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THE PLYMOUTH

The

HAS FINE BODY CONSTRUCTION

new

and taper. High pollah finish gives a precision bearing surface.

Camshaft is drop forged with all came integral, Large bearings give ample rigidity. Chrysler's famous camshaft construction is illustrated REMARKABLE CAR.

In the unusual quietness of valve Chrysler-Plymouth's operation without close setting of outstanding success naturally has tappets and valve stems. Tappets "attracted considerable attention to are rafeed gradually, making actual its features of engineering, design, contact with the stems before the manufacture and body construction. final lift takes place. Long wear is Study of these and a demonstration assured by highly polished, mirror of the car's abilities reveal it as finish. Crankshaft timing gear is combining unusual chassis ability iron and camshaft gear of specint eliminate composition to with fine body construction and fabric luxurious appointments never known noises so noticeable in engines with heretofore to enrs In the low-price all-steel gears.

floki.

Chrysler serised this, and the Plymouth's great success is proof positive that this car meets a need

IN MALAYA

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THE CHINA MAIL

DETAILS OF FIRESTONE OPERATIONS.

INTERESTING ACTIVITIES

MODERN CARS

MOTORISTS EXPECT NO TROUBLE

AND GET NONE

As far back as 1914, Firestore Motorists to-day expect a power and Rubber Company, plant that will give trouble-frec Tyre Akron, Ohio, sent representatives performance, not only for a year or to Singapore in order to purchase two, but over a prolonged perfod of metropolitan centres. In addition their requirements in crude rub-years, according to salesmen in the

ber.

The activities of the Firestone to engine performance, they also Tyre, and Rubber Company in demand the latest advancement in Malaya, since that time should body design which will characterise prove very interesting reading. their motor car as distinctively in- In the first place, it should be dividual.

Valve Tuppets

stated that the Firestone Com- Commenting on this report, Mr. "Buyers in the low-price field, Lubrication is high pressure to all pany are manufacturers of Motor H. J. Leonard, president of the Corporation of 'equally as much as anyone else, crankshaft and connecting rod bear-Car Pneumatic Tyres and Tubes Stearns-Knight

seek the greatest value for ings and to the centre camshaft and Solid Tyres for heavier com Cleveland (U.S.A.) declares: "The their money in appearance, per bearing. All other working parts mercial vehicles. Their factories buyers of motor cars in the quality formance, prestige, refinements and are reached by positive spray under are situated in Hamilton, Ontario, group, such as our Stearns-Knight alt-around genuine worth," says pressure from holes in the connect Los Angeles, Akron, Ohio, and at six and De Luxe eight-cylinder the dealer. "The days of ing rods, and from the crankshaft present a large manufacturing models, have every right to expect buying niere transportation and camshaft. Timing gears are plant is being laid down near Lon- just such performance.

"In the Stearns-Knight cars we something to get you there and lubricated by a direct lead from the don, England. It requires about back-are gone forever. The low-front crankshaft bearing. A safety 29,000,000 rubber trees occupy employ the Knight double-sleeve en- priced car buyer is demanding valve forces excess oil directly back ing 290,000 acres of land and gine, a type of power plant which is equally as much for his money as he to the crankcase

everywhere admitted to be one of Crankcase worked by 97,000 labourers to who pays for more for his car. ventilation is cared for by a system keep these factories supplied the outstanding contributions to the entire automobile industry, being which exhausts the gases by vacuum with crude rubber. The Fire- and replaces them with fresh air, stone Tyre and Rubber Company designed to give smooth, quiet and Vanes on the oil filler start the in- (Straits Settlements) Limited, a officient service year after year heretofore never fulfilled.

coming air whirling to prevent dust buying organisation, is establish- without the attendant ills that are ed in Singapore, and purchase noticeable in other types of power "Every prospect for a low-priced entering the crankcase with it. car is a prospective Plymouth owner,

Mushroom type valve toppets have from British Malaya practically if he realises the remarkable car specially chilled iron heads. Chill-90 per cent. all factory require-plants.

"The introduction of our straight Chrysler is offering in this new ing gives a depth of hardness much ments of crude rubber. During eight de luxe models and the later the last four years, the Singapore presentation of the Series 80 Plymouth. It is Chrysler's greatest greater than other methods achievement in the low priced field-hardening and heat treating. The chased and shipped approximatetion of our 23-years' experience In Firestone organisation has pur Stearns-Knight Six is the culmina- a car embodying features of en resulting toppets resist wear,

building motor cars. For the past gineering, design, appointments, re-suring long life, Lubrication is byly 126,000 tons of rubber.

