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THE CHINA MAIL.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1931.

THAT IDEAL CAR,

Price Within Reach of

Pocket?

Mr. Norman ·W. Rae, Motoring Correspondent, Evening Standard writes:~,

I am wondering if at this year's Motor Show I shall be able to find my ideal car-at a price within reach of my pocket.

I am perhaps an exacting owner-driver.' I want extraordinarily good value for my

.money.

First of all, my cur must be long and sleek-looking, underslung, if

MOTORISTS THIS IS YOUR PAGES

colour, they liked from him provid-i am a four, six or an eight- ed it was a shade of black

Every bright part must be chromium-plated and every, grens- ing point on the car must be 'con- ected up to a central position re quiring attention only, once in, say, every two or three months. This is quite an easy matter to-day with the modern Improved lubrication systeme

The bar must be fitted with pèr- munent jacks,

The finest

FLEXIBILITY.

Must Not Be Lost in

-Transport.

THE OIL FILTER.

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An Important Part of the Car.

The oil alter saves 'wear by pre-: venting foreign matter, such as dust, with the oil, according to H. A. carbon, grit and sand from mixing Alfoth, service manager of General Motors Export Company.

FOR HOT WEATHER, fresh air which is felt so keenly in

Better Ventilation Still A Pressing Need.

of

rylinder....enthusiast. car I have driven, or at least the one which gave me the greatest pleasure, was à 4% metre six- cylinder engine. The engine which gave me the greatest service, with

a four- There is a grave danger that one the least trouble, was

Only by comparing current pract Levlindered overhead camshaft en-of the most essential characteristics

tice with the past can the rate of gine. The car which

I disliked of the road passenger vehicle may

Unfortunately, the progress properly be measured. niost was an eight-cylindered model.

memories But my car must be economical, be lost by over-rigid stipulations as

motorists are so short that they are and by that I mean I expect at to routes to be followed, times of

apt to accept the excellencies of "Motorists," Mr. Alfoth says, modern cars as a matter of course, It must be aparing on oil of vehicles, -and petrol.

so forth. There and, above all, when it is fitted with

are some transport 'areas, particu should be renewed after 10,000 commonplace.

oil filter is and why it bucks to motoring which were once a four-speed gearbox 1 expect lively acceleration with a maximum speed larly in the neighbourhood of docks, miles of driving. The oil filter Applying this line of thought to in excess of 70 miles per hour.

where traffe is constantly fluctuat-consists of a rectangular bag, made the matter of comfort in hot wea- I am not particular about whe-ing. Oh one day a certain.

from special flannel, with the nap ther. The Motor states that it will side forming the inner wall of the generally be admitted that con-

a comfortable least 20 to 25 miles to the gallon of operation, limitation of the number will be intorested to know just while quite forgetting the draw

The upholstery must be in good leather and the steering wheel must be fitted at angle. If the geur change is in the centre, the brake, handle must be close to it.

The Dashboard. The dashboard must be well It should have a petrol in-

possible, and with springs to take -fitted.

the roughest road without throw-dicator, a speedometer and rether there is magneto

or coll.

route

what an

oppressive weather. Many good Ideas awalt development in this considerable progress will be made connection and in all probability

during the next few years.

'MOTOR MINDED."

ing me, from my seat, or causing counter, a clock, a thermometer, an ignition-for cholce I think I would may be congested, and the next day bag., The bag has an inlet channel siderable advance has been made. modern scheme of things. my passengers to hit the roof if] oil gunge, and a gadget to tell me prefer magneto, probably because will egrry a minimum of trailic, which connects with a series of This is the more creditable when it i

whether my brakes are as eficient understand the magneto better for an excess.

It is a saloon I have selected. Per sonally, I prefer the two-seater with ample dickey room and a grid which will carry luggage for month's foreign tour.

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Squeaks and rattles I abhor, and so the doors and windscreens of my ideal car must be solidly made to stand up to the roughest roads amf to our horrible by-pass

Bur faces..

Creasing Points.

