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BRITISH MOTOR NOTES.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

LESS FUEL: MORE POWER

Inventor's Claim for New Engine.

Specially Written by the R.A.C. Correspondent,

The Royal Automobile Club has priced at home at £695, is deliver- recently held some very exhaused atports in most of the countries tive tests of devices intended to named at the same price and in prevent the splashing of mud from no c-so is the price at any im- cars and particularly from public portant part in any of these coun service and commercial vehicles. tries more than £710. This policy From one point of view those involves an apparently obvious tests were successful, but from sacrifico of profits, bui when we another they unfortunately proved realise that by offering such in a fallure. They were distinctly ducements, output may be con- useful inasmuch as not less than siderably increased and the over- thirty-sixdevices were tested, those hond charges of each car corros "embodying practically every idea pondingly diminished, we see that solving the problem. The failuret a development represents sound may be summed up in two son commercial policy and not merely tences from the Judges' Report:-- philanthropy.

The Judges after careful con- #ideration-do not recommend any award in either class. They have come to this decision becauso in their opinion the devices failed in the first eseential of a mudsplash guard; that is to say, no device reduced the

amount of mud a negligible quan- splashing to tity."

Flexible Six-Wheelers,

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tar sand area at Fort McMurray,

Canada, some three hundred miles north of Edmonton.

Among the quite new British small cars the "Gwynne Eight." marketed by the Service Motor Company, has a practical ad- inkamuch 43, be. vantage foro being manufactured in Great Britain, thousand ears of the same design were con. Further, many of the devices stricted and put into service in proved us logs as permanent lit-Spain, where many road surface Lings, sinch they were strained.

are by no means good and grad- dam god or otherwise put out of ients are often very severe. The action when brought into contact engine of this car has completely with a kert. The triale have enclosed overhead valve gear and cause to thank Mr. A. L. Powell, MT.

Future motorials may have reduce the crank throw. But simply serval the useful purpose is suspended at three points. The of Washington, for the greater way out, he maintains. Upon

Po' oll has found of proving that it would be futile near box, instead of being carried mileage they will get from his discovery ho has been able to for any national or local authority direct from frame, forms the for- smaller amount of fuel. For the build an engine, with double the

A NEW IDEA. to insist upon the fitting of mudwards portion of the propeller last seven years, Mr. Powell has conventional piston stroke, but Motor Fuel from Tar Sands. splash guards on 'buses or other shaft casing, two universal joints haen dipeting the construction the same crank throw ! vehicles since they would merely being interposed between the gear of models and perfecting patents

Mr. W. P. Hinton, formerly be putting up the cost of operation box and the inverted cone clutch. on his invention. Final tests

vice president of the Grand Trunk without effecting their purpose. An advantage of the method is have given him confidence enough As a result, Mr. Powell claims Pacific Railway, is now prepar- that the universal joints have to proclaim his idea to the motor these advantages for his engine: ing, says a correspondent of The only to transmit the torque ofing world.

Conventional engine Times, to ship the initial unit of Very great attention is now be the engine, instead of bearing the

As a matter of fact, Mr. produces 3 horsepower per 1000 the first plant to extract motor ing given in Great Britain to the more sevore torque accompany Powell's is not

R. P. M. Tests of his engine fuel from tar sands, into the great production and use of six-wheeled in the slower rate of rotation invention as the discovery of a have shown 33 to 37 horsepower

of any shaft between the gear vehicles of the flexible type. Thei British pioneer of this develop box and the road wheel. This is principle which he is applying tot 510 R. P. M.

