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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1948,

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MOTORING NEWS AND VIEWS MORRIS Eight + Ten

FIRST OFF THE LINE

The first post-war passenger car af Germany's General Motors-owned Opel plant at Russelheim in US, occupied Germany is seen after it came off the assembly line.

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The car, a four-seater Sedan known as the "Olympia." has a four-cylluder engine and is capable of speeds up to 70 mile per hour. The present production rate of 500 month will he stepped up to 1,000 per month in 1948.

U.S. Going In For Problem Of Homes On Wheels Headlight

Mailer

mmakers

Aperinats

staged one can be supplied by return mail. their annual show with the accent o anti Mrs, Trailer Owner decides Iusury and more living spare fie | She's tired of a two-toned malugany Te hogy 3mericans who live an finish and wants birdseye maple, the wheels.

switch-over can be done in a wals. bun.

Pink cambiar nurseries, convertible stru parches, complete and sparinus bathroom, a 24-4oat living room and even a fireplace were offered by th Trailer Coach Manufacturers A. sotiation, Chirago, sponsor of the olling home exhibition hell for the first time in the ram.

New features of the 1948 trailer mudes blufel improve interiors, amore luxurious apodiummetats, window space, and greater range in prices and styles.

JINST

In the words of assuriation pre- sident Harold D. Platt, the USS 250000,and industry " hanger appealing just to the gypsy in people bet is to their dematol for all conforts of a stationary botine whil [om wheels,”

A half-million dollars worth

il

One of the new enaches being in- trial baltos basis, troduced on features three tanks of windows in the living resin, giving a panoramie

view.

Twin-beds, full-length mirrors, in Creased thes and storage space, built-in hunkcases. Murphy beds an stall showers were also in com

iri the 1743 models-United Press

NO LESSENING

OF DEMAND

Passenger automobiles in the low ol and middle price brackets are going Įcoaches were on display, They rang tu be hard to get though all of a st 1 ipa size from 13 test 2 13 feetyear even if the 17., automabile in- in leng h, the smaller waters bring dustry's hope for a 10 to 15 per cent loned for the hunting and fishing production increase is realized, says

Clor of the model, called thr Nimrod, will sell for US$1,565 × cr tail and were designet for swimmer vacatiouets or brinters, It sleeps thre 4 - 14 font leugh Other smaller models are priced at about $1,000,

NINTE luxurious will amtail for up to $10 arm,

Twin Beds introduced at this year's show was

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Current

ar

F

Glare

The following editorial, from a recent issue of the "Christian Science Monitur," is not with- out its point for Hong Kong.

100:

If : Torists demand it, the candle-power of automobile be increased, headlights can team can be raised to a ar seful level, and at the

Changes At

Nuffield's

F. Bowing the resignation of Sir Miles Thomas from the Numeld

hits Organisation, Lord Nuffield amouneed the appointment of Mr. R. F. Hanks as Vice-Chairman,

Mr. His was previously Manag ing Director of Nutiteld Exports M.. net ace mpanked Lord Nuffield on his latest four of the Dominions, from which Ite re- turned last June.

Mr. Hanks was a premium up- preted at the G.W.R. L. como- five Works, Swindon, served withi

RAS.C..

And

Joined the Morris Service Departint at the end of 1922. He breate Assis- tant Service Manager in 1929. Chalf Jospectar at the Car: Branch in 1936 nud Production7 Manager two yru's Inter. lit was appointed Muringer of the RA.F. Civilian Repair Organisation In 1910, and from 1941 t 1045 was Geral Manager of Num: 1 Me chantsations Ltd, dest in Ble- mingham and then in Coventry, joining Mameld Esports Lid, tra 1945.

Mr. C. E. Aldridge has been apported · Cineral" Manager of Nom Id Exports Lid, to ill the vaaney caused by the appoint ‹ |

These two brilliant Morris models will compel your attention. Justly famous for their performance and econ- omical running before the war, the Morris " Eight” and **Ten" are now better value than ever.

NEW 'TEN Features

Better

manalot i mper rigid construc tion) qulet closing. raubtexcluding more with new critne

ANDTA ming!

waterproof Lugueze compartimenti statiscorrosive, water True Base, and many other improvetopeste la comfort and etirrjency.

Supreme Value

In the Light Car

Field

The Morris "Eight" has an extra large in- terior, economical m.p.g. ata safe,high cruiting speed. Pour speeds, large lugarge locker, full equip

ment,

DODWELL MOTORS LTD.

