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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY,' --NOVEMBER 20, 1940.

MADE IN BRITAIN

DESIGNED FOR THE WORLD)

The STANDARD Vanguard

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THE NEW REAR-ENGINED

MOTORING NEWS AND VIEWS RENAULT 7.5H.P.

Do Not Park Like This!

A driver's courtesy "store not only confine itself to the open road, but includes also

the manner in, which hop

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his car in the crowded trai district of the city. member, you are not the only one looking for space to park. If you are lucky enough to find room, be considerate and park in such a way as to take up the least opace necessary. And chow A friendly

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by leaving your car

Moving your cor A foot two may give another

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chance to park.

Your courtesy in refusing to "hop" tha Colony'a limited carking area may menn turcs

for more caro. DO NOT park an shown in the picture.

"BIG SIX" PLANNING TO STEP UP THEIR EXPORTS OF CARS

By COURTENAY EDWARDS Overseas visitors to this year's International Motor Show at Earls Court found proof that Britain's great motor industry has lost none of the virility and enterprise which in 1948 mado Britain the world's leading exporter of càrs. They found the industry well prepared to grasp the opportunity of increased export trade held out by the devaluation of the pound.

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divinly been made jwell-proved designs which conne op the "Big Sext of the industry fout at the 1948 show-first Bri-

Al-Fay

Food, Nuffield, Rontes, Ulah motor show for ten years. Cond Varshall

These post-war British cars are slugamants do the insu kerts in {tidekling on to the home market

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thorugh lan only very small numbers be- 11.e. Valentina at the pond willemuse of the Government's gear the best

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more favours (materie on the export quota of compete with at least 75 per cent, at totul

production.

180! In Britalty's mulo overseas markula-Australia, U.S., South other countries in Afrien, Belgium, Indin, Canada,

1 mndy in The US and Vanadis,

Recent at the world

and New Zealand-large numbers. Gfost impatient of ther arrof them have given excellent

wstralia, New Zealand und Southy

service, often in gruelling con-

Adrien -- sof currency countries ditions.

wble) have followed Britain's Just how well they were de- devaluation lend; and Nelgium signer is shown by the fact that mat Franzer hard rumeney areas only nilnor modifications have whose dollar exchange rute is had to be made, in the light of

breadjusted.

this considerable world-wide ex-

Even fore Sir Suifford perience, in the 1950 models on Cripps named the new cul- view at Earls Court. Band relatiolashup there were

Celenty

that the wonde Sedan shro fare was eating more and more format buyers to tum

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Quality Sells

largely because of the excellence of design, their IL- bability, and their good Anish That British cars continue to sell well oversens in spite of the re- turn of a buyer's market and reewing competition from the

i, attractively US. their Inspection, Last year Britain became the waly 200 em worth (half n{biegent exporter of curs. Out of malo poutelis. They were on total 1846 production of 335,000 humed by 39 ring of four na- it shipped abroad th record fromax 32 British, 10 U.S. eight) number of 224,911. French, and three Italian.

Compare thir with the prat-

As far on the British exhibits alon In the year immediately. ate courerned the range of models "before the war, when Britain ex- in the "popular" pried bracket ported 7,000 cars a year out of a displayed by most of the bigger total annual production of 350,000. Big show little change from the

THE SAFEST LONGEST-WEARING

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The New

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WILLIAM HUNT

123. Hongkong Bank Build

DeLuxe CHAMPION

On Sale At:-

United Oversea Traders. 24, Connaught Road, C. Tel: 34020:

Commercial Motor Supply Co. Mortison Hill Road.

My Tel: 20000.0

No. 1, Des Voeux Road, W. Tel: 30000..

Paulin & Company. 70, Honnossy Red, Tel: 25039.

Po On Motor Car-Co.

080A, Nathan Road."

Tel: 50434,

CO. Fad, Inc. U.S.A.

Tel: 31104-27122 32560.-

Thirty-Year Problem Solved?

The idea of incorporating metal with rubber in tyres

to give better anti-skid pro- perties is not new.

were

Thirty years ago tyres produced with metál studs, but at that time no shtisipatory means: was found of making the studs stay in position throughout the life of the tyre.

Speaking In London recently, Sir Patrick Hamilton, Bart chairman of Tyresoles, Lid, an- nounced a new development of the company in the form of "Wyresoles."

Under this retreading process; high tensile spring wire tin, the form of a corrugated, helical coll is embedded in the rubber-tread riba during the vulcanising pro-

The wire is, therefore, a.con tinuous, coll when the tyre is rat fitted to the vehicle, but after “a few hundred miles running, the top of each loop is worn through, leaving a series of individual

corrugated U-shaped staples.

The wire is not bonded to the rubber, but is held by virtue of the, corrugations and is thus free to move within the rubber and project when compressivo forces are applied to the tread

The of the Wyreso-

Sports Cars In The News

recogninable

grille

The designer of the Aston Martin convertible' has clever.

radiator I blended wire wheel, and a with thoroughly modern body lines.

Speed and beauty the XK120 Jaguar, shown in a light finish.

Jonsen's striking now 74-titre interceptor convertizo hus 2 smooth sided body with the minimum of, decoration. This is # now thert 'chessis model with Independent front syapension,

A high speed convertible for Continental highways. The Frazer Nashy coupe, has many features of Interest, including en. cloadd front wheels and edroan, which folds flat on the scuttle.

A fine example of modern French coachwork on a sports chael-Boutabik's Lago, Talbot two-seater finished In Cream and heavily decorated with chromium,

les" tread 1 Phased on the Except Standard Factory In Australia.

|ed,maxim" that, for mfo driving Kala pe sapta

on wet roads, the, flim of water Further nows is now availabi A factory at Melbourne is pl between the hard, rom surface regarding the recent formation of ready in existence and negotio- and the rubber tread must be the Standard Motor Company of Lions for additional land and pre- broken and dispersed as rapidly Australia, Lipolda mlacs will be put in hand as soon ka possible.

The directors of the new com as the Australian directors, who pany aro

Bir John Black, chait have already loft England return Tyrosoles claim that tile now man--Mr. A. F. Crosby, deputy home tread provides a means of break-airman, acting as chairman Tha

company will de- ing the water aim to the greaten Sir John's absence Me Hivcop, manufacture, assemble and extently without producing the wear resistance of the rabber by Robinson, managing directory Mr distribute the Standard Motor. the necessity of having to divide C. C. Crosby, production dired-Co.'s products through its exist the tread into a broken and tor, and Mr.W/J. R. Warren, Ing chain or distributors through

But Australia, grooved, design,

How

FOUR SEATS FOUR DOORS

FOUR CYLINDERS,

HOW DO YOU KNOW IT'S Rear-engined?

You don't know, until you alt in it and find a smooth low floor, free from gearbox and shaft casings, giving plenty of leg room: until you rido in It, comfortably cradled between the axles and observe the absence of engine notas: until you alt in the driving that and see what a wonderful view the low, forward sloping ben

that four not affords, When you'va dona all thin and then

of you can travel at 50 miles to the gallon at a stendy 40 m.p.h. (up to 60 m.p.h. when you want it)-Then you will realize the Renault 700 c.n. is outstanding an roar-engined or, for that matter,

any design of car of almilar power,

ENGINE DETAILS

Four cylinders, 56 mm x 80 mm (ubio Capacity 169 co, BAC, rating 7.5 HP. B.H.P. 19 H.P. at 4,000 r.p.. Push rud overhead Three bearing crankshaft wives and aluminum cylinder het. with interchangeable thin shell bearings,

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