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MADE IN BRITAIN

ING QARID

DESIGNED FOR THE WORLD

MOTORING

The STANDARD Vanguard

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For Further Partiendurs Phone

FAR EAST MOTORS LIMITED.

25. Nathan Road,

Tel. 56849 & 57250

Kow Junt.

New Beauty for your car

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British Cars In

NEWS AND VIEWS The Speed

SOMETHING FOR THE

FAST-MOTORING

There is an exciting new Jaguar to thrill the fast- motoring fans. It is a two-seater with new high- officiency-twin-overhead camshaft engine. The chassis follows the lines of the recently an- nounced Jaguar Mark V saloon, but it has a shorter wheelbase, and the rigid straight-sided box-section frame needs no cruciform and economises in weight. Independiera front suspension with wide-bake wishbones and torsion bar springs is fitted. There will be a choice of six- cylinder 3y-ble

and

For an engine to be abir rov cylinder 2-litre engines, PATICE

freely, +1 ださい essential That th: perhaps the most surprising valve meetmist should have as matter is the relatively low smal price £968. plus purchase tax possible.

1275 3x d, total £1,263 38- 114, irrespective of engine size.

As the cylinders are adequate- ly Offert, it it possible to obtain a high power output without re t¢J1tr $0 # high compression હાઇ.

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Twin Camshafts

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When Lt. Col. Golde Ganiner Hence the X.K, has been given recently established the # "ጊ 2-twi overheat camshafts, with lite eluss ireord of an easy 176 the wants operating upon m.pl, he had in his car a four- Hard Prewas of light flanting pis- cylinder protoly) engine, which was mortifed to A

type of **** newton-like Tappets working

Ries,

The valve stem bears

"bjeruits" al

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10 to 1 compression catto and depon the underside of the piston, veloped aver 140 .h.p. These und pleasumer adjustment in set new X.K. engines have been de- by studi parts or signed to incorporate the mos

selected thickness. advanced yet well-proved points of techuical

knowledge.

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Lubrication of this valve Rear is cleverly arranged so that the pistons and eams are in an auth, but the

valve sterris are guided from swinging by means

draining gallery.

design really starts with massive crankshaft having journal bearings of 234 inches

diameter, made of 65-ton of steel, and suitably counter. weighted.

This shaft is cureled in seven bearings on the Six, three on the Four, and the bearings are stip posted in webbed walls in the munobloc casting of cylinders and crankcase. Thi block is wett ribbed for rightfty, and there is a strong tie between the bearings. and the head,

Important Part

Now comes a very important part of the design. The detach- able cylinder head is made of a high tensile strength aluminium alloy, the combustion chambera are of hemispherical shape, and the valves are overhead and set at on angle of 70 degrees, with the sparking glugs offset between them.

The valve seats are of a special high expansion cast iron alloy and are shrunk into pol tian, The Inlata are larger than the axhausts, and the exhaust valves are made of corrosion. realatant Austenitic steel.

The induction system and com- bustion chambers were designer in collaboration with H. Weslake and Company I to achieve the maximum filling of the cylinders

wh the wide range of engin

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The twin Camshafts Arc

FANS

U.S. Demands "Performance'

AL An eve-of-the-show preview in London of the now super sporting Jaguara, Mr. W. Lyons, chairman and managing director of Jaguar Cars, Ltd., announced that of the first year's output no per cent had already been sold to America.

A short speech was also made by

the Jaguar repre sentative for the Western Stated a! the U.S.A.. Mr. Charles H. Hornburg, Jr. of LOR Angeles, who confirmed

the demand In his country for A "real performance" European car.

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Fluid At Sixty Below

Los Angeles, December 31, Development of an automo- bile motor oil capable of maining fuld in temperatures: down to 60 degrees below zero) has been announced by Mac- Millan Petroleum Corporation.

by * very neat arrange. The new product wi

of two stage twin chains, starting and lubrication in sub-

An extra large of pump picks zero climate, 1.1. Rebber, Mac- poil throughi a floating lter Millan's Directur of Research and delivers it through a full-said, He cktect it is flow filter to all beatings, right against oxidation, foaming up to the gudgeon plas through varnish

retaintrig tubes in the light alloy connect strength and penetrating quali- ing words.

ties.

The

while

fortified

And film

From a high-pressure pump the

Company's tests shower water flow is directed across the little ring or bearing wear. very cylinder head, and the block is light carbon studge and normal controlled at constant tempera-oil consumption Mr. Rebber add- fures by a restricted circulation. ed.-Associated Press.

A.C. COMBINATION OF LOOKS AND MERITS

During 1947, A.C. Cars, Ltd, announced their post- war 2-litre model and there has been no call since then for any major changes in a car whose good looks are outstanding among its contemporaries.

Minor improvements

of have degree

to ensure adequate turbul-been incorporated in produc- contributing

among them slightly

Пlexibility. Further

to this end, the

ence in order to obtain smooth tion cars from time to time, shock absorbers are transversely combustion without high pers-

neater mounted, telescopic units being sure rises, and scavenging during the exhaust hinges, and on alteration in the

with effective windscreen fromes and bonnet / used for the front axle, but n

front/rear braking effort dis- tribution, but the basic Joyout remains quite unaltered,

stroke.

Oiling Palms?

