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Overland "Whippet" Cars..

Unequalled 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,

Hong Kong Bank Building,

Teleph. C. 290.

Read this Cable from

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3rd, 1927.

MOTORING NOTES

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

Gives Us Power-Clyno Produces 1,250 A Week-Year's Repair Bill Paid-The Car for the Colonies

The Six-Wheeler in London-Is the Solid Rubber Tyre Doomed?.

CLYNO PRODUCES 1,250 IS THE SOLID RUBBER

MAJOR SEGRAVE

To DUNLOP

Hearty congratulations on wonderful behaviour of tyres during my record They are perfect. SEGRAVE". Major Segrave's Sunbeam Car was fitted with

fun.

DUNLOP

WIRED-TYPE TYRES

on Dunlop Standard Detachable Wire Wheels (well-base rims)

The

valuable experience gained by Dunlop experts in manufacturing racing tyres is embodied in the Dunlop Tyres you buy.

LOCAL OFFICE: 16, Des Vœux Road Central [AT.A.3

MORRIS

Cars

REDUCED PRICES, BETTER VALUE.

MORRIS-COWLEY 11.9 H.P.

4' TRACK 8'6" WHEELBASE ROADSTER.

NETT CASH PRICES

FOR DELIVERY

London Hong Kong

£190

£160

1-77-

210

182

920

195

. 235

2 Seater DICKY

TOURING (4 DOQR)

4 Senter

COUPE

2 Seater

SALOON

4 Seater

MORRIS-OXFORD 13.9 HP.

4' TRACK 810}", WHEELBASE

ROADSTER

2/8 Seater DIOKY

£220

£250

TOURING

4/5 Seater

270

COUPE****

2/3 Seater

245

290

"SALOON :

4/5 Seater

265

310

4/5.Beater

295

340

LANDAULETTE

4/5 Beater

825

870

CABRIOLET

MORRIS-OXFORD 18.9 H.P.

4'8" TRACK 5′10′′ WHEELBASE

TOURING

5 Beater

£260

£295

SALOON

5 Sester

288

MORRIS-OXFORD 15.9 HP.

4′8′′ TRACK 9'6" WHEELBASE

TOURING

SALOON

5 Seater

5 Seater

£325

378

£365

485

"(All"prices Include FOUR-WHEEL BRAKES)

(and full equipment)

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ACCESSORIES.

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GIVES US POWER.

BAD EFFECTS OF BRITISH. TAXING PRINCIPLE.

[DY H. POWER]

A WEEK.

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complete, motor-cart, and this re- presents one of the urgent car anufacturing enterprises in Europe. The Hong Kong agents are Mesars Lace, Crawford, Ltd.

YEAR'S REPAIR BILL PAID.

THE RELIABLE. TROJAN,

TYRE DOOMED?

"MILEAGE WITH

PNEUMATIUS.

In the lighter types of transport vehicle the employment of the paeumatic tyre is, says The Com mercial Motor, becoming almost universal, and it is obvious that | it is gradually spreading upwards and absorbing heavier models of 4-tom load capacity or more.

Ciyno, the British light car that! has established itself as. a fra favourite both at home and in most of the Overseas markets, has now gos its new factory at Wolverhamp-

Recent interviews "with users of The ery of motorists in all our ten into full swing. Very large ex-commercial motors of all kinds Colonies and in "all the trackless tensions were rendered necessary show that, in the majority of cases, lands of the earth is "Give us by the fact that the demand for they are nearly all in favour of power. In England the cry is just Clyno cars for the present year ex-

the increased use of the pneumatic lese ceeded that of the previous season tyre, from which extraordinarily the contrary. They want power, for every single horse-power by eser, 200 per cent.

