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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1930, a

INTERNATIONAL ALPINE TRIAL

1948 1949 1950 SUNBEAM-TALBOT WINS AGAIN

1st & 2nd

'(2 litro class),

(Despera G. Murray-Frame & Norman Garrad)

CHALLENGE CUP

for Best Porformance any 3 cars of one make Stelvio Pass Climb.

Timed Test on Autostrada; Col de Var

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THE 1950 ALPINE TRIAL

More than 11,400 gear changes on a mountain climb equivalent to 130,000 feet, makes the 2,400 miles Alpine Trial for standard cars the stiffest competition in the world.

When it is realised that on some stretches of the course it is not possible to engage top gear for five consecutive hours, and when the scheduled speed is almost impossible to attain, the truo severity of the Trial can be appreciated, and it virtually be- comes a road ruce over the most cruciling course imaginable.

For hundreds of miles on cach of the six days of this event, the cars are driven "ftat out" white the many hairpin corners and broken road surfaces play havoc with chassis and brakes., In for few of the competitors' cars have. any trend left on their tyres at the end of the second day.

The strenuous nature of the Trial is fully proved by the fact that this year there were only 30 finishers out of the 121

121 original competitors, while the interna- tional character is emphasised by an entry list which included 53 British curs. 40 of which were driven by British drivers, and 08 Continental cars, representing 10 nations, handled by the most ex- perlenced drivers.

Alpine In the 1948 and 1949 Trials, Sunbeam Talbot successes tucluded a Coupe des Alpes (only for those, and they are few, who complete the course without the Toss of a single mark), a premier award in the 2-litre class, a prize for the best team (excluding French cars), first in the 2-Litrë braking and acceleration test, and the best performance by a Journalist driver.

Third year running

In 1950 for the 3rd year run- ninst, Stinbeam Talbot have shown their outstanding-qualities in this gruciling test by winning the following prizes:--

1) Cup for 1st in 2-Litre Class. Driver G. Murray Frame

2) 2nd in 2-Litre Class. Driver Norman Garrad,

3) Challenge cup, open to all classes, for best aggregate per- formance of three cars us the same make, in the three special tests, Stelvio Pass Climb, Timo Test on Autostrade and Col de Har.

4) 1st in 2-Litre class ----- ucceleration and braking test. Driver G. Hartwell,

5) Class cubs for Stelvio Pass Climb, fastest time

Autostrade, Monte Croce Climb.

(Subject to official confirmation) To achieve success in any onc

year is feat which would make manufacturer feel justly

any

proud of his product. To obtain such convincing results in three consecutive years

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The Bunbeam-Talbot team which gained such outstanding success in this year's Rally is seen atfor being checked in at Marseille.

Piloted by N. Garrad and J. H. Cutts, Sunbeam-Talbot No. 87 speeds round the last few bonds before reaching the highest point of the Oberalp Pass, Switzerland.

CAR OUTPUT IN BRITAIN

The average weekly output of cars in Britain during the month of April was nearly 7,600 units, which is a drop of about 600 from the pre- vious month. This is due mainly to the Easter Holiday period.

During April more than 29,000 cars were export-

ed. This figure is again much lower than the March figure, which was at the record level of 36,600.

Australia took the largest num-| Next highest was France (41,908). ber of cars, the figures being 0,014 followed by the U.S.A. (37,271). assembled and 3,539 chasis. Of Germany exported 13,827 private Western European countries cars to other European countries Sweden was the highest Importer during 1049.

of British cars, taking 2,771, fol-

followed by Opel with 30 per cent and Mercedes-Benz with 10.5 per cent.

U.S. production still rising

lowed by the Netherlands (992) In the North and South Ameri- and Belgium (015). Of those go-cas.most cars were imported from ing to the Western Hemisphere, the U.S.A. The figure of 80,323 vehicles were turned out by the More than 2,000,000 motor Canada imported 4,543 and U.S.A./Dain's total exports to North arst four months of this year, ac- only slightly higher than US. motor industry during the

703.

and South America of 54,400, The During 1940 of all cor-producing U.S.A's two main export markets Cording to the Automoblie Manu- countries Britain exported the in this arca

facturers' Association, in Detroit. were Venezuela greatest number to European (14,208) and Mexico countries, with a total of 51,086. white the U.K. exported its highest rate, this year's output will total (10,872). If production keeps up at this number of cars to Canada (31,- 227), followed by Brazil, which some 6,500,000 vehicles, the As- took 7,901 cars from Britain, as sociation cald.

New motor car compared with 7,533 from the U.S.

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During 1940 the U.S., Including) Alaska, imported 0,718 British cars:

newest convenienco iri Preliminary figures for May in- radio, an all but unbelievable dicate that an upward trend of one, is offered in 1930 car sota British car exports is starting produced by the Delco division again, Canada, taking 8,800. for Georral Motors carn.

A horizontal bar replaces the rows of pushbuttons which ap- pear on most U.S. car sets today, each button being a means for tuning the set to a particular station.

German output

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"The' German' motor industry

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this bar to tune the set.

The variable...

all types during the first three months of this year and indica- condenser begins tions are that output for thr to scan the moter scale from left second quarter will be con- to right (or right to left, after siderably higher, according to reaches the right end of the Agures just released in Frank- travel), and steps automatically

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Total sales of passenger ears ose from 1,489,360 in the 1940 period to 1,797,998 in the Arst four months of 1950.)

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