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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10–1949.

Cadillac

1949

PRESENTS. ITS GREATEST ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT IN 45 YEARS

In keeping with Ita 45-9947 tradition of seeking always for the willmate Cadillac presente, this year, a new maler car engine, totally new in danige KONĚ performance...the highest development pot attained in antomsilva power planta, .........

This new engine is designed to give exceptionally high power output, strike fagly better read performance; samoother, unliter operadlani longer life and ins crossed fasl economy.....The new 188 horsepower Cadillac power plant la a compact, V-type, Berlinder maine—sť valve-in-bend deslan, with relatively laore here and thært stroke. Binakally, this new, simpler, Ugkter engine is designed to take full advantage of the hiæber octane fuela which are expected in the years Immediately shod.......After 'years of research in the laboratory and read, Cadillac presents this bale achievement in'

battre matering me a worthr

the

A few min

aurenaer to the finest performing motor cur engine in the world. stadswith your own foot 'on the accelerator-will prove to you thai Cadillac has given the world a new standard for automativa engines..

For Further Particulars Phone

FAR EAST MOTORS LIMITED.

20, Nathan Road.

KOWLOON.

Tels. 58849 & 57250

The New Lanchester “Ten"

THE HIGH PERFORMANCE of this new Lanchester suggests` much more than a 'Ton', You can crules unconcernedly at 55 m.ph and Om.p.. le well within the car's capabilities. Two special: Daimler features are standard-Fluid. Transmission' for. amooth gear-changing, and patented independent front-wheel suspension for fine road-holding and cornering,· Bodywork, tob le unusually liberal-both for occupants and for luggage-opate. All in all, this is the most remarkable 'Ten' ever made.

HK$10,880–

SOLE AGENTS:

CHINA MOTOR AGENCIES & SALES CO.

Stock Exchange. Building,

Telephone: 25247.

A BRILLIANT NEW CAR from every point of view..

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́NEW FEATURES

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Setting a New Standard

of Beauty and Comfort "Á'car already próvta by world-wide ownership, the'x" HULMAN MİNX naw iets new standards is construc-); Gian, beauty and luxury. Here are big-car qustises - „efforikas performance, tuxuntous roomliness, untafing economy"Whatever the car you are accustomed buy sce

THE

NEW HILLMAN

MINX MAGNIFICENT

ALOON CONVERTIBLE COUPEN ESTATE GLA

MOTORING NEWS AND VIEWS SOME NEW BRITISH CARS

New Morris Minor's Many Good Points

(By Our Motoring Editor),

If, a week ago, someono had said to me that he had

a car which would do 52 milos to the gallon 1 Below is a further would have thought him to be either a motor-fine new cars Britain is

the world market. car salesman or a congenital idiot..

LAGONDA On Thursday last, however, after witnessing the de- terminedly honest draining of a petrol tank and the measuring of two gallons into it again, had it proved beyond doubt that the new Morris Minor (eight horsepower) con do such a mile- age:

It was under the auspices of Mr L. A. Benn, Service Mana ger of Dodwell's, that 'the test was carried out, and the scene way the New Territories circuit,

Benn For the record: Mr. made a' creditable show of not being surprised when the re- suit was worked out.

It must be pointed out that Thursday's test was not an over- all workout. It was simply the equivalent of a normal Sunday afternoon drive. An average speed of 30 mph was maintained over the 50 mile circult and seldom was 40 mph exceeded.

In their sales patter about the Morris Minor Dodwell's are be- Ing fairly modest. They bre claiming 40 mpg for the car on the mainland and 35 mpg on the Island.

Apart from, the petrol con- sumption the Minor. has many points, of worth, In order of im- portance to the average buyer they appear to be: Internal com- fort-plenty of legroom and firmly cushioned seats (bucket- type in front); extreme em- ciency in the springing de- periment, giving what must be the most bounceless riding quali- ties so far achieved with eight horsepower car; remark- able road-holding ability coupled with light steering.

Gear Change

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篆

Rockets To Carry Cables

Australian engineers Lithgow, New South Wales, are using rockete with speeds of 200 miles an hour to carry high tension power cables across deep ravines in moun. tainous

through country, which they are running new power lines.

The London Fire Brigade has used these rockets to Daze hoses to Aremen on roofs of burning buildings. They are accurate up to 600 yards, and were originally designed for a rescue work.

In Austraila the rocket expert of Amalgamated Wire- Fest (Australia) Ltd., -Me. N. first H. Quodling, fired the cable-carrying rocket aver the State Mine Gully Lithgow. Feeder Ines at- tached to it enabled the powar cables to be carried from the power station at the mine to polos 1000 ft up the qully.

