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HEAD LAMPS AND SCREENS.

HOW TO OBTAIN CORRECT LAMP FOCUS.

The windscreen of my car is at

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1931.

SPARKS

FROM THE PLUGS

thrown upon the windbereen Look through the patch of shadow and you will find it reasonable trans parent. But unless the opaque sold is very accurately positioned it will simply, block your field of view. It should be well forward, about a foot wide by six inches high, and situated over your off

FIRE RISK ON "SMALL CARS.

WHERE SHOULD PETROL-'

› TANK BE PLACED;

There has been considérable dis cussion resently, anys The Light

BRITISH CARS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

UPHILL FIGHT A

AGAINST LOWER-PRICED PRODUCTS.

Noarly 13,000 people visited the

IMPROVEMENTS TO PYTCHLEY ROOF.

FLEXIBLE PANEL AND ANTI- RATTLE DEVICE ADOPTED.

Since its inception the Pytchley

MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DRIVING.

DANGEROUS IN WIT WEATHER

One of the most notable differ

THE BLUE BIRD."

SIR M. CAMPBELL'S MOTOR YACHT

Moat renders will have read of Bir talcolm Campbell's adventure

least twenty inches from my fned side wing, its bottom edge level Car and Cyclear, concerning the first all-British, motor show inliding roof line remained unchang ences between the styles of driving at West Wittering, and have learne

correct position for the petrol tank South Africa, which was hold in the fed in general principle, but natur on the Continent and in this coupled that he has taken up motor

At that distace my eyes focus any, with the top of your radiator,

spots of dirt that settle on it as.

a multitude 8 Blarred but sepai ablo spots when I am looking

through the screen to a point about

could be reduced to ten inches these spots would be right out of focus they would spread as a thin, mist right across my sight, but they would not obtrude themselves, writes

H. Lordon in the Autocar,

And whereas now, when my screenwipe leaves circular ares across my vision, I have to bob may head about to get a clear patch to see through, I could, with the serenn at closer quarter, stare right

through the wiper pattern.

My sereen is a big, one-piece nffair. When a fog comes I try to drive with the panel as far open as it will go, but it only gives a vertical gap of about six inches, so I have to sit right back that I

Blinding Lights.

try is

the

universal habit of drivers

on a small car. These discussions giant parition on the beach, Durally, as conditions demanded, the have arisen as the result of a par an, during the height of the holi- roof, which is so popular to-day, abroad to keep well over to their dent. I saw the plans of Sir Mal yachting, says Autocar's Correspon- When using this devie do not ticularly shocking burning car a day acason in July last.

represents a vast improvement over side of the road and the Britishcolm's boat, Blue Bird, in The- worry about shading your eyes from sident in which the vehicle had an

Owing to the indisposition of his the original type. For the coming custom of hugging, as far as pos- Fachting World, which does for between the screen and my cyo shailow on your. windscreen for a two-door body. It has been said the Earl of Clarendon, the show made, and these are all of a natura say The Motor. The practice of endeavours to do for those who prese forty yards abad. If the distance the glare; but use the patch of ; under-the-bonnet 'petrol tank and Excelionoy the Governor-General, year further modifications have been sible, the centre of the highway private mariners what The Autocar looking through, and look at the that the moral is that all bodice was opened by Mr. S. R. Jordan, that will cause this pioneer fitting keeping some distance from the kerb neur edge of the road.

should have four doora and that His Majesty's Trade Commissioner to appeal more strongly than ever a nover so dangorous ne on a slipProbably many people on hoaring

ofer dry, land, Undoubtedly motorists can do all petrol tanks, should be mounted in South Africa. Hia Excellency to the average car user.

pery surface. Yet it is more prof a water Blue Bird associated it much to help their fellows by the at the back of the car. Surely it visited the exhibition during the In the first place, attention has valent then than at proper control of their lights. It might equally be claimed that belast day.

any other time.

