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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY :14, : 1940,

ALVIS

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"ben in British Bighalan daigh, the new "Avls"

Fourteen is a well-balanced four-doo

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MOTORING NEWS AND VIEWS

THE NEW NORDEC

A Ford-Based Two Seater With Super-Charged Engine

Chrysler Car Claims 50 Improvements

(in the present state of the market' it was almost inevitable that, the North Downs Engineering Company, of Godstone Road, Whyteleafo, Sur- ray, should sooner or later, turn their attention to the production of a complete vehicle of "warm" performance.

it was

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New Alvis Gives Good Performance

The Alvis Fourteen reflects, to the highest degree, an in- dividuality in design and manufacture with which the name is synonymous, and is typical of all that is, best in British motor engineering

While in the malt, the charac- teristics which made Alvis cara' famous before the war have been Fretained-full-advantage has been taken of improved methods 01 production and further experience gained as a result of new ro Boarch.

A ride in the new Alvis Four- teen, for which the Chiha Motor' Agencles and Sales Company are local agents, is an experience in smoothness and comfort. On the road, the Alvis gives a sure foot- ed and lively performance. steers lightly and with an assur- ing certainly, and holds to the road to perfection.

It

The Alvis Fourteen engine is a four-cylinder loverhead valve power unit of just under wa litres capacity The crankshall is made of heat-treated steel and runs in three white metal bear- Ings. Connecting rods have anti- friction bearing metal die-cast into position. The cooling is thermostatically controlled,

They are sole contemporary adjustable for rake replaces the manufacturers of what used to Ford system. the turning circle

There are four forward speeds More than 50 engineering Im-be known as Marshall being 30 feet, while 14 turns and one reverse and a sychromesh

the

change mechanism on top, third provements have been bullt into super-charger and the Bullamy rive a lock-to-lock sweep, the Chrysler 1049 automobiles

reminiscent in Ita and second speeds. Gear ratios The body, independent front suspension appearing in dealer showrooms system-now rechristened Mar-bonnet and frontal treatment of are 4.875: 1,0,48: 19.42: 1,14.46:-1 throughout the world.

shall-Nordec and Nordes res-the current Allard, is aluminium-roverse 14.48: 1.

panelled on a robust framework Increased interior space, added

The chasis Includes lighting of anglo-steel. safety features, custer handling, pectively.

An view also of the clase 8850- and four inches more wheel base

The ccantodious stern accom- and starting seta, double. electric recent years be- are the features of the new modelation during

modates the 13-gallon petrol tank, windscreen wipers, all instrument Ford and which has twin aller orifices, one board tween this firm and

Attings, batteries, twin lels disclosed by dealers,

and rear bumpers The

by two Ford-inspired producte, cats are lower

side; a eagh

Jarge luggage horns, front reasonable supposition inches, and even though the wheel also

locker, which in

the detachable and licence holder.. bases have been increased from that a Nordec car would utilise side screens are stowed when ret The car's exterior is smooth

12314 Inches in the preponderance of Dagenham-made

separate locker at and handsome, with the body in use; and floor level for the spare wheel lines blending harmoniously, sixes, and their 12, the over-01 Both of these expectations are The doors, hinged at the rear, have making the

from 127% to 131% components.

Alvis Fourteen lengths are less than they were now fulfilled, and a prototype no external handles.

highly attractive vehicla.” ----- Ford Engino This is said to contribute to employing a mildly supercharged

In common with the transmis the remarkably improved riding Ford Ten engine was recently

transmission, wheelssion system, the engine itself is qualities. It accentuates the inspected,

antece standard Ford, but incorporates a the same "eradiing" of passengers between and brakes of

denta; and a mudified Ford Eight Sorica Marshall-Nordec ruper chassir frame,

me, embodying the i... charger of Roots type, driven at

13 system mentioned above..

engine speed by a steal

121 to

in the 48 cars.

the axles,

by

now

heavier

Nordec two-seater

sparts var,

times

The

Air-Conditioned Buses To BeTM Used In London

London.

