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"MIMMIMMIN

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

A Privilege for YOU

Unless you live right "in the blue."

you are within the "Territory" of a Morris Dealer.

That Dealer has contracted to give every Morris Owner in his territory Morris Service.

Thus you can be certain of

(a) A progressive firm who knows that good service is good business;

(b) Good stocks of spares;

(e) Mechanics practised in Morris

work.

within reasonable distance, the mo ment you are a Morris Owner.

MORRIS

"the Wheel of the World"

from £190.

!

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE (The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Tad.) Car Sales and) Phono Service Phone Accessories C. 4759 and Parts C. 4602

MEM

HITOR MOTORIST

THE

ALBERT L.

THE SHUTTERS FRONT SH

In striving to realizo summer connections at the following running conditions for the en-points: Where the circuit of the gine in winter, this dovico la very weak lamp takes its curront from helpful and fortunately, can be the lighted system. At the con applied to practically any exist noctor, which connects the ear ing car. When the shutters, of wiring with the lama. At the such a front are closed the move-socket of the dim lamp. At the ment of cold air through the connection (usually of flexible radiator is stopped, cooling by cord) within the lamp, which convection consca and the loss of grounds the circuit to the lamp near by radiation is also reduced, body, At the lamp bracket, Ho that the engine warms up which forms the connection b rapidly although not so fast as it tween the lamp body and the doos when a thermostatic valve frame, The lamp support may be is used instead of shutters. While loose in its clamp or the clamp-

a car is running, the shutters can ing surfaces may be rusty of be adjusted to such a partly open dirty." condition that the water will, bo kopt at almost any dosired tom-

perature, within a wide range

DAMPNESS AND TYRES. Question What ill effect does

18 THIS TIMING RIGHT? Question:The timing chain of my

engine jumped its marks could not be dociphered, aprockota and, as the timing

SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1921.

TAKES BUMPS FOR COMFORT.

How hard and high doos your car bumpf Professor Merritt L. Fox of the engineering collage, University of Iowa, has rigged up an automobile to run over a continual troad- mill of bumps to decide this question. By attaching various shock absorbers to the machine, he determines the best way for the tired motorist to avoid being shaken up, A record of the automobile's bumping is pictured in jagzod curves OD · the instrument similar to a goismograph which he was studying when this picture was taken.

LET'EM RAVE.

motors in the midst of traffic. The bost of us may stall outr The worst of us may not be iustored by it.

“HIGHWAY” WAS HIGH...

to come from the name of the old The world "highway" is said Roman road which was elevated as much as four feat above the surface to premit good drainage.

and when the engine is stopped dampness have upon pneumatic the shuttere can be closed thus tyres? greatly reducing the rate of cool-

Answer: The effect of damp: : ing of the water and the engine, ness in deteriorating the rubber although in not so noticeable deaf tyros is rather slight. How- greo as does a quilted leather ever, it is sufficient to make it hood with front curtain. Numer advisable to select a dry cool ous maken of shutter fronts, hand-place for tyres, which are to be adjusted from a control on tho kopt in storage for a long time. instrument board, are on the market at vary reasonable pricesį Land are readily installable by Jownors, the front being hold in) place on the radiator face by a fow bolty threaded through air passages in the radiator core. With these manually operated mechanic re-set it by his shutters it is extremely desirable judgment since when. I have not that a radiator thermometer been able to get a higher spaed used as a guide in opening and The engine pulls well at all than 45 m. p. h. out of the car closing the shuttere. Contrary to;

widespread belief the shutterspruds attainable and ignition is front is useful not only in winter as far advanced as possible without causing knocking. Would but during the balance of the year this enging work as well as this and when once installed, can if the camshaft gear, wore one usually be kept in place per-notch out of time?

