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Brakes

1925.

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THE FIRST SHIPMENT

Arriving by EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

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THE YEAR'S MOTOR LESSONS..

FXPERIMENTS IN SPORT, SHOWS, AND LEGISLATION.

(BY H. HABBAC VUIST IN THE **OBSREVER.")

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY

The New ESSEX

What Experts Here and Abroad Say About It:

**Hudson has produced a supər Essex

It looks like the pro-

verbial knockout."—Frum Automobile Topics. "The New Essex is a revelation of performance, ease of riding and of

smoothness."- From Motor Age.

**Steors easily even on loose gravel at 50 miles per hour.”--From Motor World. "A wonderful value-a car of which Hudson onginoors have a right to bo

proud."--From Motor Life.

"Possesses qualities I didn't believe could be incorporated in a closed car

at the price."-H. A. Tarantous, in Motor (U.S.A) And "MOTOR" of LONDON, ENGLAND Saya⠀

pension, the sturdy frame, accus- sible power unit and componouts,

oil system of chassis lubrication, general finish of chassis and bodywork, and the remarkably low price.

bost has been taken up by the Marine Motoring Assoolation by the Institution of the Duke of York's trophy, the firstraön in con neotion with which were held in Ter Bay in July. They served the valuable purpose of providing Information as to how to organi40. theso races in future youre, and. concorning what types of boats to On an averago, in this country.design. In other words, wo did motor traders in cars built abroad net discover all the could be goi havo fared even worse than have qut of this class of boat to dato, Britishmotor manufacturers. Once was proved by the spoods at- But we know how to of the biggest importing Arms has tained. lost £200,000, yet it has undercut P ocoed bettor for the next rasing and epollt the markot for all. The in July, 1925. primo cause has been the chop. In connection with the congos- ping and changing of Govern-tion of traffic in the world's mot- monts. It la impossible for ropolie a acbomo han boon forth- businoes to flourish when the coming for utilising the most individual trador does not know obvious of London's highways for where he is, because that atato of passongar trafic, the Thames. confusion also confounds the It, was turned down. The main

"For a very considerable timo buyer. Of couro, far too many reason for the Committop's re- cara have been built in the world. commending it for rejection to the ho Esox car has been one of Equally of course, a far greater London County Council was such the most popular American umbor of cars has been taken as the Counell could not endoras, productions marketed in this into use the world, over, as in therefore the mattor has been country, and has won an onvi- this country, than in any previous referred back to the Committee able name for reliability and twolve months. Prices have in question. That means thore road performance. Good as the como down to an unprecedented will be a now chapter next your. four-cylinder model has proved to be in servico, however, the oxtent; and we have proof that; This country continues to have manufacturers have superseded tho facigry and labour resources the largest motoring organisation it in favour of a six-cylinder of this country are such that, in the world, the Automobile model. It represents a very if this at present defenceless Association's mombership having great advance in design on the and proved koy industry roached a quarter of a mil-old car. and is one of the mont wore safeguarded by an offective lion. The Royal Automobile interesting American vehicles tariff,as it is in other countries, Club has done orcollent work, and that has ever been improted still thore would be no possibility has conducted 1,000 miles here. chiefly on account of the of holding the public to ransom. standardised stall car trial fact that the engine is only just We have both the shops and the Wales on an admirablo schemo over two litres capacity. mashinery to build yearly at least over well selected roads.. It was

Outstanding features are the twice as many cars as we could not its fault that neither the in- tako into uso in this country,dustry nor the trade support: d it' theroforo there would be plenty in representative fashion. The of internal compotition. Of course, Junior Car Club's 200-miles raco It is the most talked of car over brought out by the assurance of the homo market at Brooklands was run at a Eosox. Old owner say it duplicatos the pep and in essential hafore sufficiently record speed and proved a Dar-dash of the former Essex up to 50 miles an hour, big-scale production can he raca triumph in the 1,509 c.o. while far surpassing it in amoothness and riding ombarked on, particularly in the engined class, this avont being osc. caso of a country like this, with now recognised abroad as one of Thousands who examine and ride in it daily The World's most popular Solo 1925 Model its unprecedentedly heavy taxes the annual first-class internation- are proclaiming qualities never expected in a andigh labour costs per unit of a fixtures. The winner. Mr. car of its price. They call it the easiest ridłog output.

