1931-04-28 — Page 3

Studebaker

Free Wheeling!

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1931.

SPARKS

PLEASURE CARS FROM THE PLUGS

HONG KONG DELIVERED PRICES.

· STUDEBAKER SIX

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R.A.C, Horse-Power Rating 25.4.`.

Erala Horse Power 70 at 3,200 Revolutions.

Piston Displacement 205 Cubic Inches, Wheel Base 114 Inches.

Speed 60 M.P.II.

F. 9. 11. Parking Hong Kong Factory Shipping

Sash Piler

Belivery Price

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Yodel

Pask

Welt Weight

Roadster Regular-Wood/W -

...42,690 lbs. ...8 2.795 108.

G$795 03260 @$1,055 205 -260 1,155

...2 2,700 ILs.

845 310

1,155

Bedan Regalar-W/W«M/U

·Coupe Sport-W/W-Mohair; U*

...5.2,190, ...42,850 lbs.

896

290 310

310

1,206

3,205

260 1,255 995 310.

1,305

Tourer Regular-Wood/Wacels

Coupe Regular-W/W-L/U

Tourer Regn- Wire Whocis-L/U.....5–2,940 lbs. Bedau Regal-0 Wire Wheels-BƒD ... 3,085 lbs.

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT AT ADDITIONAL PRICE

Reinforced Springs $5, Extra Tire and Tube 815, Bumpers $20, Leather Upholstery $20, Khaki Top.826, 5 Wire Wheels $45,- Special Colour $65, Tourist Trunk $30, Sot cases for Trunk 300,

DICTATOR EIGHT.

R.AU. Hurst-Power Rating 9. Bruke Horse-Power 31 at 3,200 Revolutions, Piaton Displacement 221 Cubic Juches. Wheel-Bare 114 Inches. Spord 65 MP.II.

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$1,445

Coupo Regular-W/W Leather/U.. 22,955 lbs. G81,005 G$950 Sedan Regalar-W/W Mohair/U... 3,095 lbs. 1,150 350 1,500 Coupe Sport~~W/W Mobair/U ...4 3,005 lbs. 1,150 $50 1,500 Sedan Bugal-6 Wire/W Bedford/U.....5 °3,220 Ika, 1,850 350 1,000

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT AT ADDITIONAL PRICE. Reinforced Springs $5, Extra Tiro and Tihe $15, Bumpers $20, Leather Upholstery $2t, & Wire Wheels 300, Special Colour $65, Tourists Tronk $3a, Set Cases $20,

COMMANDER EIGHT

R.A.C. Horse-Power Rating 30.

Brake Horse-Power 101 at 3,200 Nerolutions.

Piston Displacement 230 Cubic Inches, Wheel-Base 124 Inches, Speed 70 M.P.II.

Coups Sport-W/W-Bedford/U.....4 3,390 Thu. G$1,685 G3380 G81,970 Sedan Regalar-W/W-B/Upholstery.5. 3,510 lbs, Sedia Regal-6 Wire Wheels-B/0... 3,650 lbs. Brougham Regal - 6 W/W.B/U ...5 3,050 lbs.

1,970 2,170

1,585 384

1,785 385 1,785 380 2,170

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OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT AT ADDITIONAL PRICE Reinforced Springs 35, Extra Tire and Tube $20, Bumpers $25, - Leather Upholstery $15, 5 Wire Wheels $00, Special Colour 365, Tourists Truck $30, Set Cases $20..

PRESIDENT " EIGHT

R.A.C. Horne-Power Rating 39,2.

Bruka Horse-Power 122 at 3,800 Revolutions.

Piston Displacement 837 Cubic Inchos. Wheel-Buen 130 inches, Speed 85 M.P.H.

Coupe Regalar-Wood/W-L/U

.....2 3,085 lbs. G$1,850 G$410 ($2,280 1,850 410 2,260 1,950 350 2,300 2,050 410 3,480 1,050 410 2,480

Bedan Regular-W/W-B/U Roadster State-6 Wire/W-L/U Coupa State-6 Wire/W-B/U Sedan State- Wire/V-B;D ;

...5 4 220 lbs,

...4 4,120 lbs.

4 4,190 lbs. ...5 4,375 lbs.

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT AT ADDITIONAL PRICE

Reinforced Springs 35, Extra Tire and Tube 325, Bumpera 335, Leather Upholstery $30, 5 Wire Wheels $70, Special Colour $75, Tourists Trunk $30, Set Cases 320,

PRESIDENT EIGHT

R.A.C. Horse-Power Rating 59.2.

Brake Hors-Power 122 al 3,200 Revolutions.

