of water. The diagonal placing of oil pump to the maximum, and there are a number of good reasons why. Pla- and distributor assists accessibility tona are aluminium alloy with invar and makes it unnecessary to disturb strite while the moderate bore of, the distributor when removing the 3 inches also keeps down the weight cylinder head. The camshaft drive of pistons. This with the reason operates in a bath of all, while oil ably short stroke of 4% inches, is fed under pressure at main, rod permits a lighter rod than would he and camshaft bearings, Oll is de- used with a longer stroke. The relivered from the pump to a cooper to a развате drilled latively small weight of these parts tube plus holding the weight variation of to the main and camshaft bearings, matched sets down to two-hun- while drilled leads in dredths of a pound, brings vibration shaft carry the oll to the connect- due to reciprocating parts to a ing-rods. The top half of each rod is drilled with a spurt which re-

minimum.

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A 21⁄4 inch crankshaft, a triflegiaters with a similar hold in the less than $1 inches long, is suffi-crankpin so that at every revolut ciently heavy and short so that tion a shot of oil is delivered to there are no noticeable periods of cams, cylinders and other parts. A stoplight switch is hydraulically dad coupe, and wine on the other August, and 7,500 in September crankshaft vibration, and a vibra. diagonal hole in each pushing guide operated being in unit with the models. The springs are graded in while factory oficials now believe tion is, of course, assisted by the psists in the certain lubrication of master cylinder so that the circuit pairs to give uniform action. The that nearly double the September.

those surfaces. relative shortness of the stroke.

is closed whenever the brake is frame has five heavy cross members schedule, if they could be obtained, Counter-Weights

Pistons are fitted with two applied.

including the rear engine support. will be needed to fulfil minimum": Main bearing loads have been shaped compression rings, originat The single-plate clutch is 8 Inch Equipment include Lovejoy shock September requirements. After minified by the use of four countered by Chrysler, and one ofl-control diameter with moulded asbestos absorbers, as already noted electric September, production will be ac- balance weights, and as a result a ring. The former are 9/64 and the facing. segments being dished gasoline gauge on Instrument board, cording to market demand. The four-bearing shaft has been found latter are . A filter screen

of alightly in alternate directions, a two-filament headlamp, cowl lamps, De Soto is manufactured in' the more than ample for this moderately ample size, covered by a belt bous self-lubricating and the throwout Fedco numbering system; and Elec- Highland plant of the Chrysler sized engine.. Main bearing ing, is placed in the centre of the bearing is a ball thrust type. tric clock. Throttle" and "lighting Corporation together with the Ply-

Gears are heavily webbed to levers and horn button are placed mouth. The production of the Chry~į. dimension from front to rear are: oil pan, and the oil pan la fitted with 2% by 1% 2% by 1%: 24 by 14: two effective baffles to prevent surg-deaden noise Ball and reunion on the steering wheel while a sparksler 65 has been moved from this 214 by 24: with the thrust on the ing of the oil due to raped accelera-universals are placed at either end retard button is mounted on the plant to the Jefferson Avenue plant, tion or braking with resulting over of the 2-inch tubular driveshaft. instrument board. Other button where the Chrysler.76 and 60. are rear bearing. Crankpins are

of rear or front 15/16 by 14 inches with the lubrication

The Gear Axle...

illumination on the heat control and also made. cylinders.

* The gear axle is semi-floating the choke. The indirect illumina- babbitt spun into the rod.

The counter-weights are placed

Four-Blade, Fan

with a babjo housing of 2/16-inch |tion on the instrument board is con- just to the rear of Nos. 3 and 4, A purolator is mounted on the steel and with taper roller bearing trolled by an independent switch. bearings. The sole function of dash and a conventional Chrysler throughout. The bevel pinlon fa

Success Promised.. these weights is to balance the can-crankcase ventilating system is fit-integral with, the pluton shaft and Even at this early date it appears trifugal force of the adjacent crank ted, consisting of a tube running in carried in two taper rollers both that the De Soto, will become a pina and conresting rod big enda, down from the crankcase which placed to the front of the pinion. marked success in a comparatively thus preventing distortion of the draws air from the crankcase due to Pinion bearings are adjusted by short time, due to two major shaft to font freely in its bearings. the forward motion of the car, shims to the rear of the forward factors: It is im truth a very in short due to these counter while fresh air enters through the bearing while, the platon is adjusted good-looking fine performing auto- weights, main bearing loads are all filler opening which is provided by shims under the flauge, of the mobile at very moderate price. Le considerably reduced, wear is lessen with vanes to throw out any dust sleeve which carries this assembly. It will be marketed, and is entirely ed, the power is Increased in pro-in the entering air. A shutter is The taper bearings which support separate from the Chrysler dealer portion to the reduction In bearing fitted by which the crankcase ven- the differential unit are screw ad-

organisation. frictional losses. The crankshaft is tilating system may be closed off Injusted. Each rear wheel Is Atted The De Soto Motor Corpora statically and dynamically balanced warm weather,

with two taper roller bearings tion has done really re

to one-tenth of an ounce and the "In accordance with Chrysler prac placed either side of a double filet markable job in securing suite aame in true of flywheel, clutch, and tice, intake and exhaust manifolds on the axle shaft which serves to able dealers, fudging, from state the 2-inch tubular drive shaft. are separate except connected in locate the beatings". These bearingements made by the factory off- Engine silence is due to a number the centre to form a hot spot. fard adjusted by shims placed next to las The original plan was to of factors including carefully work around the intake, ordinary supplied, the Inder cup. To secure allent secure 700 direct dealers and 2,800 ed out cam contours, a combustion with heat by the exhaust from operation of bevel pinion and ring associate dealers in twelve months. chamber with a stiffening rib ex-cylinder Nos. 8 and 4. But to Re- gear, the two are lapped in pairs In only months tending Into the water-jacket over-celerate warmup, heater control but after beat trasting head, and the mounting of the ton on the Instrument board may be The front axl crankshaft in heavily ribbed journal pulled out so that exhaust from all Elliott type with king boxes, and more especially to the the cylinders goes through, the hot for centre point steering, King What 'surprises even fact uac of a heavy 1-beam stiffening spot jacket. The exhaust pipe is pins bearings are of channel cast integral with right connected to the front of the maní- a ball thrust. Drag link and fle rou nothing alde, of the crankcase and a heavy fold to keep the heat away from the have hall Joints, single flange on the left side,These floor boards, shows on

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