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BRITAIN'S MOST EXCLUSIVE LIGHT CARS

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JANUARY 14,

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MOTORING NEWS AND VIEWS

Car radio design art of its own

Not long ago the question. was asked, "Why does va imalto cos; so much"," the sug- gestion being that there Whi a moderate difference when the prices of the domestie set are considered in comparison

E R Cale, UML. of Seaßenth, makers of the all-wave sels being Atled in some of the British run, have supplied an answer by en

dling the writer to SEN some nt the speed dimeulties that beset the demogram at car ruins, and the

Liv 14 OVITCOME the the Eken models.

Until shortly before the wart cat thio was something of a curtosity and th ownership ;) hatine tion. Even now thes

whitt

msider it as somelbing trial

A besuty it certainly m, atid for

the driver to use our of the w avis, stach us Um Eken CR6 Tas 2511eat the Austin Sheet -line antich A 903 is an interesting experieure

The manufactures of cat razbur Fanflex

of existing selt such ay The Exen is th no knell

The Triumph Roadster

Distinctive Triumph model pleases with individuality

This distinctive model has found a definite niche in the post-war market car with an out-of-the-ordinary per- among those who appreciate a formance and with individuality of appearance and general layout.

with difculties, and the It is now fitted with the some engine and gear box as used in the Standard Vanguard, the post- war Triumph being built, of course, by the Standard Motor Company.

THATSZELLEM

The ersult of experience. Remed during the war with shall be rose mullers wad recrivers

To bargin with, the

Faaliye

stallations must be small, fot

the deagher of the ear Is apal LE be ingrondly will space. A pre sent the Eko

working for

vre operationa

early stage in the design of botti

and char

A standard quamling pirmposert, consisting of two small guders between which a variety of seta may be lifter without chili. ulty. The set must have enpally of Cariding good dent of vibration. Sorge car movements will shake

Tacti valves Forse

on datur y holders, and special fixings meestest : mst also be powerful. with a good range of tone

volume

M

Volume variety

THE

小

This gives at an engine slight- alove 2 hting as empared with the 1,776 of the Roud. ter inodej formerly, and us stili fetish

the Fetumph 1 AIO “kitifs eilge" saloon

The

Roadster has animed te appels test, clenti-cul

set af hyn frontal ap pearance sabsfying to those who still prefer these ears to look the traditional sports car.

was in the four-speed box, whilet the present Bea gear ratio Sa tot great deal lower than the former third and thus allows speeds up to 40 m.p.h. -odd without atren

the ultimate maximum on second being more than 50 for use in au occasional Stars of acceleration.

Smooth pull-away

In towns this Car can be banded a good deat

top

It is distinctive in its souling

Kear. beb deciderliy wiringements. wide the boty and having

full Harvesenler banch seat as

this math aerortunociation, with the addition of oreasional seals in the tall. Intervied for Ono weather use, though part of the he of the compartment bloges a windscreen for the pas

For luggage the tall compartment which con sidedly reory. tudnak these extra sents is de

AND as

The Ekro set in designed to vary ¦ sengers concernent ala voluin with the tone Enginee Freaks, and to suit

the conditions or a car at motion Volumes salis- Iariots in a douwde sel be quite unsuitable as sprent, with arant pond

car ut

10/1

to

It is a deup-hend style of boly art the head be easily put up

down, It is unodef fresh-al- enthusiasts. 05- prefully for use in climates where open car moloring can be count-

And to make the position more devalt the aerini which may be used is of united length said may be in a very unsuitable positioning peripsis of the year, The set must work off shall be Gembler voltages, which means and transformer equipment. The control panel must be small and 22 [20 pasiel unobtrusive for

already

cel upori as being pleasant for

where may cupweed.

Dver.

5.ant und poshups worsi, a eur in a hat bed of interference, arking from Ignition equipment dynamo, and from other

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The without

Interference handled fuss for the very nuch

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suppressor being in the main ht lead,

There are no plug suppressors, careful shrouding of the set itself dealing with trouble.

Short-wave reception, required chially for export mortels,

adde further difficulties as is much sensitive to Interference.