Pisten Displacent 357 Cubic Inches. Wheel-Base 196 Inches.

Tourer Regular-W/W-L/U

Bodas Regular-W/W-B/U

Speed 80 M.P.H.

...7 4.1151bs. G$1,850 G$389 €$2,230 ...7 4,350 lbs. 2,180 440 2,890 2,150 880 2,530 2,340 440 2,700 2,350 440 2,700. 2,600 440 5,040

Tourer State-8 Wire Whools-L/U... 4,255 lbs. Sedan State-0 Wire Wheels-B/D ...7 4,510 lbs. Brougham Stato--6 W.W.-B/U ...5 4,450 lbs. Limousine State-8 W.W, B/0...7 4,570 lbs.

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OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT AT ADDITIONAL PRICE Reinforced Springs $5, Extra Tiro and Tubo $2%, Bampers $35, Leather Upholstery 330, 5 Wire Wheels 880, Special Colour $75, Tourists Trank $30, Bet Cases $20.

Equipment and Price subject to change without notice.

THE HONG KONG HOTEL GARAGE

Stubbe Road Garage

27-3-1932;

Telephone 27779

MALCOLM CAMPBELL'S NEW RECORD,

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SOME DETAILS OF THE "BLUE BIRD.”

THE MOST POWERFUL CAR IN THE WORLD.

For the second time within two year's a British driver in a motor cur designed and built in Great Britain, of British materials and workmanship, has travelled faster on land than man had over done before, and the world has been stirred by the achievement of Capt, Malcolm Campbell who,ver the measured mile at Day- tona Beach, Florida, piloted his 1,400 h.p. Napier Blue Bird rae- ing car onge up and once down at is average speed of 215.730 m.p.k., 14.37 m.p.h, faster than the récord established by the late Sir Henry Segrave on the same bench two years ngo,

The Design.

The successful British ear, which weighs approximately 3 tons, is of particularly low design and is propelled by a Napier racing arco rugine. It is the most powerful car ever constructed, an the actual power obtained is 1,450 h.p., whilst its Napier engine has a greater, power per 100 cc. than any engine

in the world.

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The wind tunnel tests demon-¦ strated that with the radiator in front, the least possible resistance is nuta hod. The radiator is of the ordinary honeycomb type, designed specially for the car,

It is separ-

nted from the rest of the body, yet its outer covering is streamlined with the rest of the car.

fixed in the cockpit a as to coun- A special ventilator has been

teract the fumes of the engine, First Produced in Clay. which are likely to be inconvenient Mr. H. A. Railton, of Thomson | such an enclosed space as the and Taylor's, the well-known Brook- | ecckpit of this car, where conveni-

Rev. Counter as Sight. A Smith's engine revolution counter is fixed inside the cockpit of this car, but in order to avoid the necessity of taking his'eyo̟ from the course when travelling 'nt great speeds. Capt. Campbell has had a duplicate affixed to the bonnet of the

01 A level with his eyes. This is smaller than the one in the cockpit but is easily ad from the driver's seat. This indicates the power obtained from the engine and at the same time fells exactly what speed the car is ́travelling at over the ground.

Napler-Campbell · Car Specification, Body.The body has a frame work of steel tubes, covered with aluminium panels. The tail por tion, which is the only fixed part of the car, is designed rather on the lines of the tail of an plane.

The petrol tank is mounted at the rear end of the chassis and has

capacity of 23 gallons.

The oil tank is mounted inside the frame member alongside the engine and contains five gallons.

The wheelbase is 12 ft. 21 in., the front track 5 ft, 4 in, and the rear track 5 ft 2 in..

Wheels and Tyres-Special whools of the steel disc type designed and built by the Dunlop Rubber Co. sith Dunlop tyres designed after a series of special tests to ensure their being apable of standing up to the high speeds anticipated. ↑

Gearbox.-Threo spoed constant mesh, all dog elutches. The gear ratios are 1.68,997,4.61 and revoras.- Rear Axle-The contrái casing: of the rear axle is offsal 7. in.. sợ as to enable the driver's sent to be brought as near the ground de possible.

higher speed has a ratio of 1:58 The final drive, which for the to 1, is of the bevol gear type. Full

eating axle shafts are provided, cnd are formed solid with the axle and the driving dogs at the hub. shafts, p

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Engine. The engine is one of Front Axle-The front axle is the latest typs Napier racing en- made in two pieces jointed in the vines, as fitted to the Gloster-middle by substantial flanges and Napier seaplane which set up a

provison has been made for reliev- world's speed record of 336 m.p.hing the springs of torsional stresses. Special permission has had to be nero-htained from the Air Ministry for the use of the engine by Capt. Malcolm Campbell

The rest of the body has three exctions of pauels, all easily detach- uble. One section encases the 1,400 b.p. Napier engine, another makes up the cockpit, and the third is the entre section connecting the cock pit with the engine cowling. The whole body is constructed of ex-

lightness treme

coupled with strength and is painted saxe blue, Capt. Campbell's racing colours, with an enamelled Bluebird on the forward end of the body.

