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1926.

TRIUMPH

£59.5.0

TRIUMPH

4:04 TYPE P

ALL CHAIN OVE

Particulars upon Application."

Electrical.

Singapore Reliability Trial. IMPROVED Madol "P" Triumphs gained 2nd & 3rd Places Team Prize thus securing 6 out of 7 Cups offered.

Alex. Ross & Co. (China), Ltd.

Bank of China Building and 1A, Chater Road.

ALL-STEEL BODIES.

PROGRESS IN MOTOR-CAR

CONSTRUCTION.

PUCH MOTORCYCLES.

NOVEL FEATURE.

Quite a new type of motor cycle One of the most important engine is to be found in the developments in motor-car cona- "Puch" which has recently been truction in recent years centres placed on this market. It cannot round the making of, all-steel be described as a one cylinder bodies. Since this subject was machine, neither is it of the usua! dealt with in the "Commercial" two cylinder type. This may of August 27 last further progress sound rather confusing until it is has been mädas. At the present explained that the essential time at least two woll-known feature is that two cylinders ar- makes of cars on the British mar-ranged side by side to one another ket are fitted with these bodies, ara combined so us to form a and it is highly probable that single one. The forking of the) other makers will revise their pro- piston rod makes this possible, duction plans in the near future driving two distinct pistons into with the samo end in view. It the twin chambers of the special la stated, for instanco, "that one cylinder.

of our leading makers recently This system is of German paid a visit to America for the origin, and the makers claim that express purpose of ascertaining it has much in its favour. The the practicability of installing an price is most reasonable, and the all-steel body plant in this coun-Leyaeco China Company, Ltd, 'who try. America la not. alone in are the local agente; make" a being actively interested in this special offer which appears in our development. Information recent advertising columns.

ly available from France shows that manufacturers there are losing faith in the fabric type of body and, where not wholly, in favour of all-steel bodies, are guek- ing to produce a body that em bodies both principles.

The prestige of the fabric body has been lowered for several reasons. In the first place the poor quality of some of the makes

rapidly a shabby appearance, Secondly, some manufacturers went to the length of covering such parts as the radiator and the bonnet with fabric body caverlig, and heat and exposure indeed rapid wear 'out of keeping with the rate of deterioration experi-

of material used in their manu-enced in less vulnerable, parte.) facture has caused them to develop The third reason is that a ten-

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dency to warp and distort hda been more pronounced in the case of closed fabric bodies than was at first thought likely. S another reason is that the fabric. panels do not provide sufficient protec- tion to passengers in cale, of accidents. Finally, fabric bodies were largely adopted in the first! place because their use largely allowed of dispensing with paint- ing and varnishing; but, in the meantime, rapid strides have been Įmade in developing finishes and their application. Mention might The made of the composite type of body that is at present popular in France. These bodies are built! of wood and metal up to a line Aparallel with the top of the bon- tet: The upper part of the body consists of an assembly of wooden and cast aluminium parts,

All-steel bodies, it has been found, stand the strain of travel) over badly-worn, roads more than any other kind of body. The harrow body pillarà permit of much better vision in closed cars than is the case where wood is. fused. A third advantage is the

resistance offered by the steel) punels in the event of accident, Perhaps the greatest advantage of all, however, is that all-steel bodies can be stamped out in sec- tions by means of huge presses at ja remarkably fast rate, whilst the sections can be built into a com- plete body, by welding in a very short space of time. Consequent- ly, the all-steel body is proving itself more comfortable, sufer, and cheaper than bodies of any other material that have yet been evolved.

The fitting of all-steel bodies is now practicable for moderate pro- ducers. This is made possible by developments whereby the cost of producing the necessary dies, has| been greatly reduced, fewer body parts are being made, whilst weld- ing methods have been improved. These advantages, together with the more economical production and fitting of upholstery and accelerated finishing processes, mean that comparatively small producers can install all-steel bodies quicker, and cheaper than has yet been possible. Dies can now be made in a quarter of the time that was possible a few years ago. The eight dies necessary for pressing qut the parts constitut- ing a all-steel boily would then have taken eight months to pre- pare: lo-day they can be fished in two months.

To-day an all-steel body can be put together in the short space of- 45 minates To give some idea of the speed with which the various operations are performed it is only acessary to atute that "fifteen minutes is a liberal allowance for completing the rear, toniteau assembly, and this oven includes | straightening and polishing. The putting together of the rear Louneau, is the most complicated sub-assembly in the whole opera- ion The final assembly-that is, the wolding and riveting of the various sub-assemblies sóm- | pleted in less then ten minutes. The testing of the body's contours, the hanging of doors, the fitting of the floor boards, and the general inspection of clearancos, tapped holes, &c., is performed in fifteen minates, Final Inspection occupies another dve mined.

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GUM-DIPPED BALLOONS

for MOTORCYCLES

This powerful tread with built-up shoulders finds a foothold in any kind of going-up steep hills, through deep mud, sand or soft dirt, Here's real traction for you-real power and speed. And here's far great- er safety on turns, on hills and on the straightaway-than tyres ever gave you before. Now is the time to fit your machine for all roads and all weather with full-size four-ply Gum-Dipped Balloons.

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Telephone Cntral 1246 or 1247.

33, WONG NEJ CHUNG ROAD...

HAPPY VALLEY,

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World Leadership for Graham Prothers Trucks is more than a phrase.

It is a vital, practical thing that means satis- faction and money to buyers.

It means satisfaction because public demand is based on satisfaction, and the demand for Graham Brothers Trucks is growing greater every day. It means money to buyers because large de- mand means large production and large pro- duction is the secret of low prices.

Graham Brothers are the largest exclusive truck manufacturers in the world. By that fact The buyer profits

He profits by the quality that created the de- mand-and by the astonishingly low prices What demand made possible.

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