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WHIPPET

FOURS & SIXES

INCREASED POWER

LONGER WHEEL BASE

CHROMIUM PLATED RADIATORS

LONGER SPRINGS

GREATER BEAUTY

And LOWEST PRICES in their respective classes

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CAR OF TO-DAY.

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THE CHRYSLER "75."

A writer in a Hume paper says:- The Chrysler "75 is of 26/80- horse power and has a 6-cylinder engine. It comes between the "65" and the "80" models

WILLYS' PLANTS IN EUROPE.

PRESIDENT'S VISIT OF

INSPECTION,

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1929.

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New York, May 13-John N. The bore and stroke are 82.3 and Willys, president of the Willys 127mm., which make the capacity Overland Company and Chairman 4.123ce. The general build of the of the Foreign Trade Committee of chassis is orthodox. The engine has the National Automobile Chamber forced feed lubricaton, seven crank of Commerce, sailed to-night on two weeks' shaft bearings, a vibration damper the Berengaria for a in front, side valves, and a four- inspection tour of the company's bearing eamshaft.

factories in Manchester and Berlin. For impoft to Britain the steering box is held The primary objective of the trip to the frame on the off-side: while is to consult with the company's this makes the near-side of the European executives on plans for increased engine tidy, it rather fills up the off-handling the greatly side. On the near-side in the oil Willys Overland overscas business.

"In the first four months of 6ller, which has no gauze in the mouth; but there is a large hinged 1029," said Mr. Willys, we lid. The dipper gauge rod and the ported 17,003 Willys Knights and pressure regulating valve are near Whippets. This is a new high re- at hand on the dash there is a cord. April exports totalled 4.35 cars, and indications are that May circular oil purolator. There is a fiter in the sump, where the pump exports will show better than a 30 is, but it can be reached only by per cent, gain over May of last dropping the base. Drainage en year,

"Increases in foreiga business tails unscrewing a bottom plug

Not only Europe The starter is very accessible are widespread. under the bonnet and engagement but South America, Australia, New is made mechanically before the Zealand and the Far East are current is applied: this plan makes giving us large volume of orders. Numerous foreign distributing for quietness and reduced wear. The film radiator is carried. in a points are ordering from 50 to 959 shell, which in turn is held to the per cent. more car than last year. cross member; there is a thermo- Immediate plans include the export stat to govern the circulation, with of a large volume of the new 1 A thermometer on the instrument ton Whippet Six commercial units board, and a similar device auto-besides the line of passenger cars matically controls the shutters in in which six-cylinder sales, show a

marked increase." front of the" radiator.

The bottom rubber hose connec-

MOTOR NOTES

CAN WOMEN DRIVE TAXI-CABS?

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WAR-TIME EXPERIENCE SUGGESTS THEY CANNOT.

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MERGER OF MOTOR-COACH SERVICES.

EUSTON A GREAT LONDON

ROAD TERMINUS.

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A great merger of motor cosch services with large number of other concerns operating in the south and south-west of England has just been completed by Cam brian Coaches.

The new company will be known as the London and Southern Coun ties Motor Services, and its first chairman will be Colonel T. H. Mitchell, chairman of the British, Motor Track Company, Limited.

The site of the old City and South London Tube station" in

Street, Bear Seymour

Easton Station, has heen bought on which to build a coaching station.

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PEDESTRIANS AND ACCIDENTS.

At a meeting of the Carmarthen- shire Standing Joint Committee at Camarthen, the Chief Constable (Mr. W. P. Phillipps) said that an analysis of traffic accidents in the county last year showed that responsibility could, in a greater degree than was attributable to any other cause, be assigned to the carelessness and thoughtlessness of pedestrians.

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There is some speculation among London taxi drivers whether women. will entes their occupation now that extra screen protection is being alowed on the front of taxi-

Of a total of 437 cabs. For some reason act ex

Casualties during the year, 114 plainable women, who have invaded nearly every calling, have. Devel

were to pedestrians who incurred personal injury in accidents for taken to taxi-driving. It was rug gested to a reporter recently that

which they alone were responsible. This number was more than they were dismayed because bad

of those injured Every year sees more and more double that weather spoiled the complexion

fault of their own consideration given to the motor- inen drivers sometimes used shock-

through no ing language; long waits in idle

Next in order of responsibility

They were ing requirements of visitors to ranks were irritating; the finding

came motor-cyclists. concerned in accidents involving England, and the use of a car" of obscure places in Londoa was

personal injury to $13 people, the throughout the stay is so easily ac too baffling a tark.

eyelists themselves. being the vic Another possible

tims in 124 cases. The Standingquired and the cost so reasonable, women have not taken to taxis is that the examination which it is THE CAR THAT PAYS FOR Joint Committee directed the Chief that the advantage is now within

Constable to urge the members of necessary to pass before a licence

the police force to exercise special reach of hundreds who have hither. to regarded it as a luxury rather vigilance in can be obtained is too much for

regard them. Some of the questions pub.

than a matter of course. ished by Scotland Yard are posers.

cyclists. and the would be taxi-driver har to know without hesitation the way, for example, from Farringdon to the Arsenal football Street ground, from the Chinese Legation to Waterloo Station, from Tufnell Park to the Royal Free Hospital.

