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Overland "Whippet" Cars.

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8th, 1927.

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222

Of late years there has heeu na American and British motor-

more remarkable development in Cepelow seem to hold more or less connection with motorgar racing equal positions in the Hong Kong than the introduction of the super marked; the Indian and the far charger principle, which is a Bri by are by no means unfamiliar ish invention. By its aid special sights in the Colony, Let us in moving engines of only one and a vestigate the claims to popularity half litres total capacity which in of the two antionalities In the a touring car would involve a rat- English market the Americans haveing of just under twelve horse- falways relied upon their ability to power-have been made give underse English manufacturers more than 200 horse-power on the the Indian and Harley cost far less brake, and to propel the vehicle in than our own leading sports models, which they are fitted at a speed of such as the Zenith, the Coventry over 30 miles per hour. Engle, and the Brough Superior striking to reflect that an engine of If and when this ocenes motor They post far less and their per- this very modest size--which only racing as a direct means of benefit Por falls far below that of a few years ago was being derided ing the design of the ordinary tour- British sports mmiels.

#j In Hong as too small for practical purposes ing ear will have, boch even more g Kong a 6 hp. Tading Scout costs has now arrived at the point at, triumphantly vindicated than it is 8, or approximately £66; the which it is almost too fast for any to-day, when practically every car made is fitted with the four-wheel h.. Indian Prince enste (1.8265 existing track.

was brought | braking that racing alone brought roughly E. The English peice The supercharger

into use by the fact that ever since to practical perfection. of the 7.70 h.p. light Twin solo B.S.A. is a 10, which means that the War the organizations responsi Apart from the supercharger it in Houg Kong it would cost some sible for the control of racing in can hardly be said that latter-day || thing over 27th, or about Es more Europe Bave been steadily redue racing practice has introduced. than the smaller Indian Senting the limit of permissible engine many devices which are likely to be Here is a form that since the earliest size with # view to encouraging of value to the ordinary motorist, days of mator cycling has been the design of lighter and more though it has certainly contributed turning out chines of the lul, elicient enra, and also with the to procuring a much greater longe dog breed: it is the Criterion. Not objeel of keeping speeds down to vity for tyres. Undoubtedly, how

The for- a speed bus! Perhaps it has alsonably safe figures.

ever, there are potentialities in way's been regarding as good, Bier object has been achieved so

sume of the racing gadgets. For steady going sidecar machine forespicuously that the other has instance, the flexilly spoked steer at it not be forgotten that a perfect, en partially defeated, for the ing wheel, used for the purpose of y standard as co. B.S.A. attained truth is that though engine dimen insulating the driver's arms from road vibration. has possibilities, as a speed of 98 miles an hour some sions have been going down, aver- four or five years ago pn Brook-age speeds have very distinctly been also has the system of using

ds. Faridentally, the

special radiator in order so main- Home going up. lee of the ous eve. Colonial model! The supercharger offered itself stain the lubricating oil at a reason- is £70.10. The sole machines are, of the trans of obtaining a greater able temperature. Then, too, L surse, fitted with solo gears; and output of power from an engine of have little doubt that the mechanie fitted they should be good for given size. This it does by torcing ally operated petrol pump will in all other considerably over

Gm... unto the cylinders a greater amount courst of time oust tuned. In 15 years from now a of gas than they would normally schemes of fuel supply between tank well-eared for. B.B.A. will still im receive the mixture entered and carburettor. These things, it able to accomplish 200 eare free atmospheric pressure. The super is true, are details, but when all miles in a day, though museums, charger, or blower, as it is some is said and done, the motor-car is

fall over each acher in their anxiely to possess it. And where mechanism, driven from the crank and each and every one must be susceptible of individual progress will the poor Indian Scout be then shaft. European designers gener

1 revolve at The Indian Prince vests £53 in ally make.

engine if the whole machine is to be sub- 0. 1). Hong Kong, as against the E61.10 speed, but in sumus Anerican racingstantially improved.-H. of the p. side valve A..8 cars it is

" and thus Segnave, in The Spectator. geared t

a speed of as Both are fitted with dynamo light sometimes attains

Montizard on page tak The difference in price is, msch * 30,000 revolutions per ing needless to say, due to the cost of minute. It is rapable of adding us freightage from England. Thi much as fifty per cent, to the power British machium

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3 Case, Cole, Cunningham, Oldsmobile, &c.

