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THE CHINA MAIL.

THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1930.

MOTORISTS THIS IS YOUR PAGES

Greater Strength-Greater Safety- Greater Comfort-Greater Value

RIDE ON A BACKBONE OF FORGED STEEL

WHICH CHARACTERISES 1930

B. S. A.

1930 B.S.As with inclined engine now have a frame with a backbone of Forged Steel, giving super frame strength and rigidity. That is just one of the features which help to make 1930 B.S.A.a bigger value than ever. Others include: finger adjustment to both, brakes, clutch, and fork, shock absorbers; hinged rear mudguard and low-lift, spring-up stand; new wide-flare front mudguard, etc.

Come and Inspect the New Models in Stock.

THE SINCERE CO., LTD.

SOLE AGENTS.

BUYERS' GUIDE

MOTOR CARS.

ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's

Road. Tel. 24759.

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

Road, Happy Valley. Tel. 30228.

CADILLAC-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. Tel. 24759. CHEVROLET. - Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. Tel.

24759.

MORRIS-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. Tel. 24759. OAKLAND.—Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

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

Chung Road, Happy Valley. Tel. 30228.

PONTIAC.-Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

ROLLS-ROYCE.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road.

Tel.

24759.

STUDEBAKER.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road.

Tel.

24769.

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VAUXHALL-Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

WILLYS-KNIGHT & WHIPPET MOTOR CARS.Gliman & Co.,

Ltd., 48, Des Voeux Rd. C. Tel. 28011.

OUTBOARD MOTORS—Rudolf Wolff & Kaw, 54 Quess's Road

C. Tel. 22178,

MOTOR TRUCKS AND TRACTORS.

CHEVROLET-Hongkong 'Hotel Garage, Queen's Road,

24759.

Tel.

G.M.C. The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 88 Wong Nel Chung Road,

Happy Valley. Tel. 80228.

DODGE South China Motor Car Co., 38, Des Voeux Road. C.

*Tel.: 25644.

MORRIS-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. Tel. 24759. STUDEBAKER-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. Tel.

24750.

WILLYS-KNIGHT & WHIPPET TRUCKS-Gilman & Co., Ltd,

4a, Des Voeux Road C. Tel 28011.

MOTOR CYCLES.

The Sincere Co., Ldt, Des Voeux Road. Tel. 27767.

TYRES AND ACCESSORIES.

ACCESSORIES. Hongkong Hotel, Garage, Bueen's Road. Tel.

24759.

ACCESSORIES -The Duro Motor Co., Nathan Road, Kowloom.

Tel. 68226, 22:

FISK TYRES-Gilman & Co, Ltd. 46, Des Voeux Rd. O. Tel

28011

PRESTCLITE BATTERIES-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's

Road, 1) 24769.

WILLARD BATTERIES— Gliman & Co., Ltd., 4a, Des Voeux Rd.

Tel: 28011:

ÇAR ECONOMIES.

Popularity of Sleeve Valve Engine.

TEST YOUR EYES.

Colour Blindness Is a Handicap.

Nearly fifteen years ago, John N. Already there have been cases of Willys, at that time president of mistakes made by motorists who did The Willys-Overland Company, re-not understand the working of the turned from Europe with a licence amber, red and green traffic control for his company to manufacture lights. It is curious that among all motor cars employing the Knight the ill-informed criticism directed double sleeve valve engine. Little against motorists little attention has was known of the sleeve valve en-been paid to bad eyesight, which gine in America then although it undoubtedly, is responsible for a was the inventive genius of Charles (number of accidents. It has been Y. Knight, of Chicago, which de- stated that out of every ten persons veloped this power plant.

who regard their vision as normal, Shortly thereafter the Willys- at least two should be wearing Overland Company, after making glasses! exhaustive tests and experiments, Colour blindness is far more pre- launched Into the production of valent than is generally realized motor cars using the new sleeve and, with the advent of coloured valve engine. From the start, the signal ghts, will form a problem Willys-Knight valve engine won a which is already receiving serious position in American motordom. [attention in America, There is ons Even before the advent of the case on record of a colour-blind sleeve' valve engine in America, it car driver who, accustomed had been adopted in Britain and to the signal lights of his other European countries and proved own town, used to drive in per highly successful, being employed in fect safety. Then he went to the such cars as the Daimler, Mercedes, theatre in a neighbouring town, and | Panhard, Lovassor, Peugot and seeing, a light where the green. others whose names are Inter-should have been, drove straight nationally fadious, It la no-into a petrol lorry. The position of table that this type of engine the lights was different. han for years maintained its J think it la inevitable that outstanding position among the motorists will eventually have to quality cars of Europe where it is undergo some sort of eyesight ex- regarded as the ideal type of auto. mobile engine.

amination before being granted a licence. Probably not one man in a thousand has heard of "tunnel vision," yet here is a defect which may cause difficulty at any one of the scores of cross-roads in a fifty- mile journey.

