1928-12-05 — Page 9

SINGER

JUNIOR SENIOR-SIX Car for every Puss and Purpose

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5th, 1928.

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MOTORING NOTES

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

Motor Notes-Testing Cars-The Singer Programme-Some Trial Trip-Mistakes We Make-

BRITAIN'S ROAD VEHICLES.

Taking into consideration all classes of motor vehicle and appli- ance (such as freengines. refuse

A Royal Motorist's New Car-Road Across Africa—Triumphs of British Engineering.

THE REWARD OF PATIENCE,

the radiator temperature.

A man asked one of the salesmen to explain the thermostat to him. This he did with great patience. spending about five minutes telling him all he could.

POLICY FOR 1929.

room which

THE SINGER PRO-provided that extra

makes all the difference. GRAMME.

In the cases of the Junior 2-seater and saloon, the prices have been reduced, these cars now coating £135 and £180 respectively at home. There is no change in the cost of two other models, but the majority show a slight increase. This is due t: the all-round improvements which have been affected as regards both chassis and bodywork,

IMPROVEMENTS RATHER

THAN PRICE REDUC- TION.

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The Junior Chasala

beard,, walnut cappings improved Amongst the Junior's chassis im-clutch and propellor shaft, and provements may be numbered the magneto ignition. use of Newton shock absorbers Maries steering and Dewandre front and rear, a one-piece propel | Servo-assisted brakes are used as

in the past. The actual models lor shaft with fabric discs, alumi-

and prices are as follows: 4/5. Aium pistons and semi-elliptic rear springs. The engine is of the over seater tourer, £230; Coupé, £240, head camshaft type the capacity Saloon, so; Sunshine Salcon, being 913 d. It has a rating of 270. The engine capacity is 1,371 c, and the annual tax £12. It a probable that the Senior Saloon, at £200, will prove to be the most popular of the Singer ringe.

hp, so that the tax is £8 only. The netual models are the 2-seater at £135, the four-seater at £1-10, the Saloon at £160, and the Sunshine Saloon at £173. There is also an altogether new 2-seater sports model, which sells at £140. This tractive appearance and is equip has a boat shaped body of very, at- red with wire wheels. It is con- siderably faster than the standard seater, having a higher compres sion ratio, higher gears, etc.

The engine of the Six has been altogether redesigned and is now of the seven-bearing crackshaft type. Its bore has been increased from 63 to 63.5 m.m., thus raising the capacity from 1,776 to 1,830 e.c...

One of the best of the Show stories I have heard this year is that told by Colonel Colin Defcies,

A survey of the exhibits at the collectors, etc.). used solely or stand there was a Berkshire wiper writes, "Contact" in The Motor.. On one counter at his company's Motor Cycle Show at Olympia-reveal-primarily in the course of industry operating on

screen. On the ed the fact that more motor-cycles

or public service, the number in other counter there was a new ad- than ever are now being marketed Britain of such vehicles and appll-justable thermostat fitted between at under £, and of a type eminent-

ances, at the end of the year 1927.

radiator and a cylinder block. is suitable to utility work. The intimated number being 323,793), OE

was over half a million (the es-Above the latter was a board con- taining two dashboard thermo- dustry is beginning to eater in this vast total, vehicles licensed to

meters one to show the cylinder creasingly for this enormous and carry passengers numbered 98,738, block temperature and the other almost

of which over. 50,000 were,cabs. Of untapped market. By

the remainder the 14-senters num- utility is meant transport as the bered 13,971; of 9-senters there primary function of motorcycle were 6,177; of -seaters 3,020; of rather than its use as a means of 32-seaters 0.932; at 40-seaters 1.390: pleasure, or as a hobby. Motor-4.112; of Centers & whilst there of 18-seaters 0.210 of 30-senters ing of every kind is rapidly becom- were nine other vehicles seating ing more and more a matter of more than 64 passengers. It we utility. Years ago the ownership leave out of consideration the cabs, of amator-cycle or motor-car, was which mainly serve individual con- generally confined to these of Vraience, we have. says the Com

fluence, who purchased them mercial Motor, 43,700 vehicles en- simply for the pleasure derived gaged in passenger-carrying or from their use. To-day, an ever-roughly, one such to about nine or growing number buys motora simply I ten engaged in the transport of aroused, both a home and abroad. Singer Junior (the Junior is 7 ft. of the driver's seat and can be seniors have Triplex glass wird cost £300 each, as in the past, to get from place to place by road goods. is well to make this instead of by rail or by public trans, ficar, because passenger-carrying part; the convenience of a personal rodil vehicles scem, at the moment, conveyance is impressing itself more to loom large in the eyes of officials firmly on the minds of all. The of politicians, and of people who motor-cycle meets this popular de think to make capital of their ap mand at low initial and mainten-! parent predominance upon. the ance costs.-Motor Cycling.

road.

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The man, whose eyes had been

time on focused for some

the two thermometers, at last asked: Which of these two wipes the screen?

NEW AE.C. TRACTOR. Interest will undoubtedly be

by the recent announcement that the Associated Equipment Com pany. Ltd. of Southall, are under- taking the manufacture of a light. weight tractor for use in agricul tural and other industries, und which will be particularly suitable for export purposes.

The most noticeable thing about the Singer 1929 programme is that One of the most interesting of the manufacturers have decided not the body improvemente is in respect to enter into the price-war which of the Sunshine Saloons of all three is alleged to be raging between some models--Junior, Senior and Six. concerns.. In fact, as Mr. W. E. This new body can be opened or Bullock, the Managing Director, closed at will, whilst the car is said at a recent agcats' "meeting, actually in motion. The hood, cr they have nimed at improving the head, runs in channels and all that beed rather thin at reducing the¦it is necessary to do is to turn a price. He pointed out, also, that handle to raise or lower it. This the extra feet of wheel base in the addle is situated at the right hand

in against the @ ft. 6 in. and less operated without a reduction of the of certain other light cars) just car's speed.

Senior Models. Improvements, again,' are seen oa all the Senior models. The f-scaler Drop-head Coupé has a "new type also of more attractive appearance, of body; the four-seater tourer is whilst the Saloon has wider doors

and other refinementa.. All the

screens, bead-lamps mounted on a cross member, illuminated switch-

Improvements, have been effected throughout the chassis and body- work. The most outstanding of these is the use of Luvax central or one-shot" lubrication. For the owners of a Senior Six there. is now no messing about" with a grease gun; pressure on one lever lubrientes

од everything

the chassis. Another important point is that Triplex glass is used all round. The Coupé and 4/5-seater

whilst the Saloon and Sunshine Saloons are listed at £350.

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