with something fast, a kind of sis been devoted to the locking arrange Much as the ordinary driver foura is a nuisance to be blinded, not cause cyclists sometimes akid and Coming close on the heels of a ments, and in place of the single, the edge of the road under dry con land. But Blue Bird is a sea-going tor to Lord Wakefield's Misa Eng darled, by an oncoming hend light fall heavily, every bicycle should recent "open to all" show held in

in for,

occasionally, double-locking do-ditions, a shower of rain evokes a boat, a Afty-two-footer built by which happens to be badly focused. be a tricycle, or that, because folk, conjunction with the Durban Agri-vice mounted at the side of the slid-general desire to keep away from it Thornycroft, with comfortable liv And, moreover, a blinding head sometimes fall through railway cultural Show, the British display ing panel, there is now a single at all costs. The iden acoma, to being necommodation, including a light is wasting light in a most enrriage doors, every train should was thrown into bold rolief, ospe central control at the front of the that to drive on the cumber is in The lato Glen Kidston's bout, on anloon stateroom and deakhouse reckless manner,

bo locked up before it is set incially in view of the fact that a panel which simultaneously operates riting a skid, whereas, did these the other hand, was a luxury spood The proper way to focus a head motion. There has been a tendencyPrevious exhibition had proved an three positive locks. These locks, poor wits bus know it, the kerb is time of poor Kidston she tho

dad boat. It was not finished at Jump is as follows: first adjust to pania over petrol tanks fitted in utter failure. Few British traders consisting of a clarop at each side, their greatest friend on a slippery plans of this bont, too, were pul your bulbs so

that they throw front when no need for panicking American display had suffered as a secured in any position, and also tre of the road the chances are that these designs the difference between had shown their cars, and the enable the sliding panel to be firmly surface. If a car skids on the con-lished by The Yachting World quite central spots of light into the dis arises; a cry for a factor of safety result of the slump, the two facts provenit rattle, while a central catch it will make a lateral slide to the two great spead man With Camp recently, and I thought I saw in tance; the spot must not converge to provide not only against the or combining to spell disaster. too close up, so that the light

dinary, but against the extraordin Dealers in the present caso con- Hitherto, the sliding panel has been such force that the vehicle will over unless he was going fast in some

secures the roof when closed, gutter,

and strike the kerb with bell speed is only means to an diverges again, Hor aboulde

end. Kidston never seemed content divergo straight away into a broad under the bonnet and the two-door most suitable for the Dominions,:!

ary as well. Before petrol tanks centrated on the type of vehicle of rigid construction, and on this turn. The shorter the distance from thing-a car, boat, organ aero account has limited the amount of the kerb the less the impact. Ap-plane. His great friend, Prince herent shortcomings will have to be Vauxhall, and the Singer Super flexible panel which adapts itself to avoided a countless number of cerl him of nay ideas he may have-hud much more firmly established than six being among the most interest the roof contour and consequently ous accidents due to skidding.

me n boat adventure which cured. of owning a speed boat. The Prince Long Steering Wheel.

ing exhibits. A complote Austin gives a larger opening

and Princess with Commander For my next car I want a nice

range, was shown, while other inter-

Kidston and his wife, were out in The third outstanding improve long steering wheel that sticks

the Solent in a speed craft: Kid- Loosen the adjusting nuts of your NEW BY-PASSES SPOILT Snipes, the Triumph Fours and clusion of water, the whole sliding, ers, who for conversion purposes doubt, had the throttle well open, esting cars included the Humberment is in connection with the ex-in the hands of smaller conchbuild-ston was at the wheel and, no right into my tummy"; and I lamps, switch on, and drop a cloth want my sloping one-picco screèn to over the near-side lamp. Direct the

Sixes, all the Singers, the larger mechanism being mounted above can obtain a complete assembly when, without warning, the bottom come as near as posible to the off-side lamp till you can just acc

Morris models, together with the motal tray which, by reason of its ready for dropping into the open-like a stone under them, and the of the boat disappeared. It sank

wheel, and thus to my eyes; and I the spot of light against the near:

side-valve Minors, the latest Tro double channel formation, definitely ing prepared in the roof.

quartette found themselves in the want to be able to push the screenside kerb as far as possible ahead.