Show Room

1. Queen's Building

Teis. 32302-32322

mest of Mr. It. F. Hanks in Vice: Announcing..

Chairman of the Nufeld organi sation.

Es pla

Sales As General Manage los bow taken by Mr n. Harris 1, previously Sales Promotion Manager, who has re- cently returned front a three iamths' tour of the American Continent. Before

Joined

Morets Industries Exports Ltd., in 1034, Mr. Harris had bren engaged overseas for many years on behalf of the Nuẞold Organl sation.

USED CARS

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FORD ANGLIA

AUSTIN "8"

VAUXHALL "14"

MORRIS "8".

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mr time all glare that now blinds the driver of an encom! tug vehicle can be eliminated. More than half a million dol- lars and ten years of research have pe into solution of the various engineering problems involved, and "the rest is rp to | EVERY CAR GUARANTEED

be pat

American and the Association of Motor Administrators," say men for the automobile indus

Vehicle spokes-

FOR THREE MONTHS.

ECONOMICAL REPAIRS by

The proposed system invitve qualified automobile engineers. use of a polarizing screen in the headlights and a cross-polariz-

viser between the wind-}

SCHOOL: Driving given by experienced instructors at moderate fees.

Bessage from Detroit, This is indica e by the order sherts that shows in less ning

the demand that has been *iraiudativever

peacetime Siner production was restated nearly two

half years ago. There

Bzz: while the Peselts are also a large arcunulation of orders phenomenally successful. 115 for vehicles in the higher price class those who witnessed recent des 19. he deal in this bracket

narations at the 14

General reported to

to be leveiling o

•hield and the driver's eyes. DRIVING Both, viements are necessary to lessons

liminate glare.

i-

enerally thost of the car maker / Motors a new development of interchange-have ulicien orders on band able parts. The interior of the trailer absorb all the

the output

14

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Proving Grounds, can attest, the Automobile Manu- Caclureas Association has *They can can be assembled with e placeable pect for from 18 months to

commended against adoption of parts. If a panel is damaged, a new

sears. Meanwhile the periodical 10. rolarized headlighting "at this

day surveys of the merchandishing | time.”

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lets show little indication that sup- Reasons given were (1) $30 nly and demand can he balanced at any time in 1948.

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MAINLAND

MOTORS

THE USED CAR. PEOPLE

Cost of new ears; (2) egnfusion 3A. Tak Shing Str., Kowloon.

In normal times the coming of winter sharply in new

is anticipated during the con car and ver

must af the country.ersion period, when some cart time, probably because of the will be fully equipped and ong wait between the placing of an others partially or not at all: and actual delivery of a new 43) the glare problem on the

This

Reduced Hazard -

ar, seasonal influences have leen highways isnt: really as impor-1 Imost

Jacking The indusly thin for increased tant as is generally believed. input next year are bases an the ex- ectation that muze sheet steel pro ucing equipment will be in opera ion, In running up a postwar pro- 'ur ton work a week ago of 84,215 Passenger cars and 24,536 trucks, the actories dug deeply into their sincks

F where metal.

doub

that

Most industry observers

lines will top rosembly igure for many weeks to come. hough the car inakers right now at serting efforts in every direction to 'nsure increased supplies of meel next Tear-Assoriated Press,

But regardless of whether or not statistics are available on the number of accidents caused by glare, many motorists feel that reduced hazard goes with reduced annoyance. No change is possible, anyway, on new cara) before 1951, anv automobile engineers; hongo it would seem the longer the delay the great- will be the problems of

Er

| transition with more and more

new cars on the road.

For the time being glareless headlights will join the long Czechoslovak cars have a rest of automobile engineering

high markably

standard of advances predicted for postwar finish; reported a party of Bri years still on the shelf. 'Per- burn from a visit to the Prague haps when salesmanship

again needed to Hell International Motor Show.

lish motor traders on their re-

is

cars,

bo

They visited the Jawa works worth-while changes will and the Skoda works at Bolesncorporated from time to time,

not just more chromium differently styled bodies.

lav.

and

• Production and exnerimentali work will be continued by Rolla- Reven at Bankfolld Shed, Barn- War-disabled men in Britain doldswiek. During the war, Booking allowances of petrol for immortant developments In Jet their motor-driven chairs have turbine engines were carried out been advised by the British. Le. at this factory, which was taken | glon that they may ́obrain, asals. over by Rolls-Royce and was tance from the Ministry of Pen formerly one of the largest cot sions in providing the necessary ton weaving sheds in Britain. evidence of disablement.

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