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THE HILLMAN SIXTEEN

Good-Looking Car Of Full

Dimensions

be reached without fuss. while on second 28 to 30 mph can be sttained. First is really an emergency guar, actually only necessary for starting from rest. on a considerable gradient.

Engine -5bxx cylinders

side

Top gear auffices for all or- valves, four-bearing crankshaft," dinary"work, but the constant roller-chain Camshaft drive, allor mesh third is a quiet and useful pistons with, steel structs. "cyclo-gear on which 45 to 49 mph. can nic" Induction, Stromberg down- draught .carburetter, exhaust heated hotspot, air cleaner and lencer, petrol pump fed from 14-gallon tank, 12 volt coil igul- tion. startix starting. fan, and pump cooling with thermostat

"cushioned control.

power mounting. R.A.C. rating 15.8 h.p. tax 12, bore 65 m., stroke 106 mm.. capacity 2110-c.c.

Transmissian-Single dry-plate clutch, cushioned centre. four- speed gear-box, synchromesh top and third, gear ratios. 5.5, 8:06, 13.58, and 23.5 to 1. open pro- peller shaft, Hardy-Spicer needle bearing" universals, semi-floating banjo type rear axle, spiral bevel final drive..

Brakes-Duo Servo four-wheel brakes, operated by cables, flex: ible armoured casings, applica- tion by pedal and right hand lever

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General.Dropped frame" heavily crossbraced, semi-elliptic springs, silentbloc bushes, Luvax hydraulic shock absorbers, worm wheels, and nut steering, wire Dunlop medium pressure tyres 5.25in. by 19in.

Dimensions. Wheelbase, 9ft. overall 3in.: track, 4ft. in.; length. 14ft. 8in.; width, 5t 8lm; height, 5ft. 10m.; clearance. 8in. turning circle, 38ft.

GOOD ACCELERATION'

Acceleration is really good, and trom a standing start20 m.ph. was reached in 5.0sec, 30 m.ph, in 0.030c.. 40 m.ph. in 14.2seč. 50 mp.h. in 19.8sec.. and mp.h. i 28.8sec..

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The synchromesh change into top and third is delightfully simple.

There is, of course. DO double-clutching, and there is no loss of time in effecting a quiet change. Control is altogether satisfactory, the steering sug-. -gesting 2 higher gearing than usual "At all events it is light has a sense of direction, and is steady

at all speeds. Brakes, too, are effective without being Aerce. and suspension strikes a happy medium, being easy without being too soft, so that riding is comfortable "on most surfaces.

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Seating is also comfortable and there is plenty of leg and head room in both the front and back seats. Finish externally is ali that could be desired in the family saloof, and Internally is good if plain. Equipment in- Models and Prices. -Family

cludes

necessary, everything saloon. £269: saloon de luxe such as self-cancelling direction £295:

saloon,

Indicators £360;:

and dual sports

screeti foursome drophead coupe, £370; wipers, while hinged rear win- family tourer. £279,

dows provide effective ventila- tion.

Makers-Himan Motor Car Company, Ltd. Coventry.

Local Distributors, — Western Motor Company, Ltd.. 573-581 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow,

SPECIAL FEATURES

The Hillman Sixteen is a good- looking car of full dimensions. offering

accommodation good and a performance bath refined

eclent. If and

more power and speed is wanted the 20-70 h.p. engice of 2810 cc. capacity can be bad at no extra cost, the ofly difference in the power units being the cylinder bore, which is 10mm. greater in the engine of higher rating,

The 1935 Hillman has been improved in appearance, giving an impression of lower setting, while from the front the latest radiator is pleasing and digni- fed.

The power unit is clean and simple with the "cycloric" in- duction system which has added sp notably to." the power and flexibility of these engines... "An effective air cleaner and silencer now elimirates any suggestion of power roar, and the intake. is silent at all speeds. The power unit has the three-point rub ber mounting which the makers describe as "Boating power," Actually the unit is floating on rubber, ba' with the movement adequately checked to prevent low-speed shudder.

It may be noted that the cor- recting rods are drilled for the lubrication of the gudgeon pins, which is unusual in the engine of a car of this price. Then the cooling system is provided with- thermostat andı bye-pass for qüick warming up, and the fan is carried on roller bearings. A system of air, deflectors is also employed to divert. warm air from the engine, away from the floorboards, Twin silencers are

a refinement which make for freedom from exhaust back pres- sure and a quiet exhaust..

