1924-01-19 — Page 10

HONGKONG

SATURDAY, JANU

Ford

THE UNIVERSAL CAR

TwoSe ater $1.070 H.K.

Touring Car $1.130.00 Hk. In Stock Ready for immediate

delivery.

Sedan 5 Scater $1,900 H.K.

The truck that does the work and saves you money $1,150 H. K.

Fordson

THE UNIVERSAL TRACTOR You get proper Ford prices when you order from

THE TRACTOR

In various ways this will do the work of 100 Labourers. Two now here and will be on exhibition next week.

ANDREW HARPER

THORNYCROFT

Once again the sepr mary of thể wurla imuns

THORNYCROFT

is demonstrated by the recent order of the City of Tokyo for 20 Two-ton "BT" model Trucks.

This order was placed after the Government had made extensive tests on the fuel consumption, 43 miles to 5 U. S. Gallons of kerosene was the enviable record made by a

THORNYCROFT

in these keenly competitive trials,

On a Thornycroft neer, always a Thornycroft booster,

Stocks and Parts carried in Hongkong by-

Authorized Ford Dealer,

"THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED.

No. 2, Queen's Road Central.

MOTORING IN FOGS.

BERLIN LIGHT CAR SHOW.

A Few Hints."

700 Firms Represented. Sometimes local motorists en- counter fogs whilst driving on the

At the Berlin Motor Show upper levels. A few notes, by a

which, opened recently seven Home writer, on the subject may hundred Srms are represented. i therefore be of interest. He says: as agains: 580 at the last show -Neither I nor anyone else can in October 1921. There are no offer a sure method of securing: foreign exhibitors. safety when driving in a bad fog. But there are palliatives.

Last year the show had to be abandoned on account of the ya- Whether the fog be at night or certain state of affairs, and more in the day time, whether it be a particularly en account of the misty one or a London's Parti strike in South Germany, The rular." it is always more difficult, prospects this year were even. to see through a glass screen than more unfavourable. Neverthless with the screen partially opened it was decided, in the words of to give an unobstructed line of its vice-president, to hold the

vision.

show even at the cost of enorm- cous sacrifices by the manufac The reason is that the mist and turers." It was feit that a second dirt in a fog settles on the screen postponement would give curren- No matter how often you may cy to the impression abroad that the German industry was on the wipe it, it's "through visibility is immediately impaired again..

verge of a collapse, and that the Always keep your side and rear motor industry in particular had ceased to count as a competitor in lamps on, and a good strong red the world market, especially as light at the back is a great safety German firms are still excluded factor in preventing you being from the foreign motor shows. Is

A red run into from the rear.

is, however. hardly likely that the light can be seen through a fog show is being held purely for

more easily than a white light.

reasons of prestige, nor does it ap

that any unreasonable

If you get two thin silk covers pear

of a yellowish-golden tint to fit sacrifces will be made. As yet over your headlamps, they also there is no widespread unemploy- help on many occasions. One of ment in the motor industry. the fair sex can easily make these! up with an elastic band to slip over the headlamp. The material should be tight--not floppy."

The exhibits clearly reflect the class of customer for whom the maunfacturer has to cater under present conditions. No cars are being sold for pleasure purposes; If you have a spot light it Only the big business mas, the should have E similar loose industralist, and the agriculturist cover," and the beam should be can buy. The result is that the concentrated on the kerb a few medium weight touring car and yards in front of the car: how far the light car are hardly depends on the density of the resresented.

fog,

There are two curiositios, a

If you have someone else in whale-shaped stream-line car, the been the car, get him or her to watch design of which has

regulated by an exact measure- the near side kerb, and keep you ment of air currents; and another informed thus: "A yard away with the engine over the rear

two yards, lost it," and so on. You must keep your outlook axle, resembling a motor-launch

on wheels. straight ahead.

And, finally, you must aldays exercise the maximum of care and patience. It's useless to try and harry-they'll expect you to be late.

Australia's Cycles. Latest statistics show that there are 37,751 motor cycles in Australia.

COMMAND OF CAR.

ADVANTAGES OF THE *FORD",

Motor esr purchasers, careful to consider safety elements in autor bile construction, are gir. ing more and more attention all the time to cars in which the oparations necessary for proper control in traffic are reduced to a minimu

Several reasons instantly ap pear for this, principal of which is that the more complicated tha construction or the more complex the manipulations necessary for control, the greater are the! chances for trouble and even dangers in operation. •

All of which brings home the fact that nothing contributos a greater cloment of safety in motoring than the utmost sim plicity in those parts of the car upon which the control depends thereby freeing the driver from as much exertion and distraction as possible,

corners and.

B

CANOE USED AS

This canoe has been fitted on a motor chassis by kn American, who is seen enjoying a quiet snooze in it whilst on boliday.

HINTS ON "COASTING.”