Whe

upon

rest

of the

Ye it affords the protection of a saloon in the closed state. there being normal winding glass windows in the doors which, of COLLEGES, cant

also be used for } draught

with prevention head lowered.

the

Thus is wil be seen that in its boty arrangement this T- umph offers in the medium- priced range features of adapt-

that ability

Аге not easily found Lextay except at higher price or with special coachwork, Performance and handling are satisfactorily of a kind which back up thu atmosphere of su dividuality produced by body stylo and by the basic ar

rangement of the car.

Wide range

the

and it will pull away smoothly enough frem

around 15 m.p.h. without appreciable ploking on low-grade fuel, whilst out on the open Fuad It takes gradients satisfyingly in its fast swing, and is quick for overtak ing and in regaining the crus- ing rate ofter slowing down for various reasons, the acceleration boing cleanly responsive to the throttle pedal.

In

The suspension, independent front by a transverse leat spring. gives a feeling of safety at speed, and provides good In- Aulation against shock where surfaces deteriorate-in fart to a better degres in the latter re- spect, rather unexpectedly, than

modern

suspensions obviously softer characteristics, although some firmness is notic- ed in the Triumph at the lower speeds over poor surfaces.

some

of

The lateral stability for fast cornering is good, and the steer- Ing. though fairly low geared. Inspires confidence. whilst also being light at ordinary and fast speeds, with defluite castor action and good, automatle sense of direction; also it is not heavy for turning and manœuvrings »

From the uutset the the brakes impress one favourably, and the They good impression remains. are are of the atatic pattern, in which the lin- ings make light rubbing contact with the drums all the time.

stir into Recorri was a little gren position on the car tested. and БОТЕ movements of the ever are ☐ tric awkward in the space avaliable between the column und the right-hand door, but the action between gear and gear is muriently positive. aud the effectiveness of the synchro mosh, which, unusually, in Atted on all three forward gears, is such that if quick changing up- word or downward Is desired it can be carried out without clash- Ing gears.

Close-up position

The movements of a steering column gear lever are usually cleaner when, as J this case, only three speeds arc used, especially пл regards finding reverse, against which there is no form of stop on the Triump

An average-height driver finds a very good close-up position be hind the big aingle flexibly spok- ed steering wheel, natt also con- siderable leg room, full depres sion of the clutch pedal calling for a fairly long reach.

of rest

the sent

The back gives good support, and the sent nd. as a whole is convenlenlly Justablo fore and aft by meana of a central lever. There is comfortable position for the left foot off the clutch pedal.

con-

Driving vision 19 admirable. Both front winge are in full view in a now exceptional way that makes for complete fidence in judging distances, this being a thoroughly praiseworthy almost feature which has been in modern cars.

The driver looks on to fairly long but not too high bonnet, and

owing to the exceptional width of the windscreen the pillars are not obstructive, whilst breadth of vision at the atten valuable acute angie to the left is noticeably good. Three windscreen wiper blades aro

Girling bydro-atted.

The result is that response of tho brake pedal is noticeably dovold of lost movement or de- lay, although here le no sugges The four-cylinder overhead

tion of, the, brakes "coming on valve engine has a quite wide fiercely... In an emergency they

flexibility it

prove really powerful. This The quality of reception will al-range of top gear

Is pleasantly smouth and quiet,

braking system deala very the relative and permits good average speeds satisfactorily with the perfor ways depend strengths of the desired signals without fuss or effort.

manco of a quito fast car, and and of the interference Itself.

fading tendencies did not bo It cruises with a quiet ease come apparent. de- To overcome opposition sired signals must be amplified. within a quite

maximum The gear lever operates In a How well the CR61 does its job of its 75 m.p.h. plus

performance is ball socket mounted on the steer was shown by the clear, Impres- spect, and the

of a vividness which, As an ing column, and is controlled by sive reception at a cruising speed instance during the test, allowed

the right hand. The movement of around 60 m.p.h, Requirements 18 miles to be covered in 20 at this speed are very different minutes, over an admittedly ox- trom those when the car is station- ceptionally favourable stretch of ary. The short-wave, quality on road. this set is an unusual feature.

Tuning

narrow

margin

Or several occasions milenges between 43 and 45 were covered In an hour. Driven with Lim intention of going from point to

The tuning of this model is done on a nest control head which point as quickly an possible, gives spot selection of four this car is a rival to be reckoned stations and manual selection of with by the faster cars of the others.