Conflict Under The Bonnet

Car engines

THE LEA FRANCIS

The

the

list of the, floor level to be kept low. The construction of body and putting on unit

chassis on all models-has-resulted- in an excellent ratio of power and weight-for example, the Morris The Lagonda is of advanced "Oxford", develops 41 b.b.p. and design with a 23tra six-cylinder walshs-2014 cwt, while the Morris overhead-camshaft engine "Minor develops 20 b.b.p... and

*b.h.p, at 5,000 weigh 15 cwt, developing 103 rum. The chassis has independent MILEY

uspension by coll 1 springs in front and independent suspension of the The Riley 25-litre and 14-litro rear wheels by torsion barn, The models are continued unchanged wheelbase is 118in, the ground except for minor details. clearance in, the turning circle 25-litre engine new develops 100 391, and, the autoon model weigh bh.p. at 4,500 rpm, and 28ewt with a drophead coups latest model is fitted with Girling brakes with two hydro-mechanical body the car weigh, 20cwt.

lending shoes on the front whools,

adaluon

to the saloon a new LANCHESTER

The Lauckester "Ten" is a three-seater open aports car has

been produced on small saloon of high quality with been

the 22-litro chassis for export

This a four-cylinder engine developing

unly 40 b.b,p. Being made by the Daim- model has a bench type front seat steering columm, gear ler group it has an epicyclic gear- and box with preselector control and change. The brakes of the 14- the transmission Incorporates litrs have also been improved, and fluid. coupling. The chassis has both models have a lower floor independent front suspension with level, bonnet fasteners released coll springs, The car is priced in from Inside the car, and nar

**ventila- England' at £725,

rower gearbox tunnel.. tor, and heater are available: sa extra accessories, and the Jaaloon A new model of the 14 hp. Lea models now have folding arm resta Francis; with six-light saloon on the back seats. The leading body and independent front sus dimensions of the cars are as:40)- pension by torsion bars, has been low:-1-ltrs: wheelbase: 1134 introduced "for export only. The in., ground clearance 71⁄2 in., turn- existing four-light saloons, and ing circle 30-ft, weight 24V,ewt.; the open,

two-seater sports model! 24-litre: wheelbase 119 in,

LEA-FRANCIs

RILEY 21⁄2-LITRE

unchanged in their fundamentals.c.engine developa (sports)

"en-

•

REBELLION

have half-elliptic front springs, ground clearance 7 in., turning and the sports model can be ob-circle 86 ft, weight 28 ct. Tho tained with a 14-litre engine. if 14-litro saloon costs £675 in The four-cylinder 1,767 England and the 24-1ltre, costs have remained required

85 bp £980. for such a long time that most (standardy and 84 .hy. (spo For the owner with a me motorists were inclined to a and the fallire engine develope chanical bent: the engine le copt the notion that piston ch the chassis are: wheelbase 99 in. 648p. Leading dimensións, at Accessible than gino

design bad reached ün one's olgarette case. A flok of optimum from

Vestal, N.Y-Several hundred which it war or 111 in., ground clearance 7 in.

to 75% in., turning circle 35 ft. to pounds of vengeful, borsefach so- the watch from inside the car hardly worth while advancing

It is therefore invigorating to and the whole bonnet may be

ft, and unladen weight 19% belled against the machine agé, to 37 lifted from the front to die And that tho

cvt. to 25 ewt, according to the the show latest care

regret of Henry J. Bücher. close everything within ***y signs of conflict under the bon-body t

atted.

The front of Bucher's car was Including 12 volt bat- The struggle for "pint- M.G.

smashed in as the runaway saddle tery in

place of

of the old six.

power

in British

horse ambushed, hins while he WES

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ជីវិត The gear change of the Minor

Both M.G. models have a four-driving to

the alt-dark- thankfully ceased as a having

work In ness of early morning, p is not on the steering column but result of the removal of the hp. cylinder engine of 1,250 cc. is the conventional lever project tax, the method of obtaining the 54.4-bhp at 5,200 rpm, while overlooking the highway and land. the "Midget this engine develops The animal leaped from a bank ing from the Goor in the

example power of post-war ed pected place..

gine! has come under review, in the 14-litre saloon, it developed, hooks down, on Buckor's car and on the following pages are has half-elüptle springs police; and disappeared down the

bhp at 4,800 rpm.

The horse freed itself, he told contributor. shows. that more. than one method is, employed all round, but the 1/4-litre model rend with an oxultant wave of its and is handily accessible from

has independent front suspension tal-United Press. The resulting within by virtue of the hinging falls, generally into one of two of the "Midget" is by cam and of the rear seat's back. Thie

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