Colour schemes mean nothing to I am at one with the manu- me. facturer who announced that his any

customers could buy cars in

A

as they might be. There must be room on both sides of the Instru ments for my cigarettes, matches, gloves and pipe.

than I do the coil.

Commenting on the reduction in the number of street accidents in the London area during the first quarter of this year, The Light Car and Cyclecar says:--"We feel that the recent Increase in road safety, is the culmination of years' of haviour and it marks, we hope, the gradual education in highway be beginning of a new era in which every road user will at last come to realize his responsibilities in the whilst another route has to cater other channels running the length is remembered that during the past been that the

"The difficulty in the past has Under such conditions, states The tered through the channele in the engines have been fitted and natur fact, in the minds of many; its of the bag. The oil is thus fil-few years more and more powerful been a newcomer-an interloper, in motor vehicle has The Tool Kit. --

Conmeretarotor it is essential As to oil I insist on easy refilling, that public-service

bag, the dirt remaining on the in-ally the greater the power developed presence has been resented and its and there must be a conveniently be permitted to switch from ene oll feeding back to the engine,

vehicles should aide of the channels and the clean for a given, efficiency the greater speed distrusted. As a result, other. I have finished with a carpet on situated tap which makes sump-routa to the other. In nearly every

also is the power dissipated in heat road users have been inclined to the floors, and my new car must emptying easy also.

This filtering bag is rolled up to the exhaust and the water cool stick up for what they have term- town or city, where the traffic pro-and fits into a metal acreen, which ing aystem. be snugly fitted with some form of There must be two spare wheels,blem is important there are certain is placed in a cylindrical metal which can rubber composition like raw rubber, and tools, of which there must be times

ed their rights, irrespective of during which

In the majority of modern cars whether be easily cleaned, will very full kit, will have to betraffic is concentrated in particular connections to the oil supply.

prasenger, container having inlet and outlet .the insulation provided by the dash-

so-called 'rights' completely exclude all draughts placed where they can easily Beerens, and the public will be by no

board and the floor, the removal of or safety: and so long us you have were consistent with either courtesy and will not ruck up.

found on the darknest and wettest means satisfied if adequate provi- sludge, including much abrasive of the engine and the adoption of have Tanger

"As much as two pounds of the exhaust pipe to the front end ill-feeling on the road, so you, will night.

sions cannot be made for its travel matter, is removed from the crank- special fume eliminating devices mind of the public has begun to comfort.

Now, however the. ease oll by the oil filter in 10,000 have made it possible to drive on a catch up, with the increase in traffic Whatever regulations may have

moval of this foreign matter from gine hent or imparé air the oil saves wear and thus mini-

It is still, however, somewhat road users in general have made a the Road Traffic Act before them, mises need for replacement of vari-difficult to provide A sas working parts of the engine. degree of ventilation in saloon modern conditions.

sufficient determined effort to fall in with Use of the oil filter enables Buick to hodies to satisfy the craving for In fact, becoming 'motor minded.'” The public is. recommend changing the oil only four times a year.

The brakes must be poiver operat- ed and adjustable from the driving

seat.

Engine Problems,

For my passengers" comfort there must be two. windscreen wipers of

these

the electric type and bucket seats, been made or control instituted, let miles of average driving. The re- hot day without suffering from en- and, with the prominent symbol of

I have not yet decided whether each one adjustable."

us not lose the value of flexibility,

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THE NATIONAL MOTOR CAR CO

CARS ARE NOW ON DISPLAY AT

33, DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.

Tel. 25644

Tel. 25644

With the oil filter the oil is fil- tered progressively and through a filtering area of 600 square inches. The filter functions at high effici- ency until every inch of the filter- ing area has been finally filled with residue, which occurs about every 10,000 miles of driving. Then the all filter cartridge should be re- placed, which will make the oil filter as good as new again, and ready for 10,000 more miles of service. The motorist should not neglect to have this servicing done at an au- thorised Buick service station,"

RESTRICTION FETISH

Ban Private Cars from London Streets.

