1949-03-12 — Page 8

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1940,

INDIVIDUALITY

"Typical of all that is

best in British high-class design, the new Alvis

Fourteen it a well-balanced four-door

saloon of generous copacity"

AUTOCAR MOY, IN

POURTEEN FOUR LIGHT SALOON on works 1195 PURCHASE TAX £129 10H, ALVIS LTD, COVENTRY

For further information please apply

SOLE AGENTS:

CHINA MOTOR AGENCIES & SALES CO.

Stock Exchange Building.

Telephone: 26247.

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Sole Agents;

JEBSEN & CO.,

12 Fedder St,

Tel. 20081.

BRITISH CITROËN

Light Fifteen

(FRONT WHEEL DRIVE)

NOW ON VIEW AT

MOTORING NEWS AND VIEWS New Buick Fitted With New 'Rocket' Valve Dynaflow Drive Device

By Our Motoring Editor

After a pleasant cruise round the island highways. on Wednesday in one of the latest linars to come down the Buick slipways I was faintly dis- appointed to find that they oro still using wheels on these vehicles. They seem one- chronistic beside some of the other features

of the car.

converstt-

Both Mr. N. Buergin, manager need do nothing from beginning to of China International Motors end of your journey but control Limited (Bulek representatives), the speed of the car with foot- and his service manager Mr. Hal-brake and accelerator. ligan, who were present on Wed- The position allows you to nesday's jaunt, appeared at first to climb all put the steepest hille, have only one topic

stop.

actelorate tan-the new Dynaflow drive with smartly, all without any change which the car is fitted. And well In the position. The L position they might have.

for extreme load and A for re- verse come into play only under the special conditions for which they are provided.

However, it

seeme cortala

that before any chat about en- gines begins the general public will Inalat on an explanation of those curious chromium-

Jum-lipped holes which appear near the tops of the front mudguarda just forward of the front doors. Stand by for disillusionment. They are not

are not outlets for Jato tubes to give Jet-assisted take-off; nor are they pre-fab homes for grem This as one Air Force gentleman Jos suggested; they are not even

exhaust connected with the

[

we must face 'the facts they are

#tart again,

There is no doubt that the per- formance of the Dynaflow unit conforms with the claims of the manufacturers. For the rest, the car is what one would expect of a Buick. It is magnificently com- tortable, has easy, responsive steering, contains all the attings (Including a very fine radio) to make lite on the road easy and pleasant,

there to give the car a distinctive 1950 Cars Being

uppenratice, though there

means

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of

rather specious explanation offered that they provide a escape for the engine-heat which would otherwise over-warm the passenger compartment.

Oil Takes Over

Secretly Tested

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Cars of 1950 are being tested

Transport in secret on a former Command nirfield at ladley,

Nuneaton,

Warwickshire, where the frst national car pro- has theving ground in the world established. teen

The proving ground ls being built on an airfield by the Motor Industry Research Association. two-thirds which are financed

Now, let's get on with Dynaflow. In case there is any one around who understands these matters here is Mr. Halligan's ex- planation of the new device.

"The heart of Dynaliow drive."

torque

Dolby,

he said, "su specially-designed by their industry and one-third converter consisting of a by Government. Mr. A. O. pump, a turbine and a super-aged 30, a former REME cap-

It is to is in charge.

to be charging assembly all rotating in thin.

un oil-filled drun. This drum is opened officially early In April. located where the usual transmis

Today it is by no means com- sjon 'is located on conventional plete but already motor firms And through it, the power are testing In ideal conditions plant adjusts itself to give quick, free from the hazards

of road; strong drive for fast starts, extra trials, models pull for acceleration 'or hill-Motor show. climbing, and smooth, easy power delivery for cruising.

for the October

car

The sum of £1,000,000 is to bel spent making the proving ground better than even those possessed' by one or two American manufacturers. It is being equip- ped with

stretches representing every road surface in the world, water and mud splashes, skid What Dynaflow actually means areas, high speed and average

"What the Buick engineers have done is to produce a de- vice in which all replaces both the clutch and the three or four of the forward-speed changes transmission."