jans, the Armstrong Siddeleys, the precludes the entrance of water. It

Both the interior and exterior hours befors being rescued.

water, where they remained for two open, right into borizontal Tighten the nut, drive over to tha

Wolseleys, the R.S.A. three-wheelers is worthy of note that there are no appearances have been improved, plane.

off side kerb, and repeat the pro

new Standard. The Wolseley Hor-interposed between the sliding mention which has for long characteris (which were well received), and a metal-to-metal contracts, felt being and the light, single-handed opera cess for the near-sido lamp, placing

net and the Singer Junior were the the spot against the kerb at the me distance as that thrown on

anly vehicles that hordered on the the rond by the off-side lamp,

sporta car category, in the show.

show, British dealers in Durban During the week following the were working at top pressure' ar ranging demonstrations and trial runs up country.

may be able to look below it, which circle of light Then drive to a body stand condemned, their inthe now Hillman Wizard, the now opening, but the new model bas apreciation of this fact would have: George Imaratinsky described to

stills further reduces the "angular

aperture presented to my eyes..

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Is this all sq fenyfully dificult 10 ärrange? Caatiot the driving position be designed for a medium- sized man (say, 5ft, 10in.) and not for a midget1 I, poreonally, am

tall, and only about two inches are allowed for adjustment of the pedale. I hate to work the whicej with outstretched arms; but most of all I hate spotty vision. Why not provide a twelve inch adjustment on the pedals, so that both the small and the tall mas may drive the same 'car, in 'comfort'?,"

A few nights ago, after three people had nearly driven into me, in spite of the fact that my head lampa" were very carefully adjust ed, turned the car round and overtook the latest culprit,, stopped him, and remonstrated.

He swore he had been driving.as, straight as he could, that he couldn't see, that my lamps had dazelod him. I drew his attention to the state of his screen, whieli was covered with Angermarks, and was extremely dirty outside...

straight, level road, and bring the ucar-side wheels into contact with

the kerb. This will ensure that the car is pointing straight up the rond.

"

they are to-day.

RIBBON BUILDING CAUSES TRAFFIC DELAYS.

Will a time come when arterial roads are fenced off and adjoining houses back on to them instead of frouting on to them? asks "Focus" in The Light Car and Cyclecar. The entrances by road to our cities This will give you two beams of if such a state of affairs comes light that just cross at a big die about will be as drab and horrify lance in front of you, yielding a ling as the railway approaches, but patch of light on

the road as broad there would be a great speeding as the car. The beam from tho-side up of traffic, and ribbon building," up will always point towards the which has been causing anxiety to near side, and will, therefore be county councils for some consider objectionable, while the near-side able time, would reass to be bear is a dropping one and comes nuisance. across the road to your off side at At present a fino new arterial a distanes only, and not close up road or by-pass is out across virgin If the beams do not cross, the off-country, so that traffic can make sido beam is liable to give offence good headway, and within a few all the way by blintling, and the months the new road is lined with man dazzled into the bargain.

with a dirty screen gets little houses; sideturaings and cross roads come into being, trades man's vans standing beside the kerb narrow the highway, dogs and children play in the road, and be fore more than two or three years

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Dirty Glass,

I wonder how many drivers realise that a dirty pano of glass

in front of the head lamps and a bave passed the arterial road has dirty reflector have two undesirable lost its identity and become just effects. First, they cut off the inhusy a thoroughfare as tho tensity of the light forward; and

which it was intended to replace. atcondly, they ingrenss the general

POLITÉ POLICE AND MOTORISTS.

NOVEL METHOD OF PRÓ- PAGANDA IN FRANCE

The interesting fact emerged that many dealers actually sold all their hall. Thera can be little question abow, models before they left the

that the show has done more to for ward the "British " movement than though one gap in the range of anything during the past year, al- British cars available was much dis cussed.

usar the Chevrolets and Fords from No car was shown which came the point of view of performaner and accommodation at the same what is still considered the Colonial. price. The nearest. approach to motorists Ideals, the £210 Chev Hillman Wizard saloon at £307 and rolet or the £185 Ford-were the the Vauxhall saloon at £295. These prices are still being compared with the 200 lower figure asked for the cars. However, there is a big field saloon models of the two American- for cars under £400 in the Union, and the pawcomers should do well

AUSTIN CARS' SUCCESS.

