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THE CHINA MAIL.

THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1931.

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NEW CHEVROLET.

Re-Designed Clutch: Stronger Crankshaft.

marked a definite advance

Longer Wheelbase.

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STORY OF TRIPLEX. Glass Compulsory on Windscreens.

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Following closely upon Captain Hidglen away amongat Campbell's wonderful all-British maltitude of wordy clauses in the feat at Daytona and the success of Regulations concerning the Con- British cars in the Monte Carlo struction and Use of Motor Vehicles, Rally, comes yet another motoring issued by the Ministry of Transport triumph for Great Britain.

in Great Britain recently, is one

Chevrolet six have been incorporat- the new model. The new famous jed in the 1931 serice.

valve in head six cylinder engine Fundamentally the new models which Chevrolet Introduced in 1928 embody the same basic features is retained in the new car in alf ita which have enabled the Chevrolet fundamentals although it has been Dix to achieve a popularity exceed- | refined for greater rigidity, smooth- Tasteful re-designing of the ing the Chevrolet former four nexes and durability. body, particularly at the front end cylinder model and four times s The strength of the crankshaft and the lengthening of the wheel-great as many other six cylinder has been increased by the addition base from 107 inches to 109 Inches, cars ever produced.

of metal in the short arms which with a number of mechanical n-i However, the many improvements results in greater engine smouth terations to increase the usefulness and refinements which have been ness.

The harmonic balancer, of the vehicle marks the 1931 made this your definitely increase added during the 1930 season, has On a track strewn with ice three which makes safety-glass compul- Chevrolet quality line.

the smartness, performance, safety been simplified in design for the well-known racing drivers have just sory on the windscreens and front The key-note of the changes was and durability of the entire pro- more effective damping of vibration concluded a record attack which windows of all vehicles, except the observed by a special representa- duction.

at the critical speed of the crank- cannot fail to enhance the prestige top decks of buses. tive who visited the palatial show-

shaft.

of the small British car.

Motorists may be forgiven if rooms of the Singapore Agents, the

Other improvements in the en- The wheelbase has been lengthen-gine include a re-designed clutch the Montlhery track within a few because

The record attempt was run on they have not noticed the elauso, Borneo-Chevrolet Ltd., on the oc-ed two inches. The Fisher bodies housing with the closure at the bot- miles of Puris, and the car was a Triplex has been a commonplace on for several years ΠΟΥ casion of the opening display. are larger, roomier and greatly im tom effected through three separate 10 h.p. Singer saloon.

In producing the 1931 Chevrolet proved in upholstery and generally removable pieces instead of one

Taking private cara and to-day the phrase the single purpose has been to make finish. The front compartment has for easier access for adjustment or Messra. E. A. D. Eldridge, G. E. T. of even

turns at the wheel the three drivers, "Triplex all round" is a sine qua non a car of such quality and refine-been fully insulated. Steering has

the cheapest motor Car ment that its superiority. will be been made easier and the tranemia inspection and cooler running. AEyston and P. Brewster, attempted spécification. plainly visible. Each year has sion operates quietly and with

new rubber cover over the carburetto set up a record for three days' The story behind this state of in the greater

ter accelerator pump excludes water, continuous running, but the weather affairs is an exceptionally interest- smoothness. Rustless Chevrolet car but 1933 incorporates chromium plate has been used gen-leak-proof valve rocker cover for the them.

from the pump cylinder. A new conditions, however, were against ing one. It was in 1912 that Mr. improvements quite beyond the erously on exposed bright parts.

for they encountered hur- Reginald Delpech introduced safety. expectations of everybody.