With the ever increasing and Anements, luxuriousness and road-oil spray thrown from the connect-universal demand for Firestone 20 years, like builders of the finest

motor cara ability that are truly remarkable ing rods through special holes.

of Europe, we have Tyres it is estimated that this accomplishments."

Valves are extra large. 'Inlet valves are chrome nickel steel and figure will steadily increase, and employed the Knight double-sleeve Singapore, for many years to

"The remarkable public reception exhaust sikhrome steel, slightly come, will be the centre of rubber

of these two lines of Stearns-Knight| smaller than the inlet for greater buying for the Firestone Com motor cars is recognised as one of рапу. The Firestone Tyre and power in proportion to engine size.

the outstanding features of the pre manufacturers with a plant in the Far East. In this which has seen perhaps the greatest plant, located at Singapore, Fire- advancement ever made in a single stone washes, refines, makes final year in the matter of distinctive rigid inspection and packs its rub-body lines and comfortable, luxuri ber for shipment to the factories. ous interiors." In Malava alone Firestone has seven different buying offices and godowns.

Smooth Engine Describing the

cur, Messrs A. Lane & Co Sole Agents in Hong Kong, pointed out these features:

of

in-

engine.

The heart of any car is its engine. Seats are completely surrounded by Rubber Company, are the only sent year in automotive history

That in the Chrysler-Plymouth is large and powerful, fast in accelera. tion, flexible in traffic, splendid on the hills and finely built to give long With a service at minimum cost. rated horsepower of 21.03.it actual. ly develops 45. Rubber engine mounting, both front and rear, con- tribute materially to its remarkable smoothness and absence of power

reactions. Both front and rear ends of the engine are supported on specially moulded Chrysler patented "ubber blocks. This unique mount-

water for proper cooling. Valves are equi-distant from the combustion chamber centres for uniform gas charge, smooth power and smooth performance at every speed.

Special combustion chamber de sign spins the entering gas charge, causes its break-up into smaller particles' and affords more complete combustion, more efficient turning

modern

ROAD STABILITY

SPEED LAWS BEING RAISED

Speed laws in all parts of the

Over 500 people, chiefly per- and greater power. It also greatly menent residents of Malaya, are retards carbon formation, detona- kept constantly in employment. tion and power noises. The stanThese employees are well cared dard compression head is the new for, sanitary arrangements being ing absorbs engine torque impulses Silver Dome" feature of first installed in almost all godowns

ape and offices and free medical atten-world are being raised so that 35 and effectively prevents transmis importance. Manifolding is sion of torque sounds to the chassis cially designed to proportion exact dance afforded; large sums of miles an hour is now generally ant body. An ingenious torque quantities of mature into each money are spent in rent, water, accepted as a safe driving speed over reaction neutraliser contributes fur-cylinder and to provide uniform ex-gas, electricity, local Municipal the majority of highways. Some ther to wmooth operation by prevent-haust discharge. A heat chamber, rates, as well as wages to native districts have gone ab ing transmission of torque impulses integral with the manifold, draws employees. Money is spent local- eliminate a maximum driving speed,

off exhaust heat, from the middle cylinders, assiste fuel vaporisation from the moment the engine is started, and reduces crankcase dilution by minimizing choke asc.

to the car body.

Dry Plate Clutch Carburetor is the plain tube, multiple jet type equipped with air cleaner. A plunger pump, throttle operated, upon rapid application causes fuel to be pumped. through the jets, assuring a quick supply for terrific accelaration..

A hook-up

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ly in transportation and local leaving it to the judgment of the purchases such as, automobiles, driver to control his specil at a point jute, strapping and machinery, consistent with public safety.

All this has raised the average whilst export duties on rubber purchased in and exported from speed at which motor cars this Colony produce considerable driven to a point which puts very revenue toward the upkeep of definite demands upon the manu- Malaya. The Firestone Tyre and facturer--and one of the foremost Rubber Company have in Malaya demanda is that of road stability. alone over $1,600.000 invested in land, buildings, machinery and equipment.