The Commissioner of Police was arked whether women had ever ap. plied for licences to drive taxis, and whether there was anything is the regulations to prevent women from taking out licences.

During the Great War a large women applied for number of licences to drive motor cars in the Metropolis," he said, in reply, but pass the four only were able to necessary examination, and these held their licences for only short periods. There are now no women licensed as cab-drivers in London. and the regulations contain no reference to female drivers."

Recently Scotland Yard, in re sponse to representations, have allowed cabs to be fitted with extra quarter screens shielding the driver's acat.

PRINCE GEORGE WATCHES RACING THRILLS.

tion is not very get-at-able. There and owner-drivers will appreciate 90-MILES-AN-HOUR WOMEN. is a tap to drain the system. Be- this system of shackling with er hind the radiator is a combined fan and impeller. The gland of the im- peller can be adjusted and screwed back enough to allow repacking to be done," The tension of the belt is altered by moving one flange of the top pulles. The cylinder head is not difficult to lift after the ver- tically driven distributor has been drawn out. The sparking plugs are easily reached in the hend; the wire connections, though con. venient, look rather cheap. It is simple to examine...the distributor and make-and-brenk

closed rubber blocks so that squeak or need of lubrication is avoided. The back springs are underslung and, like the front, have no exces- sive camber. The springs, are well clippert and work with snubbers. The four-wheel brakes operate on the Lockheed hydraulic principle and are internally expanding. The tank which automatically feeds the maxter elinder is separate on the dash under the bonnet. Worm and sector are used for the steering:

Tyres.

The

Prince Georgs was among the watched three large crowd who women putting up an hercie fight in the most gruelling task ever set to British motor-rang drivers Brooklanca.

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They had been racing round Brooklands race track all day at a furious pace in an effort to at tain a lead in the greatest motor race ever staged in this country, the double twelve hours' contest, promoted by the Junior Car Chib, in which one hundred of the world's greatest motor racing drivers are taing part.

Mr. W. B. Scott, who has the the fastest reputation of being woman driver," has been driving round in her husband's motor-ear. and, when she passed under the bridge at Byteet, she was holding an animated conversation with he

echanic and waving her band "to friends on the bridge, although she was then lapping at more than ninety miles an hour.

Two Disappointments. There were two disappointments during the afternoon.

Captain. Woolf Barnuto bad to retire owing to dynamo trouble.

Kaye Don, the first man away, held second place for two and a-half hours, and provided more than one thrill for spectators by driving peril ously near to the top of the bank- ing by the members bill before he alg retired.

The tires are rather smaller than Other Features.

usual, being 30in, by on. The Timing is by chain, and regula spare rim and tire, in a cover, are tion can be made from outside by kept at the back. A luggage grid moving the generator. The six can be had as an extra. Included branch exhaust manifold is east in the standard equipment are with the inlet and both are held fenders, chromium plated lamus, undl with brass nuts. Some of these are an anti-dazzle rear view interior rather tucked away. The exhaust mirror. The. four-five seated metal pipe is taken down at the back end saloon body provides good entrance of the manifold, but is in front of front and back by the four doors, the rear bearer arm. The carburet and in the model submitted for test, ter and air cleaner can be get at, which sells at £543, there were six but they make the rear group of side windows. The winders for the tappets and the electrical connee- six glasses are convenient. tions at the bottom of the steering doors and windows are wide and box awkward to reach. The tap give a good view. There are ven- nets, however, can be tuned after tilators in the scuttle. The saloon the air cleaner, petrol pipes, and is thoroughly comfortable

The steering wheel is well,set up cover plate have been detached. There is a small shield below the sad the fuger controls above are carburettor to divert any drins from handy. The steering is rather low the electrical connections. An elecgeared. This car had only done about trical heater. is supplied in the car-300 miles, and no doubt the steering burettor to help starting in cold i will get a little freer with more use. weather. An autovac tank is fitted though it was not heavy. The ne- to the dash and below it is a glass tion was free from vibration and bowl strainer. It should be possible the lock is exceptionally good. The to cut this out if desired. The main engine is most pleasing and the best Its acceleration tank is at the back of the chassis part of the car. and has a large Siler, but no filter, cower was excellent, as it should be for its size, and it ran smoothly.

