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OLYMPIA MOTOR- CYCLE SHOW.

THE SIDECAR HOLDS ITS OWN.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12th, 1928.

one with an aluminium head and MOTOR INDUSTRY OF

silencers.

rovement

of

GREAT BRITAIN.

AN AUTHORITATIVE SURVEY.

Growth Of Output. Possibly one of the most striking characteristics of the British Motor Industry has been its expansion in the matter of the output of its factories, for in 20 years it has

only one car to every 550 persons, there is now one to every 36 persons, With increased output it is satis fallen until at the present time, factory to notice that prices have taken on a gold basis (ie. in pre war money), the current prices of

Exports And Imports. British exports during 1927 still showed an increase over 1926 despite the conditions prevailing in the second half of the year in one im- It is interesting portant market. to note that while in 1923 the total was chief producing countries number of vehicles exported by the 271,746, of which Great Britain's percentage was 2.3 per cent, it had

risen to 330,233 in the first six earnings of all skilled and unskilled months of 1993 and the British men were, up to 1914, 40/8) per Manufacturers' percentage of the week, the number, employed in 1927. had increased to 257,000 carning on total exports, had doubled.

an averago 60/71 per week.

STUDEBAKER APPOINT-

The import of complete commer- cial vehicles into Great Britain dur- ing 1928 has dwindled to a nagli- l' gible quantity while there has been an increase in the number of chassis For and complete private cars. the nine months ending Septembar, vehicles, chassis and parts exceeded that of imports by £1,341,063. 1929, the total value of exports of

Employment And Wagex. The Motor Industry is now one fof the most important in Great Britain, and while in 1907 the num bers of people employed directly in the construction and repair of road cycles) and in the manufacture of motor vehicles (excluding motor

same was 34.000, and the average parts, accessories and tyres for the

MENTS.

Mr. E. L. Lalamier, Comptroller of Armour and Company. Chicago, baker Corporation as a meeting of the Board of Directors on October 31st. He succeeded Mr. J. L.. Over- was elected Treasurer of The Stude

lock, who was promoted to the posi tion of Assistant to the President

Mr. Lalumier came to Studsbaker after 10 years with Armour and Company during which period he served as Assistant Comptroller, ler in charge of all accounting, dis Assistant Treasurer, and Comptrol

and manager of its numerous offices. bursement of corporatian, funds,

increased production from 12,000 private cars and commercial vehicles cars and commercial vehicles, which are 60.1 and 38 per cent, respective lubrication of the car type, the other having an aluminium block

was the sum of its efforts in 1907 ly below the pre-war level. A fur to 200,000 in 1927. Of this latter ther point in connection with 1929 with steel cylinder liners. It is

total the number of cars pro prices is the radical advance in design in all three models that suggests interesting development

duced was 157,000, while the balance design, performance and equipment of $2,000 represented commercial both of cars and commercial fat the future. There is interest

vehicles. A compared with 1914, vehicles. In this latter connection also in the fact that car practice

it is interesting to note that the to-day's prices include in most has been adopted in many instances

vehicles cases spare wheel, four-wheal brakes, in the unit construction of the gear.

The Society of Motor Manufac number of commercial LONDON, Nov. 5th.

box. The tendency to enclose the It might almost be said of the power units as well as other, work-turers and Traders. Limited, has alone is nearly five times as great lighting and starting equipment,

duced 20 years ago, while the num-extras on pre-war models motorcycle show at Olympia, that ing parts is general, and advance recently issued an authoritative as the total number of vehicles pro- speedometers, etc., which were all it is a light-weight vehicle show. relates also to the tanks, many of survey of the Motor Industry of ber of ears is nearly 14 times as

Great Britain, and from the in- Actually it is more than that, but which are now cellulose finished in

has naturally, had the result of the small machines have won some colour schemes. But with it all the formation collated therein peroral great. This increased production prominence of late by outstanding motor-cycle has advanced in utility, interesting points in connection decreasing the ratio of cars to popu achievements, notably the putting and this. regarding the iniprove with the British Motor Industrylation, and while in 1917 there was up of 100.30 miles in one hour by ments as a whole, is the outstand are illustrated. a model of no more than 350c.eing impression the show gives. It But the show also reveals novelty is a reflection of the uses to which and sound advance, progress in the motor-cycle is put to-day, No small detail which in the sum 13 longer is it merely a medium. for considerable, and further gives in- travel and for pleasure; it is used diention that the four-cylinder en- for convenience, for taking the gine machine is going to be pep worker to and from his work; a lar in the future. And, not least, little further reduction of price. the sidecar combination exhibits, and in this direction its uses will are as strong as ever and show no

It stands for the cheapest grow.

of motoring. A signs that they are declining in form"

sound popularity before the competition machine, of power sufficient for all of the light car.

purposes, can be chtained for £38 Of the small motorcycles it may or even less, and the fact that it he said that they have gained much can be stored in the house if out- in robustness in recent times." The side accommodation" is not avail record already alluded to was no able weighs heavily in ita favour. small honour to gain, for it meant It should be noted, in view of this driving under conditions which put promise of further necession in are well nl the working parts to consider

numbers already there. able strain, It would suggest over half a million motor-cycles re- metallurgical progresa, as is hapistered, that there is great im-

in the matter pening with the car, for it nenn3 that light weight can be attained without that excessive vibration to

The exhibits of combinations, the which the small machine has been side-eur machines, are more than The ma subject at high speeds. With this ordinarily interesting, advance there go others-multiple chines themselves, as distinct from: gears, butter springing the enthe sidecar, carry all the improve- closure of working parts against ments noted in connection with the the weather, better design of petrul solo cycles, and, in addition, the tanks, which are larger and steel sidecars have been greatly improv welded, and a separate oil tank,

ed. There is much better all- These improvements

weather protection-some of the molels, are miniature solo cabs.- and generally, they suggest that they will survive all the competi-. tion that the baby motor-ear can They are muster against them. sound, efficient machines, in the first place, and they have this ad- ditional advantage for the mar of very moderate means: that the tax is less-much petrol can be bought for the mere difference in the tax, E4 for the combination as against E for the small car, that with three tyres as against four tyre expenditure is less, whilst what difference there may be in petrol | consumption is, if anything, in ig favour of the combination. It true that there is no such protec- tion against weather for the driver as the little car gives, but that would appear to be a matter of wall moment; certainly there is little evidence that it has driven the side-car driver to the shelter of Whatever the enclosed little car. disadvantages under this head the combination machine may have, they would appear to be more than other compensated for by its qualities, and in the show, as on the road, there is evidence enough to indicate that the passenger motor-cycle is going to hold its own against the little car.

The GREATEST

are to

be

found on all models, and, to then may be added speedometres enclas ed in the top of the petrol tank and gear-driven, wider adeption of steering dampers in the steering head, and the location here also of shock absorbers generally there is a tendency to adopt larger section Lyres. Whatever may be said about billion riding it is apparent that makers are looking upon it as some- thing that will retain its popu larity, for they are providing for it in design. Carriers are being placed well forward, and such ac cessories as have been in position to sail the stockings of the passen ger have now been placed out of

the way.

Engines.

Of engines, the heart of the motor-eyele as of the car, it may he said that the two-stroke is well in evidence, and that the coming of four cylinder engines in greater numbers suggests that the twin cylinder type is to have a strong rival for the higher power machines. Three of the new four cylinder types come from British factories. One of them is an en- gine of the car types water-cooled and carried in a steel frame, whilst all the working parts of the machine are totally enclosed. The two others are air-cooled engines.

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