take hand brake for control levor. manently, Automatic fronts, the

Answer: We cannot be sure. We shove in the brake pedal in. shutters of which are opened and about this, although we doubt if stead of the clutch. Wo jerk and closed to maintain a constant

giving one tooth advance would we sputter. predetermined water tem-

produco better results. However; perature, by the action of 2

That's because we're not only the camshaft gear of this engine embarrased vapour thermostat exposed

by the situation bents acting as water taxis in the to has rather a large number of we've heat from the radiator, are readily teeth, an that one tooth difference we're in 30 much of a hurry to Waltor P. Chrysler, auto manu- been thrown into, but near future if the prediction of installed on all CATE, They

would not be noticeable as on naturally cost more than hand-

get out of it before we're noticed.jfacturer, is correct. some other engines. If you are operated fronts, but they relieve in the mood to do a little experi- the bonking of impatient mo- What mukos matters worse is the operator of all reponsibility menting you might find it worth torists behind us. Drivers gener- and in perfect calm start the in regulating shutter position and while forestall the effects of forgot ful-,

try one tooth advance afly do lack patience and con- motor properly. All this takes ness on his part, which may re-what results you get. Just re- when they should show their

on the camshaft gear and s00 sideration at those times, just less time than it does to tell. sult in loss of alcohol from the move the chain, turn the cam-thoughtfulness for others. cooling system or ovon more shift gear one tooth to the diroc-. sorious consequences of over-tion of its roation and replace the heating.

chain. Your first test would show whether the chango was benefici- al or the reverso.

ONE DIM HEADLIGHT.

Question:-One of the head-

lights of my car is brighter ENDURANCE TEST.

than the other. What causes!

this?

Answer: Unlase the bulbs are Ford Runs For 126 not equally good this is caused byj

İMMMİMMMİMMMMMMİM poor coalucts in the circuit of the

lamp which burns loss brightly Look for loose, dirty or corroded}

Double Traction

This powerful Firestone Double- Traction Tyre is an example of how Firestone-engineers co-oper- ato with lorry-builders to provide exactly the right tyro for overy haulage noed and condition.

Up grades, out of excavation, in mud and mire, the massive,

scientifically angled tread of this Doublo-Traction,takes hold and keeps big lorries in action, cush- ioning the load and lorry and giv ing long, trouble-free milouge.

Oporating costs can materially bo reduced by consulting the Firestono Service Dealer."

Firestone

DOUBLE-TRACTION TYPES.

MADE WITHIN THE DMPIRE

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1247,

33, WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD.

HAPPY VALLEY.

Mark

Hours.

Increased public interest in Ford products and increased salon of Ford cars wore the gratifying results of a reliability run pro- moted by the Universal. Motor Company, Ford dealer of Bing- hamton, New York.

COVERS THREE THOUSAND

MILES.

The run was made by a Ford Roadster from the Universal Motor Company's showroom. The Roadster ran continuously for 126 hours, coyoring 3,703 miles, averaging 293 miles, an hour, j 176.3 miles to the quart of oil, and 26.3 miles to the gallon of gae. Like all recently manufact- ured Ford cara it was equippeil with the standard vaporizer.

The reliability run, heralded by not a little pross publicity, began at the Binghamton police station. The start was witnessed by several city officials as wall as representatives of the Universal Motor Company.

TEN COMMUNITIES VISITED.

The roadster was equipped with a speedometer, which was Bealed before the run began. The seal was not broken until the cur pulled up at the same point six days lator.

During the six-day continuous run, the Roadster was driven through Susquehanna, Har- pursville, Port Crane, Owego, Dryden, Cortland, Marathon, and Whitney Point, roturning to Binghamton from Whitney Point and Fort Crane. The drivor wat Jaccompanied by an observor, at

all time

The enduranco or economy run continues to justify itself as a means to more Ford salos.

"NO GASOLINE TAX.

New York, Illinois, Masduohu- sotts and New Jersey are the only states which have not ad- opted some form of gasoline tax but roly on their largo auto- mobila registration for highway funde.

upset by this little accident. We But the general run of us are toso our equilibrium. We mis-

The thing for us to do is got Let them honk. Let them rave. settled, appraise our situation,

WATER TAXIS.

New York City will have motor

Considerate motorists will wait for you. Others should be made matter like this makes things to wait. Getting excited over a worso than they roally are.