1C34

day. Measuring only in by 14in

Considered In comparison with' this head is ideal for facia mount- ing. The writer was shown the the Roadster model previously battery of colls and selector swit-fitted with the 1800 engine and ** | a 2. four-speed. gear box, the ches which make this pre-set

"B07 | present - Vanguard-engined... car funing possible. Thero is very with, three speeds, in quicker off careful quality.

of all the mark, as would be expected, control components in the Exco laborator and shows better acceleration throughout the range, though it Coils and switchies are tested for has a not very much higher ail changes in electrical, characteris-out speed than with the smaller Ucs during hours of operation, and engine, en dripet some components

If further comparison is to bo Amado us a matter of interest bo saline misis. tween the two models, that is An advantage of the Ekco se 1000 and Vanguard-engined, It Is that it is made in units, such can be ald that the use of three receiver, leuntrol head, power speeds as against four is litile unit, and speaker, which can be noticed, and, indeed, may he mounted in the positions most

Címòst | considered an advantago by some suitable

drivers who want a sporting -If the

the Austin cüiver, Is

I placed in

humidity tanks a

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PARKING PUZZLE

کچھ دن

"Now-you-son-H, || now. you don't la: what we would like to call the puzzle, that - has many motorists. scratch. Ing their heads in bawilder-. ment. We are talking about that alusiva parking space "that, vanishna as soon, mad at cár pulls out from one of the', parking lanes

Here is what, we' mean? There are five cars parked; · dno behind the other. Tha third car pulls out leaving four. However, if you - wlah,“ to ulire that space for your own vakloje, you! auddenly “ And, thara la no room.

You puzzle and use a little arithmetio (B minus 1. squals 4. so 4' plus 1 should, aqual 6). but thare it "fat four shre,? „taku' up the, same space that... only a moment ago was, aufs

A40, the re- kind of performance with mini-flatont for averag

e metal box mum, use of the gears, who the peculiar part is that

in front of the bulkhead The speakers may be fitted in some Help In this direction is given by the facts that the current Installations. The instantaneous car is appreciably lighter In operation of the pół tuning gives salai wolght, and top gear of the an impresion or faxury and present three speed boxila alight

fly lower-in ratio, than top })}Frar}} emelendy Alto CARFORENING

When Dar, No. 3 returns thonj? prestol there's space for him to parko but not for yourse

Who to the mysterious car movere, and whyer Ban

armarnak AS

Full valuo is gained from the use of a one-piece front seat by the gear lover being out of the way on the steering column and the hand-brake lever of pull-and- beneath push typo

the facin boad, and the driver can USC ofther door for getting in and out.

So wide to the seat that for use by the driver alon, or when only one passcriger is carried. it has at its centre a folding arm rest of considerable dimen

alous.

Pleasing use is made, in Brit- Ish quality style, of good quality. leather upholstery and of polishe od woodwork for the fecla board and and the door. fillets. The drop head belig of comparative- ly, small area it does not tend to dapat high speed and, indeed, there is nothing about the body which suggests other than nor matsaloon.construction when

the car is running, except for a certain blindness at the Tear quarters noticed at times and the absence of sun vizore.

Special provision is not made for atting an Interior heather or for windscreen demisting and de- Icing; the car tested was fitter! with a non-standard electrical delcor attached direct to the in aldo of the, windscreen. -

Instruments, in, a neat groupi ing, Include that valuable gaugo, "thermamotor, an engine water

as well as an oil pressure gauge, but not an ammotor, In place, of which there is a red · tell-tale light. In either side of faciá board is an exceptionally deep compartment with a lid, in ad dition to door pockets.

Twin wind-tone horna give i pleasing powerful note, and a very good beamt Indoed comos from the "out-bullt? head lamps, which are of appreciably, larger diameter than the now: "common built-in lamps," The ^, driving mirror gives a firstTralo view behind.

"

In conjunction with the gear lover poaltion white reversing light is switched on at night The bontot opens at the sides bu o central hinge, and good se cessibility tag to the Vertour engine kaukiðgelmesinki; also1ito the Koolen for nowheel:"bhanging.

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