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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1947.

SINGER

The Quality Car

SUPER TEN 4-DOOR SALOON

A car in which every detail is designed for refinement and built for the length of life

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British Light Six

Something More Than Just A

Bigger

"Twelve"

A few weeka The bigger engine, of course,

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Data

Body:-Four-door saloon. with allding roof,

to

Engine: Bix cylinder (1.781 co) ONV_engine: 14 hp, developing 471 brake hp at 3,000 rpm; compression ratio,. 6.75

1. fully- counterweighted 4-bearing crankshaft; aluminium-alloy pistons: force-feed lubrica- tion, two oil filters,

Gearbox: Three-speed synchromesh forward, and reverse; all forward speed sears helically cut for quiet operation; final drive ratios, 4.62, 7,58 and 15.88 to 1: single dry-plate clutch with spring-loaded centre,

Suspension: Independent front-wheel springing of the torsion bar, and tobe type; rear, semi-elliptia tea! springs with anti-squeak linera: double-acting hy- draulic shock absorbers front and rear.

Brakes: Lockheed hy- draulle: hand brake oper- ates rear shoes by cable.

Rear Axle: Semi-floating: 'differential mounted be- tween taper moller bearings. Dimensions: Wheelbase,

8 ft. in.; track; front 4 It. 25. rear, 4 ft. 3 m over- all length. 14 f.; overall width, 5 ft. 3 in height (unladen), 5 ft. 6 in; turn- ing circle, 40 feet.

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Under way, the fact that the

bigger and those wanting a lively ear com nge, the "China results in a slight increase in "Fourteen" in a Mail carried ctral consumption, though 30 ure powerful car becomes ap-bined with roominess, low cost Steering and fuel economy, then in the ouin road-text to the gallon is still an econo-rarent immediately. of the Vaux-mical figure. This is more than seemed heavy at low speeds, but "Fourteen" Vauxhall have

vehicle which seems to have hall "Twelve." made up for, however, by a fairness LU Vauxhall, it This week's rond-test of higher speed (both maximum should be pointed out that this been specially designed to meet Vauxhall "Fourteen"

was.and cruising), a smoother en- may have been only a result of the demand for a British car world therefore, of particular inter-gine with even better pick-up comparing it with the "Twelve" which can compete in est, expreially as, due to the han the "Twelve," and the This slight heaviness disap- export markets. rate in silent, vibrationicas running at peared almost entirely

new bal taxation

once

The United Kingdom, it is prob-lick-over speeds which one is the 20-miles-an-hour mark was

able that the British light Six accustomed to and only in Am-reached. and the "Fourteen" is. A Novel

of the future will be on essen- tally similar lines.

under

erican cars.

completely mancouvrable with- ог other

Indeed, the engine proved so out wheel-tugging Small Car

Comparisons between the quiet that nt the first traffic-filficulty. "Twelve" and the "Fourteen" light stop encountered during The larger bonnet obscures were, perhaps, inevitable der-the test it was only the flicker the view of the near-side front Although it is unlikely that one. ing the test, which was carried of the ammeter needle, and awing and headlamp, but as the will ever reach Hong Kong, local out over the same route and confirmatory response to throt-"Fourteen" is only some two or motorists will be interested to similar conditions, the pressure, that prevented us three inches wider than the learn of a novel small car being

by Raval at no built this presented

Asmara, There is the same basle Vaux from automatically

reaching "Twelve," ball design. Independent front- for the self-starter, The in- difficulty. Visibility ahead was Eritrea, of all places.

The engine is a three-cylinder wheel suspension, full-width itial impression had been that exerllent. thanks in no small front seat, six-phase carburathe engine had stalled Inadver- ensure to the adjustable driv. 350 cc. job, with a hore of B 1áram, ensy-change gearbox. tently.

ing position; There was none and a stroku of 70 mm, and is arranged transversely ocrusa semi-floating rear axle, leather 'The

"Fourteen" is only of that craning of the neck up the chassis. The cylinder block, opholstery, etc. are common to slightly more expensive than wards to get a view of the road produced entirely in Eritrea, is of both models in the Vauxhall the "Twelve," but the higher over miles of engine bonnet cast aluminium, heavily finned range (the "Ten" was dropped cost and roomier botly have which one gets with certain for air cooling. The unprett When the new Luxation scheme embled Vauxhall to incorper "sporty" types of light car. came into effect).

ate a number of added features.

of

But the "Fourteen" is some- Some of these are only to be.

un luxury models thing more than just a slightly found heavier and bigger "Twelve." other makes lodny."

