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THE CHINA-MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1949, I

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The Flay "1100. Plature 'shows the absence of the contre pillars between the doors, one of the features of this versatile and economical car.—"China Mali" photo.

Models of the new Flat "1100" outside Hua Nan Motors, local agents-"China Mall" photo.

New Fiat "1100" Impresses

With Smooth Performance

(By Our Motoring Editor)

The now Fiat modal 1100, which was displayed this wook in the Gloucester Arcado and for which Hua Nan motors are the local agents, can well be considered one of the best buys in the field of small cars.

An exhaustive road test over the Colony's steep and winding roads showed the Fiat "1100" to be a car which performs easily and smoothly, gives considerable comfort and does from 28 to 34 miles to the gallon.

The car, which shows many, cylinder engine of 1000 c.c.. improvements over its pre-war developing 32 brake horse model, is powered by a four-power- at 4,400 r.p.m.

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Overhead valves are actuated by means of pushrods and rockers from the camshaft in the crank case. The camshaft is driven by » silent chain, located at the front and in a casing.

The intake manifold

tank--from which the

measures 4 ft 3/64 ins. Ground clearance is 5% ing.

brackets are fixed to the side mem-

'Plumstead Porcupine' Favourite

By COURTENAY

EDWARDS

Travelling by slow boat, to Douglas is Les Graham, 37-year- old family man from Chislehurst, Kent, and one of the world's fast- est moter-cyclists.

He is the favourite for this year's Senior Tourist Trophy race in the Isle of Man-most strenn- molor-cyclo race in the world.

at

At five o'clock on every morn- ing he will be out practising on the 37-mile mountain course, roaring up to Cronis-ny-Mona, snaking round the hairpin Governor's Bridge, and hurtling rond at down the Glencrutchery well over

100 miles an hour. Graham will be astride the streamlined alloy petrol tank of the 490 c.c. unsupercharged AJS-the "Plumstead Porcupine" -which he is to ride in the 204- miles Senior TT race.

It is the day for which motor- cycling fans all over the country have been waiting for months, for more than usual interest at- taches to this year's TT.

For one thing, looits as if the Norton's magnifcent run of vic- tories in the Senior nine out olevan over a period of 17 years by may at last be checked another British bike-the AJS a machine with an unimpressive TT record.

Lap Record

There is just a chance, too, that the 11-year-old lap record of 91 m.p.h. set up by Harold Daniell on a Norton in the 1038 TT may at last be beaten. And Les Grahamn is a rider who stands

What

sort

of man

a good chance of doing it. is this motor-cycling ace? He is short, slightly built, good-looking,

and

as modest as you would expect to find an ex-Fighter Command DF.C.

He lives quietly with his wife and two children in a small house at Chislehurst, a few miles

The frame of the Flat 1100" from the A.J.S. works at Plum-

door stead, next

to Woolwich is made of pressed steel with album

Arsenal. cruciform lay-out. The outer Graham takes his motor-cycling bers and provide attachments for every bit as seriously as he did

deadly work his more

In the the body work.

RAF. When I saw him at Plum- stead last week he had Just come back from the ground at The side members are provided where Jimmy Trotter, trainer for Charlton Athletic Football Club, at their rear end with a prolonga- tion to which the bumpers and a Charlton and England, has been luggage carrier is, fixed.

getting him ready for the rigoura The front wheels are indepen- of the TT. dently sprung, cach br means of

Coil Springs

coil spring and a hydraulic shock absorber maintained co-polnily in

absorber.

Now Design

Graham's AJB the say it is

the sort of

of the Flat "1100" is partially connected to the exhaust manifold so as óll bath and enclosed in an upright: worth £30,000-is to warm up the inlet passage as box fixed to the side member, machine which club motor- soon as the engine starts running. The swivel pin is carried by a cyclists speak about in reverent Petrol is fed to the carburettor pillar fuinted at its top to a swing-whispers. Here is a bike of on- by means of a diaphragm pumping radius which Ands a reaction tirely new design, evolved since driven from the camshaft and in the coll spring and a motion the war and capable,

without provided with a filter that can be damper in the hydraulic shock supercharging, of a speed of 120- demounted from above.

125 m.p.h. It bears Rear springing is by long, semi »

vory little resem- technically, to the TT pump draws the fuel-is located the action of which is integrated machines we knew before

elliptic, varying-flexibility springs, blance,

the at the rear of the car and is fitted by the combined effect of shock war with n delivery fiter and an olectric level gauge.

***nbsorbers, buffer blocks, and a It has parallel twin cylinders stabliser bar preventing the car which lle on their side with heads Lubrication is forced by Д

from side-rolling at the curves. gear-wheel pump

crankcase driven by

facing forward. The This feature, as well as the easy and gearbox are cast in one piece camshaft and otled with a suction steering and the car's ability to and there is direct gear drive to alter submerged in the sump.

turn sharply, makes the Flat on the clutch, eliminating the nor- ing roads.

chalo.

the

delivery Allor is located on the ideal car for Hong Kong's wind- (mal day-side cylinders and

right side of the sump and is

easily demountable for cleaning.

The

It is fitted on top with a pressure Brakes of the car are of the the

ordinary expanding type acting camshafts release valve adjustable from out on the four wheels. There is front are alde, and on the middle portion hydraulic control through a pedal with cooling with a union for the oil pressure and plunger. gauge.

Single Plate Clutch

Regarding transmission, the car's | clutch, in of the single plate type with flexible hub and asbestos fabric ring facings, working dry. The pedal travel is adjustable by means of a nut located on the control tie rod of the horizontal level which protrudes from the side of the gear box..

There are four speeds and reverse on the car with stient third and synchromesh gears for the quick engagement of the third and top speeds.

The gear ratios are: First speed 1 to 3.69; second speed 1 to 2.23 third speed 1 to 1.48 and fourth speed 1 to 1. The reverse ratio is 1 to 4.72

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"Plumstead Porcupine." speeds after the running-in period

has a spring The bike ha

frame, (which is 000 miles) are 19 miles pivoted Just behind the gearbox, In bottom gear, 31 miles in second, and the telescopic front forks 45 miles in third and 68 miles in

are hydraulically operated. top gear for normal terrain. Over mountainous roads the speeds are but in the first post-war TT in The Porcupine made its de- 17, 29. 43 and 65 miles, respecti-1947, but was vely,

dogged by "lecth- ing" troubles and bad luck. The Gradients climbable for fully same thing happened last year, laden cars with Saloon standard Bince then there have been signs body and rear axle ratio of 9 to that the bugs have been chased 42 are 1 in 44 in bottom gear, out of the "Forcupine."

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The interior of the car is pled- It set up a whole string of (Sales & Service Agents for ROVER, LAND ROVER sing to the eye and comfortable, world records at Montihery "Last There is room for three persons November, and a few weeks ago, in the rear, and there is a fairly with Graham up, it won spacious baggage compartment in Florence, race in Italy at 31,88 the back of the car.

m.p.h.. setting new lap record The Instrument panel is ration-o

the process. m.p.h. In 88.7 ully designed and easily consulted. So Les Graham and. Jock Weat **Ruming the Fint:"1100" up the There is a double arm electric-raham's chief and himself a Peak, we found the car travelling screen wiper driving mirror, re-famous TT smoothly and fairly effortlessly in ceared direction Indicators, interior their fingers crossed. And motor- rider are keeping third speed for most of the way. lighting, adjustable sun visors, Only at certain) parts was it neces-map.pockets on the door and a cycling friends sary to shift into second, and then spare wheel recessed into the tall. #sking: "Third time only for a short while,

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