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Overland "Whippet" Cars.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY,

MARCH 2nd, 1927.

Dnequalled in either Quality or Price. See them at

THE DURO MOTOR CO., LTD.

182, Nathan Rd., Kowloon,

or Apply

To the Distributors

GILMAN & CO., LTD.,

Hongkong Bank Building,

Teleph. C. 290.

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MOTORING NOTES

A Weekly Review dealing with Matters of Interest to all Local Motorists.

Local Lectures on Petrol Engines-The Great Invention-The Big Car-Six,Wheelers-Buperstitions.

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LOCAL LECTURES ON

PETROL ENGINES.

During the past week two lectures of interest to motorists were given in Hong Kong

Probably Mr. Lambert's lecture before the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders appealed more to- the owner or owner-driver.

"The lecture on Monday evening at the Helens May Institute was about aeroplanes. There were not many men present and probably that is why the lecturer did not discuss technical details to any great ex- Semehow or other one gained the impression that more might have been said (and demonstrated with models) about the details of the

tent.

mechanism of a car and whe is unused to drawings of machinery finds it difficult to teach himself from a book. The demonstration is the thing. Show the piece of mechanism rather than a drawing. Let the student see the object. That beats any description.

THE GREAT INVENTION:

cars are used chiefly for commercial

work.

vehicle at Kowloon in the not dis- tant future? When shall we have vehicles to hold 30 people and more running out to Fauling?

SUPERSTITIONS.

The statement that the, Welsh international team left out the number 13 when the players were labelled for the frey reminds one of the fact that some motorists are superstitious,

their list.

A well-known local garage found The pneumatic tyre invented by one by sad experience that many Dunlop in the pre-motor car era people refused to travel in one of was one of the great inventions con- their cars because the licence nam rected with transport. It has beenber on the car was 13. Subsequent the iv practically unchallenged in motor-car industry. One firm turns they dropped the number out of tout cars with solid tyres but those

The story goes that one of the local pirate cars carries the num ber. Probably the Chinese owner. The Dunlop Rubber Company in-driver is quite unaware of the troduced the well-base type of riu superstition which some Anglo- and the idea was applied to bicycles Saxons have concerning the number as long agons 1590. This type of 13. He is no doubt surprised it HISTORICAL OUTLINE.

rim is especially applicable to bal people refuse to travel in the car. History is always entertaining butoon Tyres for cars and it is said It is said that the Chiness believe for all practical purposes the his

that to-day at least 90 per cent, of that the number 9 is unlucky. Is tory of fight commenced with the the British makers of cars use this there a Chinese owned car with the

number 999 Probably not application of the internal combus type of rim. tion engine to the problem.

engine.

The average attendant at a popu lär lecture on any technical subject is always much more interested in what is happening to-day than what took place years and years ago Ile is also aurious to hear about what is likely to take place to-mar- row.'

Some of us were disappointed that there were no working parts of acropiane engines and no lantera slides.

The Ford Company have now; It may console any one who be decided to incorporate the principle lieves that 13 is an unlucky number

"rim. I in their drop-centre looks as if it is only a matter of time before the idea is applied to all motor-cars or motor lorries using pneumatic tyres.

..

THE BIG CAR. Recent figures issued by the Ministry of Transpert i Grent Britain seem to show that small cars are becoming more and more! popular. In America the small car

know that the Welsh team in the international football match had all the bad luck although they had no number 13 in the team, On the other band the player in the English team labelled 13 acored!

It is probably quite useless to argue with people about the super- stitions which they cherish and the insurance companies seem to charge just the same annual premium for a car, whatever number it may

is attracting attention. Is the big carry on the plate. car, then, going out of fashion?

Overland "Whippet" Cars.

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in the popularity of motorcycles, The local terror of the owner driver is the rider of the push bike.

WORLD'S RECORDS.

A local motorist recently enquir ed why, it should be necessary to attack the world's record for speed on a track in the United States of America

The nowwer is that the sands at Daytona offer the best racing track in the world.

