1924-02-16 — Page 8

FEBRUARY 16

HONGKONG

NG SUPPLE

RESTING

Equipment

"OF MOTORS

What It

Firestone

A multitude of car owners responding to the standard of value set by the Firestone Gum Dipped Cords

showing their unwillingness to speculate" further on quality of less certain dependability.

are

Most Miles

Per Dollar

DISTRIBUTORS:

1 Ton

The DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.

THE GRAY TRUCK. 1 Ton

We are pleased to announce the addition to our agencies of The Gray Truck.

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The Gray Truck Chassis is a sturdy, thoroughly dependable job with every part designed and built especially for truck purposes. The Gray Truck represents the very last word in up- to-date light truck construction, where speed and minmum delivery cost per mile are absolutely essential. Specifications, aside from its heavier construction for truck pur- poses. are essentially the same as those which have brought to Gray passenger cars THE WORLD'S ECONOMY RECORD.

"

33.8 MILES PER GALLON

on a run from New York to San Francisco..

THE GRAY TRUCK CHASSIS

is fully equipped with

Generator, starter, battery, drum head lights, dimmers tail light, front fenders, and complete tool equipment.

Specification and Prices from

Hongkong Hotel Garage.

Tel. 32

Queen's Road,

Show Rooms

Tel. 32

The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Ltd.

FACTS THAT SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES

OFFICIAL POLICE

BUICK PERFORMANCE

BUICK PERFORMANCE

1924

BRAKING LIMITS (Tests always car.

ON DEY ROADS

ON WET ROADS

ried out dry roads)

Four wheel 10 m.p.b. 9'2′′

15 m.p.h. 20′ 8′′

25 m.p.h. 58'

brakes

BUICKS

10 m.p.h. took 2′′

10.2°

-

10 m.ph took 3'11"

15 m.p.h.

15 m.ph.

20 m.p.h. 27

20 m.p.h.

16' 84

20 m.p.b.

11′ 9′′ 20 8"

:

25 m.p.b.

27 34*

25 m.p.b.

29**9*

++

30 mph. 83′ 3′′ 30 m.p.b.

33' 8127

30 m.p.h."

T

+4

35 mph. 133′ -35 m.p.h.

+9

41′ 314"

35 m.p.b....

59 1*

were found to be registered correctly,)

1924

Four wheel

brakes

INTERIOR OF THE BUREAU OF STANDARDS TEST CAR, SHOWING FLOWMETER, IN FRONT, FOR RECORDING QAS CONSUMPTION, AND MULTIPLE RECORDER, IN REAR,. FOR REGISTERING GENERAL CAR PERFORMANCE.

Washington. Jan. -Lower than necessary is supplied under and of all bearings, these Bureau gas consumption. more depend- normal conditions. able braking. easier riding. To these three factors, of prime im portance in motoring develop ment, the United States Bureau

LUBRICATION.

[of Standards officials can tell to

a T just how much life the old! bus bas and what sort of new Just new the bureau is working glands are needed to fill her full out, for the moto: transport of pep. of Standards may be expected to corps of the army. recommenda make important contributions itions with respect to lubrication during 1924.

and lubricating mediums. Much

With new equipment that has of the overhaul expense of a been developed by experts of the motor is due to faulty lubrica. bureau's automotive division.tion.

studies of engine and brake per- . The bureau's present study formance and of riding qualities covers the question of what oil can be carried on to a nicety characteristics influence the rate never before possible.

at which carbon is formed. It is tests may be From the standpoint of safety, hored simple

by which tbe the formulation of standarized standinfized braking requirements is perhaps motorist can estimate to what! the most important one before extent carbon formation is back the automotive industry, experts of his engine troubles..

of the bureau agter. With the On this point it has been estab development of four-wheel brakes, lished that the rate of carbon a large and their ability to set the car formation depends 20 up on the radiator cap" by short extent on the temperature of the stops, there is danger that drivers metal parts with which the oil There is a will demand unreasonable short comes in contact. stopping distances.

point at which carbon forms

In recommending adoption of rapidly. If the temperatures at brake regulations, the guiding these points are too high or to:

for factor should be the effectiveness: low

carbonization. little

of brakes under ordinary can- carbon is formed. ditions they hold.

SPECIAL INSTRUMENT.