Inbaratories

to you and 1 is this. You leap speed clrcuits and scientific nunbly into the driver's seat, noting (with a little prompting from the salesman) that the man- elve door is cunningly designed to swing open and shut at finger-tip. pressure. Once there you are faced with a steering wheel behind which is a lever connected to a

The inevitability of a new pay pointer which travels over a small increase, with consequent ralsing panel marked with the letters of prices, is a tople brought into

P,

N, D, L, R.

Ford Predicts Car Price

As the pointer is probably set the open recently by Henry Ford

No Changing

OLYMPIC MOTORS LTD., range, release the hand-brake by way of higher prices.

41-51 Lockhart Rd.

Distributors:

Tel: 22630.

INDO CHINA TRADING CO., LTD.

Holland HonEC..

Crass section of the "Rocket" valve in the hard of the new Oldimabile V-8 engine. Comparison of this with the Cadillac en- gine shown below will show similar basic design but many dif ferences in detail, such as water jacketing, connecting rods, platons, carburettor etc. Both are designed for easy servicing.

1949 Oldsmobile To Go On Display

On Monday in the Gloucester Arcade Triangle Motors will display the first of the new series of Oldsmobile for 1949, Two new ongines and the adoption of new Futuramic styling for all cars are the outstanding features of the Oldsmobile story for this your.

The New

HUMBER SUPER SNIPE

Setting the pace.

A FULL SIX SEATER

1

ww-5-TO-80-M P'H→

IN TOP GEAR

in "performance, comfort & style

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An outstanding new model of a famous British marque with exceptional The new Humber Super Snipe seating and luggage accommodation combines vivid acceleration and brilliant top gear performance wisła superb road holding A cas in which high average speeds can be maintained with elfortless comfort

Independent front suspension, Synchimmatic gear control, high efficiency neering, perfect vision and powerful brakes all contribute to a standard of safety and control in keeping with 19 outstanding performance The handsome modern styling af the new Super Snipe masinas the Humber tradition of chignity and distinction.

GILMAN & COMPANY LTD.,

MOTOR DEPARTMENT

T.l. 58800

ABROCO TAE SIGER OLUP PERIODUCTS

Cadillac

1949

PRESENTS ITS GREATEST ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT IN

45 YEARS

In keeping with ""}TMdi-pene tradition-af-wecking—always, for the ultimate- Cadillac presnis, this year, a ne meler car nazine, totally new in design and performance-the highest development yei atiained in automotive power plant...... This new engine in designed to give axesplionally high power output, ališke Ingly better road performancs; smoother, quieter operation: longer fet and In compact, V-type, R-cylinder engine-of Valve-In-head design, with relatively lurga" bare and short stroke, Baleatis. this now, ampler, lichter engine le designed to take full advantage of the higher octane fuels which are supreted in the years. Immediately shred......After years of rearch In the Tahoratory and an then

creaped fuel economy......The new 160 herrepower Caddilar power plant lea

road. Cadillac presents this axle achievement in betier motoring as a worthy A few successor to the finest performing major car vagine in the world. minutes-with your own foot on. The accelerator will prove; le you that Cadillac has given the world new standard for automative engines.

