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CARS OF TO-DAY.

16/50 H.P. HUMBER.

The 18/50 h.p. Humber Saloon is u type of car which appeals to the British motorist. It has that feel and finish which speak of attention to detail in construction, of good taste, and of modernness of build founded upon experience,

There is nothing about the body which looks shoddy or cheap, and the coachwork has a quiet air ofį luxurious comfort. The rear cushion is soft, broad, and not too much

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skirts with three rings each and a This has a primer in case the pump MOTOR INDUSTRY IN] GERMAN MOTORING Nuvolari. Both drove Alfa Romeo the Italian Grand Prix and the

scraper ring. The connecting rods should get empfod. I should prefer

are of strel and the crankshaft runs a metal bowl for the filter. The in seven bearings. The sparking coil is held to the cylinder-block. plugs are fully accessible in a ledge The dynamo is below the carburettor on the nearside of the detachable and driven by a double roller-chain cylinder head. The six-branch eir coupling. It is possible to get the cular and tapered exhaust mani. dynamo out without disturbing} fold has a forward pipe with other parts. A dipstick is provided handy connexion, and a cover plate, and also a pipe to take any fumes held by three hand-arewa, can be from the crankense towards the removed for simple adjustment of ground. the exhaust tappets. All the tap- pets are automatically lubricated, and timing is by chain with an automatic tensioner.

AMERICA.

88 PER CENT. DROP IN EARNINGS.

"CARS A NECESSITY:"

The capitis of the American `motor-ear industry-excluding Ford -for the first quarter of this year show an 99 per cent. decline com pared with last year. Sales drop

Steering and Drainage. Steering is by worm and nut, with the box held to the frame, and the junction box and light oonped by o per cent.

AWG7.

Drainage of the base must be done by undoing a plug. Engine, clutch, and gearbox are held at four points with rubber-lined bearings at the

thermostatic back.

The combined fan and impeller pexions BIC not tucked aloped, and the back squab is curv. have no adjustment for the belt, ed and gives support where it is but the gland can be regulated and wanted. There are three armrests. repacked from outside. The honey The front seats can be slid, are of comb radiator is in a shell and has good size, and have flap pockets adjustable painted with fasteners and flush folding

1 footrests in the backs. A cup- board is on either side of the neat, ly grouped instruments, which in clude a petrol gauge and a water thermometer; three ashtrays are provided, and an electric cigarette lighter in front. The six side win dows give a proper view, and all the glasses in the doors will go right, down. The handles are well plac ed, and there is quick action,

shutters in front. There is a tap! There are but four brakes and the easily reached from the front under one crose-shaft, and the four are the radiator and ons for the jackets worked by podal or by a nicely on the off-side. The inlet valves are shaped lever on the nearside of the overhead, have double springs, or-speed lever. The brakes are of dinary adjustment, the cup part of Bendix duoservo type, have 14in. the connexion is on the pushrod, ribbed drums, and enbles are used the valves are inclined, and the me for the application. The starter chanism has a cover with two hand button pulls up on the top of the screws and a handle. The carburet steering wheel, where is also the tor is bolted to and below a slight horn push. Wheelbase, track, and ly veed two-branch water-heated ground clearance are loft., 4ft. 8in., box-shaped down-draught inlet and 8in., the turning circle is 83ft., manifold, and there is an air clea- the four forward overall gear ratios! The 6-cylinder engine, with its her. The waterhose connexions are are 3.80, 8.31, 14, 21 to 1, the weight reasonably handy, and the oil filler, of the saloon is 3lewt., and the

The Engine.

GRAND PRIX.

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crown.

Specials Carracioła, who won this French Grand Prix, from, gaining event inst year when driving a the most coveted triple Mercedes, covered the distance of Nuvolari averaged 110 k.p.h. (ap- 670.23 kilometres (approximately proximately 74.3 m.p.h.), 356 miles) in thr. 47min. 22sec., to To complete the final triumph for SUCCESS OF ALFA ROMEO ¦ average 119.3 k.p.h. (approximate the new Alfa Romeo Specials the

TEAM.

ly 74.5 m.p.h.), and to bent his third member of their team, Borza- winning average of last year by 11 chini, came in their with an aver kilometres (approximately 7 miles) age of 118,3 k.p.h. (approximately per hour.

In so doing he kept 723 m.p.l.). Only seven started, of Nuvolari, who had previously won whom four finished.

Berlin. -- The German Motor Grand Prix, sponsored by the German Automobile Club, was held on the Nurburg Ring in the Adenau Forest. No Britons com- peted in the unlimited class, but Earl Howe made a spirited bid to win the 800 c.e. to 1,500 c.c. class event. Earl Howe, driving his special Dalage, found that the ear was too long for the narrow hair- pin bends, which continually forend him to stop. In consequence, at the finish he was no nearer than fourth, his time for the 524.63 kilometres (approximately 23 miles) being shr, 13min 34 1-56cc., which gave him an average of 99.9 k.p.h. (np. proximately 02 m.p.h.).