high mileage averages are new Costs £1 & year without its food, factory, which is built upon the being obtained. In addition, the The effect of this cramping has for most up-to-date lines, and is equip higher speeds at which the vehicles ped with highly specialised labour" long been felt abroad, where very sing machinery, is capable of can be operated, a considerable re- light cars of any make are handling a weekly output of 1,950 duction in damage to the road and popular, and light cars of British

the lowering in general mainten- make often especially so on account

ance charges which soon shows ite of their price. Britain seems at

self, have all tended to popularize last to be attending to the want,

this form of sype equipment. and perhaps we shall soon see the results here in Hong Kong. Mean while such an eminently satisfac tory car as the Overland "Whippet" seems to be the ideal for use in the Far East, for though it is really a light car, it is powerful, of racy

It is a bold venture in these days build, and very speedy. Above all, for a vehicle manufacturer to bind Very few troubles are now ex- its price is moderate. The Whippet himself to a specific statement of perienced with good-quality covers, is the car that scored an denied access in the grin the maintenance costs of his pro-and there is usually little to do be motor-car world by turning out duct, with all the risks that such yond vulcanizing any serious cuta

a step involves.

Inflation is but seldom required; “100,000 cars within the first-year of

Leyland Motors, Ltd, the builders in fact, we know of cases where prodnation With 13.8 h.p. engine, of the unconventional Trojan car tyres have run for many thousands Gabriel Subbers and Bendix four- wheel brakes, the Whippet sells in and van, have consistently adver of miles without this being neces Hong Kong for G.8900, or 1,700 ed the machine as "the Simplext sary. Mex. Since it was introduced to Car in the world" and also that

MILEAGE OF 20,000.. the Colony last December sales have is the cheapest to maintain." been remarkably good.

With the larger pneumatics it is The local year or two ago some amusement

was caused by the Trojan query. quite reasonable to expect mileages agents are Messrs. Gilman & Com-Can you afford to walk! The of 20,000 or more. Thus, even on a pany, Der Faux Road Central.

Company have decided to prove mileage basis, the pneumatic come Now although I have said that their claims by the bold but simple pares very favourably with the Hong Kong cries aloud for power expedient of undertaking to solid. mileage, it as indeed it does-there is one little purchasers of Trojans that for the often quite possible to refrend such British car that has probably the first 6,000 miles the cost of running tyre with safety. best sale in Hong Kong of any high shall be limited to petrol, lubricant grade make. It is the Austin and cleaning the maintenance costs seves, the dwarf with a giant's for what is

да average year of heart. I have heard these little

operation shall be nil. This is cer- tainly an example of "standing to their guns and should do much to inspire confidence in the merest tyro who, if he can afford a bun dred or so pounds purchase often hesitates at the thought of "main- tenance.""

huset, in common with the lusty little Jowett, called "read-lice by the 20-mile-an-hour brigade in

England.

-Austin Baven's Local Popularity. "But they can neeze at many a cur of far higher power with their easily attained 30-55 m.p.b. The firm of Alexander Ross in Chate

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THE CAR FOR THE COLONIES.

MADE IN SCOTLAND.

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Road tells me that ever since its introduction into this Colony, the Austin seven has sold like hot cakes. The actual ɓgures will cer tainly amaze every local motorist, familiar though he be with the swarms of these babies about the The steady increase in Great streets of the Colony, The average ritain's export trade is undoubted searly sale of the Austin seven inly due to the fact that British motor Hong Kong is 100 cars, and this manufacturers are at last realising the calls for power and the the necessity for studying overseas forbidding bills that

conditions. There are bonne frems around the Colony. The little Her- to whom the at last does not cules can dance up them all if its apply. They have for years been owner is not foolish enough to reaping the benent of their special crowd four adults into it. This car efforts to suit Colonial needs, and is a two-seater, certainly not, a they have proved that when four, and it should never be allowed British car is backed by such a to carry more than two adults and policy it need fear nothing from two children. In the past three American productions. An exam years, Alexander Ross has sold 300 ple that comes immediately to mind Austin zerers. Unfortunately, the is the well-known Arrol-Johnston, of larger, models of the same make Scotland. This car with its 18-40 have almost no sale at all here, h.. silent O.E.V. engine has been presumably on account of their high found particularly useful in dis- price. About one a year of the tricts where the roads are unreliable twelve and the twenty" is and a good strong power unit is

essential Hong Kong's limit.

