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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1949.

1949

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Morris Oxford

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Riley 22 Litre Riley 12 Litre MG Midget 7-seater MG 14 litre Soloon Wolseley "Four-Fifty/* Wolseley "Shy-Eighty"

MOTORING

NEWS AND VIEWS

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The well-proportioned life of the six-cylinder "8!x Eighty" Wolseley.

New Wolseley "Six Eighty" Has Outstanding Engine

British Cars Sell Well In America

Toronto, July 21.

She Wiliam Welsh, British 240- for representativ for North America, said here today thai sales of British gars in the Unitext States were abonat cate-kbird ang. ter in the First irve 1949 than in 1948,

this f

There

As for Canada, leo xuel just are not enough on hand to ineet demand.

Sir Willis, WHEN commenting on the trade ngures annoumerd in London.

He said sales are getting more

(By Our Motoring Editor)

The now Wolseley "Slx Eighty," which was recently tested by the "Ching Mail" on a variety of roads and different gradients, should be put down as one of the finest British cors manu- factured since the war.

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The Nuffield car,

for which Dodwell Motors are the local agents, gives a surprisingly high per formance, comfort and silence, acceptable even to the more critical section of the local motor- ing public who have come to regard the posses- sion of an American-made car os the acme of prosperity.

You Should Know This!

Editor's Note: Beginning to day, the "Chira Mail introduces a new feature, called "You Should. Know This! We are starting of with the Highway Code, and will follow with excerpts of the Vehicles and Traffic Regulations, Read them and check your know- Indpa the endy way.....

The Highway Code

Too All Users of the Road. General. Always be careful and As considerate towards others.

rasponsible citizen you have a uty in the community not to en- danger or impede others in their TFWFut use of the Kings Highway.

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Remember that all persons- CHINA INTERNATIONAL MOTORS LTD.

pedestrians, cyclists, person lead- ing, riding, or driving animals, and the drivers of matar er horse- Irawn vehicles-have a right to ise the highway and an obligation to respect the rights of others. Good manners and consideration for others are na' siesirable and are as much appreciated in the rond as elsewhere.

Bear in mind the difliculties of others and try ant to add to them.

Keep an guard against the erro of others. Never take a risk in the hape or expretation that everyone eixe will do what is nevemary to avoid the consequences of your rashness,

Tuke special enar in bad wea- ther End when the roads are slip- pery and all read users have less control over their movements,

Children. Warn children of the dangers of the ui- waistline to give a pleasing con

road and teach Unuity.

them how to avoid them.

Rule of The Road, Vehicles.on Visibility of this highly attrac-Keep to the left (or near side) ex-

when overtaking tive car is excellent,- worth- cept

other while feature for Hong Kong's vehicles or avoiding obstructions: curved roads,

which poor when overtaking, overtake on the visibility is probably the main right (or offside). (This rule does not necessarily apply in places where there are special arrange- mente for the regulation of traffic, such "one-way strepta,

"round.

The Wolseley

engine Is doubtedly one of the outstanding features of the new ear. It s fully enclose, and although the system of direct-operated over- now being used head valves is not new, it is for the first time on British cars planned for

diffenit in the United States, but he attributed the full in experts in a large part to the shipping up manufacture on a modern quant- in Britain, the chat geover to new odels and a shortage of steel.ty basis. Associated Press.

PNEUMATIC

VACUUM CLEANER

There is an electrica) ly-operated Hestrol pump und twin carburetters for better lis-

tribution,

The

cause for many accidents.'

ds

Tall drivers will find the head and leg space ideal, while those who consider an uncomfortable abouts," etc. In such places get into scat the chief enemy of an en your proper line of traffic

and six-cylinder, 22-horse- Joyable ride, will praise the soft, heep in it). Tramcars (in motion)

well-cushioned "schts." power engine was found to res

may be overtaken an either side, to the slightest Air pressure is used to operate pont readily

touch

It The instruments are centrally but atationary ones on the right on the accelerator.

side only if the road CMI

cluster for

large clear. and tine should give great satisfaction to grouped

cubby holes at the sides, and a todywork interiores, on

urline

those

who are looking for £1 giving 80 to 1501b per square inch

comparatively economical car very useful parée! try beneath. beng required. 1 is based on

with plenty of "pep." the familiar Venturi principle, the nir heing blown compressed

Vacuum

through the venturi Into a nor- mal dust bag and producing a powerful vacuum at

at the suction

mouth of the cleaner.

there

are

shend is

Pedestrians.Always walk an the footpath where one is provid Equipment detail of note in-ed: if there is no footpath it is tho clude the very neat manner in generally better to walk on The pick-up is excellent, es- pecially on second. Third gear

which the cord for the rear blind right of the carriageway so as to is nearer to top, while No. 1 Is is concepted in the headlining. face oncoming traffic. definitely a hill gear. During

Led Animals.Observe the rule of the road for vehicles anlers lead-

All in all, the "Six Eighty" is climbing of a steep gradient on # pleasing and efficient car, that There is a second compressed top at about 18 m.p.h there

acre offers an amazing lot for its price ing another animal (see above).