Kenolm Lee-Qumors, whose car they ever know. Safo, comfortable and racing record is second in sporte-stoody on all roads at all speeds. A special · manship to none, has now retired from the sport. Neither at home nor abroad is it possible to dis- cover his succossor.

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INDIAN SCOUT

POWER INCREASED — PRICE REDUCED.

Abundant increase in Motor Power without increasing

cylinder displacement.

Romoveable cylinder head Rocardo type, large Exhaust

and Intot Valves.

Improved clutch, greater plate area, Wider Valvo Cams,

providing better romoval of exhaust gas509. Improved front spring fork constructions with longer rocker

leverago and rebound check.

Heavier Valve Springs, Interchangeable with those of the

Chief and Prince Model.

Improved saddle suspension insures riding comfort and

lower riding position.

Chief and Scout can be delivorod from Stock.

SUPERCHARGER BUSES FOLK-

SHADOWED.

As to the product itself, 1924 has shown that inore power, more spood, and mora economical

It has been a year of very in- running can be got per unit of engino volume than before; also teresting experiments in rogard that the use of overhead valves to motor shown, no fewer than and the standardisation of higher two of which have been held in Kelvia Hall, Glasgow, because engine compression make for

at the beginning of the year the oconomy, durability, bottor quality, and batter performance usual exhibition was organised To this country belongs theat the usual date and in Novam honour of having proved, in bor the now soaron's exhibition was held two-and-a-half months a purely experimental fashionhead of the ordinary time.. through the onterpriso of

IL proved

close the Sunbeam Company, tha the supercharger can be made of to Olympia to draw the Scottish public in the numbers desired uso to rofined passenger care. We have been handicapped, too and, later, to the utility vohicle,. such as the omnibus, because the by the fact that there has boon blowor need not run at more yet one more Goneral Election in than crank-shaft spood,

progress during motor show in function always and can be the London, the date of which was advanced from November to mid-

Can

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fact, it is one of the mot lively cars in which we have ridon. Thirty milles an hour or over seems but 10 or 12, so amooth is the engine, while ordinary main-road gradients can ba surmounted in excess of 45 miles por hour..

"The stoering is particularly light for an Amoriaan produe- tion, vory accurato, and AR amplo look is provided. The brakes, both hand and foot, ' could not be botter, for they Ara vory smooth, progressive and powerful in action. The transmission is noisoloos, and in overy wày the new · Esadz six-cylinder can be put down as a real delight to drive,"

"So much for the details of the chassis. A short run on the road proved to our satisfaction that the car did not bolie ita appearanes. The engine. Is vibratioaloss and' will take the car along at so slow a speed as 21 miles per hour without a tremor from the transmission. From ovon this low spood a ready piok-up can be obtained without changing down. For a 2-litre power unit the accoler- splayed rear semi-elliptic sus- ation on second is terrific; in

"Even better than my former ESSEX" say Thousands of Owners

design that will Interest you accounts for that. It starts instantly in any weather, Stoors easily. an a bioyole, Gears shift noiselessly at a touch. Even those who keep but casual track of gasoline and oil mileage. are astonghed at its economy in those respects. And the minimurn sorvico cost policy, continues these ooonomies in inexpensive maintenance throughout all the yoars it serves you.

And take a 30 minute rid to learn the facts.

2500 New ESSEX Owners Each Week Throughout the Country

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

ESSEX MOTOR

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Latest Models on View at our Show Room

and Service Station. Come and see them.