The crankshaft, mounted in three Bronze-backed, habbitt lined bear ings and drilled to force oil to the connecting rod bearings, is another superior feature. All bearings are large. Alignment is 80 accurate that the machined parts can be as sembled and the shift rotated frealy by hand in its bearings before the

Obviously to be stable at good road engine in run. The entire shaft

speed, a car must have its centre of gravity close to the ground, so this floats on a film of oil, insuring long

reduces both the tendency to slide life and minimum frictional power

Local Dealers

around curves and also the swaying loss. Further smoothness and dur- with the vacuum tank stops the en-

During the last year and a half of the car over rough roads. ability is mured by both statically gine should the oil supply fall below

The effect of this tendency is a and dynamically balancing thea safe level or the pump auddenly the Firestone Company has estab- shaft, flywheel and clutch.

fail to function. At the vacuum lished its own selling organisa-striking improvement in appearance: Engine Life

tank bottom is a sediment tank to tion in Singapore in order to of call 'cars employing the long, low Cylinder block and crankcase are prevent dirt entering the carbure market Firestone Gun Dipped lines which are required to produce Pneumatic and Solid Tyres as well such low centre of gravity. The east in one piece, fully ribbed and tor. rigidly supported at the centre in Clutch is of the single dry plate as other well-known Firestone frat striking example of this change girder-ke fashion. The bottom type, in accordance with the modern Products: this selling organisa- was presented by Willys-Overland has wide flanges paralleling the trend. Practically indestructible, its tion controls the distribution of beth in the new Willys-Knight crankshaft, insuring rigidity in the light weight, rotating parts stop the Company's products through-models which have been introduced horizontal plane. The cylinder block quickly upon declutching, making out Siam. Malaya, Straits Settle- during the past year and in the is fine grain iron, thoroughly sea-gear shifting quiet and easy. Trans-ments and Dutch East Indies. All Whippet. In certain of the Whippet soned by: annealing to prevent dis-mission gears are hardened alloy business is conducted through models it is easily possible for a man of average holght to stand tortion. Typical Chrysler bore atcel, with wide faces and a tooth local dealers to their profit.

Large stocks of Firestone pro- along side the car and look across finish, including special machine form that will stand pressures well operations and two honing pro- beyond those that may be imposed. ducts are warehoused in Singa- the roof, and yet the tallest And cesser, insure a mirror-like cylinder They are heavily webbed, resulting wall surface which reduces friction, in exceptionally quiet gear opera- heath and wear to a minimum-tion. Steering gear has large teeth greatly increasing, engine life. in contact with each other for long Connecting rods are I-beam life and freedom from rattles. It section drop forgings. Carefully is adjustable for wear at three balanced and weighed, they must not points. Easy, handling, Erra control vary more than two one-hundredths and prevention of road ahocks to of a pound in sets of four. The the driver through the wheel are babbitt bearings in the crankshaft features. ends are spun under centrifugal

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Special Rear Axle

THE CADILLAC IN MEXICO

pore, All moneys paid to the ample room in both. compartments local seiling organisation for tyre oven, in this smallest of Willys- purchases as well as large addi-Overland cars. tional sums are re-spent in Malaya in the buying of the.Com pany's crude rubber requirements, which means without exaggera- In appreciation of their services, tion, that the Firestone Company rendered in the suppression of the is responsible for the annual cir-last Gomez-Serrona revolution In culation in Malaya of millions of Mexico, the Mexican Minister of dollars, thus contributing largely War has recently made presents of to the prosperity of the Straits Cadillac and La Salle cars to the force Insuring their firm adhesion Rear axle is semi-floating, equip Settlements,

majority of the commanding gen- to the rods and eliminating blow ped with tapered roller bearings

erals in the campaign against the holes. Coupled with the engine's throughout. Its housing is a spe- under extreme conditions. Frame rebels, instead of money awards. preciso fitting standards, this incial Chrysler design which enhances is pressed steel, exceptionally Cadillac cars, aro also used by sures long bearing life. The rod riding by reducing the unsprung sturdy, with four strong cross mem-President Calles of the Mexican beurings final finish is with a weight-an important achievement bers exclusive of the rear engine Republic, the Secretary of the Pre- burnishing bar, which compresses in road comfort. Differential gears support. These tie the frame to aident and the Minister of Fin- the material and leaves a highly und pinions are of special nickel gether at approximately equal dis-ance; the Secretaries of agricul poltahed, mirror surface, further alloy steel, heat treated, with thrust tances, forming an extremely rigid ture, communications, and war; Insaring long life.