(To Be Continued)

air jet which reversen the action were absolutely по signs of of HK$12,000.

and blows out of the mouth, two pinking, even though the mo- triggers being provided for the mentum was beginning to make operator, one for suction and one

is

for blowing. Based on two light alloy castings, the machine easily dismantled.

INEXPENSIVE CHARGER

A trickle charger for car bat-

the engine labour.

The gearbox is of the usual | synchromesh type and is provid el with a rearward extension to

shorten the propeller shaft, while

the control is of the steering- column order and follows the American

that Arst practice in and second gear positions are top more remate.

Pellet Petrol

Petrol in liquid form has obvious drawbacks, and

the search for a solid substitute has gone on intermittently for years.

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terles which is being made by nearest the wheel and third and The possibilities of the latest "solid fuel" are out-

Glanvil Engineers sells for £1 18s 60. Main supply of 220-230 volts is used and there are both

Transmission is so made that

0- or 12-volt models. One of the gearage can be changed at these chargers has been tested any speed with Absolutely ng and found to work well, giving signs of clashing. No double a current in excess of 2 amps. declutching is necessary.

The makers' address is 48. Cotswold Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex.

NUFFIELD CARS HAVE HAPPY OWNERS

Dodwell

Motors Ltd.

lined by a correspondent who has investigat-

ed the process in America.

"During a recent tour," he writes, "I was told that all patents to a white-hot furnace, but there "A few pellets were tossed in- for solid petrol had been secur- was no corresponding explosion. As this was Several incendiary bullets were ed by the USA. The springing of the Wolseley the Arst I had heard about it, I fired into a mound of the mar "Six Eighty" is really very good decided to see what was happen- bles. Nothing happened. providing excellent comfort, Body sway is very slight, and ins

very winding greatest of case.

roads

The equivalent of a gallon of

I was a

the car was found to grip the “እ Frenchman, M. Pothus-petrol was dropped tall by ball

with the Labour, worked on the ides at into the tank of a car.

it was driven golidifled fuel for about nine years passenger s before getting anywhere near through Washington. The body-chassis structure re-

Naturally, the actual process- presents an advanced adaptation action. By the time he was ready to announce the news la of combined construction. There 1839 was was imminent.

g of this new fuel is secret. but I was able to discover that

provisional

American by

la no trade of lightened conven- Donal chasals members, but box- Within weeks he had taken a quantity of petrol la solidined section stiffening ribs are freely gaf a

means of sodium silicate. used to carry the main atresses, patenf, staying in France himself then mixed with several

and hoping to be alive to reapthetic resins.

Byn)-

"In the form of moulded balls

Two wide doors are carried on his reward at the end of the war. concealed hinges and are provid- Although American war authari-

with Aush-fitting handles ties pressed for its release, 'car- it is tipped into the tank, and which melt into the chromium Bürolithe, as it had been christ-kler combustion becomes petrol

ed

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ped, remained a close secret.

Air of Secrecy

once again. The resins which forin the coating of the balls oxidize during combustion, leuv- ing no

résidite whatsoever. "There was on air of great

"Latest development is a me- secrecy when I asked whether thod of converting solid inio might see some of the papers liquid without combustion, hut relating to "carburolithe With no details have been released." ington la not the ideal sort of

place for anyone wanting Asa- Naturally the information given formation Every day there is by this correspondent must be Communist scare. After produc-judged at face value, and fur- Ing references, passport and viss her news of carburalithe will

was allowed to

to proceed.

beawalled with interest.

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the meantime, however, the cus- tomary reserve should be exer- cled, particularly as regards

"There are obvious advantages lo solid patrol. It can make fly- Ing, motoring and shipping" "far the cost of a procesy that ablidi- safer than they are at the mo les petrol. ment. In a new form it could

tels in any,

amazingly

petrol is or har-Liquid be transpordipatuke, is fire-cheep from the storage tank fo

root orti

and will not explode. spite of tanker costs, and it would

ple: matter ad storage are sim-require only a small cast addi- ;

Ithe

Sacks of carburotlon to represent a big percentage can lie in water for

before being used, Bods increase also very

perfect in one o

arried out durata: my

sabington, and was allowed

are

"Liquid entelen' (del, and that Meleney Cannot be lesson

cul a seri

and probable that

tion progea can be

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