The height of the seattle from the ground is less than 45 in., whilst the clearance of the chassis is only

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The Austin Seven in which Captain Malcohn Campbell scrared the International Class H. Record at a speed of $4.031 m.p.h. at Dayton, Florida, ott February 6, 1931. This record was previously held by the Austin Seven at 87.7 m.p.h. It is interesting to note that the Seven has secured a greater number of successes than any other car in the world Also these competition ears are built of standard parts.

lands experts on racing'ears, was enco has had to be sacrified to re- responsible for the re-dosign, of } dueing wind resistance. this new speed king." As long ago as May last, designs were pre- pared and a small plasticine model with which exhaustive wind tunnel tests wore carried out, to ensure that resistance has been reduced to a minimum with the result that in the now modified Napier-Camp- b was produced a car with n smaller wind resistance that any car of such high pawor, kat withstanding that the frontal area of 14.5 sq. ft. is greater than that of the "Golden Arrow."

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The chassis was designed to en- able Capt. Campbell to sit as low ns possible. The central casing of the rear axle was, therefore, affect 7 in: with the result that the driver's seat is only 10 in. from the ground.

The two rear springs have differ- ent camber, so that when the car is at rest the body is slightly tilted to the offside. This provides that whon engine torque comes into play, the chassis is brought on to at even keel.

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A fireproof bulkhead in fitted im "mediately bohind the engine,

na to obviate risk of danger-to the driver in the event of fire.

The body is ingeniously arrang- cd. Its framework of steel tuber scovored with aluminium panels. The body is in four sections. The tail portion, the only fixed part of the body, is designed on aircraft principles and gives the car tho appearance of an aircraft fuselago un wheels Another section encases the powerful Napier engine, whilst the cockpit, built specially round Capt. Campbell, is connected to the engine cowling by the third section of this body.

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The height of the muuttis from. the ground if less than 45 in., lowor

than the popular "baby" care, whilst the chassis clearance is only 5 in

Special fairings have been fitted co all four wheels. To obtain the the greatest advantage from, these, they have been built close up to the tyres. They are constructed of stout aluminium with the ex ception of a 8 in. overhang which is of smaller gauge. This is ar ranged so that should a tyre become deflated by a cut and the tyre hit. the overhang, this would crumple up without harm to the remainder of the wheel fairing or possibility of overturning the car.

A specially designed Triplex glass screen is fitted.

Chassis.-The frame is underslung under the rear axle to provide a very low layout, the centro gravity being considerably under the centre line of transmission,

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Tubular cross members are used throughout, some of which are made out of solid forgings and machined.

· The engine is supported on a sub- trame, made under a similar prin ciple as the chassis, and providing a threepoint suspension by one sphorical socket in the front and two at the rear.

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Only certain information is al lowed to be divulged, as it is still on the Air Ministry Part Publien- Lion List, and the following is the brief information available:

Number of cylinders: 12. Arrangeinent; Three blocks of four each, one vertien), two at 00 ilogrces.

Bore: i..

Stroke in.

Steering. Both front wheels aru directly controlled by the steering gear, while the track rod is rolain ed. Two Marles steering geara are used in connection with the derier, and although the lock of tach wheel is directly controlled, the Ackerman action is maintain- ed by the layout.

Suspension.

Half

elliptic

Hofepower: Approx. 1,150 h.p...tound clips. The dimensions of at 3,600 r.p.m.

Weight of engine: 1,140 lbs. Weight per .p.: 0.78 lb. Length overall to centre of air Berew: 01.13/10 in.

Width overall: 37 in.

| springs are provided in front and ear the springs being of the Woodband type with weldless solid eyes and solid lug, plates and re-

the springs are, at the front. 3. ft.; 1 in., and 4 ft. 2 in at the rear.. The spring blocks, which are made of Manganese Bronze, are anchor- ng the spring to the axles by a double set of clamping "I?" bolts..

Hartford abock absorbers and silent bloc bushes are utilised, and

Height overall: M4 in. Clutch. The clutch, is of the dry multiplate type, ferodo lined,tted, Messrs. Ferodo having grently as sisted in the design of the clutch.

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