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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1945.

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The Gentle Thunderbolt

By COURTENAY EDWARDS

It's difficult to belleve; until you drive it yourself, that the world's fastest production car -the new British Jaguar two- scater is also one of the. Castest to drive LUKUU traffic.

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This 130 mph. speedstermin many ways the Car of the Show at Earls Court-really does give you almost as much of a thrill nipping along congested city streets as it does out on the open road.

Track Test -

It was down at the Goodwood mator-racing track recently at the car test meeting organised by the Guild of Motoring Writers that Mr. Bill Lyans, the Jagua chief, said to me: "And now you must try her out in traffic!"

I had just taken an XK 120--10 give the car its catalogue name: round the Goodwood track at an exhilarating speed, and was en- thusing over its cornering; the silky surge of its 25 hp. 6. cylinder engine: and the ease with which you can play about with the gears.

So it was £xed that I should borrow one of the new "Jags" for a day and use it as a town! runabout.

It was a delightful experience, for, apart from its smooth acce- Teration, perfect visibility. first-class brakes, the "120" rúns:

And

Distinctive In Styling

The six-cylinder Vauxhall Velox, a powerful small car with the comfort and performance

of a big car. The Vilax, big brother to the four-cyclinder Vauxhall Wyvern, selfs in the Co-

lony for HK$3,975-"China Mail" photo.

"VAUXHALL"

Outstanding Economy with Fine Performance

Velox

cylinder

in the

Wyvern 4 cylinder

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Compact Vauxhall Velox B.E. Goodrich

Has Plenty Of Power

By Our Motoring Editor

An excellent example of what the British motoring industry has accomplish- ed since the end of the war is the new Vauxhall Velox, which was tested this week by the "Chine Mail.”

as quietly as an electric motor. Combining outstanding performance with com-

and has a steering lock which made more than оде London taxi-driver take another look at my little blue car.

Will Earn Dollars

The XK 120 is a car which will gain new prestige abroad for British automobile engineering, as well as earning dollars.

Export orders have been ever since Bub in Greaming Sutton' did a a timed run of 1326 m.ph. in cars the motor road near Os- tend- last May, using ordinary pump petrol.

Or

in one

mendoble economy, the Velox, for which China International Motors are the local agents, may aptly be called a compact small

U.S. Mechancial

car with enough power and comfort to give Handling Better

it a "big car appeal" on the road.

The Velox handles itself with character to the Velex perform surprising ease and, by virtue of ance and also contribute to its Its easy manoeuvrability and low fuel consumption. amazing pick-up, is an ideal car for Hong Kong: the car's power

With normal driving at a average speed of 30 mph. the

miles to the gallon.

The United States is way ahead of Britain in mechanical handling in their factories, Mr. R Chapman, a die. engineer of Vauxhall Motors, Ltd. of Luton, who is touring the United States with a number of other engineers

of these handsome peaks for itself) and there is no Velox will do between 25 and 26 į to study U.S. production methods,

question that motorists who like to ride the Colony's hilly roads will take to the Vauxhall Velox as a car living up to their expec- tations.

The six-cylinder Velox is by standards a high performance car, In acceleration, top gear per-

Three Forward Gears

said in Washington recently.

He was speaking at a an accessible between delegates of the The engine has

industry and Mr. overhead value design with alu- Press Metal

ECA Ad-

minium alloy pistons and high Paul Hoffman, the

ministrator. of a

In August one of them, drives by Leslie Johnson, won the Sil- verstone stock car race at a speed of more than 32 mph, and an- other,

driven by Peter Walker, formance and maximum speed, it which raises the boiling point of since 1908 workers at the came in second.

is altogether outstanding. No sports car has started its

Accelerating through the gears, ebreer in more spectacular fashion it will reach 50 mph. from 3

yet Bill Lyons is able to sell it start In

half at a list price which just misses standing parar acceleration is double purchase tax, bane of the equally impressive, from 10 to 30 specialist car builder. It costs

m.ph. in eight seconds. Very few only £988, plus £275 tax.

cars can match the fascinating performance of the Velox, with such low fuel constrrption.

Twin Camshaft

pressure rings and boasts new feature of pressure coolin that the water in the system to 223 their

Fahrenheit degrees

There are three forward gears with controlled synchro-mesh on

M. Hoffman told the delegates. Studebaker factories had had wages increased almost

and sevenfold

their working week reduced by third. This, was the result of in- top and second, making it in he said,

creased production. possible to clash gears. The gear A number of British engineers change lever is mounted on the then pointed out that similar re-

obtained in. steering column within finger span sults had not been of the wheel.

Britain because British manufac- The independent front wheel turers have not the same facili- springing of the Velox is progres-tiès.

Philips, of Motor Impressive Performance sive soft and supple for good cylinder head and a twin over-

pointed out that .The character of the Velox roads, yet firm enough to deal Fanels, Ltd., head. camshaft for. Its "straight

sothe the Colony's more US. steel, for general Industrial more im- #4!

surfaced highways. Erak-

purposes, was better than British Houghly Six" engine, whereas the 32-litre performance is even unit used in the Jaguar saloons ains and sustains its speeding

pressive than the actual figures.

is smooth and powerful, Brd in greater supply. British There is a large luggage space production Was has push-rods for its overbead

hampered, he with remarkable ease, and with valves.

in the back, providing ample said, by the shortage and un-i the high axle ratio of 4.125' to 1,

suitability of our steel and pro- room for the picnicker who in- sists on bringing to the beach all sorts of paraphernalia-from a baby carriage to a folding chair.

The "120" has an aluminium

It sends the sleek little

along at 130 mph. on 5.300 revo-engine revs are low for high road lutions a minute. If that isn't speeds.

At 50 m.ph, the Velox engine fast enough you can order 2 is turning over at fewer than 3,- higher top gear which, in the 000 r.p.m. At this speed the quiet tight conditions, would get you hum of the engine is scarcely. along at 140 m.ph. on 5,200 rpm. audible inside the car, indicating

Although she does 90 m.p.h, in | dud third gear, you con urce the comfortably within its capacity

120's" top gear in city streets more condortably than in mast and capable of sustaining such speeds as long as the driver de- sires.

10 hp. family saloons.

NEW MOTORGAR FINISH WITH TWO-TONE-EFFECT--

An entirely new type of cellulose Paint for car finishing has been announced by a well known British firm.

Known 28 Metallichrome this paint has many special advan tages. Sprayed wet it gives a shot silk finish that is even and trée from any unsightly sh

that

tite engine is operating You Should

Know This!

Maximum torque or twisting power of the Velox pagine is de- veloped at the low engine speed of 1,200 rpm. It is this charac teristic that gives the excellent pick-up in top gear and makes

the Velox a true top-gear car on

hills and in

in traffic driving.

The high

igh axle ratio and the special features of Vauxhall en- gine design, with six-phase car buration, together with the high power to weight ratio are some of the features which give the

scale effect. It can also be used and resistance characteristics are

under mass production conditions three spray coats over normal undercoating system provide suf- Befent covering, and solidity.

claimed to be outstanding.

-Metallichrome-is-a-culmination

of years of research by firms Chemists. It is expected to play Again, the finish can be polish a big part in styling of motor-

ed vigorously with cutting com- cars since ft makes a possible

pound without causing shearness two tone effect in entirely дет

or contour lines and its durability | shades.

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