Whereas the latter has n 4-

eylinder engine, the "Fourteen"

Is a Six. developing an impres-

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Telescopic

For instance,

the atcering wheel

column

is telescopic.

A burled ring. winding

Easy Shift

ratio is

1 and the little engine has run at the nice speca of 4,000 rev. per min. A multi-plute clutch, canning With

itsin oll, takes the drive to a four- smooth, quick-speed gearbox, which is provided ly responsive with A steering-column gearshift. engine, the The forward ratios are 12.7, 5.88,

5.43 und 4.42 1.

to "Fourteca"

All four wheels are indepen- has plenty of

torsion bars dently sprune by power and mounted across the frame and puil on the controlled by hydraulic dampers hills that are a (or shock absorbers, as they used

this to be called.

rather like fenture of the roads in the twist-grip Colony. When fully run-in, it of a motor should be able to take most of

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Doctors in various parts of cycle accelera-them in top. At the same time, tor, is located change-down when necessary France have resumed agitation on the coor to maintain a higher aver for bigger allocations of cars, lumn just be-age speed up a long hill is tyres and petrol to the medical At Nice, *Toulouse low the wheel.merely a matter of moving the profession

doctors paraded through the With this slacked off, the whoci lever across; it is just as easy and Versailles from 200 to 300 can be raised or lowered and, and quick to change down to streets of each city and march- used in conjunction with the second as it is to go into top ed to the Prefectures where to they presented their demands adjustable, bench" seat, en- on the Vauxhall, thanks

which will only mesh for transmission to the Gov. ables the driver to pick the rid-gears ing position that euita him when the engine speed is cor-ernment, best. Once adjusted, it locks rectly adjusted. positively.

Brakes are an important fea-

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The old-fashioned method of

Arm rests On both front turo of any car to be used in cleaning diamond jewelry was doors are another feature Hong Kong, and to say that with a camel's hair brush dipped found in the "Fourteen" but the Vauxhall "Fourteen" is in wine.

should bo suficient-

not the "Twelve." The traffica- fitted with Lockheed hydraulic tor lever is located just above brakes the horn button, and not on a While for all normal purposes lever sticking out from the only a low pedal pressure is re- the quired, they can be stamped on steering column. as on "Twelve." Roof-nota give rear hard in an emergency with full scat passengers somewhere to confidenco. The car holds firm-1 put the odd copy of the "China ly to lock.

a slight amount Mall," a map or other papers, There was

of oversteer on fast corners, gloves or even light books.

The "Fourteen," na benta its but one soon got used to this' higher speeds, has a more and it was merely a matter of powerful warning system-twin driving a few miles to get the Road surfaces were horns mounted beneath the en- "feel" gine bonnet; their melodious, dry throughout the test, but note is very similar to that the impression of perfect stoer- emitted by the larger American ing control on all occasions was 80 strong that the average

cara,

As on the "Twelve," ayn- driver should have confidence chromesh on all forward gears, in himself and the car no mat and helically-cut geor cogs,ber what the conditions, make for quick easy changes The "Fourteen" is Otted with both up and down and quiet all the standard features one running in the Intermediate ra- has como to expect from the tion.

modern English car-sliding Incidentally, reverse will not roof; twin sun visors; twin bo found at the top left-hand mechanically-operated wind corner of the "H" as it so screen wipers; no-draught ven often is, with three-speed-and-tilation; Interior roof, light, will reverse gearboxes.:

etc, Rear seat passengers To engage reverse gear ou appreciate the flat floor, with the Fourteen,one merely individual foot reata, the fold- presses the lever pa for Jefting centre armrest, and the from noutral as it will go and large ash-tray fitted to the back the very lightest of forward of the front seats pressures at the end of the One's final impression of a olide then engages reverse good all-murposes, car is that It should, therefore, be impos-ff, for its price and class, the sibla to engage reverse gear by Vauxhall Twelve is one of mistake-Useful feature in the boat buys for the Eag

well an for Small garages and culs-do-scillah, motorist as

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