1931-10-29 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1931.

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WILLYS SIX AGAIN. Wins Thrilling Pikes

nual famous world's

Peak Race.

ZAMOTORISTS THIS IS YOUR PAGE N

Iment and brings reward to a car soundly engineered and defeat for one less perfect.

car

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USED CARS.

Knight Engine

Efficient.

are necessary

OPEN ROAD.

How Motorists First Beat Police Traps.

This is the story of the battle

in

warning

had started: formation of Association,

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of

MORRIS COWLEY.

In An Entirely New

Guise.

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The

Other

years' guarantee.

trucks.

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car and

er head. As is the case with bumpers fore and aft (except olher models, appearance has Minor), winding windows, re- been altered radically by the inforced brake drums, four doors As the Willys Six speeded

adoption of a new radiator and for all saloons (except Minor), across the starting line with its

vastly improved coachwork, chromium plating, finger-tip con- goal more than twelve miles

The Isis Much Improved.

enclosed trol-panel screens on the historic away and 14,109 feet above sea

Morris Oxford Six is models, oil land electric petrol Flashing over

A distinct tribute to the long]

The Morris programme la Pikes Peak route from Crystal level, the weather was warm but life of CATA employing the of the open road.

improved. note-gauges, sliding roofs available always awaited with interest, still further Creek Canyon to the towering in the higher altitudes the tem- Knight sleeve.valve engine And this is how it began. A not only by the car-purchasing worthy alterations being the on all enclosed cars, remote con- handles (except granite heights of Pikes Peak, aperature was materially lower. comes as the result of a survey small body of devotees of the public, but also by the man in adoption of a four-speed "twin- trol for door

Not "Sport" of motoring, who had the street.

top" gearbox, longer bonnet, und Minor), pleated upholstery- Strictly stock Willys Six Roads-On aeross the "flats" the power of the used-car market. ter, again has captured the un-ful six raced and began the alone does this survey reveal that plodded to Brighton on Eman- For 1931-32 the story to be un-entirely new body styles, includ-leather on Oxford and Isis; two

This steady climb toward Glen Cove, the Knight sleeve-valve engine cipation Day, 1898 when cars folded is, without doubt, the ing a sports coupe. mountain climb.

The largest car of the range, la in great demand in the used were first allowed along the most interesting and progres- rice, known the the "half-way house."

as

In spite of the steady climb car market but also that these roads without a man with a red sive that has emanated from the the Morris Isis, has the same greatest hill climbing

MOTOR TRUCKS IN FIJI classic, made history. for the the Willys Six gave out that tre- cars command the highest prices. flug front of them-sat factories controlled by Sir Wil-highly successful and smooth- running six-cylinder overhead- Willys' Six repented its perform-mendous and steady flow of The consensus of managers sell- down. Before them was a letter liam Morris, Bt.

The last horse-drawn vehicles mee of last year and won first power that carried it up the ing all types of cars is that the that had appeared in a

It does not reveal, as most valve engine, but all-round per- and second places in the stock mountain side and safely nego motor buying public is definitely paper following the concentrat people had anticipated, startling formance has been improved by used for commercial transporta- car ace, the first time any make tiated the dangerous hair-pin conscious of the long life and effi-ed trapping of motorists driving price reductions, but, on the fitting a four-forward-speed gear- tion and the last horse-drawn

Sweeping around one ciency of this type of power above the limit of 20 m.p.h.

on similar lines to the bearse in Fiji were withdrawn other hand, the new Morris box, of car has finished one, two, incurves. consecutive years.

curve after another with no plant.

The frame hus from use in 1930 and replaced And then things happened. models represent the best value Morris-Oxford.

American motor vehicles, In this terrific grind, which is lessening of speed, the Willys

Many used

car dealers, the Newspaper boys who dashed on for money so far offered by this been entirely redesigned and the by

wheelbase fengthened, so that states a report to the automotive a gruelling test of a' car's inbuilt Six flashed past the crowd that

are reluctant to their bicycles to White Chapel world-famous concern. survey shows stamina,

Sir William and his co-direc-the bodies are roomier and the division, Department of Com- quality, lined a splendid vantage point accept motor cars that show a with the racing editions durability,

merce, from Consul Q F. safety and flashing power, the four miles from the finish. The mileage of 25,000 miles or over, evening newspapers were given tors have, after much delibera- overall height lower.

thrilling pilot, Wilbur Shepherd, swept yet in the case of cars with a 10 shillings to patrol the Brigh- tion, arrived at the conclusion Outstanding Features. Willys Six made the