This difference in the decline of earnings and sales may be account ed for, according to the New York Evening Post, by the fact that in the first quarter of 1931 the motor eat industry-again excluding

This event was won by Henry Ford-operated to about 40 per Tauber, of Zurich, who, driving an cent, of its working capacity, whils | Alfa Romeo, covered the distance. this year it has operated at 30 per in thr. 64min. 47sec., to average 106.8 k.p.h. (approximately 02 cent.

m.p.h.).

The 30 per cent, figure, is under what a considered to be the "dan ger like" because, when a plant is operated at 40 per cent, of its caps city, it is generally understood that it has reached the marginal operat ing ratio between operating at profit and operating at a loss.

During the first quarter of 1931, the enles for the industry averaged ne dollar afty-six cents for every dollar invested capital. But during

averaged only one dollar ten cents for every dollar of invested capital.

Ten of the 17 starters for this category finished.

Another Englishman. H. C. Hamilton, of Crawley, who drove an M.G., easily won the class for machines between 330 o.c, and 800

C.C. He led from the start, and

won by over ten minutes from Robert Kohlrausch, who drove a B.M.W Hamilton's time for the 433.30 kilometres (approximately 970 miles) was thr. 33mia, 20secs., and his average 83 k.p.h. (approxi mately 60 m.p.h.),

this class-Fane, Biday, and

Three other Britons competed in the

gave up owing to engine troubles. Only two in this event finished,

bore and stroke of 65 and 108 mm. which has a pull-off lid, and good price, including the sliding roof, the same period this year sales Marquis de Belleroche-but all three

and capacity of 2,110c.c., is of 15.72 nominal horse-power, but is stat! ed to be given off on the brake a“ 3,000 r.p.m. and 10 at the peak · 3,000 r.p.m. The compression ratio is 8.0 to 1. The pistons have a uminium heads and thin steel

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sized gauze, is easily reached. Near are the vertically driven make-and- break and distributor, which are eet up high yet are not difficult to in- spect. A horizontal drive is taken from here for the petrol pump.

THESE

£435,

This Humber is of exceptionally good proportions, with attractive lines throughout, and the engine for its size has dexibility, with enough (Continued at foat of next column,

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An Engine unit improved out of all recognition, giving comfortable top gear hill work. Lockheed brakom. Tools handy under bonnet. Complete finger-tip controls on steering column.

Sports Coupe

Factory Sales.

Operating at 40 per cent. of capacity in the first quarter of 1931, the industry had factory sales of about 360,000,000 dollars (£72,000,000 at par), from which they derived net earnings of nearly 10 per cent.

In the first quarter of 1932- operating at 30 per cent. of capa- city the sales amounted 250,000,000 dollars (£50,000,000) from which pet carnings amounted' to only 1 per cent.

Frequent reports, states Reuter in a message from New York, in- dicate that several manufacturers intend to enter the low-priced field, compding with Ford, Chevrolet and Plymouth.

Commenting on such statement, the New York Evening Post con-i siders that such a move at the pre- sent time is regarded as "highly dangerous.,

"It appears to be a leap in the dark," the journal says, "in the hope that it will result in increased production. It is believed to be betler to reorganise capital struc tures on the basis of present stock prices and eliminate some of the unncessary capacity - upon

which the companies are now trying to cain dividends.

Not a Luxury.

"In the face of the present terrible economic conditiont 450,000,000 dollars · (£00,000,000 M 'par) have already been spent by the nublie in the first five months of this year for passenger cars. Last year 780,000,000 dollars (£150,000,- Coo) were spent in a corresponding period.

“This indicates very forcibly that people are going to have transporta tion in spite of the devil and hig water, and should convinos sceptic, if any be loft, that the automobils has now become an economic necer sity and hot a łużury.”

smoothness and quietness, while in its livelines one does not easily realise that the engine is of but 2.1che capacity, and the ear solid- Iy built. It has not the snap of the Saipo, which has a similar chos sis and body but large engite and higher gear ratios, but the 10/ 50 has all the speed that the aver age motorist who like refinement and real comfort wintas. The on- gine kept cool and I liked, all the controls. The steering wheel is comfortably raked, and the action was reasonably firm yet light.

It must be remembered that the ear Ss not light, and therefore be tween 55 and 60 miles an hour takes some working up. Up to 80 or 10- the car runs easily and quietly, while about 23 'and 40, can be done i on second and third. "

German's Victory.

The event for cars of unlimited,

capacity was won by the crack Gor

narrowly defeated the Italian Tazio

man driver Rudolf Carraciola, who

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