faces ground to a special finish to foundation for the body, insure the Sub-secretaries of war, educa- Insure long life. Rear axle shafts absence of body weaving and tion and foreign relations; by the are forgings of exceptional size and eliminate squeaks and rattles, Governor and the Chief of Pollee Internal expanding hydraulic four of the Federal District, the Na-

Pistons Carefully Bullt

.. Pistons are special light

luminium alloy, open between strength. *ad. And

for proper Springs are semi-elliptic, long wheel brakes are standard Notional Director of the Post-Office skirt oil return and to aid cool-practically flat under normal load other car of approximate price has department; the Chief Magistrate Their light weight and and equipped with plates to over-them. The brake support form a of the Supreme Court aud, many ing. unusual design permit closer. fit come rebound on rough roads.housing over the drum to exclude others, WINN ting which, with their smooth finish Special self-adjusting shackles, so all dirt, dust and water, resulting The list is so complete that, ex and accurate balancing, results in constructed that the shackle ends in positive operation in all weathers, cluding one Cabinet Minister, the long life. They are carefully meas are mounted on tapered plas, hold longer brake-shop facing life and Cadillac is used 100 per cent by sured for size and must not vary, In the rear ends of both the front and less frequent adjustment, an

the Government as an official car- sets of four, more than two, one rear springs. A bolt passes through Standard high pressure gun The Cadillac is outselling all other hundredths of a pound. Their three the shackle plate centres to draw a lubrication is provided for the similar quality cars at riegs are a plain compression one, large flat spring washer up to chassis. Where the pressure sys. nearly four to one one with an oil wiper groove with tension. This keeps the

tem is not suitable, compression or the under cut down, and one for all tension of the plates on the tape regulation. This permita no oll at all times and fratres prope

syph loss about the pistons and obviates shackle action under all conditions. the smoky exhaust that goes with it, Drive Is Hotchkiss type, permit due to efficient return of oil to the ting greater flexibility and less un- crankcase as it is wiped from the sprung weight. Propeller shaf cylinder walls Piston pins are special heavy seamless steel tubing, tubular, carefully ground, lapped to bult to withstand forsional str size and beld within 8002 incir size far greater than will be

oil cups are provi

Copling

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ratio of

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1928.

COMFORT

Haven't you always wanted a car where the comfort of an arm chair was maintained mile after mile, throughout a day of rapid travel, over roads both good and bad ?

In the New Oldsmobile Six there is room to stretch your legs, the seats are moulded to the form of your back. Springs are long and wide and the hydraulic shock absorbera remove even the small jars.

Here you have comfort and riding qualities built right into the car. They will not vary as you flash, care-free, past thou-. sands and thousands of milestones.

Touring Roadster

Sedan (2-door) Sedan (4-door)

M$2,500.00

M$2,500.00

M$2,600.00

M$2,800.00

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1247

33 WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY.

YOU CAN BUY A BIGGER CAR BUT NOT A BETTER ONE.

Plymouth

Plymouth Tourer

PLYMOUTH

At Last! A New Car Whose Like- In Style, Performance and Value

You Have Never Seen Before

New slender-profile chromi. um-plated radiator, Long,

low bodics.Generous room for 2 to 5 passengers, according to hody model-Luxurious deep up. holstery and appointment detail. New “Silver Dome" high- sion engine, for use any petrol

ooth speed tip to 60 and more

rysler light-action inter-

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rio other car of

this feature

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cars.

An enthusiastic public now quality, the Josef the finest acclaims the new Plymouth the most astounding value In three decades of motor car manufacture,

No one but Walter P. Chry- sler and his great engineering organisation ever attempted. such a car at such a price. Plymouth is the amasing realisation of the Chrysler vision of a low-priced car, embodying the beauty, the

Sole Agents:

See for yourself that a car of the style and quality, of the Plymouth, à car that does the things the Flymouth does, really can be produced at such low prices,

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Ride in the Plymouth, drive the Plymouth-the most us^ tonishing performance, qual ity, style and value that the low-priced field has ever kriown,

A. LUNG & CO.

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