The one idea which seems to ob- sess the minds of a certain type of politician is that the panscea for traffe.congestion is restriction. zemarks The Motor. A previous Minister of Transport was always threatening that he would have to prombit, private moter cars from entering cbrtain areas in town.

Now a Socialist member has ask- ed Mr. Herbert Morrison, the pre- sent and rather broader-minded Minister, to make regulations for the restricted use of private care In London. It is difficult to un- derstand why it does not enter the minds of politicians who are at their wit's end to know how to copa with the unemployment problem, that the restrictive measures which they appear to be anxious to multip- ly beyond all the bounds, of reason must have their effect upon trade and unemployment.. When re- strictions are so framed as to make the use of the motor car a a utility vehicle impossible trade and industry must suffer to no small extent.

The reply to the member's quea-. tion by the Minister was that the only effective method of restricting the use of private cars in London would be to prohibit their use' dur, ing prescribed hours in certain main streets or in a defined area. He was not satisfied that the time. had arrived when such restrictions were necessary or desirable. There, spoke a wise mar

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· NEW · HILLMAN WIZARD

A MODEL.

An addition to the range of Hill- man Wizards Je announced, the new" model being a Saloon de Taixo' fitted"; with luggage grid in place of the trunk which la bullt into the rear of the body on the existing de Jure model Apart from this the spec fication remains the same.

BUYERS GUIDE

MOTOR CARS.

ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY.-Hengkeng Hotel Garage, Queen's

Road. Tel. 24759.

RUICK The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 38, Wong Not Chang

Road, Happy Valley. Tel. 30128.

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

24759,

FIAT MOTOR CARA Gocke & Co., China Bldg.. 7th floor.

Tel. 22221.

MARQUETTE-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33. Wong. Nei

Chung Road, Happy Valley. Tel. 30228. MORRIS.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. Tel. 24759. OLDSMOBILE-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33, Wong Net

Chung Road, Happy Valley. Tel. 30228. ROLLS-ROYCE-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road.

24769.

Tel.

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

24759. WILLYS-KNIGHT & WHIPPET MOTOR CARS.-Giman & Co.,"

Ltd., 4s, Des Voeux Rd. C. Tel. 28011...

OUTBOARD MOTORS-Rudolf Wolf & Kew, 54 Queen's Road

C. Tel. 22175.

MOTOR TRUCKS AND TRACTORS. CHEVROLET.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road.

24769.

Tel.

G.M.C.-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd. 33, Wong Net Chung

Chung Road, Happy Valley. Tel. 30228. DODGE-South China Motor Car Co., 33, Des Voeux Road. C.

Tel. 25844.

Tel.

24759.

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

4a, Des Voeux Road C. Tel. 28011.

MORRIS. Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. Tel. 24769. STUDEBAKER.-Hongkong Hotel Garage. Queen's Road.

MOTOR CYCLES.

B.S.A-The. Sincere Co., Ltd., Des Voeux Road. Tel. 27767. NORTON.-The-Sincere Co..--Lid..-Des Voeux Road C. Tá

27767.

·MOTOR OILS:

CARGOYLE MOBILOIL-Vacuum Oil Company, King's Bldg. SHELL-Asiatic Petroleum Co. (S.C.), Ltd., Asistie Bldg.

TYRES AND ACCESSORIES.: ACCESSORIES-Hongkong Hotel, Garage, Bueen's Road.

(2478003141de

Tel.

ACCESSORIE The Duro Motor Co., Nathan Road, Kowloon.

Tel. 5623.

FISK TYRES-Gilman & Co, Ltd. 4a, Des Voeux Rd. C. Tel.

280111

INDIA TYRES.-W. R. Loxley Go York Bldgs. Tel. 22255. MICHELIN TYRES-A, Goeke & Co. China Bldg., 7th floor,

Tel. 22231. 3 g

PRESTOLITE BATTERIES Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's

Road. Tel: 24759.

WILLARD BATTERIES-GIIman & Co., Ltd., fa; Des Voeux Ed.

CC. Tel 28011.