To assist the bureau's studies of motor performance, bureau acientists put them through tests phy- To determine the relative effi- not unlike that of a

takes your tem- ciency of various braking systems, sican who brake materials, etc., Dr.-W. F. perature, records your pulse, James, chief of the automotive sounds your lungs and otherwise division of the bureau, has devised gets a full record of your anatomy adecelerometer," which mea-and its performance before mak- surers the slowing effect, or de-ing a diagnosis. celeration of brakes under all With a decelerometer ander conditions. Tests now being car- the front seat, to gauge brake ried or include studies not only efficiency, a flowmeter camera at of bracking systems and materials the driver's feet, picturing every but also of the comparative brak-1 drop of gas that goes to the ing efficiency of balloon and high-carburetor, an air gauge on the pressure tires.

Itop and a multiple recorder in the The desirability of brake equa. tonneau to register the tem- lizers, which would give the same! peratures of air, gas and water grip to brakes on both sides, also!

is being studied. From these studies, it is planned to work out! a set of reasonable brake regula- tions which may contribute mater- ially in reducing auto accidents.

In developing easier riding qualities in cars, particular atten- tion is being given both the spr- ing suspension' and tire equip ment. Tests with the new low- pressure "balloon" tyres are being conducted to determine their relative rolling resistance, their! effect on braking and steering; ent general car performance. If. these tests show their easy- riding qualities are pot offset by other conditions. the general design of spring sus- | pension can be altered to provide a much more smooth-riding car! than any now on the market.

GASOLINE TESTS.

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With the decline in prices of gasoline. there has been a de- crease in interest as to methods for reducing gas consumption, bureau authorities state. this condition is recognized as. temporary, since the available supplies of gas are certain to make greater economies in fuel important within the next few | years."

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Decided economies · can effected, bureau scientists declare i through improvements in car buretor, manifold and transmis- sion designs and by better lubrication. The American's un- | willingness to shift gears, his demand for a car which will take him up all hills in high and an engine which is always ready for maximum performance, wastes

(Speedometers were tested before and after the test and BUICKS hundreds of millions of gallons

THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON TAXI-CAB CO., LTD.

of gas annually. Carburetors are adjusted to give good performance under the worst conditions, with the result that richer mixture

We

[MOTOR BUS. ENGINES

Some Instructive Figures.

As an indication or the rellability of modern omnibus engines, some instructive figüres have been supplied by the garage superintendent of the Edinburgh Corporation Tramways Depart=" ment, which possessses the largest municipal 'bus fleet in Great Britain.

Batween May 8, 1922”, and September 13, 1983, a model "5** AE. bus covered 45,342 miles, " during which period the engine was never once taken down. A (provincial". "S" type double- [deoker, ran 32,316 miles between October 8, 1922, and September | 15, 1923; another A.E.C, of similar pattern, covered 55,918 miles, between June 3, 1922, and September 15, 1993. In neither case have the “A.EC. : engines | been taken down..

Of course, the necessary runn- ing adjustments have been made from time to time, but beyond these, which are merely part of | a properly organised maintenance system, theˆÃ. E. C. engines have received no attention whatsover.

SAFETY FIRST.

Good four wheel brakes, are an excellent aid to road safety. Good foresight is even better. It can be cultivated by careful observation.

TRIUMPH

1924 Model Motor Cycles.

Just Arrived

4 H.P. Triumphs Model S.D. equipped ready for the road with

Electric Magdyno Lighting Set

Roller Chain Drive, 3 inch Tyes. Price:-H. K. $800.

SOLE AGENTS

Alex. Ross & Company,

(China) Ltd.

Bank of China Building, Duddell Street. Telephone C. 2487.

have a large stock of 6 and 12-volt batteries for the following

"other cars:

Auburn

Briscoe

Buick

Cadillac

Chandler

Chevrolet

Cleveland

Dodge Brothers

Elgin Essex

We will promptly

Ford

Gardner Hudson

Hapmobile Marmon Maxwell

KoLaughin Oakland

Overland

Packard

Paige

Studebaker

"AND many

bulld you a battery

from our large stock of Columbla battery parts

$3

and to your precise require-

ments, provided we do not have In stock the exact battery you need.

Columbia

Storage Batteries

YOUR NEXT BATTERY SHOULD BE & COLUMBIA'!

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR COM ANY, LTD.

Expert and Constant European Supervision

A. J. AHE

Telephone Central 3950.

Service Manage