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F THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 104.

The New

HUMBER SUPER SNIPE

A FULL SIX SEATER

5-TO-80-MPH-*

IN TOP GEAR

Setting the pace.

in performance, comfort & style

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An outstanding new inuddel of a famous Deitish marque with exceptional seating and luggage arebramuxtanon The new Humber Super Snipe combines vivid acceleration and brilliant top gear performance with superb road holding A as in which high average speeds can be maintained with effortless comfor

Independent front sapension, Syn/ hromatic grar control, high efficiency steering, perfect vaior and powerlað brakes all contribute to a standard tal safety and control in keeping with ita qutstanding performance The handsome modern styling of the new Super Snipe maustain the Humber traction of dignity and distinction

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MOTORING NEWS AND VIEWS

BRITAIN'S NEW CARS

A Make-By-Make Review Of Some Of The Latest Products ·

mate its name by winning the 24- | speed without tiring the driver or | models with minor modifications. hour race at Spa lant July. The passengers. The six-cylinder en- The V-8 "Pilot" saloon: bas the four-cylinder overhead-valve engine has a cuble capacity of 44 8.022 c.e. engine, which develops 85 gine of 3-litres capacity deva-litres, two carburettors, overhead b.h.p. at 3,500 rpm. The weight lops 90 bhp. at 4,750 r.p.m., the inlet valves, and side exhaust of the complete car Is-28%ewt. four-speed synchromesh gearbox valves. The four-speed synch. The three-speed gearbox ho the world, and at the cheapest in has a central lever, the brakes romesh gearbox is operated by a

are hydraulic, the steering cam- side gear-lever. The hydraulic steering-columh gear lovor. Steor ing is by cam-and-roller, and The and-lever. and coil springs are brakes are asslated by

mechani-brakes E

hydraulic in front and used all round the front wheels not corun, and the steering itchy mechanien) at the year. Al the being independently sprung. The cam-and-roller The Mark VI Britn wheelbase is 108in, the ground Bentley has independent suspen- springing fore

The motor-cars offered to the world by the British motor in- dustry are more diverse in size, style, and pries than the products of any other car manufacturing country. The smallest Brillah cars are among the

opposite pole the most expensive British cars ace-the-most-luxurious plats velilcies made anywhere. In be tween, the British motor industry makes medium-sized cara that combine roominess, performance, and economy to a degree never previously attained. More 'ex- pensive, but providing the speed and handling quelitics of thoroughbred machines, are those British sporting cars that are unt- versally appreciated by motorista to whom motoring is more than convenient form of transportation. A.C.

The

The A.C. is a medium-sized car for quality: with a reputation

well-tried The 2-litre engine is design with six cylinders and an overhead camshaft, and develops 14 h.h.p. at 4,250 r.p.m. four-speed synchromesh gearbox hax a contral gear-lever. The front brakes are hydraulic and The A.C. the rear mechanical. has half-elliptic springs all

round! and cam-and-lever steering. has a wheelbase of 117in, a turn- ing circle of 88ft, a ground clear- ance of in, and weighs 25cwt. The saloon and drophead bodles offer remarkably good visibility. ALLARD

in 9in.

It

.

MPF 348

The A.C. typifies a British compromise in front and style.

clearance 7in., and the turning circle 3501. The two-seater body has temarkable lines and is in tegral with the chassis, AUSTIN

overhead

are

aft The

Tho has a wheelbase of 1084in, and a turning to the left. The circle of 4141t. to the right and ground clearance is Bin, reduced to 01.

The models

что

raulic

and

saloons

with four-cylinder, side valve ene

gines, three-speed gearboxes, me- chanical brakes, and worm-and-

nut steering. The "Prefect" is the bigger of the two and has a 1,172 c.c. engine developing 30.1 b.h.p.

nt

*

rpm, a din. wheelbase,

turning cirelo, and sn

wolght of 15%. The engine the

of

"Anglis" hde a capacity of 933 c.e. and develops 23.4 b.h.p. at 4,000 r.p.m.

