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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1928.

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'A MYSTERY CAR?

ENTIRELY. NEW TYPE OF VEHICLE

THE CHINA MAIL,

CHANNEL CROSSED

REMARKABLE ACCOMPLISH- MENT BY MOTOR BOAT

THE "SEACAR"

LOW FUEL COSTS

Reports about an entirely new One of the most sensational type of car, having an engine events in the activity of British Motor Boating took place on Satur- without a magneto or carburettor, day, September 8, when the Hon. may seem very intriguing, but Mrs. Victor Bruce, the well-known actually there is nothing mysteri-Woman Motorist made a successful ous, sensational or even novel attempt to break the record speed in an outboard engined hydroplane; about the proposed new vehicle, motor boat across from Dover to except that the formation of a company for its manufacture in England is a new development.

Diesel Engine for Aircraft? -

London, Sept. 15.

The possibilities of the Diesel or semi-Diesel engine for road vehicles have several times been

the official

observation boat, Mr.

Calals and back, accomplishing the trip in a total time of under two hours, and upon this ereditable cross Channel performance with her 8-h.p. engined outboard bont, Mrs. Bruce is to be congratulated.

The excitement of Mrs. Eruce's cross channel dash, however, some- what overshadowed the almost discussed within recent years, and equally remarkable performance of experiments have been going on Mawdsley Brecke's "Seacar" driven for a long time towards the pro by Mr. Wavaney Brooke, whose duction of a power unit working speeds were almost identical. The on Diesel principles suitable for "Seacar," a 24-ft. seven seater 30 road vehicle use. The Diesel en-m.p.h. Runabout, one of the latest gine has certain very marked ad- standard Motor Boats produced by vantages, though the absence of the pioneer British firm, J. W. magneto and carburettor can Brooke & Co., Ltd. of Lowestoft, hardly be numbered among them, was placed at the disposal of the as each of these instruments is "Daily Sketch" for observation pur- replaced by another-the fuel in poscs and in case of accidents. jection valve and pumps-which probably do not, on the whole, mean reduced complication or a smaller number of working parts, full passenger carrying capacity, In spite of being loaded to the It happens that the majority of with photographic apparatus, parts Diesel engines work on the two-for Mrs. Bruce's boat "Mosquito stroke cycle, which obviates the and other paraphernalia, "Seacar" need for valves, but, like the two-reached Calala from Dover in 'ex- stroke petrol engine, the Diesel actly one hour's elapsed time. The giving one explosion every revolu-rest of the story concerning this tion is apt to be extravagant, representative British standard especially in lubricating oil, 80 Motor Boat is adequately, told by that It is more than probable that the well-known British Motor the Diesel engine adopted for road Critic, Mr. Robert W. Beare, In the vehicle work would be most satis-"Dally Sketch" of September 11 factorily designed on the four- who wrote:- | stroke cycle with valves,

The Advantages

Heavily Loaded.

"I have seen it. stated that the little hydroplane left "Seacar" standing, implying that the 8-h.p. craft was enormously faster than the 100-h.p. six cylinder boat. It is only fair to say that actually the speed of the two were identical.

The advantages of the Diesel engine as a type are its low fuel cost-it uses fuel oil that at pre- sent is priced at about fivepence a gallon, threepence if bought in

"'Seacar" was not only carrying. large quantities, which it is not likely to be for private car use spare batteries, tools and various great durability and a high factor parts for the hydroplane, but was of reliability, while a considera-loaded down with the greatest num- tion that is not so great in prac-ber of passengers that could be tice as it might appear is the free-squeezed in. The only intention dom from fire risk, as the fuel oil was to patrol Mrs. Bruce's course is, under ordinary conditions, for observation purposes, and in quite non-inflammable,

case of accidente.

"Amazing Speed"

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Against these advantages must be weighed the very high first cost of the engine as compared "I wish to do justice.to"Seacar" with the ordinary petrol motor-all the more because Mr. Brooke so high is this first cost îndeed, very kindly gave me a demonstra- that it is quite common to find tion of the boat's capabilities in makers' catalogues quoting no Dover Harbour, and I was frankly prices at all, even though the amazed at its speed, acceleration, |lower running costs are most and general controllability.

fully expounded; great weight- "When travelling flat out at which is necessitated by the high something well over 30 miles an working compression and in large hour, Mr. Brooke frequently put the measure contributes to the dur-wheel hard over and turned the ability asset already mentioned; boat in her own length.. The most. and lack of flexibility. By com- nervous of passengers would not parison with the petrol engine the have felt a moment's fear for per- Diesel has a very narrow speed haps the most notable, feature of range, a minimum speed of 400 all is "Scacar's" essential stability. r.p.m. with a maximum of double! "'Seacar's" performance in- this figure being fairly good. pressad me most of all as a motor- Thus, certain facts emerge in lat, for anyone who can handle a which it is subjected when run in a connection with the proposed ap car must be fascinated by the joy thin-wolled balloon tyre. In addi-plication of this type of power of driving the boat. Steering is tion to this bending strain, every plant to road vehicle propulsion, just as sensitive as that of a car, time the wheel turns the friction The vehicles having it, would be while engine control by a foot between the tube and the inside high in first cost, either they accelerator is identical with that to of the tyre tends to drag the patch would be heavier than petrol en-which we are accustomed"," away from the injury it covers. gined vehicles of similar capa. "The 'Sencar is worthy of spe- When you drive at a speed of The only way you can be sure of city, or their engines might cial consideration, as it is the thirty miles an hour you are cover-safe repairs to balloon tubes is to readily lose their durability answer of Britain's ploneer, Motor ing a distance of 88, feet every two use a patch made from a grade of asset, and the lack of engine Boat-building firm to America's seconds. In other words, at a speed rubber which, after it is vulcanised, flexibility would make necessary competition. A sudden demand has of thirty miles an hour two seconds is as tough or tougher than the an elaborate form of variable sprung up in this country for some- is plenty of time for your car to rubber of the tube. The tougher speed gear, failing one of the in-thing in the nature of an aquatic variable transmissions motor-car, and the Brooke boat go from the road to the fence, if grades of rubber require a tempera-finitely you lose steering control..