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For Further Purticulars Phone

FAR EAST MOTORS LIMITED.

at P for parking or N for neutrat. This is a subject generally avoided by Industrial leaders in you go right ahend and switch on, voide

America, although further wage starting the engine by depressing Ameri the accelerator pedal. It will noted by labour as unavoidable un-

increases have long been regard- In the engine line a high com Another important innovation V-3 overhead valve for the new Oldsmobile 70 series pression start if the pointer is at any of

the new push-button der present conditions. the other positions,

model is supplied for the larger body is Mr. Ford considers that for the cars, and a larger in-line six for type outside door handle. first time since the end of the smaller models. The number of new handles are stationary and

manufacturers war,

cannot be cars in the series has now been designed for a natural grip of 26, Nathan Road.

higher reduced to three, the 98 and the the hand in opening the doors by With the engine running you sure that they can pass

a slight pressure of the thumb. move the indicator to D for driving wages on to the consumer in the 70. pulling a little knob (it is appiled while certain industries such as It is Mr. Ford's opinion that, by fool-pressure on a pedal), press the accelerator, and you're steel, oll, chemicals and automo- biles with high earnings and a Here is the whole point. Pro- strong demand for products may vided you are not smitten with find ground for compromise, the desire to climb the side of a house, position of Industries in which

The new V-8 engine has been resistance is already got, yourself out of a bog or a quicksand or travel backwards you being felt suggests trouble ahead named. "Rocket," starts at 7.25 to one compression ratio, and will, organised labour

12 to one tables Its demand for the general in time, be raised to

whenever fuels permitting such a ratio are available. Only minor mechanical changes' will be needed: Ultimate fuel saving will be about 1/3 states the manufacturer..

away.

ANNOUNCEMENT

OLYMPIC MOTORS LTD. are pleased to announce that they have been in- corporated under the Companies Ordinances of Hongkong as a limited company, to carry on the following businesses:

Motorcar Servicing & Ropairing, Garage and Showrooms.

Motorcar Sales (New & Used cars) & Motor cyclos.

Solos & Service Agants for British- ROVER, CITROEN and LAND ROVER cars. Proprietors of the Confederated Traders.

Importers of Italian Marble slabs, tiles & monuments.

Importers & Distributors of INSULUX glass blocks and all sorts of Building material,,

SHIU K. YEE Chairman, Board of Directors.

OLYMPIC MOTORS Ltd.

Tel: 22039; 1-51, Lockhart Rand, Hong Kong.

Bankers. The United Chinese Bank, Hong Kong.

APB

consumer

If and when

Increase.

CAR HEATERS ··

As a consequence of the export 'drive.

particularly to North America, It has been impressed

Appearance of the 98 serles cara la altered in detall- from that of 1848 when Futuramic styling was first Introduced. Series 76, however, is for all practical purposes new.

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Six Types

:

en British car and accessory Series 78 will come, as a club manufacturers that if heaters are coupe. club sedan, four-door to be sold as an integral part of sevan four-door town sedan, a car they must be capable of convertible and station wagon: maintaining warmth inside the They are trimmed either stain- car under extreme conditions, dard or do luxe, with variations 'such as are met, in Canada and in upholstery and accessories.

parts of

Station wagon is: do luxe only, America, Smiths Motor Accessories, Ltd.,

club

recently dispatched a party to 'Sories 30 is built as a Norway, with the object of obcoupe, four-door sedan and con. taining accurate "operation" data veriibie trimmed standard or de 00 cars have at very low temperatures, while luxe. Serica another heater

Hydra-matic drive on all mo- manufacturer, Delarey Gallay, Ltd.

dels; it is still optional on the ohtala similar data with the refrigera76 care Ling plant installed in, their re- search laboratory. As a result of such investigation the heating systems produced by them and by other concerns with equivalent facilities, should be capable 61 coping with, the most arduous conditions

tions in all parts of the

dion: there are a number

In the new Fisher body for Oldsmobile leg.room, for nearl soat passengers has been In-

two

Incher crossed nearly through the development of. new type of spring for "- the front mast, which provider

greater clearance over the

floorST

of other concerns. that produce The springs, Instead of being less elaborate heaters, which are the conventional coll type, have sultable: för :normal': winter con- zig-zag construction that mea- Editions in England and those auree up to the strictest testa for countries, which enjoy similar strength and durability as well climatio. conditions

'Ass': for: comfort,“

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