COMFORTABLE AND CAPABLE For all ordinary purposes the h.p. engine is ample even with a full load. The car has indeed a very good power to weight, ratio, and the higher speeds are reached without- undue delay. Thus 60 mph. is always attain-" able on a clear road. and "to reach 65 m.ph, and over requires no great distance, while a maxi- mum of 70 mph is attainable although actually, the car has not been specifically designed for high speeds.

From 45 to 50 mph is a very pleasant cruising speed, and with sundiert power to main tam- this on, appreciable gra- dents, the car is capable of maintaining an excellent aver

As a moderately-priced family car this 'Hillman six-cylinder saloon represents really excellent value. Not many years ago it would have been thought very unlikely that a British maker "would ever be able to offer such

a car at such a price.

CHANGES IN THE STANDARD BOARD

At a recent meeting of the board of directors of the Stan- dard Motor Co., Ltd., the follow- ing changes in the board were confirmed. Mr. C. J. Band, who has been a director of the com- pany since 1920, was elected chairman, while Commander. G. Herbert

(Retd.). D.S.O... R.N. joined the board in the capacity of sales director, as from March- 1st.

The rest of the board remains unaltered and consists of Captain J. P. Black (sole managing dir- ectors), Mr. G. A. Phillips (works director), and Mr. Rustat Blake (director).

Commander Herbert is a bro- ther-in-low of the late Mr. R. W. Maudslay, the former chairman

and founder of the company.

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THE KING'S LATEST CAR

Following closely upon a similar order at the end of last year, Messrs. Hooper & Co. (Coach- builders,) Ltd, have been hon- oured with an order for the body- work for “Double Six? Daimler- for H.M. The King for use on State occasions.

BRITISH AERO ENGINES'

FOR BELGIUM

The Belgian Government has again placed a large order -- with. Roll-Royce, Ltd., for sero engines, which are to be fitted in service. aeroplanes being built in Belgium.

For some time past many en-. gines of similar type have been in use in Belgium in Fairey figh- ters and bombers.

Other countries which have re- cently placed orders for this type. of engine include Holland, Portu- gal and Denmark.

Second Thoughts

Friend-"Why have you given the general such a peculiar pose??

Beulptor “You see, it was started as an equestrian status, and then the committee found they couldn't afford the horse

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1935.

MOTOR JOTTINGS

EGYPT ORDERS LEYLAND FLEET RANDOM NOTES

Attractive Buses

There have recently been ship- ped to the order of the Ramlen Electric Railways, Alexandria, a fleet of Ave Thornycroft "Char- ger" class 36-seated buses, having 17 ft. 4 ihs. wheelbase, 8.25 ins.- 22ina, low pressure tyres, left- hand steering, and the makers' latest 100 h.p. overhead valve six- cylinder petrol engine,»

The body work for this order was entrusted to the Brush Elect- rical Engineering Co., Ltd., of Loughborough, and this firm built them to the railways' own spe- cinentian.

Of somewhat unique design, accommodation has been provid- ed for seven frst-class and nine- teen second-class passengers, each class having separate ent- rances and divided by a frosted glass partition with a sliding door. The entrances to the res-" pective compartments, are adja... cent on the near side and each is provided with a hand-operated folding door. The driver is ac- commodated in a separate, cab formed by a framed partition and a full coach door on the near alde for quick entry and exit. On one vehicle the Thurgood patent opening roof has been provided, with all Arst-lass seats facing' forward in pairs, except for one.. single, seat immediately on the driver's right-hand side. The up- holstery is in real antique red leather, the cushions being deep ly sprung and the semi-bucket seat backs well stuked and pad- ded.

Good Ventilation:

Special attention has been paid to ventilation and protection from the heat of the sun, and it is not- "Iceable that all main windows have been made to drop their full depth, and five Flettner zoof.type air extractors assist to keep the interior cool in very hot weather.

Other equipment provided in- cludes Triplex glass windscreen with sun vizor, glazed with blue. tinted glass, 4-inch glass louvres of blue tinted glass over side win- tlinds, dows, spring loaded sun destination boards and bulit-in front indicator, lettered in Eng-. lish and Arabic, Aush fitting dir-

Green ection indicators,

type and speedographs, speedometer mileage recorder registering in wind-screen kilometres, Bosch. wiper, Pyrene fire, extinguisher, and chromium-plated bumpers front and resi.

The general colour scheme is in blue and white, carried out in cel- lulosed, "Nobel" paint, the chassia and mudguards only being paint- ed black..

Another Order Thornycrofts have also recently completed. another substantial or- der from the Egyptian Slate Rail- ways' for twenty "Lightning" class six-cylinder petrol-engined bus chassis, having a 16 ft. 0 in. wheelbase and left-hand steering, All these chassis will be fitted. with coachwork constructed lo cally.