Lengthening the wheelbase top of the engine, greater pressure ricanes, rain, snow and ice.

to

glass to Britain and founded the The new models offer a maximum 109 inches has enabled Fisher en-walls to assure more effective scal- Singer obtained world's records in had an

of piston rings against the cylinder Nevertheless, the little all-British Triplex Safety Glass Company. He comfort for their size and weight gincers greatly to improve the ing against leaks, re-designed valve Class F, covering 4,000 kilometres the open car was the order of the uphill fight, however, for with a compactness that makes a beauty of the Chevrolet bodies. The flexible, easily handled conveyance. car presents a lower, longer, better roda with the spherical socket at 55.8 m.p.h. and averaging a speed day and saloons were almost un-

Three Models,

balanced silhouette. Better propor-eliminate the extra joint with its tinuous running.

made integral with the rad to of 55.92 m.p.h. for 48 hours' con- known. The new range for 1931 includes tion and further stream-lining of

Then came the war, and the de- three standard models. The Sport the roofe endow Chevrolet with the noise and improved water pump for Eyston outlined the difficulties he Army, Air Force and even ammuni- consequent possibility of wear and Cabling their progress, Mr. mand for Triplex for the Navy, Phaeton, the Special Sedan and the finest lines in the Chevrolet history. greater durability, valve springs of and his fellow drivers were experi- tion factories, was enormous. de Luxe Roadster. The Phaeton The car has character and dis- has as standard equipment five tinction never before

variable pitch, assuring wire wheels, with the spare mount- the low price class.

tight encing. The gales were so strong 1918 the output had risen to an achieved in closure of valves and elimination of that the car was several times near-annual The general

rate of approximately ed in the fender well, luggage ensemble is striking,

spring vibration, a copper mesh air ly blown off the track, whilst many 120,000 square feet, but after the Amort and carrier and bumpers, chromium Chevrolet's eye appeal is bound to of a centrifugal cleaner and a new illuminate the concrete oval at night The growth of the closed type of cleaner and flame arrester instead of the hurricane lamps used to Armistice it naturally declined. plated headlamps and head lamp tie win a host of new friends during the type of crankcase ventilator, com- were blown to pieces. The cold was car augured well for the future, but bar, chromium plated cowl Jarape, coming year. windshield and side pillars. The The bonnet is longer with a high-ed with an

bined with the oil filler and provid-intense, and to make matters worse recovery Was confessedly slow. de Luxe Roadster and Special Sedan er crown in the upper panels. The drains off engine

oil separator which the track became ice-bound.

Then, on March 31, 1927, Mr. Henry in addition to the above equipment side hood hinges have been raised the underpan instead of through the conditions. Heavy snow storm, but Delpech cabled him in hospital, as fumes through "Never experienced auch arduous Ford had a motor accident. Mr. conte with a chronium plated radia-to coincide with the body moulding carburetter as formerly. tor grill and six wire wheels. and this moulding is continued on

car running splendidly," ran one of follows:-"Regret to hear of your Numerous changes and improve through the bonnet at the hinge

Refinements in design contribute Mr. Eyston's cables. But eventual-accident. Trust you have not been ments derived from experience in line, the moulding being so designed

materially to smoother operation ly the weather became so bad that cut by broken glass. Fit Triplex building over 2,000,000 units of the that it conceals the hinges.

and longer life of the clutch. it was necessary to give up the and be safe. Triplex, London." Moulded clutch facings replace the three-day attempt, although only Now, Mr. Henry Ford has never woven type, the clutch pilot bear- four more hours' driving were been slow to appreciate the poe ing instead of a bronze bushing and required.

sibilities of u a spherical pivot replaces the yoke

new proposition. The feat is all the more meritori- Seven months Inter he signed bracket and pin at the clutch fork ous in view of the fact that the car contract for the standardisation of mounting.

used was not a specially prepared Triplex on all Ford cars in America. The cumulative effect of the im-racing model, but a normal saloon, Within a few months it was obtain- provements in the new model, which not stripped in any way, and having able as a standard extra on many extend to every fundamental part of a full catalogue specification. the chassis and body mean a safer, longer lasting, better performing and a very much smarter car.