CARS

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SAFETY SUGGESTIONS.

instrument for producing pro- October. Nevertheless, the Olym-made to automobile manufactur- portionately grostor power at slow than at fast engine revolu- pia

Show pravod

MANUFACTURERS CO- OPERATION SOUGHT. The following suggestions aro absolutely ors by the national conference on tions which is exactly the op- successful, the attendance boing street and highway safety for the posite of what had been imagined only 30,000 down, which was safety of motorista.

1. Accelerator pedal should be, bofore this year.

The figures oven to the good. It g vea more show a 50 per cont. increase of room to the members of the far enough from the brake pedal power at slow spoeds against 33 vehicles with a view to buying. to minimize the danger of apply. per cent. at normal, and fast ru- Moreover, the attendance far ex-ing more gas when the driver volutions. This brings nearer the cooded pre-war figures, and pro- really wants to stop. indiroot spood genra. It will be the Society of Motor Manu-proof against slipping.

3. Both pedals should be so also of great value in dealingfacturers and Traders neode to with the voxed congested traffic carry on the admirable and varied situated that movement from ac-

work..

celerator to brake pedal should} problem: instance the importance

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duced quito as much revenuo es 2 Brake pedal should be mado OFFER YOU THE

4. Braking on severe grades, without injury to mechanicali parts should be made possible.

5. Service brakes should be easy of adjustment by the un- instructed driver.

& Lubrication should be köpt from brakes.

7. Effective windshield cloaner should be made,

8. Roar view mirror design and: position should be studied.

9. Bumpor design should be ataodardized.

of aocoleration from rest in the This has been a memorable be amooth and quick. caso of omnibuses, lorries, cabs,year in the story of the Motor and so forth.

Trades Bonovolent Fund, which In regard to chassis dovolop-was started by Mr. A. J. Wilson ment the most obvious change is in 1905, for the Prince of Wales in the use of brakes to all four honoured its annual banquet by whools Nearly every manufac. his prosence, and thoroby showed turor offer thom as standard. But his interest in this much-stressed it is plain that, from the point of, branch of enterpriso. view of design and production,{ The year closes with promise by far the majority of systoma of legislation to consolidato the will have to be improved very existing motor laws and to abolish much bofore they can be con- the more undesirable features of |sidorod satisfactory, or even safo them.

Tyres constitute that part of w motor vehicle which is tho most) unique in the whole story of post- war industry, because they aro no dearer than boforo the war, dospito the purchasing power of money having boon halved-on thoso grounds they cost half as much to-day as thoy did boforo) the war-and they are mado so much better that they havo from four to five times the average wearing life. At the ond of this year we have seen the standard. isation of the balloon tyro. But

magnificent Mills in Lancashire; the public will have to and makes its own moulds.

This control of material and quality has a great deal to do with Dunlop supremacy,

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MANUFACTURER'S

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them throughout next your before it will bo possiblo finally to appraiso thom. It. is plain that any cars are fittod with them which ought not to be, because the steering ought to be {ro-designod,"

THINGS, GOOD AND BAD, DONE DIFFERENTLY.

7. In marine motoring enterprise we have not been too guacessful. But two laudable efforts have boon made. The essential work for a maritime people to continue tho

C. 1455. evolution of the sex going, high- speed, shallow-draughs motor

IN NEW YORK.

Back in the days when New York waÄ JOUNI SJ8AM Jocomotives pulled her elevated trains, - Now (powerful alestria motore do the work, and the quaint specimens of a by gone age rust away in the gårde of iba traction comPIDY.

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RICHER MIXTURE: If you care to keep your engine Winter calls for a 'richor mix- in good condition, do not race it|ture of gasoline and air in the when starting it oh a cold morn carburetor, but dare must be ing. It is bester to permit engine taken that it is not too flob. Too to idle until the oil, thick and much. gas causes - engine, overs heavy from the cold, is worked heating," "carbon accumulation. up to the parts needing lubricant. pre-ignition, loss of powár, labk {Give the oil m'ohatise to viroulate, of encélération,