wheelbase is 00in, its

circle 341, gnd its unle

Ita

weight 1474ewt. Ground clearances

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ure 8.0710, and 8.87in. respectively. BECOME A NEM- The "Anglia" has a two-door body BER OF THE and the "Prfect" a four-door HONG KONG

and

body. The prices of these Fords

aro £586 for the "Pilot" £805 AUTOMOBILE

for the "Prefect” and £255 for the "Anglia",

FRAZER NASH

sion by means of coll springs in front, and half-elliptic springs at

The Frazer-Nash is sold in the rear. The wheelbase is 120 in, the turning circle is 41ft, the two models, the "High Speed" weight of the saloon is 34 cwt., and the "Fast Tourer, both with and

two-seater bodies, The the ground clearance is 74 in. open

nder 2-litre Bristol eng- The normal saloon costs £2,585, six-cylinder

ine is specially tuned to develop and the car is available with a number of special bodies made by exceptivin the case of the power-120 b.hp, at 5.500 r.p.m. "High Speed" model and 100 b.h.p. at 5,000

In the "Fast The four-speed gearbox central lever. Fruzer- wash chassis has tubular mem- bers and is extremely light. This

independent coachbuilders. BRISTOL

valves, and the G

of saving

The Allard has a Ford V-8 en- gine in a special chassis, giving the excellent ratio of 85 b.h.p. to an unladen weight of from 21 to 25cwt., according to the type of With two sizes of popular cars, body. The brakes are hydraulic a striking looking sports model, and the stoering gear

the and a is

bearing 4-litre chassis worm-and-soctor type. The car luxurious coachwork, the Austlu

front suspension range is hos independent

comprehensive. The using swinging axle beams. The 1,200 c.c. "A40" carries its four-

a 2-litro, six-cylinder on- wheelbase is 108in. on the two-door "Devon" body with excop- seater and 112in. on the other tional liveliness, due to its ratlogoplug, from 75 to 85 Tourer." models, and the ground clearance of 40 b.h.p. to unladen weight of b... (according to the type and 19% cwt. As on n?i Austin number of carburettors and the ALVIS

models, the engine has push-rod camshaft difted) and an unladen

weight of 23cwt., the Bristol saloon suv

weight has been Alvis "Fourteen" has

| gives "a" remarkable 1,892 c.c. overhead-valve engine by cam-and-lever. The

road per- extended to the rest of the car, developing 65 b.h.p

which welghs 10cwt. complete, at 4,000 speed synchromesh gearbox has formance. The four-apeod gearbox r.p.m., and the four-speed synch- a central lever: the brakes are has free-wheel on first gear, and resulting in a remarkable power romesh

gearbox has a central hydraulic in front and mechanical a centrally placed lever. lever. The brakes are mechani- at the rear, and in common

brokes are with front

hydraulic, the are

are independently sprung by cally

operated, and the steering other Austins (except the "Six-rear mechanical, and the stearing transverse spring, and the rear Bear is by worm-and-nut. Hall- teen") the car has independent is of the rack-and-pinion type. A suspension by torsion bars.. The

in-steering is of the

the rack-and-pla- elliptic springs are used in front suspension by coil springs in front transversa spring provides as well as at the rear. The and half-elliptic springs at the dependent suspension for the front ion type, the wheelbase la 90in., wheelbase is 108in, the ground rear. The "A40" sells in Eng-wheels, and the rear springs are the ground clearance zin, and clearance in, and the turning land at £302 to £365. The torsion bars. The wheelbase of the the turning circle 30tt. The basic

301t. circle

The saloon costs "A70" Humpshire Is

Bristol is 114in., the ground clear- the "Fast Toure and £2,250 for a bigger £990 In England

family car with a 2,199 cc four-ance in., and the turning circle the "Fast Tourer" and 2,250 for ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY cylinder engine developing 70 37t. The two-door saloon costs the "High Speed" model

The first new model introduced bhp, and the four-speed synch- after the war, the Armstrong Sid-romesh gearbox is worked by deley has since been modified in lever on the steering column. It detail as a result of the experi-weighs 24 cwt and costs £475. gained in two years' service The "Sixteen" anloon has the same ence on the road and now has a light-engine and gearbox, but has a fuld couplings, independent front

$70

Jamis

£1,760.