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of the more important British makea. The tide had turned. It could not be long before some manu- facturers fitted it as standard. In actual fact the first British concern

Better Vision. outstanding feature of the new bodies is the better vision made possible from the driver's seat by slightly lowering the seat and raie- ing the header bar which runs across the top of the windshield. A further aid to clear vision for the driver is the new narrow stamped pillar at the end of the windshield which augments the safety provi- sions of the bar. All body mould- ings are pressed integral with the body panus, thus eliminating all

to do so on all models was the Riley separately applied mouldings with

Company in October, 1928.

Other their consequent difficulties. The

Pre-war commercial vehicles are

manufacturers followed An automatic jack, which is oper- suit, and the result was soon such drip moulding alas is pressed in- becoming rare, and it is rather ated from the driver's seat, made a demand for Triplex that the old tegral with the roof panels. This handsome compliment to any manu its appearance on the French mar works at Willesden were unable to method of construction eliminates facturer to be informed that ket recently. It consists of two cope with it and great new works the inevitable rust streaks and vehicle of pre-war vintage is still pairs of telescopie hydraulic jacks at King's Norton chipping of paint which result when going strong, and is fit for yet an-attached to the front and rear axles, and equipped.

were purchased To-day there is the moulding is separately applied. other year or two's service.

and operated by a pump put into hardly a make of ear on the market An improved rear end appearance,

There is, however, a surprisingly metion by means of the vacuum in that has not "Triplex all round" in is achieved by a newly designed large number of old Leylands in the intake pipe. The four jacks are the panel concealing

standard cross service, and quite a large proportion comparatively small cylinders, at-1930 the output was approximately

specification. member and the petrol tank. The of these are Overeeas, where condi-tached to the axles by means of 2,000,000 square feet. black enamelled panel is set off by tions are admittedly against longe clips, in somewhat the same way as a large chrome plated filler cap on vity.

After eighteen years of uphill springs are attached, and, when fight, safety glass has been recognis- the tank,

The Pretoria Municipality, who closed are usually several inches ed by legislators and is made com- recently ordered a fleet of the latest higher than the lowest part of the pulsary. This type of Leyland Lioness, have three chassis. The induction pipe is tap-greatest tribute that has ever been Is possibly the generations of Leylands in service,ped at a suitable point, and a con-paid to a single manufacturer, and. the first being a 1912 type 60-cwt.,nection made to a distributor unit, it may fairly be claimed that Mr. which is used as a tower waggon; mounted on the dashboard or the Delpech has done more than any

the rear

The Touring car this year comes equipped with carpet mat on the floor of the rear compartment, à foot rest and a very attractive robe strap, covered with the same material as the trim. The trim it- self is of the finest quality imita- tion leather material and is fluted. The seats

and cushions are well padded to provide extra comfort for the passengers.

Many improvements have been mado in the engine and chassle of

In

the second, a 1921 type, omnibus, instrument board. With the engine single man in this country to pro- and the third, a 1931 type Lioness throttled down and considerable mote the safety of the notoring omnibus. These three vehicles were vacuum existing in the induction public. recently photographed together, and pipe, a suction is created in the it is rather interesting to compare compressor mounted on some suft- the changes that have taken placeable part of the chassis, and the all in the design of commercial vehicles is delivered to the pump and sent during the last two decades. under pressure to the four jacks.

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Chipsler has news for you.. Aubig new Chrysler Six expressly designed to stand forth | the smartest six-cylinder ene over momakable at such a low price.

With its 1x6-inch wheelbase it is an ex- tremely graceful car in size, length, pro- poctions and in all its fine characteristics design. Like its magnificent companion

cars, the Chrysler Straight Eights, the new

permitting a very low center of gravity. Chrysler Six has a double-drop frame

which is an essential source of more attrac tive appearance, better balance, finer riding. qualities and greater safety.

Chrysler has made this new Six as outstand ing in performance as it is in appearance. Your first ride will quiddy confirm that.

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