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MOTOR NEWS FROM GREAT BRITAIN.

BRITISH TRADE OVERSEAS INCREASING

500% INCREASE IN EXPORT OF MOTOR CYCLES.

(BY "RA C. "A

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

pawored and fully enolased cor of this type should help material ly to stimulate the demand for Brition

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1926.

A NEW MOTOR FUEL.

ritish vehicles. LONDON OMNIBUS CO'S

DEVELOPMENTS IN MOTOR TE *URENZO BBOATING, BANCİ

EXPERIMENTS.

In the course of a very int

Very satisfactory business. in British marine engines, and, instructive paper by Mr. J. D. Ross fact, complato-motor boats in the and Dr. W. R. Ormandy, read be- Overseas markets is resulting both fore a group of engineers in Lon STATISTICS OF EXPORT TRADE. one frequently finds that the from high quality and from modon, the prospects for alcohol as Some information recently winning cycles are fitted with dorate prico. On the score of the motor fuel were discussed. isaued by the Statistical Depart British engines. Thus, the winner Craig fast, ruhabout launch are scribed in considerable detail

The authors of the paper÷de- lattor, examples of the Ailsa ment of the Society of Motor of the Donzello Hill Climb in being exported complete to China, series of experiments conducted Maoufacturers and Tradera is Switzerland rode a machine fitted largely owing to the price being by the London General Omnibus very interesting as showing the with a Villiers 122 cc. engine, lower than that of locally ballt Co. in both bench and service dovolopment of British trade in which attained thie success, de-vessele, of similar type, This conditions, and by Mr. HE the overseas markets. It ap spite its small dimension, on launch, which is just under 20 Ricardo in bis ingenious vari- pears that in 1923 the whole pro-climb having a gradient in places foot long and is fitted with an able compression, single-cylinder duction of the British industry of about 1 in 3. In France a amounted to about 88,000 cars, of foreign machine fitted with a 172 Ailsa Craig 10/14 h.p. four-cylin engine. which about 6,250 were exported. c.c. Villiers engine has inwored der engine unit is capable of the Various highly interesting In that year the export repre- its own world's racord for its high speed of sixteen knots, points are disclosed by the e sented only just about 7 per cent. class for the standing kilometer. though the price in the home periments, among them being of the total production. By 1924 In British motor cycling events market is only 185 Not long that quite a small admixture of the aggregate production had the foreignor nowadays soldom ago the tender of the King's alcohol to petrol enables a very risen to 132,000 and the export to makes anything of a show. yacht Britannia" was equipped much higher compressure to be used without detonation or REV. GE'S. UPSDELL about 15.600, or nearly 12 per Farticularly in reliability, trials, with a similar Ailsa Craig in-

cent of the total. By 1925 the he is up against a very stiff pro stallation, which is sufficient pinking, while with this high- total production had risen to 153,position: A fair example of the pop that quality is not, being compression pressure 000 had the export to over 29,000, sort of thing he may expect from sacrificed for the purpose of out power can be developed than is obtainable with petrol employed ting prices. or very nearly 20 per cent. of the his leading British competitors.ia

at the maximum compression total. It will be seen that, while to he found in the fact that in the

pressure practicale in present- the whole production has been 1925 Edinburgh Run sixteen

day engines with, the last-named- almost doubled in the space of "Matchless" machines started

fuel. three years, the export in 1925 and obtained fifteen gold medals was very nearly five times as In the London to Land's End great as it was two years oarlier Run seventeen "Matchloss Lud, in fact, amounted to not less machines Κατα entered and than about one-third of the total soventeen finished, gaining ning production of 1923.

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Compared with benzole, power alcohol has many advantages as an anti-pinking admixture, and may say roughly that, where 20 por cont. of banzole is necessary. to eliminate detonation, 10 per dent. of alcohol will bring about the same result. The alcohol! mixture used by the L. G. 0.50

The success of British motoralloy piston with a fully floating of the motor. lifeboats built by placidly cropping grass. When he

Messrs. J. W. Brooke & Co., of Lowestoft, are moeting with a very wide demand for their ad- mirable range of marine motors. Recent deliveries have been made to the Suden, Sierra Leone, the Straits Settlements, Holland, Ger many, Barbados, the Argentine, Australia, and the Falkland Islands. Messrs. Brooke have redently delivered some interost and Motor Cycle Man- Some quite interesting nowing shallow drought launches to ufacturers Union, ure even more British, models of motor oycle Alexandria for the use of the consistud, of 100 parts of petrol remarkable, In " 1922 Great have recently been introduced in Coastguards and Fisheries De-and-10 parte of alcohol from! Britain exported 7,280 motor what may be called the 5Ppartment of the Egyptian Goy- which the water had been ex- cycles, while nearly 16,000 wore class. Thus the latest Rudge ernment, while another internet-tracted, there having been added! exported by America. Three Whitworth is rated at 4.99 h.ping delivery is of a complete boat to the alcohol 24 per cent, of, years later American oxports had and is guaranteed capable of engined by the 10 h.p. four mathyl alcohol, por cant. risen by about 50 per cent. reach-gaining a speed of eighty miles cylinder Brooke Empire" unit pyridine, 5 per cent. benzole, and ing a total of a little less than an hour. As normally delivered to South America, the point being a trace of colouring matter. This 24,000. Meanwhile, British ox-from the Works, however, the that local timber is available at mixture remained fluid at 249 0. ports had risen by over 500 nor compression is somewhat reduced such low cost that it is seldom below freezing point. For start- cent. and had reached the ex-for ordinary touring purpose that a European manufacturer is ing from cold, and in general cellent annual total of 46,642, by the fitting of a plate on the required to send out more than running the mixture was quite Provided that the rate of export base of the cylinder. With the the power unit to that part of satisfactory, its anti-dentonating for the first three months of 1926 compression raised by the re; the world.