The beaches of Florida are the the ideal for track naat to racing. It is perhaps unfortunate Southport does not present sch for the British manufacturer that ideal conditions. It is practically certain that there is only one track in the world where a speed exceed ing 200 miles per hour could be We may be allowed to obtained.

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express the bope that the British built Sunbeam car will this year break the world's record for speed.

After all it was in Britain that the first mechanically propelled The vehicle made an appearance,

landownera British conservative objected to it because they thought has it would stampede their car riage horses.

Only about one hundred years the newspapers of Great ago Britain were discussing the opening of the first railway in Britain and in the world,

It was seriously stated that the locomotive could not possibly beat the speed of a horse.

To-day motorists are used to reading of speeds that exceed 100 miles per hour and it, is expected that we shall soon read of 220 miles per hour as a fact accomplished by

British built racing car.

MORRIS

1927

had not enough time at his disposal used to say "We cannot afford offered a 2100 na prize to the

The lecturer had a clear and straightforward style of speaking and obviously knew a great deal about his subject. "In common with

Of course not, all that is happen- A PRIZE FOR A SILENCER. many others who lecture before a

A enterprising journal has. mixed audience he found that being is that a number of people who

TOURING have now purchased one and inventor who produces a silencer which will make a specified typo of motor cycle as silent, so fur as na a four-cylinder touring car of noise from exhaust is concerned, a popular make.

to say all that he wanted to say.

FACTS OF TODAY.

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it is usually of about 10 h.p. tax

He had rather a grievance against | rating. the Loadon newspapers because they record catastrophes in avia tion. After all they seek news. It is news if a plane crashes because of the novelty of flying and public interest in aviation.

It was the caterprise of a news paper which by offering valuable money prizes stimulated so much interest in Eying before the war.

If it had not been for the' news-

In Hong Kong the big car will always be popular with the Chinese community Families are too large to allow that kind of car to go out of fashion. There is also too much wealth in the Chinese community so suake strict economy the main factor to be considered. There is How something delightful in the smooth easy running of a big car. pleasant to be able to afford $30,000

very few

3 car.

You

papers the Royal Air Force might for a car! All big cars do not cost have been at the mercy of some that amount; indeed very conservative Admiral or Gen- makes reach that figure. You can eral of the type who have always get quite a fine cur for about $4,000 opposed the application of the Hong Kong dollars. In general it latest discoveries. In the early pays to apend as much money as days of steam power some of the you can afford on

der admirals with their Napo- always get value, whether you pay leonic war traditions called the 81.500 or $30,000. Some of us steamers "tea-kettles" and the would like to be able to have three or four cars in regular use. Money engineers "Lascars with oil cans." It is not so long ago that Generals may be the root of all evil but it thought that tanks were ridiculous is useful to the motorist.

that eantrivances. They said cavalry was more useful in warfare. Lord Curzon said that with regard to the Great War Britain "fonted to victory on a sea of oil. Iait not, therefore, ahout time that every naval and mistary officer had some sort of training in the use of

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SIX WHEELERS.

There can be no doubt that the

vehicle six-wheeler

is becoming more and more popular for public. service. The enthusiasts who favour the type say that in time the six wheeler petrol bus will entirely dofent the electric tram-car.

In that connection it is worth The naval officers do know quite noting that a new type of machine a lot if they are junior enough to is being used by the. Wolverhamp- have come under the new scheme ton Corporation. It is a six-wheel. of training. Probably the lyinged trolley omnibur. In place of a corps have the best training in petrol engine there is an electric It is rated at 60. brake mechanism of the modern service motor.

men if we exclude naval engineers horse-power. When the motor is most useful slowed down there is and the Royal Engineers.

A vote of thanks to the lecturer rezarding action which helps to at the Helena May was wel!" de-bring the car smoothly to rest.

It would be, however,The vehicle is double decked and. served. much appreciated if he would give carries 31 pagers below and 30

the passengers on the top deck. another popular lecture on

THE FUTURE. mechanism of the various engines ased for the different types of Lec- planes.

