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MOTOR CYCLE NOTES.

SMALLER SHOW AT OLYMPIA,

WHY IT SHOULD NOT BE DROPPED.

BLAZING CAR IN

RAVINE.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1931.

SPARKS

FROM THE PLUGS

RIVER DEATH MYSTERY.

A car found blazing in a 200-feet | deep ravine, its driver's body found

in a river 40 yards awag-

STARTING ENGINES in toneconds of operating the

IN WINTER.”

SOME SOUND ADVICE AND PRACTICAL HINTS,

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BY CRIB."]

OLYMPIA MOTOR

SHOW.

APPEAL OF THE SMALL CAR.

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SOME BRILLIANT NEW MODELS OF THIS CLASS.

Morris Minor, The 8h.p. Morris Minor" was seen in all its glory of an exhibi- tion polished chassis, also as a two seater and a conch-built saloon with sliding head.

starter button, but nothing except oscillation of the hand throttle. would keep it running; and if it ones stopped is migh not restart so easily. This autunun he is driving a different dar, on which the hand throttle is screw knob, which canant be oscillated. Ou the Bret cold morning it started promptly and stopped almost immediately, after which it displayed consider. able mulkiness about restarting. would always keep going if he kapt supy only the large hall of this vast william, Ditchfield, Morris (28), all the coquettish habits of the modern out with a certain rhythm. There have catered for this market, writes new

The jury found that the victim facility is in sharp contrast with Pulling the strangler knob in and ironmonger, of Rainford-road, St.

This was the baffing mystery which a corner's jury fought to The motorcycle show will open solve at Mottram, Cheshire, A

Twenty years ago or more any good six-cylinder motor-car engine

known woman racing driver, roady to act as guide, philosopher and friend to any visitor who sought advice on the subject of Singer car.

One of the most economical "cars : This year

all these Morris | to run in the baby clara is the 7 h.p. Minors have a side-valved engine two-cylinder Jowett, with its hori and a new radiator, which gives zontally opposed cylinders. The them quite a fresh appeurance, The petrol tank has been oarried to the rear, while the conchwork has more room, with wider doors and

Triplex non-shattering glass.

An addition to this range is a Morrie "Family Eight."

at Olympia on Noveinber 30, writes markable theory was put forward in could often be started by the simple. But axperiment showed that it of a small ear rated at less than a winding windows, glazed with has

Kirkstone" in a London journal. Contrary to other years it will oc-

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expert evidence.

building, and the palatial annexe will not have the honour of housing i

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process of switching on the ignition current from the batteries.. This

There was no wider choice at the Motor Show for thom in search hp. then at any previous exhibi, tion, as doren manufacturers,

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the jazz-coloured models of two Helens, died from downing, busgino during cold weather. In is a rod ignition warning light on H. Thornton Rutter, the London This is a new model coming between six windows, sliding roo, and

wheel transport us in

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previous

As with the wenthers of the

trade, there is leaven of opinion that

car

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Been by Motorists.

Certain it is tint this view is

The same night passing motorists held among a large number of in-saw the ear blazing in a rario fluential people in the trade and in midway between Manchester and gaining strength.

pardonable cortcomitant of the

This year the Sheffield and 60 miles from hisbe excused. There is, however, no

smaller show is undoubtedly an home. Later Morris body, slight economy move, for the trade hasly burned, was found in a river had the hardest of hard times owing yards from the car. to Gnancial and trade depression, and any expenditure whielt can be avoided is welcomed by many firma..

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long coachbuilt saloon de luxe singed on this stand, situated in the National Hall, is particularly well fitted. Its roar petrol tank an electric gauge, and its equipment includes speedometer, clock, electric horn, electric wind- screen wiper, driving mirror, and an excellent coachbuilt body with the Morris Minor and the Morris in blus cellulose with upholstery to chromium plating. It is finished Cowley. It also has a four-cylin-match. The coachwork on the dor engine and is fitted with Lock- Jowett cars is certainly roomy

The National Hall also contained heed hydraulic brakes, in order the

Beven four-cylinder that its powers of high speed may be well controlled This, by the The coachwork is finished in blue: way, is an overhond valved engine, cellulose, with brown Karhyde up holstery.

stand, so the visitor was able to Next to Morris was the Singer compare the Singer Junior saloon, rated at 7.7 h.p., with its overhand valved engine, with its neigh bouring competitor. This Singer Junior is a very nice little car, Iwith four forward speed gear-box, silent third speed, radiator,

a new type and much improved brakes

Triumph, which really is the triton of the minnows. It was shown as

A now Super Nine appeared at this two-seater in blue and grey, as well as a two-door and four-door saloon. Show, rated at hp. also the well-known six-cylinder Scorpion Triumph. The latter has under: gone several improvements, includ- ing "an increase in the width of the track and the length of the wheelbase.