Italy was leading at the end of towards the near-side

even when abused. There was no the first twelve hours, with Britain Gears and Bearings. Unit construction is employed for tendency towards over-beating aud. and Italy tying for second place, and Britain third. The speed of engine, clutch, and gear-box, to. quietness was preserved up to near

rate. The lower the four leading drivers was: 77,37, gether with four-point suspension the

be made quieter, 81.56, 78.03, and 80.91 miles ant with rubber. The two forward gears could points are to a dropped cross mem- although they are not much need hour. ber. Inclusive of the rear engine ed. The control proved light and The clatch worked well, support the frame has seven cross simple. members. The single-plate dry and the pedal does not stand out clutch has friction rings and call too far. The suspension could be springs and can be adjusted. The improved for light loads, such as spigot bearing is a bronze bush two persons. The hand brake was packed with graphite and the same of use, but was inclined to be harsh. -rather negative-means are used It is, presumably, chiefly intended for the clutch pedal shaft bearings. for parking. The hydraulic four. The usual type of three-speed gear wheel brakes were wall, graded, box with central foxible lever, with strong, and even. The back off-side out stop to reverse, is installed. brake was inclined to squeak, prob. There is a small level filler on the ably because it was new. The off-side and behind the box an ex-machine, when fully run in, has a ternal band brake is worked by a guaranteed speed of 75 miles an lever just to the off-side of the speed hour, about 40 and 20 are cam. lever. Wear in the lining is taken fortalle maxima on second and

maximum

More than a dozen drivers drop- ped out during the day.

The Italian drivers had both driven all day without any relief.

remarkable achievement and when they finished they almost collapsed

DOBBIN HOLDING OWN.

Ottawa.-The automobile has not supplanted the horse in the Domi nior of Canada. The Canadian Bureau of Statistics show that in 1928 there, were 3,376,394 farm horses there, valued at more than 8925,000,000. This igure is a de crears of only 177,647 Over

1925,

up by turning a nut on the top with first. Allowing for a slightly fast The value of all livestock on Cana A spanner. The floor boards are speedometer 57 was touched on the dian farms at the end of 1928 is screwed down; this tends to lead stretch, 30 and 32 were the rates

to neglect of such parts below as on the new hill, and with a standing Fut at 8881.403,000.

BRITISH ENGINE IN GERMAN PLANE.

the battery. Torque is taken by start on top the summit of the old the springs and the open propeller Dashwood Hill was cleared at 23 shaft bas metal universal joints. miles an hour. In both enacs the The back axle is half-floating and acceleration was good and steady. has spiral bevel gearing in a banjo-The roads were dry; there was a "shiped as teh she very slight contrary ind

The water ble track, Kitba Bazariana Vuurwerke.. altered externally. The customary The

with mall level plug is fitted to the back ground clearance of this model are A.G., recently won the East Prus

Flying Competition their BFW. fitted with an cover-plate. The chassis springs 121, 68, and sin. The gear ratios sian Iront and back are half-elliptical, on top, second, and first are 4.3, 7.7,

Armstrong Siddeley Genet Engine. and 13.62 to one. (Continued on next Column),

ITSELF."

A Star" Car owner, travelling in Kansas, took the car to a garage for the night in the town of Wamego. In the morning when he went to get it and pay for storage, the garage-owner refused payment.

No," he said I won't take cent. I think it an honour to have a car like this in my garage!" The owner of the car, when telling the story, says: You can bet he'd been all over and under it!" A car which can earn its night's lodging in this way may indeed claim to be "the car that pays for itself!

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STARTING THE SEASON

WELL.

At the opening meeting at Brooklands Track this year eight

TRCES

out of nine were won on K.L.G. plugs, including Kaye Don's Brooklands record lap at 152.46 m.p.h." and the Founder's Cup won by G.E.T: Eyston.

An arrangement whereby the car is re-purchased at a definite price fixed at the time of the sale has long been practised by the leading London agents, but though this is probably the most import ant feature of the scheme, it is by no means the limit of the services that have made leave motoring so popular, and the recent develop- ments in the well-known London house of Shaw & Kilburn will be particularly interesting to intend- ing visitors.

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In addition to obtaining a guaranteed re-purchase price, it is now possible to aequire a car by deferred payments

that the the amount of capital put into purchase is considerably reduced, whilst those with more limited purses benefit by the extension of the re-purchase scheme to include slightly used cars in guaranteed

ly low prices, first-class, condition at surprising-

Perhaps the greatest advance is the maintenance service, which Shaw & Kilburn extend to all who purchase their ears through this organisation. It includes free in- spections of visitors' cars at inter- vals throughout the stay, and it is only necessary to visit the huge premises at 114, Wardour. Street

to

Ree the state of efficiency at which this service has arrived.

Visitors will be well advised to call at Shaw & Kilburn's offices before making definite arrange ments with regard to the use of a“ car whilst in England.

More for your money

in this new

STUDEBAKER EIGHT

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grid, hydraulic shock absorbers and ball bearing spring shackles, standard equipment, «

T LESS than the price of many sixes, this new Studebaker Commander Eight offers you the utmost in smooth eight-cylinder performance! "It gives you as well, the restful riding case of ball bearing spring shackles and hydraulic shock ab- sorbers. You enjoy greater safety and peace of mind because of low center of gravity, improved four-wheel brakes and non-shatterable windscreen, 'Make your own test of the operating economy

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of this thrilling new Studebaker Eight. Consider its 80 horsepower, its sparing petrol and lubricant consumption. Test for yourself its championship performance-which has won for Studebaker- built cars every official American stock record for endurance and speed. Compare its value and you will marvel that even Studebaker, with all its 77 years experience and manufacturing resources, could set the price so low.

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PRICES RANGE FROM H.K. $2,320.00 TO H.K. $6,140,00.

DELIVERY"

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