DAIMLER

The

All threo Daimior models have overhead-valve engines, preselector four-speed epleychle gearboxes and

ly lower bonnot line. The 2-litra central lover. and half-elliptic suspension with coil springs, and overhead valve englie develops springs in front, as well as retain-worm-and-roller stooring. Tho Tho

a four-speed

"ADO" Atlantic, with its 2,600 c.c. synchromesh gear-box with central lever or four-cylinder 88 b.h.p. engine, is

of

weight ratio, The front wheels

U.S. Liking For British Cars

has a six-cylinder engine Bir William Rootes, Chairman

b.h.p. at 4,200 r.p-m,, the cholec ing the body used hitherto The 10 b.h.p. and weighs of the British Motor Manufac-

Front suspension by torsion bars plete car weighs 25 cwt. Finally, I clearance of Ix-cylinder 4,095 of the opening of the first Inter-

Tin. and circle of soft. Its

"Sheerline"

да

with a saloon body (the turers Association, now on. a four-speed epicyclle gearbox with an outstanding new British car sports model has twin carburet visit to the USA., stated, ac- preselector on the steering wheel that will have a strong appeal for tors and develops 85 5.b.p.), The cording to a New York report. being provided. The epicyclic its performance as well as its car has a ground clearance of Gin. that he had found growing Gearbox has the same top-gear lines and price (£745). The and can turn in 41ft. Its wheelbase trend in the U.S.A. for British ratio but a slightly lower bottom head is raised or lowered by is 114in. The 27 h.p. car has motor cars,

Sir William who speaking at Independent Rear

the com- wheelbase of 138, The car has

pressing a button, and

a ground

conference on the eve and a turning 4 press and half-elliptic rear springs. The the "A125"

are hydraulically "A135" "Princess" saloons on the .c, engine: develops 110 b.h.p. at New York said that British cars national automobile show fn front brakes operated and the rear brakes are 4-litre six-cylinder chassis are 3,000 r.p.m. The chassis

alone were not being mechanical. The steering is by big saloons with all the ease of weights Bicwt. The biggest Dairy competition with American cars. exhibited in worm-und-nyt.

running that distinguishes cars of ler-indeed it is the largest car in Brist manufacturers "belleve 115in, wheelbase, a turning circle generous engine capacity. They, the world-in the 86 h.p. model that it in in the interests of the of 37ft, and weighs 215% to 2834 too, have steering column gear with straight-eight engine of USA. that we should get to a according to the type of levers, and their brakes ara hy- 5,460. c. developing 150 b.h.p. at state of freer trade when Mer- body. The ground clearance is druulle throughout. They cost 3,8000

Ban

chassia weighs shall Ald becomes unnecessary”, 61⁄2 in. The saloon, sports saloon, £990 and £1,350 respectively.

100 of this car he said. and drophead bodies are unusually BENTLEY roomy and tastefully finished. ASTON-MARTIN

The car has

37cwt. The le 147in., the clearance Tin., and of 100 foreign cars being Made alongside the Rolls-Royce the turning circle 60ft. The 25- shown in New York about two- in the magnificent now factory ni litre saloon costs £1,270 and thirds are British manufacture. Recently acquired by Mr David Crewe, the Bentley is unique the 27 hp. and 30 h.p. chassis Brown, the tractor manufacturer, among 100 m.ph. care for its £1,700 and £2,025 respectively the Aston-Martin concern has re-allence and comfort, a combina- FORD

sumed production with an entire- tion which enables fremendous The British Ford company have ly new sports car that has already distances to be covered at high' continued their three well-tried

The New Vauxhalls

SPECIAL FEATURES

5. Steering Wheel Gear-change

6. O.H.V. Enginee

7. Vauxhall Controlled Synchro-

› Mesli'Goår-box^\/

1. Double Locked Bonnet

2. Self-Parking Wipers

2. Balanced Direct-Lift Windows

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4, Genuine Leather Upholstery

8. Independent Suspension

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S.A. Orders More Double-Deckers.

Leyland Motors of North Eng- land have announced another. big South African order for their, double-deckors the type generally known overseas as the "London bus".

This latest order is for 10 vehicles all of them eight-foot wide, models with 125 | hose. power diesel engines. · It comes from the Bloemfontein muni- cipality.

The South African municip ailly of Durban has just taken delivery of 15, Leyland eight-foot wide-double-deck bus chassis. These will be put in service as soon as their locally bulk bodies are finished..

London- buses, have hitherto had a width of only seven and' a half- feet Leyland · Motors have, however, started work on 500 eight-foot wido vehicles which will be used to replace worn-out vehicles on the cap- || fal's, routes.

BIG CAR CONTRACTS

An Indication of the prestige hold by, the Brillsh" motorcar In overseas. Exhibitionis is the an nouncement Just fasued "by the Nuffield organisation"that" con- tracts for more. than 3,000 of its enra, valued at £750,000, ⠀hive - already boeni", algtayed "artist_revalt.) of the recent Brussels motor

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