Another newcomer is the Twelve- Six Triumph, which is very similar to the Scorpion, but has rather larger coachwork.as

Three entirely new models were introduced by the M.G. Car Co., Ltd, one of Sir William Morris' enterprises. M.G's have bien par- Singers, by the way, were the ticularly successful in the world of the road of the chassis of these first to place the petrol tank at sport during the past season, small cars, so that now their ex- visitors to this stand took greasample has been followed by other

makers. interest in the 8.33 hp. Midget.

There was also a Singer Junior Occasional Four. The chassis is special saloon. whose four-cylinder of entirely new design, being engine is rated at 8.9 h... is built similar to the famous Montllery glass throughout on its saloon wheel drive.

on similar lines, has Triplex safety Mark II. Midget,

couchwork, leather upholstery.

the dash, which goes out when the forning Post Motoring Correspon- former days commercial fuels, wore that there was insufficient evidence of low specific gravity and vaporisngine reaches three or four hus to show how the car came to heed much more easily at winter tem

drod revolutions. It glows red on fire,

once more as the engine threatens Ever since the Austin Baby porntures. The ignition coila wero It was stated that on the day of often of the trembler type, and it to stop. By watching this tiny Son proved itself a thoroughly strong the accident Morris left his business they gave far more trouble than lamp and pulling out the strangler useful vehicle, the public realised after telling his brother he was to the modern patterns would at any for half a second whenever the lamp that the rail car was not as un- as they thought it annual exhibition". has lost its give a test to a prospective buyer rate emit a shower of sparks in a begins to glow, the engine can be comfortable appeal, that with new models of his car.

must be from its diminutive size going out to 'agents so far in ad-

motionless engine." The moving kept running until it is warm Before leaving he filled bis tank parts of an engine were a much enough to settle down to a stendy The present small cars are really vance of the show itself there is

tickover. This oscillatory treat only small chassis with large coach and two patrol tine. no reason to hold the show, and

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ment is typical. Almost every on work, as this year considerable that it is from a business point of

light a comparatively thin oil

xine demands something of the kind improvements have heen made by view waste of money.

would be employed with safety.

when it is sulky and cold, The every maker in their coachwork du Sluggish starting is, therefore, a

technical explanation probably is,

snow for in a fine carburettor supermodern car and can readily that at a steady speed crystals of excuse for the wanton damage passage concerned with the slow which an unintelligent cwner in running device; and such crystal

iets on his car through his failure are dispersed by the sudden change to study its little caprices. Such in running conditions when the Two petrol tins, one

an owner will keep the starter but throttle is wobbled of the strangler cap removed and nearly empty, zon depressed until the enormona is pushed swiftly in and out. Both were found near the went. Some drain on the battery buckles the these engines on any other treat distance from the car was a box plates; or he will put the strangler ment stop almost immediately after of cigarettes.

in action for a couple of minutes 4 docile original start unless some French Firms' Blunder,

A Manchester motor engineer till an inrush of fluid petrol has form of oscillatory treatment is ap- The contention, however, that un giving expert evidence, and he washed all lubricant away from his plied. Both can be coaxed into annual exhibition is wasted money thought that the car did not take pistons and eylinder walla. Te docility on ten seconds' work by has many flaws. It is a vast show-fire until after it had come to rest, should understand that every petrol the electric starter if they receive room not only for potential buyera His theory was that the car was engine demands study and becomes what I have called oscillatory at home, but for the world market, prepared on the road to cateis fire, docile when it is handled intelli.treatment. `und as such, while possibly the and was started over the verge of gently. netund sales cannot be definitely the precipice. Morris was not in

Coaxing the Engine, computed as the result of the show, the vehicle at the time, but climbed In the first place, the engine! Of course the application of beat its psychological effect is enormous down after the ear, either because should faen the winter with special in many different forms strikes at

The only case in which a motor it failed to fire or in order to de-preparations for easy stating. Its the whole root of the trouble--novol type of running boards. show has been chopped, and the posit the petrol tins in the blaze.

pluga should be in first-class order, namely, freezing of the gas charge. There were also two 12 h.p. six-h.p. Visitors to this stand found trade concerned has had time t In his opinion Morris met is with their gaps adjusted in salt, "A heated garage is the pleasantest, cylinder M.G.'s exbibited, realise its detrimental effect was death by stumbling and falling in either coil or maqueto ignition; the but by no means the cheapest solu about eight years ago, when the his hurry and anxiety not to be seen manufacturers supply precise intion. Modifications which cost far Paris motor car firms.dropped the near the debris.

formation on this point, together less consist of using a safety lamp exhibition. It was the first step to

with a simple feeler gauge. The inside the bonnet, a remedy which wards a loss of world trade which

'slow-running device of the `carisuret. also eliminates the bogy of a frozen the French firms have regretted

tor should be set by a competent water system. It is also possible over since. Strangely enough, the A doctor who held a postinorlyin

mechanic; the setting which was to use an electric resistance heater lesson has been lost on the French examination

that Morris motor-eyele trade, who have not could not have been in the ear when ferreet when the car was delivered in the inlet pipe. Such heaters are held one this year. It may be a it fell over the precipice, or he becomes incorrect after about 300 marketed in the form of special fact that it is detrimental to French would have been killed by falling milos. The lubricating oil should washers for insertion at the joint trade to hold a show each year, over the houlders,

he lighter than the summer grade. but so far as the British motor- It was stated that on the tragic The contact-breaker should be per- cycling public is concerned it has morning a St. Helens policeman fectly clean and it precise adjuste been educated for 25 years or more served Morris with a summons torment. But when all these items,are and common sense, they.imply no to expect constant progressive im- arrears, in connection with the provements in models every year, maintenance of the child of a sin perfect condition the engine will serious dinin on the battery. I

and the world looks to Britain for the same thing, and to drop the show would be to destroy the great est advertisement the British motor cycle has.