Charges that oil companies paid to manufacturers large sums in order to induce them to specify their products for the cars concerned were made by a Labour member in the House.

Other members did not feet that the position was serious as was stated and the Government reply indicated that what went on was no more than A normal bual ncas practice, to be expected.

New FARGO...engineered for LONG LIFE

Your Fargo Truck's dependability and long life will save you money every day you own it.

You see, long, dependable por- formance has been engineered and built into every new Fargo Truck by Chrysler Corporation. Na part was approved for use until it had passed extensive laboratory and road texts.

You will find that, from bumper to bumper, the new Fargo Truck is engineered better to give better, Jonger performance. See us today,

New Streamline Styling-Modem from.completely.radesigned front grilla to wider doors, lower`tunning boards. Speedy Servicing-Hood opens on side. Battery, (us) tank, oil filter, radiator fill are on one side of the truck.

FARGO

ametrucks änglasjes.

und built by Chrysler Corporation

TELEPHONE 56789

GILMAN & COMPANY LTD.

TELEPHONE 58800

Good looks are combined with very practical merits on this car, notably ease of entry. comfort- able seating and execlient vision

nik directions. Withal, high standard at detail Bnishe not brought the weight of the complete car above 25 cwt.

in

Long Experience

overhead

the

camshaft

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at the rear to avoki intrusion on more compact type being used, body space.

Cirling brakes are used. 12- Inch-diameter drums allowing usefully more than 100 square inches of lining area per ion of car weight to be provided. The front brakes, hydraulically ac- tunted, incorporate the "hy-

limit.

self-adjusting prin-

The two-door saloon body uses aluminium panels over a wonden frame, and is built in the A.C. factory of Thames Ditton. Wal- nut facia and Allets, and high- The A.C. engine is backert by grade leather upholstery, provide long experience. and is a

six-finishing touches to one of the cylinder,

starlest cars now priced below unit, incorporating such advanc- the £1,000 single-purchase-tax, ed specleation features finered aluminium cylinder block, Triple S.U. carburetters, und the form of cylinder head with

inclined overhead valves and exhaust ports on the opposite side of the engine to the car- buretters, contribute 10 the at- lainment of 74 b.h.p. output with a compression ratio of only 8.5/1.

Rapid this smooth engine is helped by of warming-up thermostatic control of both car- buration and the pump-assisted cooling water circulation,

Transmission detalls are orthodox. In the modern senge comprising a Borg and Beck single dry-plata clutch, four. spood synchromesh gearbox, opon propeller shaft, and hypold geared rear axle.

The latter detall allows the propeller shaft level to be below that of the axle shafts, and so contributes to the attainment of lower floor levels.

The chassis is an entirely fresh -post-war design, incorporating the most recent ideas on rigid- Bxle suspension systems. The frame is notably low, sweeping down behind the dropped, front axle, and passing straight below the rear axle; the side members are of channel section at centre of the wheelbase, whera they are reinforced by on X- bracing, the, front and rear ex- tremilles being of boxed section.

the

Stability With Comfort

The semi-elliptle leaf springs are all of exceptional width, t allow good lateral stabilly.to be combined with a comfortable

ECONOMICAL !

DEPENDABLE !! CONVERTIBLE !!!

$2,400.00

BACH.

JAGUAR SUPER-SPORTS

Newcomer to the Alvis

range. this iwp-seater version of the."14" gives promise of high perform- Head lamps are con-

mice.

reuled within the radiator grille. (Basic 1998: Total price. £1275- 19-6).

price:

Class

Powered by a 3%-litre twin overhead camshaft 160 bhp six-cylinder en- gine, the 3-litre Jaguar type XK120 is an obvious contestant for the title of the world's fastest sports car. (List price: £998; British purchase £275-3-11).

VARIATION ON ALVIS "14"

DAIMLER SPORTS COUPE

Latest addition to the Healey range is this strik- ing drop-head model call- ed the Sportsmobile. It has an aluminium alloy panelled body, bench- type front seat of greater width than in the stan-. dard saloon, and 00- casional rear seats. (Basic price: £1850; Total price, £2879-5-6).

ALER

tax.

The new 21⁄2-lifte Daimler Sports coupe has

a curved radiator and a flowing front wing line with re-entrant curve into the body. It has a dual-carburetter

engine and a three abreast bench-type seat plus

space for a single extra passenger behind. (Basic) price: £1645; Total price,

E2560-7-10).

HEALEY SPORTSMOBILE

ALLARD TWO-SEATER

Roadster coachwork is offered on the 2-litre Aston Martin which has also been exhibited in competition form as a re- plica of the 1948 Spa 24- hour race winner. The normal two-seater type shown here affords an excellent degree of com- fort and good weather protection. (Basic price, £1498: Total £2331-14-6),

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price,

The Allard two-seater sports, with 3.6-litre Ford V8 engine, has an as- tonishing record of trials successes. It has a real appeal for enthusiastic drivers and is capable of tireless highspeed per- formance. (Basic price,

£968: Total price, £1237- 12-10).

TWO-LITRE ASTON MARTIN

"DOT"

DELIVERED ON TIME

AYNE & HAYLITTO

90 M.P.G.

300 LBS. LOAD

Used by All Loading R eliable Delivery Firms.

& HAYLITT

CO.

On Display at OLYMPIC MOTORS,

for WAYNE