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MADE IN BRITAIN

DESIGNED FOR THE WORLD

The STANDARD Vanguard

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Kowloon.

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Popular range of

Jaguar continued

A EN DA

in 1950 models MOTORING NEWS AND VIEWS

As might well be expected, the current series of Jaguar cars which were introduced last year, and which have been making motoring his- tory over since, will be continued without major altolations,' but with a few deft extra touches in detail refinement,

The range comprises the Mark locker lid., take out. a carriage V 3-litre six-cylinder saloon, or key, and give a partial turn to a drop-hunt coupe, Mark V-2litre "budget" lock in the top of the

apat.. six-cylinder saloon, or drop-head coupe, and the X.K. Super Sports with 34-litre nix-cylinder or 2-litre four-cylinder twin over

head camshaft engine.

It then swings outwards from the top and can be lifted and siti out of hingo sockets at the bottom. Since the Mark V was first in- troduced a more efficient form of The Mark V saloon is an out rubber sealing around the doors standing. British car with a fine has been added; the doors are traditionn

conveyed

fin Indal pppearance MENUS BUSS MELON...

first-rule road performance 11 On the drop-head coupe the liveliness, stability and general linkage of the head structure has refinement. of handling, and the been arranged to provide oasier priee is remarkably modest in operation, and the centre pillar view of the high quality.

has been made more robust.

When it was introduced at last

Mechanical touches include a year's Show the Super Sports modification to the reverse stop to Type X.K. createxi something of a make it more positive, a spring- furore by reason of its fascinating loaded mounting to the centra Ines, and it has since. proved | bearing of the divided propeller- its mettle by achieving a timed shaft, and some detail improve- mean maximu speed in Belgium ments to the brakes?⚫ of 132.5 m.p.h. and thus gaining

the right to the title of, the fastest Lastly a concealed

cross bar

sports car la regular production in has been added behind the 'ver- the world, and again recently by tical slats concealing the radla- winning eastly first and second lor, which has the effect of re- places in the production car race ducing wind noises. at Silverstone.

Incidentally the demand for the X.K. for export and at home has far exceeded expectations, and production Ly being speeded

by all possible means.

Modifications to the X.K. Super! Sports are mostly of a practical! nature. The filler for the fuel tank has been moved a litilo- to up one alde and is now situated beneath a neat trap door in the left side rear wing.

As a result of widening ex- perience of the Mark V in the

This device is so arranged that hands of owners, a few refine the filler cap.opens with the trap ments have been added to the door. The locker lid now has 'R original design.

flock and key. Head and screen detail work has been improved, The adjustable front seats of and a very effective toggle device the saloon have been altered so is provided on each side to lock that the driving position is less the peak of the hood rigidly to upright. The lighting of the in- the top of the screen. strument panel has been changed to normal illumination of diuls with white figures.

is

The front scats aro. now separate and upholstered in 'Dun- lopillo.

CAR FOR STALIN

The Central Commises of the Italian Communist Party offaredi a ♬ deiluke out from the Italien "Alfa Romeo" factory as a gift to Marshal Joseph Stalin reachtty. The?ehr was taken to Moscow by Palmiro Togliattland Pietro: Secchia, italy'ć hömbér england-number'two Com- munist leadaro. Photo shows the Alfa Romeo, a six-cylindered; 1,600 e...sports-model {Associated Press Photo).

Rubber in car design

Rubber suspension is by no means new. There have been a number of springing systems incorporating rubber, some of which have utilisad the rubber in compression; modern preference appears to be for use ir torsional shear.

:

Then the locking of the bonnet from inside the car has been im- The twin bumper bars across Such proved, and in place of plungers the fronts of the wings have been and cables the mechanism raised, and below them are rec- operated by rods and levern; the tangular ports which allow the air levers have a suflelently long stream to reach the scoops on travel to prevent anyone from the brakes. At the back there is unlocking them occidentally, ora vertical over-rider on the tall mistaking the control.

of each wing..

The method of removing the

The spats over the rear wheels "spats" that partly conceal the have the same easy form of de- rear wheels has been materially tachment which has been adopted Improved. All that one has to do for the Mark V. Lastly, Lockheed is to open the recessed tool hydraulic brake equipment is now tray concealed in the luggage nited.

SHELL X-100

MOTOR OIL

Protects your Engine...

Conditions in your engine are very different when it is ticking over, from when it & running fast. And each has its own particular ways of causing wear!

SHELL X-100 Motor Oil is an adaptable oil, specially produced to give all-

the qualities needed in preventing wear under all running conditions.

At low migine speeds, wear is mainly due to the condensation of moisture and

acid which occurs when petro! burns in an over-cool engine.. Unless the working

parts are protected by an adequate film of oil at the first firing stroke, these

substances will condense on them and cause rusting and corrosion, SHELLX-100: combines the ability to circulate freely at low speeds, with the power of forming

a tenacious film which clings to metal surfaces all the time the engine is at rest;

- ready to protect them during the first fow critical moments of starting.