Both these contracts were plac- ed through Thornycrofts' Egypt- lan branch, established in Cairo.

WORLD'S FASTEST.

WARSHIP

What is claimed to be the world's fastest warship travelled faster down the Thames recently than any boss has ever done be fore.

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She was a new motor torpedo- boat, built at Hampton, Middlesex, by Messrs. John I. Thornycroft and Company for the Blamese Navy,

minster Pier to Purfleet she rea and during a trial run from West-

ched a speed of 42,4 knots or a little over 50 miles an hour.

The "tests were carried out un der the direction of Commander R. Leyland bead of the Ann's Marine Department. Earilerin the day the boat had been in spected by Siamese naval officers.

Crew of Fire

The vessel is the latest and most economical development in light #ghting craft. With a crew of Ave and a displacement of only 15 tons, she carries two 18in. tor- pedoes, two depth-charges, four Lewis guns, and the latest smoke- screen appliances,

Designed for coastal work, she has twin 12-cylinder engines of: 500-hp each with a cruising

- range of 300 miles at an average

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For Persian Serice

Leyland Motors, Lid, is fortun- ate in having an extensive over- seas.organisation, if only to keep it fully conversant with the con- ditions with which road transport is faced in many parts of the world Even so, it not intre- quently happens that this com- pany considers it advisable to send factory representative overseas to study, local conditions for any

particular specialised work.

Such a case occurred recently, when the Anglo-Persian Oil Com- pany. Ed. desired to place in- structions for a fleet of tankers and pipe carriers... The task of. investigating these conditions was undertaken by Leyland's assistant generti manager. Mr. Henry Spurrier, Junr, who, in company with Anglo-Persian representa tives, spent a lengthy period in the Persian oll fields.

Large Load

As a result of these investigations it was found that vehicles were required for operation on a \sys- tem of roads owned and built by the operating company itself in Persia and, whilst it was neces- sary for them to be constructed with a large capacity, they had also to be able to traverse without difficulty steep mountain roads On abounding in hairpin bends. one stretch of road no fewer than 45 such bends occur in a run of ten miles. Leyland Motors, Ltd... was entrusted with the order and in close collaboration with the customer constructed a Beet of four-, six- and ten- wheeled vehicles, consisting of two 1,250-gallon four-wheeled tankers; one four-wheeled pipe carrier; three, 15-ton articulated ben-wheeled goods vehicles; one tenwheeled 4,000-gallon tanker. and two six-wheeled. 3,000-gollon tankers.

Double Drive Chasis Probably the most interesting of the feet are the dual-purpose, articulated, ten-wheeled 15-ton goods vehicles, which are intend- ed for general transport work or for pine-carrying and will oper- ate from the Anglo-Perstar base at Abadan, on the Persian Gulf, where material för inland sche- mes is landed. These comprise a six-wheeled double-drive tractor chassis and a four-wheeled trail- ing bogle, mounted on the tractor by a turntable. There are two of these bogies for each of the vehit- cles, one being a heavy frame- work on which pipes measuring 40 It. by 2 ft 6 in. may be mount-“ ed, and the other a flat platform, body for general work. Despite their great length and bulk these vehicles are so signed that they can be turned in the remarkably small space of fifty feet. Power-- ed by 1-litre Leyland petrol en- gines of 150 b.h.p., the tractors are braked on all six wheels and also have special braking attach- ments on the trailers.

As the vehicles will frequently have to travel long distances over barren desert they have been fitt- ed with a reserve oll, tank. The larger tankers. which will also travel long distances in convey, and which will be worked for 24 hours daily, have a crew of three. drivers to each vehicle, and a Specially-designed sleeping bunk has been provided inside the cab, with "comfortable, upholstery and adequate. ventilation.

ECORDS STILL

UNBEATEN

It is interesting to note that in recently published liste of British and International Class, motor- car speed records, no fewer than 18 out of 22 records in Class B (British) still stand to the credit. of the Leyland straight-eight record breaker, built many years ago by Leyland Motors, Ltd, the commercial vehicle manufactur- ers. This car also holds the In- ternational Class B 10 miles fly- ing-start record at "a speed of 126.03 miles per hour. Nearly eight years have elapsed since the death, at Pendine Bands, of the late Mr. J. G. Parry Thomas, who drove and "designed theas Leyland cars.

31 40 knots. She also has an 20- xillary engine, wireless, and a se- parate.