It is an interesting speculation Perhaps he might be persuaded as to whether, in the near future, to give one to some, local engineer- rails will disappear from the ing society."

streets.

The British Mctor Cycle and Cycle-car Research Association are naturally interested in the proposi.

Anyone who produces such a silencer will render & great service

to the motor-cycle industry,

Motorista also will be grateful

for it must be confessed that a is very annoying to the car driver. noisy exhaust from a motor cyclo of a £100 prize will do a great dent to stimulate inventors, and we hope that the result will be an increase

Motorists would be only too glad Mr. Lambert is a recognised

to see such an improvement for authority on automobiles. He has dong excellent work for the local rails do not increase the life of Government. It was a very fine pneumatic tyre." Maidstone last f

the conclusion that the achievement to adapt the locomo-year came tive works so that all Government tramways must be replaced by motor vehicles could be repaired trackless trolley omnibuses, there.

There is something to be said in favour of trackless trolley vehicles, especially in places where elec tricity can be obtained at a very cheap price.

Obviously, however, the vehicle is limited in its radius of action.

CLOSED. IN TOPS.

The public service vehicle of the future will almost certainly be a double-decked arrangement running on pneumatic tyres. It seems to be practically certain that six wheels will be used.

A LIFE WORK. When a man paases every working day in an organisation that is de- voted to the repair of all sorts sad conditions of cars he is sure to come across some unusual faults. Mr. Lambert has a very happy knack of being able to explain the why and the wherefor of such faulla. Often it happens that a man who is immersed in a technical subject cannot explain the details easily, Mr. Lambert "evidently remembers that there is an art in explaining such things in simple language..

It is hoped that he will be per suaded to repeat his recent lecture in London and some of the hig so that local motorista who were English cities, have had the benefit unable to attend might have of the all-enclosed double deckers another opportunity. The amateur and experience has shown that they the pay.

Shall we sco that type of knows nothing about

who

A single-decker, with 32 scata, has a good carrying capacity. Crowd- ed routes, such as are to be found

It seems probable that this offer

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PRICE LIST

1927

Delivered in

MORRIS-COWLEY 11.9 H.P.

2 Seater......

London. £

Hong Kong.

£

160

190

205

162

220

BALOON

235

MORRIS-OXFORD 13.9 H.P.

ROADSTER

23 Seater.

920

255

TOURING COUPE SALOON CABRIOLET

4/5

240

290

290

310

4/5

340.

LANDAFLET

4/3

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295

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(All models are equipped with 4-wheel brakes)

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Modern Engineering

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Tremendous power-power almost beyond- belief for a car of its size... Speed between 60 and 70 miles and hour-more than usually required... Acceleration 5 to 40 miles in 14 seconds-a new, and delight- ful activity... four-wheel brakes that act as quick as thought-that means stopping within 52 feet from a speed of 45 miles an

Swift bour... Activity... Liveliness... news... Top-gear pilling power... Un- heard of efficiency ... Economy in petrol and bil.

That is the modern performance of the Willys-Knight Six.

famous Knight engine

The Knight type of engine used in the Willys-Knight Six is controlled by patent rights granted to only a limited lew. It costs

In two sizes

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The "Crest Six" (Model "66′′) Wheelbase 126" The "Sevesey" (Model: "70") Wheelbase 113′′

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more to build and requira grester accuracy in construction than other types, but it is simpler in mechanical design and rows smoother, more powerhal mere efficient with every mile. No valves to, grind.... No cubon to clean... No springs to weaken... Nothing to adjust... Nothing to replace or repair . . . Continuously in your service.

Add to that its advanced style and beauty, its harmoniously blended colours and en- during finish, its inviting comfort and you have a motor car that will give years of satisfaction and one you will always be proud to own.

Come, see this car which modern engi neering has created. Drive it. In fairness to yoursell do not buy any other car until you try the Willys-Knight Six.

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