THE

MOTOR UNION

INSURANCE CO LT

COMPREHENSIVE POLICIES WITH

UNLIMITED THIRD PARTY COVER

For full particulars apply to:-

-

THE UNION TRADING CO., LTD.

Prince's Building.

Phono Central 587.

Their rugged endur- ance and execptional power fit them for the hardest servich.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD

33, Wong Ner Chung Road

ولین

Happy Valley.

Columbia

· Storage Batteries

DODGE BROTHERS PASSENGER

CANS.

Special Roadster

Rondétér

381,100

1,150

Rumble Seat Sport Road-

stür

1,280

Touring (5-passenger)

1,125

Special Touring (6-pas-

songer)

1,176

The Sport Touring (5)

1,210

Touring (7-passenger)

1,320

Spacial Touring (7).

1,870

Coupe

1,286

Special Coupe

1,895

1,330

Special Sedan

1,385

1,515

Sedan

The De Luxe Sedan

GRAHAM BROTHERS COMMER-

CIAL CARS.

Chassis only (ton)

G$ 925

Chassis and Cab com

pleto

1,055

Express Body Truck.com-

plete

1,340

Canopy Body Truck com

pleto

1,366

Screen

Side Canopy

Truck Panel Sido Canopy

Truck

1,480

1,390

GRAHAM BROTHERS. 1-TON, MOTOR TRUCK CHASSIS AND COMPLETE VEHICLES:

Chassis with cab seat Chassis

Chassis only

G$1,190

1,256

with complete

cab

1,320

Express Body Truck

completa

1,516

Canopy Body Truck

complete

1,500

Stake Body

complete

Truck

1,595

GRAHAM BROTHERS 1-1/2 TON MOTOR TRUCK CHASSIS. AND COMPLETE VEHICLES: Chassis only Chassis with Cab Seat Chassis with

G$1,640 1,700

complete

Cab

1,770

Express Body Truck com--

plete..

2,020

Stake Body Truck com-

plete

2,080

GRAHAM BROTHERS 2-TON ·

MOTOR TRUCK CHASSIS

AND COMPLETE VEHICLES:

Chassis only Chassis with cab seat

cab

Chassis. with" complete Farm Body Truck com-

plete Stake Body Truck com-

plete

.G$1,760

1,815

1,805

2,200

2,200

Hydraulie Hoist Dump

Body Truck complete 1-1/2 cubic yard capa- city)

2,560

ESSEX SUPER SIX, MOTOR

CARS.

Touring

Coach (2-door).

Sedan (4-door).

.G$1,200 1,250

1,300

HUDSON SUPER SIX MOTOR CARS.

Touring (7-passenger)

.G$1,000

Coach (5-passenger)

1,950

Brougham (5-passenger)

2,200

Sedan (5-passenger)

2,440

Sedan (7-passenger)

2,500

PACKARD SINGLE SIX

MOTOR CARRIAGES (Model 426):

G$3,200

3,800

3,830

Paneten (5-passenger) Roadster (Rumble seat)

Sedan (5-passenger)

PACKARD SINGLE SIX

MOTOR CARRIAGES

(Model 433):

Touring (7-passenger)

Coupe (4-passenger)

,G$8,41D 3,440

Club Sedan (5-passenger) 3,480

Sedan (7-passenger)

Sedan Limousine (7-pas-

senger)

8,570

3,670

PACKARD STRAIGHT EIGHT

MOTOR CARRIAGES (Model 336):

Phaeton (5-passenger)

.G$4,400

Roadster (Rumble Seat).

4,500

5,500

Sedan (5-passenger)

PACKARD STRAIGHT EIGHT MOTOR CARRIAGES (Model 343):

Touring (7-passenger)

Coupe (4-passenger)

Club Sedan (5-passenger)

.G$4,660

5,640

5,780

Sedan (7-passenger) Sedan Limousine, (7-pas-

senger)

5,900

6.000

The above prices are in U.S. Currency and are for delivery ex garage, Hongkong. All prices subject to change without notico.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD. Telephone Central 1246 or 1247. 35 Wong: Nel Chung Road) Happy Valley,