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THE CHINA MAIL.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1930.

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YOU T TOO

MOTORISTS THIS IS YOUR PAGES

No times have we

TOT once, but dozens

asked motorcar owners the name of the brand of engine lubricating oll. they use. And dozens of times have we been told that the brand is unknown. Some owners fold us that they did not know and did not care so long, as the engine did its work:

A strange attitude to assume in connection "with A sensitive and expensive plece

machinery:

The same altitude in connection with the food consumed would not last long because the homan engine has a way of letting its owner know when things are not right.

So has the motorcar engine, but the average owner has no way of knowing until it calls for a trip to the mechanic.

Good lubricating oll, like good food, is a protection against the unnecessary expenditure of money for repairs, but unlike good food, good Lubricating oil is hard to select because taste can not be resorted to. Time, alone, tells the tale hut frequently too late to prevent reaching into the pocket for repairs.

We do not ask you to believe us when we say that Mobiloil is by far the most economical and efficient motorcar engine lubricating oil.

A-11 we ask for is a

'fair

trial,

and we will gladly

to

Bell

you, at

the same

CARG

OYL

MOBILO

price you pay for the lubricating oil you now. use, enough of the correct grade of Mobiloil to fill your engine's crankcase,

Just drop us a line and we will willingly do the rest...

-VACUUM OIL COMPANY.

RECORD-BREAKING CAR

IMPROVED

AN

LOWER IN PRICE

FORD PLANE

Exhibit at Aircraft Salon.

One of the most interesting fea- tures of the plane is 'the kitchenette altuated just opposite the entrance door and partitioned off from the rest of the cabin. Though com- pact, it is fully equipped to prepare and serve an elaborate club lun- cheon.

in a

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felt-lined cups,

A combination aluminium sink, A deluxe all-metal, tri-motored drawn-board and hot, plate with club aeroplane equipped with berth shelf and closet space above and lounge

kit- below provides the working place chairs, davenport,

Water le supplied chenette, writing desk, loud speaker for the chef.

from an overhead tank with gauge radio and other. conveniences of the

to indicate the amount available. club or yacht, was exhibited by the The hot plate is heated by Pyrofax,

a concentrated gas carried Ford Motor Company at the New York Aircraft Salon in Madison tank concealed in a mall cabinet. Small round windows furnish light Square Garden from May 3 to 19.

to the compartment. There also This plane is the last word in

are a small dome light, ventilator luxurious accommodations in a and electric fan.

Specially constructed heavier-than-air craft. In its de

are provided for sign and furnishings nothing has racks been spared to afford.every possible saucers, plates and glasses. An other rack holds two vacuum con convenience and comfort. Many of tainers so that, if desired, pre- its features are entirely new.

The club plane is the regular iminary steps in the preparation of

a meal can be taken before a flight. 6-AT- Ford trimotor ship especially

Just behind the kitchenette in the equipped for the owner who wishes

rear of the plane is à lavatory to entertain his guests in the air where the careful attention to de But, instead of the usual thirteen

tail is again evidenced. This com- seats for passengers, the passengerpartment contains a toilet, wash cabin has been arranged to seat and to nine persons, comfortably provide the unusual club features.

-The cabinis trimmed in rich cloth. Seven special reclining over stuffed chairs and a well appointed two-place, davenport, the cushions of which are, built up with coll springs to add to the comfort, are attractively placed.

bowl supplied with running water from a special tank, towel rack, con tainer for soiled towels, soap dis penser and mirror. On one side, partitioned off by a curtain, is a small space which can be used as a clothes closet, golf bag container or gun rack. The exterior plane is specially finished.

Complete equipment is furnished Four of the chairs are grouped for night flying, including navigat so that a card table may be attaching lights, Instrument lights, land- ed to the arms by means of sockets. These sockets may also be used to hold Individual serving trays.

In the high colling, just above the davenport, is a folding standard size berth furnished with a special light weight mattress, sheets, blan- kets, pillows and pillow cases. The berth is arranged to fold out of the way as in a Pullman car.

of

the

ing lights, and parachute flares. The landing lights are a new Ford development and are a great im- provement over the old type. They throw a bright spot ahead, enabling the pilot to pick out prominent same time they cast a soft light in objects in the distance and at the the immediate foreground, to left and right.

FOR MORE

mileage

INSIST ON THE NEW

AIR-FLIGHT

PRINCIPLĘ TYRES BY

FISK

THE MOST HIGHLY PERFECTED TYRE THAT

THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN

Obtainable at all garages upon request.

Sole Distributors GILMAN & CO., LTD.

4A, Des Voeux Road Central, Telephone 28011.

HENRY "AS' MECHANIC.

Mr. Ford Takes A Car To Pieces.

The tachometer, oil pressure Forward in the cabin is a com-

oil temperature gauge bination writing desk, radio cabinot

gauge and and book case finished in attractive for the outboard engines are located black walnut. The radio set, which with the other fastraments on the panel board in the pilot's compart-. gives clear reception from stations

the engine within a radius of 150 miles, is ment fustead of on. concealed in a compartment in the nacelles. The tachometer is elec- rear of the plane with the dials.trically operated, a new develop built into the deak. The loud.ment. speaker is recessed in the celling Another special feature is a Steppacher's Motor Service Station

at midship.

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valve-controlled pressure fire ex Windows are of the single plate tinguisher which would quickly etyle and do not opes This con-extinguish a fire in any one of the three engines. Should Are develop struction helps to minimize noise and nakes possible à better control in one of the motors, all the pilot of ventilation. A special ventilator would have to do would be to turn Aré-ex- is built into the side of the cabin a valve controlling the in front of each window. By simply, tinguisher leading to that motor.

The club plane Uke the regular turning a knob, the passenger, can: regulate the intake of, air. There 5-AT model, has a high speed of 138 miles an hour, a cruising is a large outlet ventilator in the celling of the forward part of the speed of 118 miles and a stelling speed of 64 miles. Its normal cabin.

radius of action is 510 miles and its service ceiling 18,000 feet. It is powered by three Pratt and Whitney Wasp motora developing 1,275 horsepower. The plane has electric starters.

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Heat is supplied to the cabin by small registers in the aisle, Light- ing is furnished by specially design ed dome lights and novel diamond the walls shaped sidelights on directly above the passenger chairs.

Musich, Sept. 24. Bavarians were amazed to-day when they saw Mr. Henry Ford, the motor magnate, hard at Work ja

in Munich, busily exploring the For the greater part of the day interior of an 1890 motor-car, Mr. Ford was deeply engrossed in his task. He had all the necessary tools close at hand, and toiled away like a mechanic, while visitors to the station. gazed open-mouthed at the millionaire.

Meanwhile thousands of Germans were imploring him by letter and telegram to spars them a few min- utes while he is in Germany.

Mr. Ford, according to a German chased a sports roadster from the news agency report, has just pur- Bavarian Motor Works.

Chrysler Eight Supports Mammoth Elephant.

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SKIDDING CARS.

Improvement Shown With Front Wheel Brakes.

Discussing the question of skid- ding on wet and greasy roads, "Focus" of The Light Car and Cyclecar comments as follows: "Why is it that some cars are noticeably steadier on grease than, othersTo put the query in an- other way, what are the essentia

of the make-up of a car that re fuses to skid or slide except In extraordinary circumstances? If somebody who really knows would. provide specification and post

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for suffering humanity. After all, cars which seem

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