Buick Std, Chevrolet Esenx, Fori, &c.

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... and upwards when in good The fact that the supercharger is as compared with the In-voustaully blowing mixture into dian's probable 42-50 m.p.h. Many the motor means that a good deal young men would think the posses of fuel is unavoidably wasted, and sion of the extra Pep well worth a hose the mikage per gallon of a mere £7 or EN.

1,500 e.e. racing ear is not the sort of ligure which would satisfy the ordinary touring motorist, being in the neighbourhood of eight mpg.

HOW.

DAIMLER FOR ROYALTY.

To sum up, the British manufae ture has the whip hand of the world as the mufacture of motor; eyeles. John Bull's other trades Recognizing this as an undesir may be in a parlons condition, but able tendency the Automobile Club his motor-eyele industry is a gold de France has drawn up special ming, simply because he builds his regulations for the big events, such machines to last. High speed with as the Grand Prix. Under these absolute reliability has been the vach car will be, allowed a definite slogan of the trade for many years quantity of fuel on which to com

lete the course, and if it runs dry before the full distance, it will be disqualified. This regulation is not necessarily aimed against the Two further interesting orders supercharger, but it is expected to for members of the British Royal least mitigation, of one of the encourage the elimination, or at Family have vently been executed supercharger's principal shortenm by Messrs. Hooper & Co., Ltd., the

What the upshot will be no well-known coath milders, who s ings. have been responsible for the bodies one can say, but it certainly will not be the extermination of the of so many Royal Ears,

į Messrs. Hooper & Co. have supercharger, for that is already

feature of more than one stan plid H.R.H. The Duke of Con dard type of touring car, and there hanght with

a 38-h.p. Daimler is reason to believe that its adher Limousine painted in the Royal ente will increase considerably in colours, while H.R.H. The Duke of number in the not distant future. York's latest car was also supplied. So far as touring cars are con- by the same firm.

cerned, there are two main schools

is significant that both the of thought with regard to the pria. Kar's are fitted throughout with ciple of forced induction. Ove Triplex Safety Glass in accordance holds that this is a good thing and with previous Royal practice, thus that such objectionable qualities ensuring tha oveupants against in-n

nalee, wastefulness and complica. for example-as are now asso-

jury by dying splinters of glass in with it will duly be removed

the case of an accident.

BRAKES.

equally

in course of time. The other THE TOLL OF THE ROAD.

stoutly maintains thut there

is no strict limit im- MINIMISED BY FOUR-WHEEL posed upon engine capacity the insiest and best way to get more power is

simply to increase the bore Motorists throughout the world and stroke.

Personally I am a convinced be aré faced by the necessity for some measure of lessening the annual toll liever in the future of the super- charger, for. the reason that it af automobile fatalities. The ten- should enable both the size and deney for a number of years has weight of power plants to be re- hegn toward a constant and rapid duced. Both these are points of increase in the number, power and importance, for clearly we want, speed of motor-care in all parts of for a given wheel base, to have the the word, and until very recently maximum accommodation in our little or nothing has been done to ears, and also we want to run them counteract the increase of danger as cheaply na possible. resulting.-particularly in mall (Continued on next Column.}

ears.

Four wheel brakes give quicker

stoppage with less strain on thei

chassis than the two-wheel type. Į strains being averaged en

four

They utilize the contact of four tyres, and tesa fatigue to the driver, wheels on the ground, reduce dan- They provide even and positive ger of akidding eliminate locked braking action perfectly controlled wheels, give more even distribution by andderate fool pressure, and of weight, more uniform and con- greatly reduce strain and fatigue acquently less tyre wear owing to attendant on driving in crowded (Vontinued at foot of next column.) | tražio or on diffoult roads.

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