Roberts, Suva, Fiji. Copra and his

Rond only

outstanding for the that the price of motor-cars to-

features other island products are now. the steep 12.1/3 mile dash up

into the serpentine Knight sleeve-valve engine this ton sides of the mountain with its switch-backs, his sturdy brakes objection is not a factor since it week-end,

unhappy day has reached so low a level common to all models are as fol- carried to the waterfront in 203 curves, in the remarkable affording ample safety as he is nothing out of the ordinary motorists.

that there is nothing to be gain- lows:- The battle

anded from the purchaser's or manu- | "Eddyfree" fronts to all en- Rapid transportation has be time of 25 minutes, nine and one- made the turns.

for a car with such an engine to On through the last few miles travel well over the 100,000 mile so had the half seconds. The race was un-

thefacturing point of view in fur- closed models, which lessen wind come a part of the economic life an altitude of more than mark, and still be in fine condi- Automobile

con- ther reductions.

of this part of the world and is der supervision of the A.A.A.t

Consequently, resistance and noise.

New radiatora - chromium-speeding the movement of raw and adds another record to the 14,000 feet above seal level, the tion. Used car dealers appreciate cerning whose activities over 25 in formulating the 1931-32 pro- long list already held by thie, six-cylinder engine continued to that with the average car taken years Mr. Stenson Cooke has gramme it has been the aim of plated automatic shutters on all products to the large manufac on trade with a mileage of written a delightful book "This Morris Motors, Ltd., to give the "sixes" and vertical dividing turing countries. In Fiji and popular low pricei six.

pour out the necessary power to in Thousands of spectators lined bring it across the finish line from 25,000 to 30,000 miles, Morning", which is published by public something outstanding in strips on others (except Minor), Samoa, the passenger

car values with quality as the Triplex glass all round, entirely truck have become the accepted the dangerous snake-like course in first place on the summit of many details of costly repair Cassell to-day.

work this thirteenth 1s witness

re- Pikes Peak.

Mr. Cooke has to again;

Such faith new coachbuilt bodies, down-model of transportation and even good main objective. for sale. stories to tell. newal

have they in the new models that swept frames, shock absorbers in the island Kingdom of Tonga, of the famous

By virtue of this victory the place it in condition ruec, which imposes the most strenu-famous Penrose Trophy remains However, with a car equipped With a few patrols on the road, the one-year guarantee has been fore and aft; magna detachable rich in early Polynesian lore and wire wheels, near petrol tanks, interesting because of its succes- ous demand on car and engine. in the possession of Willys-Over-with a Knight sleeve-valve en- £74 in the bank and 14 members, extended to two years.

Two New Models.

Lockheed hydraulic brakes (cx- sion of ruling native monarchs, The fact that the cars are con- land for another year.

gine, such as is used in all Willys- including a pecress, the Associa atantly climbing from the mo-

Knight sixes, there is usually tion was faced with a letter from The programme comprises 21jcept Minor), inbuilt luggage con- there are 110 cars, 86 privately ment they leave the starting

little or no repair work neces-ja member who said that, tired of models and six chassis with en-tainers

coupes, double owned and 18 plying for hire. point at Crystal Creek Canyon, All operating pedals, includ-sory, regardless of the number, the Brighton Road, he had spent gines carrying on up above the timber line, anding the accelerator, of the new of miles it had travelled other his week-end on the Portsmouth ranging from £8 to £18. There three four-cylinder, cars, the ever-changing altitude, test Oldsmobile are rubber covered than the usual tightening of Road and had been caught jare

Minor, Eight and Cowley, with to the fullest extent the effl- to prevent the driver's fect slip-bolts and perhaps a repaint job. for speeding. * ciency of steady power develop-ping.

(Continued at foot of next Column.) Portsmouth Road was patrol-three-speed gearboxes, and three

led within a week.

"sixes," Major, Oxford and Isis, Paying the Reckoning. were four-speed "silent third" The motoring trade entered gear-boxes. into the fun, providing a car` The new models ure the Mor- for patrol inspection purposes.ris Major and the Eight, al- But the police were not slow. though all the other chassis One morning. they caught have been subjected to very a member, who subsequently de-considerable improvement, both fended his case by including in mechanical and bodywork de- [among his witnessES an A.A.sign. The Major has a six- patrol who had been cycling up cylinder side-valve engine rated the hill the stretch timed-jat 13.9 h.p., and the specification| behind his car. But he lost his includes a four-speed gearbox case, and soon afterwards the with "silent third," Lockheed patrol was arrested while on hydraulic brakes, air-cleaner- duty and accused of perjury. heater and fume - consumer The A.A. fought the case auc-head, automatic chromium-plated cessfully. Then came the radiator shutters, downswept reckoning. The costs, nearly frame and a wide track. This ¡£400, had to be found. So a din-chassis is being offered with fivej ner was given, and the money distinctive body styles, ranging was collected.

from a five-senter tourer to un Road after road was now open-ultra-smart sports close-coupled cd up for motorists who were coupe.