At high engine speeds, the higher temperatures proiluced tend to promoto rapid

oxidation of the oil-producing sludge, lacquer and other undesirable deposita

which cause wear.· SHELL X-100 contains an anti-oxident additive which

renders it highly resistant to oxidation and sludge formation, however hard you

make it worki

High

Low

speeds

SHELL X-100 will mix with any mineral oil which is

already in the sump, but to get the best and quickest ...”

results, DRAIN, FLUSH, AND

REFILL WITH SHELL X-100

Detergent. Stable. Protective

suspension systems have been reviewed on several occasion for the idea is one which seems to receive perennial attention: Hitherto, however, it has not been adopted on a produc-duced in the rubber by this

Speeding-up

polishing your car

Motorlats who are keen to maintain their cars in a rea- sonable appearance and who cannot share the time. wax polish their cars by the usual methods may be in- terested in a wax apraves hit by means of which a liqui wax polish may be applied In a matter of minuter.

*Known as the "Joy" WEE- sprayar, the kit comprises a Hand- operated spray gun,... similarlto that used for spraying "inavoit- cides, a tin of wax-spray polliff, a slightly smaller tin of chrome and glass cleaner anda: 'smişli length of mutton cloth, for pólis

ing.

Before commencing (operá it is essential that the car washed thoroughly and dried? with a leather.

Further, to obtain the best res suite, particularly if there I CA Alm on the cellulose or any’gresse spots. It is advisable, to go over the car with a good pre-was eleaner, a number of which are on the market. When these stages are completed all chrome and glass fittings should be poll- shed, with the "Jove chrome cleaner which will be found y effective on rust-marked surfaces.

Definite dividends.

It will be obvious from the Zara- going that there is no diving in time or labour in the prepáča:51ý stages, but the kit pays:deinite dividends when it comes to the. application of the wax,

The gun is partially, filled from the tin" of wax polish and tiki, rosition there is ecomntricity of holding it so that the nozzles that inner ( sleeve reidiive to the about two feet from the các bồẩy, outder fldowa damu niezastanco spray round the enure surface, in

cluding the chromium.parts occoliisity lat in addition to that reguiling

This will take only a matter of from-changațin tofsional!

minutes, but care should 8, takdi deflections" MANAT ME Ang

tion scale. Interest in rubber suspension in| In addition, between each pait Britain is likely to be renewed by of bushes is a diagonally loaded This a very valuable feature not to overspray, as one line cont its application to a heavy vehicle, turn-buckle which provides. Tot of the systern, becalise, as, deflecia sumclent. There is ng need to a single-deck bus which has been adjustment and for resetting dog angrepss, the eccentricity protect the windows. All placed in experimental service by owing to any slight setting which cities the Birminghamn and Midland may occur in the bushes after a Motor Omnibus Company, whose period of service. progressively minded general One pair of bushes is mounted Thi chairman of the Midland Centra in front of the axle and the other

| pair behind it, the inner slogye,*; of the I.Mech.E. Automoblie Divi- of one bush being frigidly keyed sion.

manager, Mr. D. M. Sinclair,

rubber suspension

to a bracket on the chassis frame P

his increased resistance, now remains is for the bodyw

will the load carried, bo polished with a clean, sit clain. the stiffnes of the spring (including the chrome dillag Lpplies albo. for rebound To complete the job pojlsh Are glass with the chrome and glass Tomuro of the system

the system cleaner supplied in the kit angement of the bushes to the longitudinal

polf- It is recommended that the voll the bushes is done with the car out of boink closes to the sun, and, if possible, so cut axis than are of the wind. One should not be to the chassis alarmed if traces of a white dist appear during the final polishiga

outward

applied to the rear axle only nd nd that of the other beltis keyed me he had made present, and each unit consists of four Jarge-diameter circular-rub that

The hushes are so arranged the longitudinal

they lloin the

flospechod ber bushes produced by. Metal-horizontal plane when the vehicle plays of the stages, as this will blow away astik, Lid.

is unladen and the weight of the These bushes consist of on vehicle is carried solely by the

40 #fold excessive side-soon as the car is driven of inner and outer sleeve to which rubber, which

ls in torsional

of the chassis and body rala- dust is caused by prematuro - the rubber is. bonded,

and tho ahear.

sive to, the ngid and, wheels, but dening of about one per cent d outer sleeves have two Jaw-

it has the additional advantage the wax particles sprayed on to shaped extensions to accommo- Progressive résistance of strigning the spring, towards the car.

date the ends' of 'toggle

links Moreover, the bushes are so through thus

tho'

wax-sprayDE:

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The "love". joining each pair of bushes to mounted that when deflectionner the ten marketed by Velay Industri takes place from the unladen attireübber podsosses 'soir Ltd, 186, Campden Hill :: Bhả

gether.

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fof-com- built in cy vibratories in the Russian

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This post war version of warantaligence of the most popular áll High - added to "comfort on the Continent has

cylinder in-line power unit the radiator mounted beind engine 19ds we do boj

The capacity is 900 cc. b.h.p.)... The, wheels; kos"; "Arkti

KEEPING THE PLUGS DRY

drivers who need instant pendently spring and the roomy (wo-door, body, is of, waldéči, steel ifying ali; we there may mounted on a box airder chasik.

devised, mis of

lugs, drying we? A prototype of this model was ever, for those still brought to England Tor insp ∙th this

have ex-

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Kone of Germany, standi avidence to show that some

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Previous ADKW, cars/hat

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