Year after year, since the produc- tion of the first Willys-Knight, the sleeve valve engine has been im- proved, Because of the high type of craftsmanship required in the

motor building of this

and the A driver with normal eyesight can quality of materials that went into see an object at nearly ninety its structure. the cost at first was degrees from the straight line of greater than far most cars in its vision, especially that object be a class. However, the Willys-Overland moving one; but the man with tun- Company, through manufacturing nel vision is limited to an aren ap economies, has gradually reduced the proximately forty-five degrees on production cost and passed this either side of the straight line. saving on to the retail buyer in the Thus there is a blacked-out strip of form of Knight powered cars at forty-five degrees on either alde, a lower prices. It seems paradoxical darkness from which a vehicle or that while manufacturing costs were pedestrian may suddenly emerge. being reduced the quality of the ears Short and long sight may be cor- was materially improved, the climax [rected easfly ehough, though it is being reached in the 1930 presenta-always an added handicap to wear tion of the new Willys-Knight Six glasses when peering through a and the Willys-Knight Standard Six rain splashed windscreen. But, for lines.

tunnel vision, apparently, there is no

Not alone are these two lines of cure save crawling along at a speed makes it possible to Knight engined sixes characterised which

literally within car's by the highest development ever stop

Drivers of reached in the sleeve valve engines length.

railway are examined perl- that give them power, but the new engines low prices at which they are present-odically for their eyesight; and ed materially widen the field of in course of time it may appear even buyers and place Willys-Knight cars more desirable for motorists to be within the reach of hundreds of similarly treated. In the event of thousands of new prospects.

an accident they would, at all events,

Perhaps the most notable advance be clear of blames in that they had in the Knight engined field is the done their utmost to prove their cap development of the now Great Six ability to drive.-R. G. G. in The

Autocar.. motor which produces 87 horse- power, and la designated by Willys- Overland as the most powerful en- gine ever built by the company in ita more than 22 years' existance.

The great power achievement of

ROAD RACING.

the new Great Six engine, however. Future of Motor Sport is no more striking than the design

at Home.

of the various models which are out- standing in the fine car field. They establish a new conception of motar "Considerable light was shed," car beauty which fully meets all the says The Light Car and Cyclecar, luxury demands of the critical "upon the feelings toward motor. buyer who seeks to have a motor car aport which are held by our legisla. that reflects his own personality, tors when the clause in the Road With the Willys-Knight Standard Traffic Bill dealing with the prohibi- Six presented in a new low price tion of motor racing and speed trials. high standard of car beauty and on the roads was discussed by the range, yet maintaining the same Standing Committee on the Bill. performance, executives of Willys- Overland are confident that it will prove the most popular low priced Willys-Knight model ever offered.

KAYE DON'S RETURN.

'Silver Bullet' Was Never Fully Tested."

Dr. Salter proposed that what are known as reliability trials should be included, specifically in the clause on account of the fact that complaints had been received from people living in towns and villages through whitch | night runs are held.

Mr. Morrison, the Minister of Transport, agreed that there was 4 grievance in that particular connec- tion but asked for a withdrawal of the amendment on the understand- London, April 20.

ing that he would give his attention Kaye Don arrived at Southampto the matter with a view to exer- ten to-day gentul and smiling, cising some control. He gave the after his ill-luck at Daytona.

He told Reuter:

"Conditions were terrible. "The Silver Bullet was never fully tested, because I was driving through water half the time."

impression that be admitted the reasonableness of permitting such events to continue. 20

"In-connection with road racing, however, Mr. Morrison was a great deal less sympathetic. He said that

He emphasised that there was he felt that public sentiment as a

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whole would be against-road racing and that in his opinion such events should be organised on private roads or tracks constructed for the pur post. The fact that Sir Kenyon | Vaughan-Morgan's amendment to permit authorised races, was rejected by 18 votes to 3 makes it clear that before we see a road race in Britain an entirely new outlook will have to

be established in Westminster."

no friction between himself ond

the autho des at:Daytons:

He added that he intended to re-

| turn to Daytona In December,

WHEN

THEN an 'oil refiner switches from claim to evidential

advertising, and proves his claims, sales result in

larger volume.

When he does not do this, he is, even if he does not hurt himself with brag and boost, really doing nothing but

giving advice -- and to strangers !

The typical oil refiner, for instance, makes a motorcar engine lubricant. He thinks that it is good. He thinks that people should buy it, or wishes them to. He forgets or ignores the fact that they do not know the merits of the

oil as he does, and by claiming great things for it, without proving its merits, he is merely advising them to buy it.

A burnt child shuns the fire; an advised one does not.

Experience is the proof of advice the thing that shows

people that the advice is sound.

We advise people to buy Gargoyle Mobiloil because it Is

the most economical and efficient motorcar engine lubricant.

"Experience is the proof" that our advice is sound, and because our advice is sound, the demand for Gargoyle

Mobiloll is equal to the combined demand for any three competitive motor car engine lubricants.

A trial of the correct grade of Gargoyle Mobilo!] is experience, and experience is proof that Gargoyle Mobiloil

is all that we claim-the highest quality, most efficient and

economical motorcar engine lubricant.

Vacuum Oil Company.

Now

A STRAIGHT

BY

OTO

PRICED SENSATIONALLY LOW

The new Chrysler-built De Soto Straight Eight marks the fulfillment of an ideal to which Chrysler Motors engineers have given three years of unabating effort. They have created a car capable of carrying into the field of straight eights every Chrysler tradition of quality, beauty, comfort, safety, economy and per formance--at a price well below that at which any straight eight worthy of comparison has ever been offered. The public' will be quick to recognise in the new De Soto Straight Eight a motor car easily capable of attaining as sensational a success as that registered by its companion car-the now famous De Soto Six, largest selling first-year car in history.

CHRYSLE MOTORS PRo

THE NATIONAL MOTOR CAR CO.

484-486, QUEEN'S ROAD, WEST.

TEL: 25674