ture of about 265 degrees Fahren-about which so much is heard but represents the first serious attempt

PROPER REPAIR

OF TYRES 18 MOST VITAL

WARNING ISSUED

A break in some part of the steer- heit to change the material of the so little seen. Given one of these to regain ground already lost to ing rig is a rather unusual accl- unvulcanised patch from a soft, infinitely variable transmission American competitore.

"From my experience with "Sea- dent; but you are quite apt to lose sticky, putty-like substance to an systems, the Diesel engine would control of your car for at least two elastic, tough, permanent, vulcanised lose one of its greatest limitations car" I should say that it is the idea! seconds if a balloon tyre on a front patch. With a properly made vul- for road use, but it would be craft to appeal to the motorist and wheel suddenly goes flat.

canised repair the heat and pressure optimistic to pretend that such a satisfy his craving for speeed Many Cause Gollision necessary for vulcanising actually transmission system is likely to liveliness and comfort. When I say An unexpected flat tyre on a rear fuses and welds the patch into an be available for a long time to that Mrs. Bruce herself, became an instant convert when she was given wheel may not jerk the wheel from integral part of the tube.

charge of "Seacar," something of your hands, but it is quite apt to For your own safety you. must

its appeal may be imagined" So much on the theoretical cause the car to swerve enough to realise the importance of insisting cause a collision with a car going on all repairs to tubes being neat side. On the practical side in the opposite direction and may vulcanised. Such a repair takes no merges the fact that road vehicles even put your car in the ditch, says more time than a makeshift job. with Diesel power plants have

the Shaler Company.

In case of an ordinary puncture making tube repairs.

you usually have sufficient warning.

to permit you to slow down before

you get into trouble. This is not

'

come.

For Aircraft Also

is

F. H. Ford, research engineer for Practically all of the better class been in existence for some time attempt to crab any possible new of repair men use this method of on the Continent, and the Peugeot development. Greater difficulties Company of France has even gone] have been overcome in the gen- so far as to produce a private eral sphere of internal combus. Vulcanising Set Helps Diesel engined car. Also, and tion engineering in the past, than There are reliable vulcanising out this is really most striking of all, those confronting the pioneers of the use of Diesel engines for air-Diesel application to a sphere the case when the air is let out of fits, small enough for the motorist the tyre suddenly by a blowout, a to carry under a car seat, which will craft has formed the subject of where flexibility and lightness are cut or the loosening of a makeshift enable you to make a regular "pro- ments. If the Diesel engine can is no reason why the heavy-oil some quite encouraging experi- of supreme importance, and there repair on a tube.

fessional" vulcanised repair on a The sudden and violent wrench tube, anywhere, anytime, quickly.be made light enough and with a engineti car should not be regard- given the steering wheel by the ex-The repair units used with these satisfactory power to weighted as a possibility of the future. {ratio for aircraft, there should be But there is every reason to be- cessive drag of a deflated tyre is vulcanisers consist of a metal pan no great difficulty in adapting it lieve that before this possibility almost sure to twist the wheel from filled with the exact amount of dry, for car use, but it must be remem- materialises, steam, will have your grasp and you go from fancied solid fuel required to vulcanise the bered that the flexibility factor is undergone such improvement in safety to a wreck in the ditch in the patch of unvulcanfeed rabber which a quite minor consideration in air its application as a power plant of twinking of an eye.

comes mounted on the lower side craft by comparison with road road vehicles, that when the You cannot always' guard ́against of the pan.

vehicles. Hitherto the useful Diesel engined car does, come it

a cut or a blowout. You cati, bow- When the unit is clamped over sphere of the heavy oll engine, will find a powerful rival using the ever, insura against accident due the repair and the fuel lighted the whether Diesel or semi-Diesel, has same cheap fuel awaiting it.. And to the fallure of a makeshift tube heat from the burning fuel vul- been limited to stationary power the steam car will, of course, have repair by insisting that all repairs canises the patch and welds it to plant and marine work, in both of as its main asset that “supreme. to tubes shall be permanent heat the tube.

which spheres weight is of as flexibility which not even the vulcanised repairs.

A tube is only as strong as the little importance as flexibility. petrol car can hope to equal; and weakest patch on it. Do you take But whether views may be held the lack of which may", "always

Be Sure Of Repairs

A patch on a balloon tube must unnecessary risks, Insist on vul- as to the promise of this heavy keep the Diesel engined car a long stand an excessive strain from the canised repairs and have all the and slow speed engine for road way behind the conventional constant bonding and stretching to patches as strong as the tube itself. vehicle use, it would be absurd to petrol car

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