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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1926.

19 SINGER 26

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SOCONY

MOTOR OILS

IND

GASOLINE

HILL-CLIMBING CARS.

SOME CONSIDERATIONS.

John Prioleau writes in the Evening Standard:

It all arose of the usual frultless argument in which every one of as confirmed motor-lovers is con- stantly, absurdly, and delightfully involved. Somebody anid, as soniebody always does, that the principal thing which the average man hard-worked myth, poor Soul!) wants in his motorcar to day is vibrationicas running. "The rim of his steering-wheel, the floor- fboards under his feet, and the nine; hundred and one trappings on the dash and elsewhere, which seize every opportunity to rattle infer nally must remata, lifeless, Vibra- tion, in the smallest degree, is the death of peace on the ronu.'

Another said that the ability to reach a maximum speed a little Eigher than that achieved by the similiar-seized engine of a neigh- bour was the summit of desire.

A third, with whem I am incline ed to agree, maintained that the true essence of mad happiness in driving a car lies in swift and murderous (his adjective, not mine) acceleration. "Let me have

ear with which I can, ut five seconds notice, catch up with. overtake, and utterly defeat any given car in front, and you can have the rest. Even if I cannot keep the place ahead I have stolen, I don't care. I have stolen it openly and in far fight, and 1 don't want anything else."

THE LATEST ACROSS ENGLAND” MOTOR SERVICE.

BRISTOL NEWBURY

HU 480S

XDING, LONDON:

The arrival of the Bristol to London motor-coach at Hammersmith on April 6, with one of the new London omnibuses in the background. This road service across England is now made twice daily in each direction. ("Times" copyright.)

Heath

which lies on the road between the wards by way of Walton Robin Hood and Kingston Gates. and Epsom, passing Tattenham

At one point it just qualifies with Corner and the grind stand. a few yards of 1 in 7. Followed

Jocular writers invariably Paris, April 3-A now law has

added been

to the French choose Aberdeen as the venue. criminal code. It provides that of their stories of abnormal stin- Four Hills of real steepness, one any poreon hiring a public vehicle giness. These stories of the "Bang One or two others loudly fought Surbiton, Leatherhead; and Mickle-" the battle of flexibility, of noise-ham, and then, turning sharp off of them Westerham, the best test-knowing he will not or cannot pay goes saxpence" variety have given lessness, of roadholding and of the Dorking rond {" corner hill I know for that little extra life will be punished with a minimum the town an almost worldwide

of six days and a maximum of good springing.

guaranteed to prevent anything

Upon only one point, were we like a rush star), Box Hill, that and effort and pluck which only

good cars have.

Take the car Jamicably agreed. The car of 1926 most invigorating but quite easy

must be able to climb hills bril climb. It has no gradient to speak you are told is a swift climber of Huntly.

Your superior person of, and is not, in our sense, a hill, hills and fuce it with these four who says be only wants smooth But it is the nearest thing I know

You will and out what the average running, your foolish friend who to a mountain climb.

regards flexibility as the sole Those three "delightful hairpin criterion of motor behaviour-his bends, one of which is so real as other name is Top-speed Maniac-to call for a slowdown to a crawl, your epicure who cannot abide and, with almost every car, a dráp noise these, and many other to. second speed, the woods, the specialists, in their heart of valley dropping below you, with hearts, dislike a crawler on hills, nothing but trees and steep hill! and most vehemently detest being side to see, the extraordinary | overtaken by another car of mani loneliness in winter, the illusion festly smaller capacity. A poor of real height-all make this en- performer on hills is an unpopular snaring place u kind of Surrey car, And very justly,

Alpine climb.

In the event it was decided that Then we turned down Pebble- we should go out and find a series combe, which has a reputed 'gra- of "Tat" hills, hills which cannot dient of 1 in 6, and followed the be rushed, hills that call for just road through Reigate and Oxted that effort of which only a really to Westerham. AL the top of first-class ear is capable. And Westerham, the most trying hill 11 beenuse we had none of us the know within two hundred miles of time to search farther afield and London, with a maximum and final also because it seemed to us to gradient of 1 in G, we turned lot,; tle be, more difficult, we decided, chist, and, after wandering four "fat" hills within vaguely amid bosky hills, were adius honour would not be satis suddenly and violently compelled fied with fewer four "fat" hills to scale a 1 in 5-stretch called Cud- within a radius of twenty-five ham. A notable member of the milas of London. We gave it a. Four. week-end, and here is the course

which won the prize. No. hill was

From Cudham we struck nega

to be considered "Tar" dnless its by lanes past Biggin Hill, where the erodrome is, and that famous worst"rendient was one in seven

tavern the Saltbox" left-handed | or strepens a

past Skid l, and down Titsey We left London by Richmond Hill (1 in 8 in parts), and so are Tark, we fled at legal speeds up rived back at the foot of Pebble- what used to be called in the most combe 1 in 5, so they say). ancient

A

of days the Test Hill, the top of this we turned home-

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three months in prison; and with reputation, but tho Chairman of a fine ranging from a minimum the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.fo of 1000 francs." Paris taxicab ably astonish the jesters to know

Aberdonians last year, of sixteen francs to a maximum cently stated that it would prob- drivers estimate that they are that

fleeced out of more than 17,000 "banged" 1,840,000,, saxpences franes daily by unscrupulous (46,000) towards the mainten-

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