2. Fuel consumption may ment was the Scammell, but there one of the now numerous British the internal combustion engine.j

These tar sand deposits are of are now several other manufac cars in which both sets of brakes and to steam, electric and water reduced approximately 70 por

immense depth and area, and 3. Thermal efficiency of the rival in turera competing in the same act direct upon the drums of motors. He has had an engine cent, at 25 to 30 horsepower.

famous extent, the field.. The vobicle consists

the rear wheel hubs. The home built on his newly discovered'

Already essentially

of a four-wheeled price of the car with complete principle and it has produced such gas is increased and applied to deposits of Trinidad.

of being lost many engineers and experi. tractor with a powerful engine

alectric starting and lighting out- gratifying results that Mr. Powell work; instead

Ess decided his idea is ready for through the exhaust.

menters havn leased claims, and and a two-wheeled trailer attach it is only 208 guineas.

commercial use,

24 Lubrication in reduced, due have shipped car loads of the ed to the power vehicle by a

to lessured load on the moving sands for testing purposes. furatable and universal joints ¦

parts because of much slower The machinery that is being over the driving axle. The first

Fifteen years ago, Mr. Powell revolutions under ordinary consent north is capable of extracting first became interested in theditions.. and rooftobvious advantage of the

250 barrels of crude oil daily. Of During last season there was a automotive engine. He had been 5. Exhaust takes place system is that it allows larger

at this, 27 per cent. will be high- lords to be carried withent the epirited controversy as to whether hiring a man to drive him almost atmospheric pressure, grade motor pitit, 27 per cent." weight on ang axle exceeding the the low priced light car would around through Montana and making use of the muffler un paraffin oil, and the balance limit which it is necessary to im eventually supplant the motor California, while he sold jewellry necessary, reducing absorption lubricating oil of good quality,

life insurance. poeo in order to protect the roads cycle and sidecar combination, and

Engine of power by the demands of from unfairly heavy use. More At that time the price of many of trouble was frequent in those liary cooling and lessening

The oil is to be extracted from over, the vehicle being dexible the latter were somewhat high days, and this gave him the carbonization.

the sands by distillation, after instead of rigid, greater overall In addition, it is correctly argued opportunity of pottering about the

which it will pass through a length can be permitted with that the driver of the light car machine, and helping restore it to

refinery, where the produs's may *afely, even

bas advantage in respect of running order. and en", Barrow

6. Friction is reduced because be refined to any required gravity. winding rou ds! A confe- weather protection. On the other

This started Mr. Powell on his) of reduced pressure on moving The asphalt base will be sold to hand, operating costs with a good automotive studies. He took up parts. frence of this is that

Canadian paint manufacturers, larger percentage of the total sidecar combination are extreme-engineering on the side and after 7. Gres weight per horse who are at present using asphalt length remains available for usefully low and very high average be liad discovered the principle of power is reduced approximately of a rauch inferior grade. load. The system therefore compeeds can be maintained.

The University of Alberta has 8. Vibration is reduced be- bean for some time experimenting mends itself to traders who wish.ever, matters of this kind can be new engine and built the one-fourth.

engine to fit, he took up patent to convey loads of a very bulky only be settled by facts and not law, so be may be assured of full cause of elimination of the dead with asphalt extracted from the character. As compared with an by arguments and in this con-

are and slower moving parts on tar sande, with a view to using it ordinary tractor and trailer, it nection Messrs. A. J. Stevans, the coverage on his discovery....

Mr. Powell made bis discovery a slower motor.

upon provincial roads. Much has the great advantage that a makers of the A. J. S. motor in his search for greater power- 9. Upkeep is reduced because progress bas been made in this large proportion of the load rests cycles, which have distinguished the goal of many an automotive of loss strain on the moving parte, direction, and it is hoped to find

во highly in over and helps to secure adhesion themselves of the driving wheels. Con many, representative competit-engineer. He thought of the use besides less vibration and less a combination of asphalt with gravel, which will give a perfect of a longer platon stroke, but that friction. that *1718 sequently the tractor portion does ions,

meant greater crank throw, and Negotiations have already been | road surface. по falling off not have to be made unduly heavy find

of A relatively larger dead arc, where started with some tractor and truck The production of motor spirit; merely for the sake of getting business in sidecar combinations, the force of the piston reaches ite manufacturers for manufacture and lubricating oil from the ter

steep In fact, the prospects for the gradients or under bad road.com coming season are particularly limit and the engine is practically and use of the Powell engine. sands may develop into a large in- planning | dustry in the near future. At the good. The 7h.p. A. J. S. combinat a standstill. This disadvant-But Mr. Powell is The system has been proved ation solis ready for the road in age was so great that there has farther to reduce the size of the present time nearly all motor fuel successful in practice and it is Great Britain at £152.10.0. Motere tendency in some cases to whole engine, for four aul six-used in Alberta is imported from

cycliste in Australasia and South shortón, the piston stroke and cylinder passenger car use.

sufficient adherion

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Light Car or Sidecar Combination?