A members of the association.

For Family Motoring. badge was the next step, so that The Morris Eight has been de- scouts could recognise members signed to provide family motor-

ing at a figure that is within the] When police attention became reach of those with moderate too great, and fines were multi-means. The saloon, for example, plied at an alarming rate, some- is a full four-seater with four one thought of persuading gar-doors, and the specification in- ages to exhibit a species of bar-cludes an 8 h.p. overhead-valve ber's pole. When the pole was engine, Lockheed hydraulic

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EASY-SHIFT TRANSMISSION

FLOATING POWER

50-HORSEPOWER ENGINE HYDRAULIC INTERNAL- EXPANding WeatherPROOF BRAKES SAFETY-STEEL BODIES

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CHYNSLOR

THE SMOOTHNESS OF AN EIGHT. THE ECONOMY OF A FOUR

CARS ARE NOW ON DISPLAY THE NATIONAL MOTOR CAR CO. (SOUTH CHINA MÓTOR CAR CO. Proprietórs), 33, DES VOEUX ROAD C.

Tel. 25644.

Tel. 25644.

cars..

a Treasury tax

in the normal position the brakes, rear petrol tank, chrom- motorist perceiving it stopped,ium plating, cellulose finish, a Officially he was buying a spark-Pytchley sliding roof, Karhyde ing plug; unofficially he was re-upholstery, and a very generous ceiving a warning of a speed equipment. There is also a par- trap ahend.

ticularly attractive sports coupe.

If the pole was hanging to the ground he did not stop, assured of a clear road.

The Morris Minor, in two- seater form, is again offered at £100. The chassis remains un- But the police authorities were altered, but, like all other models not to be beaten. Warning of of the Morris range, it has now motorists was held to be obstruc-|a rear petrol tank and a chrom- tion of a constable on duty. ium-plated radiator. The body-

The reply of the patrol scouts work of the four-seater and to that was to abstain from saloon models, however, has been saluting, and the motorist stop-greatly improved In the case ped to know the reason. He re-lof the saloons- fixed and sliding- ceived not a reason, but a warn-head types - the doors are ing.Evening Standard.

wlder, winding windows are At- ted and the front seats are ád- justable.

More than 1,000,000 revolu- The Cowley's Now Gulse, tions are made, by an Oldsmobile Most famous of all models, the crankshaft in five hours of high Cowley, appears in entirely new speed driving. Large main guise, and is offered with an op- bearings and a full pressure tional 11.9 h.p. or a 13.9 h.p. without lubricating system make speedy four-cylinder engine

Boad perform- drives possible without injury extra charge. to the motor.¡

ance has been improved by vari- ous modifications, including the En of duralumin connecting The survey also revealed that rods. The general layout of en- numerous large used car opera-gine and transmission is retain- tors attempt to stock up as many led, but the 'specification_com- of the Willys-Knight cars as pos-prises a new, downswept frame, hydraulic brakes, Isible and state that regardless of Lockheed

the number they may, obtain, the larger brake drums, and an air stock is rapidly depleted. cleaner-heater and fume consum-

on all

BUYERS GUIDE

MOTOR CARS.

ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY: — Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's

Road. Tél. 24769.

PUICK.-The_Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33, Wong Nel Chung

Road, Happy Valley. Tel. 30228,

CADILLAC-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. Tel. 24769. CHEVROLET."-Hongkong Hotal Garage, Queen's Road, Tel.

24759,

FIAT MOTOR CAR—A Goeke & 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 Nei

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

24769.

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

24769.

Tel.

WILLYS KNIGHT & WHIPPET MÓTOR CARS.-Gilman & Co..

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

OUTBOARD MOTORS.—Rudolf Wolff & Kew, 54 Queen's Road

C. Tel. 22178.

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

24759.

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

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

Tel. 25644,

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

24759. WILLYS-KNIGHT & WHIPPET TRUCKS-Gilman & Co., Ltd.

4, Des Voeux Road C. Tel. 28011.

MOTOR CYCLES.

B.S.A.The Bincere Co., Ltd., Des Voeux Road. Tel. 27787. NORTON The Sincere. Co., Ltd.. Des Voeux Road C. Tel

27767.

MOTOR OILS.

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

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

24759, ACCESSORIE-The Duro Motor Co., Nathan Road, Kowloon.

Tel. 56283.

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

28011.

INDIA TYRES.-W. R. Loxley Co., York Bldgs. Tel. 22285. MICHELIN TYRES.-A. Goeke & Co., China Bldg., 7th floor.

Tel. 22231.

PRESTOLITE BATTERIES-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's

Road. Tel. 24759.

WILLARD BATTERIES-Gliman & Co., Ltd., 48, Des Voeux Bd.

C. Tel. 28011.