Following the Industrywide trend to make use of higher

It should bo made clear from corell Fenner belt, a jockey pulley ectane petrols, the compression ratios of the six engine and eight the start. however, that "proto- being provided for adjustment; it 43 b.h.p. at 4,000 r.p.m. is claimed. engine are now 7 to 1 and 25 type" is the operative word,

the constructors intention There is a manually operated to 1, respectively.

beings that the production article. shail regulator valve for blower, lubel- Cooler Brake Action have

The world's most advanced Longer wearing brakes and the lower and more rakish lines cation (oll is drawn automatically than those seen in the accom- from the engine lubrication sys elimination of scoring have been paying photograph,

tem), but in normal practice, once public road vehicle is shortly attained by cycle-bonding linings, On the other hand if particular the best all-round setting has been to be tried out on the London | instead of riveling them. Quieter customers have preference for found, this regulator can safely streets. It is an experimental

and cooler brake action is pro- the exceptional all-round visibility be prored.

double-deck coach recently conferred by the relatively high

Chiswick the weight of the complete completed high-

ut ribbed drums. Improvements in build of the car pictured, they car is 1,5161b, some 3301b lighter works. the hand brake have made it will be able to purchase replicas than the Ford Prefest saloon- easier to set, a feature that will of the prototype.

The streamline front has and, as regards performance, It

"mouth-organ" grill is claimed that a 83% per cent chromium appeal particularly to women. Marketing Policy

steering wheel post has

reduction in times from zero to similar to those on new cars. The been tilted forward

Marketing polley for the new- eight degrees, which lowers the top of the wheel comer may be summed up thus: the normal Ford maximum or to radiator is under the staircase and rim

slightly over one inch, resul- tlon season the prototype will be within the Nordec's cu include the roof to keep the vehicle at a during the forthcoming compell any intermediate point- well is linked with an automatic system which warms air drawn in through ting in better

vision for the driver.

on view as often as possible at Steering has been marto easier race meetings, hill-climbs, and so and the transmission of road forth, and then, provided "prospect warrants it, as it should, shocks minimised by the use of limited scalo production will be spoked spring steering wheel in summer to bring in cool air,

now. contral steering system, |***** with

Averse castor.

"Presto-

launched.

Although basically Ford Eight, the Nordoc chassle frame has the same wheel-base as the Ford Ten

of

General appromote {tomperature of 60 degrees F.

heat, though to win whange, disappearing even when it is freezing outside. hood, twin windscreen wipers, I pull-on hand brake and a four. The apparatus can be reversed

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Owing to the now system the newly designed

air in the bus is changed more matic" duld drive transmission,

RUBBER ROAD than 17 times in an hour which is hydraulically operated, includes the additional length being obtain

a guarantee that oven non-smokers important refinements

SURFACING over fored by extension forwards; thus,

not inconvenient to may and it mer types and permits the simthe position of the engine relative (Continued of foot of next Col) to the front wheel centres differnfor road surfacing which is being

Landon, May 19. sit side by side with their smoking A new use of natural "rubber follow travellers, from that

the Ford Ten. There is a considerable degree of tried out

The coach is 6tted with prouma- in Amerien may do crab track, the respective front something to offset the large air-liner type seala with cellular tic push-button doors and the 46 rear-dimensions

being

4fect made there of synthetic rubber. inches and 3 feet 9 inches ground By mixing rubber and asphalt, rubber cushions on elastic springs (Sales & Service Agents for BOVED, LAND ROVER

and CITROEN cars) clearance. 84 inches.

American engineers believe that are tilted back six degrees more To ensure maximum effective- they can make a road that will then seats in ordinary buses,

There are foot rests' and space and which will not cast as much for a small suitcase beneath the transverse leaf spring, consider in time and trouble to maintain. seat.

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and rear

which

for the divided-axle 1.f... last far longer than ordinary road

employs modified Ford

ablo paine have been taken to lend extra stiffness to the frame itself, the side members having gussets added to convert the channel girders into box section.. Marles steering with column

plification of servicing.

This transmission has only two forward speed ranges, the power range and the driving range. In eath of these ranges there are two speeds and the gears shift automatically from one. to. the other as the căr, galna or loses montenturn.

*Shock Absorbers Under all ordinatý driving conditions the gear lever is pub in the driving range und left there, throughout an entire telp.

New "Hydra-Lizer" shock ab sorbers at the rear minimizo, side sway, and increase riding comfort. Rubber limit buntpers on te, read the rear axle increase spring

and riding qualities.

redesigned - tent. | systern has been adopted, en- tirely moisture End -splash; proof, The provides smoother idling. Improved low-speed operation, way starting It alão radio and television

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and

Δ flew kind of ́all-nylon tabrio will be used on some models and nylon faced fibrier? on othárs, supplementing -::fine broadcloth, pie fabric, and other diatesikia.

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