The Arrol-Johnston is Messrs. Rose's sale of motor one of those cars in which you cycles is also very high. They are really can stretch your legs, sink agents for Triumph, Douglas, Fran- back in the cushions and enjoy the cis-Barnett, Antich maken. About

Indian and one hardest going.

Another feature of the Arrol to the thas appeals

or two other

100 motor-cycles are sold yearly, of Johnston which by far the largest part is Colonies is the alequate system of British. This firm has a beautiful cooling. Puny circulation is em T.T. Triumph, built especially for ployed, and the radiator is of the Isle of Man a magnificent bus ample proportions. The steady run- said to have attained well over 100 aing and all-round trustworthy per m.p.h. Its price 283 not a formance of the car imder all con- penny too much for such a thor ditions are steadily sending up its oughbred. This is the machine to already considerable sales in the win hill-climbs and races, just the Colonies. 'bus to be snapped up in a moment by sporty lada at Home. machine is this year's model, and has twin porta.

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The

MrChurchill-is-being-impugned.

on every British motoring publica- -Where High Power is Woeded. *,

tion for committing that heinous crime a raid on the Road Fund Although motor-cars of 45-50 hp. are upon English roads in their The Road Fund zaid has now be thousands, the really big car dis come a jingle familiar to the eare. appeared with the imposition of the of many millions of people.de horsepower tax In the old days cording to the latest figures the manufacturers built up to 80 and Chancellor has mis-appropriated" and often considerably the enormous sumral 27 million larger. If the horse-power tax were pounds. I see justification for, his removed manufacturers in Britain not. Why should huge sums of would turn their attention to models money derived from a perfectly prites 2014 come in to the previst be of reads Se bill prices, and then would come an to the provision of reads like even greater wave of prosperity for liard tables? Let 'em rough it if the home industry The overseas the country needs the money. market would be catered for: High That the big Torry is now used power is not a necessity in Eng. for commercial transport in Eng

and it is a luxury. But not so land in such huge numbers as to be. in the Far East, Canada, Australia, almost a menace to other road Africs and all the rougher coun- users is shown by the latest figuren, There are now nearly halos milion “Dommercial motore on the Yonder

(Continued on next Ootumia.).

We think, however, that it will be a long time before the solid tyre is completely replaced, if this ever does occur, but it is probable ita use will be relegated to the slowest forms of transport where exception. ally heavy loads have to be carried or hauled.

Overland “Whippet" Cars.

EASY TERMS TO SUIT. ALL PURSES,

4 Cylinder

23.6 H.P.

3 Seater Tourer... G$ 900

2 Seater Roadster... G$ 975 3 Seater Cosch w.................... G31,000 5 Seater Sedan (4 door) G$1,100 5 Seater Brougham ... G$1,150

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

Distributors.

8 Cylinder

-21.6*H_P.

G$ 1,075

G$1,125

G$1,200

G$ 1,275

~~0 $1,328′′

Snow Book 4

DURO, MOTOB CO., LTD., HONG KONG BANK BUILDING. NATHAN RD, KOWLOON.

No Deposit !!

Just drive the Car away and pay at your Leisure: Call in and learn how easy it is to own

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THE SIX-WHEELER IN

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We are able to announce that after exhaustive teste, the first per- mit for running 6-wheeled pneuma tic tyred double deckers on the London streets has been issued of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis in respect of a limited number of Guy" vehicles.

This first Scotland Yard licence for Guy" 6-wheelers is a testi- mony at the satisfactory results ob-

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dollars for repairs

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"Guy" are pioneers of the rigid wheeled poeumatic tyred double deck buses, and up to the end of 1926, and so far as we koow up to the present date, " Guy" were the only vehides of this type in service in England.

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