qualities enabling ignition ad- is maintained, the aggregate movel of this plate and with an

vance to be carried further than overseas trade of this year special tuning up, speeds of well

Among other interesting recent

is normally possible. should amount to not less than ovor ninety miles an hour have deliveries is that of a 28 foot 60,000 machines. This year's Car been attained ab

Thornycroft standard twin-screw Show at Olympia opens on The latest Triumph produc- cabin cruiser to Vancouver. The October 21st and the Motor Cycletion has an engine of 4.94 c.c.proximity of British Columbia to Mr. Thomas Davies, a

small- and Cycle Exhibition on October capacity and is known as the de the United States and Canadian holder, of Sully, Glamorgan, was 4th, and it will be interesting to luxe Sports model. It is quite manufacturing centres, of course, informed recently that a horse see whether, by that time, still distinct from the Model and makes it very difficult for British belonging to him had become further significant figures are does not replace or compete with builders to compete in this mar-entangled in barbed wire. Thank- available...

it. Amongst special details of ket. The full construction of the ing his informant, he went to re-i design one notes the aluminium vessel in question is based on that lease the animal, which he found

gudgeon pin bearing directly on Thornycroft's for the P.&O. and returned to his bungalow a cash- cycles has undoubtedly largely influenced by

been the metal of the piston; also the other Steamship Lines. The box containing £180 had gone." their oil filler on the rear of the gear power plant consists of two victories in races and trials box so positioned that it is im- Thornycroft 9 b.h.p, engines fitted throughout the world. I read in possible to overfill the box. The with combined reducing-reversing Garment Workers' Union should A proposal that the Tailor.and | Our terms are right and the "The Motor Cycle" that among new model is marketed at a low gears and giving a speed pf, 7 send a delegation to meet the Rus-

events recently won by British price as well.

machines are the French Grand Price and should have a very knots. The vessel provides com-sian Cluthing Workers Union was

wide appeal.

fortable sleeping accommodation defeated at the Leeds Conference Prix, the Italian Grand Prix, the. A. J. S.

One of the many problems that for four, the machinery, being in of the Tailors and Garment Work- Austrian T.T., the French Twenty confront the coachbuilder is the stalled in a large open cockpit ers' Union. four Hour Road Race and the design of a body so as to be truly aft. An extension of the cabin DOUGLAS E."W:

German Solitude Road Race. in keeping with the character roof affords protection to the TRIUMPH P and Q

In the Austrian T.T., the winning istics of the chassis. North is engines, while cushioned seats machine was a 3.49 overhead more ridiculous then a body on are arranged round the cockpit, INDIAN PRINCE

valve B.S.A. similar to that the lines of that of a racing car which can also be covered by a which recently won the Three placed upon a chassis only cap detachable awhi Mile Salo AUSTIN SEVEN MOTOR Western Australia. In the very good now example of har Engineering Trade as a whole is

Championship of able of very moderate spoeds. A

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Czecho-Slovakian 1,000 Kilometer mony as between the body and in a very depressed state, the Reliability Trial ten B.S.A.'s chassis is to be found in a special leading makers of marine motors were entered and ten finished open touring body recently pro- are doing well. Thus Gleniffer without losing a mark, gaining duced for use on the 14/30 hp. Motors, Limited, have just re- ton Gold Medals, and the Team four-oylinder and short 18/50 h.p.cently been obliged to start a Prize.

six-cylinder Armstrong-Siddeley Even in those cases in which chassis. The adjustable V-shaped mand in their old-established night shift because, while the de- foreign machines are successful, windscroen, doors and stern are markets remains steady, the re- sloped at the same angle, produc- cant receipt of large orders from ing a subtle suggestion of speed, overseas and particularly from which is further emphasised by the Far East domend an increase. the well-known V-shaped Arm-in output which can only be met | strong-Siddeley radiator. Com-

fort is in no way sacrificed to by an additional shift of workers appearance. For example, the front doors, owing to the deep' wide slope of their leading edres: and the fact that they are hinged to the centre pillars, mako both ontrando and oxit an extremely 1925-26 amounted in all to ap-. simple matter. The driver's seat proximately. £165,000-about 2a.. is rapidly adjustable without the 04d. per vehicle licensed. driver moving his position, and the accommodation for tools and Hluggage is admirable.

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Speaking, at the Australian According to "The Autocar" & Transportation Conference, Mr. coming "development in the po- pular open-closed inexpensive J. F. Cousins, one of the New Zen- type of body will take the form of land delegates, said that New Zea wind-up celluloid windows. The land did not agree that there was lightness, safety and

case of

operation of this type of window a saturation point beyond which in conjunction with an all-weathe sales of motor cars could obt ther top is bound to lead to its be pushed. The number of motor extended use.

Certainly one of the most im- cars in ratio to the population was portant recent developments in much greater in New Zealand than the British light car industry is

in Australia-In fact, to make the the manufacture of comparatively low powered cars with quite ratio equal Australian aalcemen Juxurious saloon bodies. An ex would have to sell an; additional cellent example is the new Gal- 250,000 cars, which meant practic loway. Twelvo. Under ordinary

travelling conditions the power is ally doubling the number of cars adequate for the weight of the in Australia to-day, The fear that body, which is by no mioane great, the motor cars impoverished a though the accommodation is country was illusory America, ample and, in fact, luxurious, the most wealthy nation in the There are, of course, some dis- world, had by far the most cars. tricts in which the type is unsuit-Henry Ford said that America waB abg but there are many othera prosperous Decause it had so many"

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