The Smaller Show.

A Summons.

Helens woman,

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still be capricious whenever it is Morris' fiancee said that he told cold, and any attempt to start it her of his trouble soon after they on a November morning will def became acquainted, two years ago, mand coaxing. In competent bands and she forgave him.

it may stop repeatedly and misfire" deplorably for three or four minutes

Electric Resistance Heaters.

between carburettor and induction manifold. They take their current from the car batterien, and, if they are employed with restraint

often wonder that manufacturers do

not adopt them as part of their standard equipment. The trade de- fence is that a duffer owner will, forget to switch them "off" after abarting and wreck the accumula

What is good for the Fronch will not be so large, but motor-before it is ready to pull property tor, whilst the heater element re- goose is not always good for the cyclists who think that because of British gander. The French dis this curtailment of space the dis play has always been a

play of transport will suffer will annexe to its car show, its trade make a big mistake.

Bort of

Fewer Duplicates,

on the road. Under stupid man- quiras replacement at intervals, agement it may refuse to get 8 and it is not easy to arrange for

ing at all; and its refugal may

never warranting anything elso,

bo accompanied with heavy patrol and it was not until three or four

flushings through abuse of the yours ago that it organised any Every improvement in design, strangler and complete exhaustion thing like a show of its own. 1 every new idea, and every new of the batteries. Tia wiles therefore, understand that there is rising to a model will be displayed. The only require a little study until a rule head another attempt to drop the thing that will happen is that in show for 1032-33,

stead of having many models of the of thumb method of countering its

a spars to be slipped into position by's duffer.

It will occasionally happen that an alarmed owner presses the star-

and notices that his engine barely ter button on a very cold morning

moves. Under such circumstatices

From, the individual effect on same kind on one and there will spite is attained; and this rule-of- it is folly to dispense with hegt. firms and from the national effect be fewer. In a way that will be thumb method will vary with chas The starter-switch should instantly on world trade I hope the revoluto the general good, for the inter-gis of different makes, and tionary element is defented, for if sted, visitor will be able to see with individual chassis "of the and the cooling system refilled with even be released, the radiator drained, the show goon it will be the most the fruit without having to push unwise move the trade has over auide so many leafy hanches sterile same models.

made, and they have made many

since the war,

of educntive interest.

In every way the motor-cycle

Irritating Idiosyncrasies.

hoiling water from the nearest | source of supply. This holling It is true the amount of space at show at Olympia in November will

Last winter the writer drove a water should be given ten minutes Olympia given over to the display demonstrate what is best and car which always succumbed to to soften the hard all films before of two wheelers and three wheelers brightest and most efficient gentle osciliation of the hand the starter button in again operat (Continued at foot of next column,). British" a motorcycles.

throttip lever. It would start with, ed.

Its four seater open body, green special buffers front and rear, be panels, green leather upholstery sides a flush fitting sliding roof and green wheels and wings makend bright chromium plated At

tinga.. an attractive sports four-seater.

Miss Worsley. There were two other M.G. Midgets shown on the stand, together with Its companions on the staging three models of the six-cylinder wore the Singer Twelve Six

The largest of these isentoon, a six-cylinder model ruted, the 18-80 h.p. M.G. 6-cylinder Sports at 12.03 h.p.. a four-cylinder 10.5 Mark 11. saloon de luxe, fuished in hp. Singer Ten, together with ther upholstery, sliding roof and the special Singer Kaye Don black and cream, with brown lean Singer 18 h.p. six-cylinder and saloon on a similar chassis of 17.9 Miss Victoria Worsley, the well

MAG.

The Latest Arrivals. One ought not to conclude the Olympia without reference to two list of notable small cara at

of the latest arrivals, which are somewhat different from their or thodox competitors. One of these is the Rover hp. two-cylinder Vec-twin" air-cooled "Scarab," four-seater and the other is the French "Derby," with a front

The Rover Scarab" engine, by the way, is placed at the rear of the chassis.

Messrs. Morgan Hastings, Ltd. xhibited the Derby which is rated at 8.0 L.p. Being a fronty. wheel drive, all the mechanism is under the bonnet. Independent springing is provided on all four wheels, so the axles are rigidly fixed to the chassis. drive always gives the coachbuilder Front wheel

coachwork, as the visitor found on a better chance to provide roomy examining the four-seated saloon or the three-aenter coupé exhibited on this stand..

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