LARGE CAPACITY

VEHICLES

Since the new Scammell rigid 6-wheeler and articulated 8 wheeler made their appearance at the Commercial Motor Exhibi- tion at Olympia in the autumn of 1933, both types have been put into service by some of the oldest and most experienced transport users in Great Britain

Included in this category are such well-known concerns as the General, Post Office," United Dair-" ies, Lt, Mesars Bass, Batelit & Gretton, Nestlé & Anglo Swiss Condensed MHL Co., J. W. Cook dz Co. (Eastern Rziadways, Ltd.), 400. In addition, a considerable number of the articulated 8- wheelers have been supplied as tank wagons to Messrs Shell- Mex and B.P. Ltd.. The Anglo- American Oil Co... Anglo-Persian on Co... Asiatic Petroleum Co

These Scottish Oils, Ltd, ho machines embody the exclusive Scammell principle of frameless construction, whereby the wheel and axle gear is mounted direct on the tank, dispensing with the ordinary chassis frame.

This form of construction en- sures

enormous lateral rigidity with, of course, an entire absence of the flexing and distortion of the chassis frame which so often results in the springing of joints and seams on the tank. Con- siderable saving in weight is also efected. The firm introduced this method of construction many years ago and have supplied tank wagons for almost every concely- able vehicles in Britain. Special linings are provided in the tanks, intended for the carriage of cor- rosive fluids and edible liquids.

MOTOR NOTES FROM GREAT BRITAIN

An Interesting Comparison

a result of Sly Malcolm knew on which all his car was Campbell's new speed record of running..

The cars were run in, side by 276.8 m.p.h. with the Rolls-Royce- Campbell "Blue Bird, there has side, at 30 mph for 500 miles. been a lot of interesting discussion then the engine oil was renewed on the reason why this car re-, and they did a further 50 miles at quires 2300 hp. to makë 300 mph., 40 mp.h:. The sumps of both

the possible, whereas German cars were then completely drained Auto-Union achieves about 200 and the oil filters removed and not m.ph with an engine developing replaced. The care were then only about 450 h.p.

driven round the track at 30 In The Autocar's Tecently this m.ph preceded and followed by subject was very lucidly deals with' observers. At 9.8 the engine of car B failed as the result of inter- by Reid Railton, the, Brooklands designer of Sir Malcolm Camp-naj kreakdown, but ear a continu- bell's car. He points out that to ed to lap at a speed of 30 m.ph.. make the Auto-Union capable of until it had. covered is ..... distance 300 mp.h., the horse-power would of 16 miles, when an internal have to be increased from 450 to breakage occurred. about 1,500, while still assuming that the car remains otherwise unaltered. In other words, the much larger engine would have to take up no, more, moOM thin the 450 hp unit, and no alloy ance be made for larger tyres and the extra weight involved.

Upon examination the condition of the two engines was almost identical after failure; the big ends had run, but stoppage: waS due to seizure of the camshaft, while pistons and cylinders were found to be still in good condition: Under this worst type of neglect Making a slight allowance for the demonstration proved that the larger engine and tyres, however, Germ out am with its extra the result would be to increase the "olliness represented an advan- frontal area of the car by about tage of about 80 per cent. 35 per cent, so that the borse- power required to propel the car is thereby increased in the same. proportion--that is, from 1,500 to 2,000 hp. or only 300 h.p. less than "Blue Bird".

THE IMPORTANCE OF **OILINESS?

The famous Brooklands track by the way, was recently the scene of a very convincing demon- stration supervised by Professor AM, Low, the well known -scièn- tist, of the extra "olliness" in "a lubricating oil.

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*He Qualified Motorist "I want a

chauffeur who can think quickly in an emer- gency."

Applicant—"That's me, siri. I "never smashed a car yet that I couldn't think up an A-1 excuse im five seconds."

Kitty, Kitty!

Rae Fae says her face is her fortuné."

MacWeil F'm sick of hearing " hard luck stories"

Two brand new 1935 Austinis were selected by the makers as being almost identical in engine performance during tests. One,

Old Nick Threatened car A, was filled with Germ oli. Esther Longbotham, professional made on a special process for in- girl wrestler, of Amarillo, Texas, crensing

"olliness" while the has given up the wrestling ring to lubricant of car B was a first become an evangelist. grade poll recommended by the She announces that, having Woman-“Ay, "lass--tell -’Im is makers of the par. Throughout throw many male wrestlers fr mother's 'ere, frue" Wigan."?

the trials neither of the drivers · Texas she is out to throw the devil,

Buy British Attendant-"Do you wish to con- ault Woosung Pootung, the great Chinese mystic?"

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