A 1924 VETERAN.

He asked what that had to do intensity of the diffused light close with it. I demonstrated by means up. This laut effect done three kinds of an electric torch that dazzle is of damage. It throws scattered produced by diffused light from the light into the eyes of the oncomer screen, and not by the intensity of from near by, where it is liable to

In the recent Uleter International the direct light from pheoming cars. do the most harm. It increases the

Motor Rally which concluded in Banger Nan Austin Sixteen Eliminating Dakle, intensity of the light on the road

driven by Mr. J. M'Caherty of Bol just in front of the car, by viftuo ganda" is the motto of the police losing any marks, whilst an Austin Paris-"Peliteness and propn-fast, secured First Prize without of which the iris closes down under at Compiegno, who have evolved, a Seven (Mr. F. W. Earnoy of New- the impression that amplo light is now method for dealing with the townards) was third with a logs of

feareless motorist

only one mark and 5-8, error in alrondy, entering, whereas the ris

Anyone who leaves his cur haps the decret chock- needs to be wide opon to receive hazard in the street for too long. The competitors, who started from far forward. every possible scrap of light from may expect to had attached, in all parts of the British Isles, had to Also, the relative prominent plice, a printed otire cover a distance of. 500 miles at an brightness of the close-up scene ob informing hin courteously that average speed of 24 m.ph and it cures the importance of the distant since his car has been parked, speaks well for Austin depend- scene had distracts, the attention; (B) On the wrong side of the ability that out of the first seven the eyes. So does a dirty panel Bright close-up lighting soon tires street, or REDES WAS ANDERS successful enre four were of the

(b) In a forbidden ares, Mara Austin, margin, disa The facts at down, above are but his number has on taken, and An interesting-arrival-at-Bangor

or is not moved

car driven by Mr Ashe of Lisburn that a fine will be raposed if the was a 1024 Austige Tutive Touring But upon turning the shot or wich up to the date of the Rally papor, in response to an invita. had covered well over 100,000 miles. tion to do so princed at the foot, It was on time at all controls and the motorist finds a list of the prin was the second car to finish, cipal sights-and historic monuments More than seventy competitors to be seen, in Compiegne, and le took part in the event and judging bogged not to leave the town with-by, the surcese of the first venture out visiting them or calling at the the Ulster International Motor publicity bureau-for further in Bally is likely to become a popular formation.

annual adairë.

If only more drivers would renline, that a clean screen practically eliminates dazzle how much happier wo should be. Next time you are dazzled by a manino who focuece hi tamps all wrong atop your car and give your screen a thorough clean ing. You will not be dazzled again iuntil your screen gets dirty. Per

sonally, I run the wiper-in all weathers at night. With clean that a windscreen is cloan when it is little known, Most people think aureen I require none of those de-only fairly clean. For night driv vices that my brethren bay in the ing sareen wants to be spotless, bope of cutting out dangle," N. without blemish; so does the wiper,

Here, jethod of avoiding hours of darkness,

which should work all through the dazzlo from a dirty soroòn.». It is to intercept a patch of light from the Concoming car with an opaque shiold, a patch of shadow being thus

Safety first at night consists in crystal screen and properly focus, edwimps. Try them out and see You will be surprised at the differ encor

bers to obviate rattle.

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Fitting has been simplified to such an extent that motorists need hare no fear as to the roof's success

(Continued on next Column.)

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ed Pytchley products is, of course, a feature of the improved atting. Incidentally. Morris models for the coming year will be equipped with this sliding roof.

I was recently in an Osborne'

trip in such s host, it was the first though it was by no means, my Arst speed boat at Douglas and, al-

from.. run in one. The sea was time I had extracted any thrill- rough and the way that boat jump- ed from sea to sea can only be likened to being in a springless ear. fitted with solid tyres, negotiating a ploughed field at speed.

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