1949-01-29 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20,, 1940..

Page 11.

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MOTORING NEWS AND VIEWS

MASS PRODUCTION BRINGS NEW PROBLEMS TO GARAGE OWNERS

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Readers who can recalliiffe early days of motoring will be able to appreciate the great change which has come aver tho, industry since that time. Once each car was a hand made pro- duct; and its owner was, (and indeed had to:

__be) on onthusiast who would be prepared to

spend: time, and: labour: on: light repairs and! greasing his own vehicle:

Similarly, the old type garage proprietor was. pri- marily, an engineer. As no spare parts were made by the manufacturer, any serious break- ages: had to be remedied by him, and his prin- ciple source of livelihood was from producing these parts on his own lathes.

The change, initiated by their operation. This third: cate- Henry Ford, to the mass pro-gory consists of some form at alr duction of vehicles, which compresior, suited to the locality were accompanied to their dis-in which it is to lie Installed; which provides driving power for tributors by packs of: spare the various forms of pump3. parts, meant that the garage sprays and, of course, tyre in- had to change from a work fatora, together with an hydrau shop to a retail shop for spares, lie lift or growing plt.

A Mobile service station. This shows the case with: which the unit CRO be: mounted on a trailer or lorry,

con-

accessories and petrol. As a re- sult, the garage is now cerned only with very light emergency enginnering, main. tenance and servicing.

This change of status has hal to be paralleled by a change in. the state of mind of the pro- prietor.

In other words, he has had to cultivate the retail store outlook, although badly handleapped By being unable to display his wares. in the usual manner of retallors' In other trades. In place of win- dow display, he has to depend on the general appearance of clean- liness al his premises, coupled "with" effèlericy and quick service offered through the medium of up-to-date equipment, which now replaces the bucket-and-hammer age with its spanners, rags and pools of all.

Present day manufacturers of garage equipment have special lead in the production and in stallation of equipment design

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Tecalamit alectrically operat ted car washer.

The static equipment is normal- ly grouped in enclosed batteries giving protection from dust and At the same time presentiflgi smart and workmanlike appear- ance.

These batteries- frequently [include controls for the operation of the hydraulle vehicle lifts, one or more of which may be`opërnt- from the same source. Inside

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the batteries are storage contain- ora for the various types of-lubri- cant required and self-reeling, hoses for their dispensation. Inset meters measure' quantities” issued with great necuracy,

Moblie equipment mainly, com- 'prises various types of all and grease dispensers; mounted on wheels for easy manoeuvring which can be coupled by a simple 'action to the standing com

pressed-nir main

Warious other minor accessories are included under this heading.

Another type battery of an entirely different: appearance.

from mobile waste oil containerà

typical modern garage servicing bay layout. Show- Ing batterlauf vehicle 'lifts and auxillary, equipment.

"Byndromic" pump mount- ed on the Chasels of a heavy goods vehlalo.

felt need, is the Tecalemit elec trically operated Car Washer completely self-contained, pro- duced in two sizes for either ond or two gun operation, and design- ed to wash thoroughly any vehi- cle with the minimum expendi- ture in labour and time.

Further Information on these and other items not dentioned are available from Lebel (China) Limited.

Gas Turbine Engine

You're Invited To Australia

All prospectiva viliora to Australia from Hàng Koag have been invited to attend the International Motor Show as quests of the Auto- mibtive' Prodůétáť- Manufac- 1urors Association of Aus- trafik.

The show will ̧ ke' held-In Matbourne: this April.

Acting Australian Govern- ment Trade Comilesfotter In

Hong Kon MF Hi Hi Rand

kind, informe that all' visi- tors from the Colony will be entertained together with quests from other countrion

to

at dinner and at various other functions in order to make' thale Vialt' an Informa tive and pleasant occasions Persons who Intend make use of this Invitation details may secure complète, by writing: Mr. Stan H. Earld, Executive Director of the Automotive Products Manu- turers Association of Aus trails; at 306'Elizabeth' Street, Melbourne:

RECORD FOR 1948-

There are exciting possibilities. ragas turbine engine suitable The British motor industry's for small cars the first in the great production and export feat worldbeing available for tests in or 1048-it achieved an output Britain early in 1949. Tests with almost one-fifth greater than the larger units have proved so suc-record 1047 volume-is-reflected cessful that a turbine for a small in roports just issued by thres

leading firm

and drains through an elaborates Bow being designed:

Centrax Power Units, Limited,

horna-

Austin Motors announced that thanks to considerably increased

power turbine unit on trat for over production no less than 285 of 12 months, are

are satisfied that their vehicles

Wore' exported small jat cars will be on the roads, every working day of the year:

Britain in a

not distant future. Ford

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range of portable hand grease of Brentford, Middlesex, guns and down to the very sim- who have had 2160 brake plest types.

A further development in the science of lubrication has been the. production of specialised systems of automatic lubrica tion for heavy vehicles, such e the "Eyndromic". Mileage: Con- trolled Lubricator, shown on. this page: The general princi

of

The great advantages of a gas Motor Company report that turbine car would be simplifica- 1948 as currency earnings for amounted to £28,600,000 tion-the orthodox gear-box, clutch while Leylands, are able to state and transmission units would dis that they made over can shipraerits appear while car designers would more than two and a half times ple behind this apparatus is be given unlimited scope in progreater than their 1947 exports. that chamals bearings are auto- viding roomier bodies: Gas tur an all-time record. matically fubricated, without bines in cars will simplify driving,

any. dependence оп fallible make cars, faster and production human nature, by a; matured. | chopper.

quantity of alt at pre-door- Drivers will, merely have to mined-distances:

Continuous research has taken place in the various problems of overseas markets, and the latest development is in fact a com- pletely mobile service, station, comprising a patrol-driven air compressor which powers a num-" ber of standard'

similar to pumps

CLEVELAND -Until motorists steer, brake and control the speed, discard the theory that acclients without having any trouble with happen only to the "other fel- gear changing. The gas turbine low;" the struggle to reduce car will run on almost any fudli traffie inishaps may as well be One aircraft jet has been run on given up the Taxicab Industry, coal-dunt; The gas turbine for national trade publication, says. cars in not water-cooled no there Only one-fifth of all fatal motor is `no need of'a radiator,

accidents con be attributed to mechanical faults- or failures, the remainder mainly to human errors, according to the publica- tion.-United Press.

ed to give this efficient service. Į those in the static batteries; all PLYMOUTH; Indianh.-Alvin And the firm which designed mounted on a single compact Leonard had to pay a gatage: US$2 the units review here will pro chassis. This can be secured or to after police "stale" his car. duce, from, a few measure! 4 lorry: or trailer for movement Iconard reported the cor had monte, suitable drawings; and between points at which is ser beer stolen when it was gone specialised layouts, preatlyn ail: viços are required.・・ It'- eni be from its parking, place. Police- alsting the trader in achieving operated either direct from its men confessed they took the cat. his object.

carrying vehicle or from a static belleving it stoler, and had, it Modeni equipment" falls into ppaltion, where it can be left and towed to a local garage. Leon- three groups atatle and portable - later collected.

ard got it back after paying, the servicing- apparatus, and the au・ A-further piece of equipment"|"gačādē", a" US$2_tow_bilL—United xilliary machinery required for specially designed to fill a long 1 Press,"

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