How to Re-engage the Gears.

Popularity of Motoring, An indication of the growing popularity of motoring is contain- ed in the announcement that the (motor tax account at Home Fielded between 11 and 12 millions

USE THE CLUTCH !

million

A notable example of how this can be successfully carried out! is found in the design and operation of the control of the Ford car which gives the driver exceptional command in traffic, in mud and sand in fact, in In the course of an article in the sterling last year, an increase of every place where facility of Daily Chronicle on descending a million pounds in 13 months. 'control is all important.

The hills with gear in ustural, Capt. The number of vehicles for which and short wheelbase

small E de Normanville sags-When licences have been taken out is radius ensure easy turning of the gear has been disungaged estimated at 979,000, an increase convenience in the engine may be left running of over 100,000 in the 'year. manoeuvring in and out of slowly, or it may be stopped Grants of over 114

made from the parking places. There is no entirely by the switching off of pounds were excessive motion of the steering the ignition. For short descrats Roads Fund. wheel. and action, being direct, the first is, perhaps, the wiser gives the driver the "feel" of plan, for long hills the second. road and facilitates steering. Let us assume that the engine!

In shifting gears, the driver's has been left running. attention need not be distracted At the bottom of the bill, when Theoretically, of course, if the from the road ahead, as the the car speed bas fallen to about engine and car speeds are in shifting is made by his! 20 m.ph, the driver will want to exact correspondence" there is feel on the pedals and soon re-engage the gear. so that he need to depress the chatch becomes automatic and his may increase his speed and pedal at all. and the gear may be bands are at all times on the perhaps master the correspond engaged just as silently and as steering wheel In the Ford ing ascont. Now, if he attempt smoothly. But this requires very transmission there is no danger to engage the dog clutches that precise judgment, and as the. of clashing gears and it is made give him his top gear when one clutch is so easily operated it is as If the engine is stopped for the impossible to fail in accomplish-driven by the slow-running well to use it. ing a gear shift. Further, the engine) is revolving slowly, white

the other (driven by the fast-descent, which, in my opinion, is shift is made silently.

The all-important brake, chief running carlis revolving quickly, the ideal method of negotiating. element of safety, is an outstand-something is obviously going long but not dangerous hill, it

He must get the must be started before ing feature of Ford control. to happen. Operating through the foot pedal speed of both dogclutches ap attempt is made to re-engage the gear. On a car with an electric or mechanical starter operated with but little effort, it exerts a proximately the same.

from the driver's seat this pre- quick grip and permits immediate

sents no difficulty. Start the stopping of the car.

The action!

JUDGING ENGINE SPEED.

3

Buy

is simple. It is transmitted from His engine speed is probably the pedal directly to a drum on suitable to a car speed of abour engine while the car is in mation,

and then proceed as before. the driving shaft, giving the Ford 5 m.ph., and so be may, if he owner a powerful positive brake wishes, reduce his car speed to STARTING WITHOUT A STARTER and then he Bat if you have no starter then Equalization of the braking effort this figore,

is accomplished through the dif-will be able to engage his gear there are two courses open. The ferential, assuring even braking on depresing the clutch pedal in first is to let the car run out the the ordinary way quite easily.jwhole of the "coast." and then on each rear wheel.

An emergency brake, operat-But it is much better to increase get out and start the engine by

Few = ed by a hand lever and acting on the speed of the engine to suit aand in the ordinary way. the drums of the rear wheels, that of the car, and it is both drivers will enthuse over this idea. The alternative is to stop also is provided Construction quicker and simpler.

of this dual brake system is of After a little practice the quite the car before the descent is completed at a point such simple and direct design inexperienced driver will be able quite

of his where there is just enough re- that, adjustment is seldom to tell from the "note necessary and the safety factoriengine when it is running at a maining gradient to enable the ispeed to sait that of the car car to start under the action of always of the highest.

that is to say, when it is running gravity. With the car stationary at the speed at which it would at this point, re-engage top gear be turning over were the gear and switch on the ignition; then depress the clutch pedal, and let engaged all the time."

When this speed has been at-the car run. When it has attain- tained the gear may be re-en-fed an adequate speed, say 10 or gaged silently and easily after 12 mph, the clutch may be re- the usual depression of the clutch leased into engagement, and the

leagine so started. ¡pedal

SAFETY FIRST.

The better the driver the less frequently is violent braking effort necessary.

1924 BUICKS

(Four wheel brakes)

STOP!

On the 22nd. inst. the S. S.

PRESIDENT

LINCOLN" will arrive in Hongkong with a Shipment of Buicks Comprising-

FOUR 7-SEATER TOURING CARS

TWO OF THESE ARE ALREADY SOLD. WE ADVISE IMMEDIATE

BOOKING

FOR THE REMAINDER.

The Hongkong & Kowloon TaxCabern

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