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How.

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bound to become increasingly Africa will be interested to know popular wherever vory beavy or the T.T. model of this make an bulky loads have to be transport- ed. The most that can be said exact replica of the successful winner of four successive Junior

ageinstit—and thepoint is not one of supreme importance is that

Tourist Trophy Races--will short-

the flexible six wheeler is lessly be available in those countries.

easy to manoeuvre accurately in reverse than the ordinary four wheeler.

Annual Change of Model :

Abandoned.

Export Prices of British Cars. It is sometimes suggested that

British car prices are unnecess Overseas motorists are often arily inflated by the practice of worried by the hig difference producing new models for caeli between the price of a cur in their sesson and lately many of the awn country and the price of the high class motor manufacturers ACID CAT in England. Some have altered their policy in this difference is, of course, unavoid-respect. For example, the Napier ablo and, if import duties are car undergoes only occasional large, the increase in price must modifications in detail and the necessarily be considerable. In Bunbeam Motor Company have. any case we have to consider the now announced that their futuro: cost of freight and insurance, production will be in serios with British manufacturers are, how no regard to the old idea of ever realising that, in order to showing something new at every regain the Overseas markets, annual motor exhibition. It in very special inducomente must be anticipated that future changes offered and an excellenti.example in the Sunbeam models will be of progressive policy in this re-in details only. The range in- spect is that of the Austin Com- cludes the 14 h.p. 4-cylinder pany, who

are now quoting chassis, the 16-40 h.p. 4-cylinder prices for delivery an the chassis and the 24 b.p. 6-cylinder, chief porta of South Afries, chassis. The homo chassis pricos: Australia, New Zealand and with

tyres are respectively India, closely corresponding to £535, £700 and £960. In the last the ordinary home prices. Thus, additional £25.0.0. is charged for for example, the "Austin Twenty" a chassis intended to be fitted 5-seater touring car, which is with a closed body.

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Saving in Upkeep.

A NASTY SMASH-UP.

This angled mass of wreckage was once a motor car, It was run into by an electric train at Los Angeles, two occupants being killed.

and asphalt of the finest type.

the United Staten by the Imperial Oil Company, 'a Canadiany subsi diary of the Standard Oil Com- pany. The one exception is motor fuel extracted from wet gas found in a wall at Okotoke, in Southern Alberta, though the Imperial Oil Company has, at Fort Normar, in the extreme north of the province an oil well which is capable of yiölding 250 barrels per dag of highgrade oil.

STUDEBAKER SALES.

A Quarter's Record. According to a report of the Studebaker Corporation, anles of Studebaker cars for the first three months of 1913 were 38,211 cars. |as against 22,801 cars in the same poriod of 1922, an increase of 67.6 per cent,

These figures indicate that| Studebaker bids fair to establishý Another sales record in 1923. The] steady increase in Studebaker sales has been the subjgot of much comment in the automobile

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BRITISH CARS.

By special arrangement with The Austin Motor Car Co., Ltd, we are now able to supply: AUSTIN Twelve and Twenty Horse Power Cars in Hongkong, all charges paid, at the English Factory List Prices.

Immediate delivery can be given on 20 H. P. Touring Models.

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world. 1921 (s year in which Alex. Ross & Company

automobile sales as a whole de- creed 45 por cont) saw" Stu- debaker sales increase 9 per cent. This record was followed by a 65 por cont increase in 1922 sales, which amounted to 110,249 Gary valued at $130,000,000 (£26,716,000).

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