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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

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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

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(u) A progressive firm who knows that good service is good business:

(b) Good stocks of spares; (c) Mechanics practised in Morris

work.

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

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from £190.

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A tyco is only as serviceable

ag its inner tubo.

Firestone Stoam-Wolded Tubos eliminate the possibility of slow leaks and assure more carafroo miles, with fowor tyro changes. By perfecting this steam welding process, developing special tubeo machinery and using volume production, Firestone offers a tube of certain porformanco at no increased cost.

Steam welding the process by which all Fire. stone tubes are plied, replaces the old metho af acid splicing.

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Within the The Mark Empiro

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THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Tofophone C. 1246 or 1247 ...

33, Wang Noi Chung Road, Happy Valley.

FINE MOTORIST

THE

ALBERT L. CLOUGH

DON'T TOLERATE THE "SKIPPING" ENGINE.

'parts

of

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CHATTERING TRANSMISSION

BANDS.

SATURDAY,

MARCH 19, 1927.

NEW CARS IN NEW CROSS-ROAD DANGERS. DODGE BROTHERS PASSENGER

CARS

Rondstor. There seem to be only two Special Roadster obvious methods for definitely Rumble Scat Sport Road-

YORK.

Battle of the Cylinders. preventing accidents at crous

MAKING MAIN- TENANCE EASIER.

More than a dozen of the now!

The

stor

roads, says The Light Car and Touring (5-passenger).. Cyolacar! The first is to make it Special Touring (-paa- obligatory for overy, vehicle to senger) alow down to a very low speed at The Sport Touring (5) Cross-roads, and the second to Touring (7-passenger) have traflio directors at every Special Touring (7) cross-rands in the country. The Coupe

avoided.

hones it is likely that the entire EQUIPMENT HAZARD. Pane U.S.A. murket in cars conting

over £350 will be dominated by "straight-pights."

The

com-

G$1,100

1,150

1,250

1,125

1,175

1,210..

1,820

1,070

1,285

1,886

.1,885

1,385

1,515.

1,055

1,840

1,366

Canopy

Side Canopy

Screen Side

Truck

1,990

Truck.

1,390

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

Chassis only Chassis with cab scat Chassis with complete

cab

.G21,100

1.255

1,820

Body Truck

Body Truck

Body Truck

1,515,

When an enging misses ex-inequalities in action among the plosions, after it has become 'woll cylinders are'probably reponsible. warmod, as indicated by jorky Wish we know. the year and running and diminished power, model of this car and samuthing and have it removed as soon as well as whother this vibration is hibited at the National Motor must be loft to the common nonse Special Sedan ... find out the cause of the trouble about the tyre equippment as chassis typos which will be ox-e idea, however, is as im Special Coupe

practicablo as the other, and it Sedan possible. Not only is the uneven in the nature of a shimmy or

Show in New York, anys, Hof-the-individual to you that the The-De-Luxe Sedan operation of a "skipping" engine of a character traceable to the Massac Buist in the Morning extreme measure outlined in tho intensely annoying to passengers, power plant and transmission.

Post, will have eight oylinder-in-first idas shall be unnecessary GRAHAM BROTHERS COMMER- but it is very injurious to the car. RADIATOR SHIELDS.

line engined chassis. listed at and that the cost of attempting

CIAL CARS... and wasteful besides. Whon all Question:-What do you re-

about the same prices as those cylinders of an engine do not fire commend in the nature of hitherto charged for what are to carry out the latter shall bo

Chassis only ton) ....G$ 925 regularly, its speed fluctuafos, radiator cover for a Ford car?

called

upper middlo priced

There seems little doubt that Chassis and Cab while the cur tends to keep un Answor: The paddöd artificial

plete evon pace, with the result that leather hood covers, with adjust sixes." Moreover, the 3 litre

accidents at oroesroads must Express Body Truck com- univorsal joints, the direct drive as they raduce loss of heat most nor will be offered at about £70 rouct on motorists, for thoy would any lost motion existing in the able front curtain, are excellent engined straight-eight Gard any organized attempt to prevent

plete clutch and the final drive gears effectually from the hood space, less than the cheapest of these have to pay for any measures Canopy Body Truck com- typos already marketed.

picte introduced for their protection. spasmodically taken up, first in but regulation of the exposed President of the Hupp Co. goes so one direction and then in the surface of the radiator front is far as to foretell that 18 months other, producing hammer-liko not very convenient. A metal blows en gear teeth and all parts shutter front; adjustable from the in the transmission line, with the seat to regulate the exposed cortainty of excessive wear surface of the radiator front, is thereof, and the possibility or an extremely convenient device,

Faulty equipment is a direct Of course, on the basis of the breakage through fatigning of but does not prevent the loss of tho motal. The less the number heat to the same extent as does number of models to be shown, use of many automobile accl. of engine cylinders, the lower the the hood cover. However, ap. the 6-cylinder engined chassis dents, says the National Safety car speed and the wider the plying plates inside the hood, to will still be predominant in the Council, which urgos motorists throttle is opened, the more cover the stits in it, the loss of U..A. design, even as the four to have their machinos inspectod severo are the shocks delivered heat can be further reduced cylinder onginod Ford, Chevrolet, and overhauled regularly. to these driving parts. Moreover, Some form of radiator thormone Dodge, and Overland cars will engine moving

are ter is rather essential in the use still account for the bulk of the nevertheless be taken down moro- abnormally strained and bearings of either device, so as to avoid totul production of chassis. But ly to enable you to handle the Express

the cooling already we have had indications one that noods attention.

completo are heavily pounded when ex-overheating plosions Occur irregularly. system. You can find plenty of that Ford is ready for a change, chances of the average owner- Canopy

one of the most definite pronoun-driver putting something out of complete

1,560 Whonever a cylinder fails to fire, hood covors at local dealers and the fuol charge which it contains we will sond you the adresses of cents being that by Mr. Wil-order when undertaking the subse- Stake

liam B. Stout, consulting engi-quent reassembling work, which

complete

1,595 escapes and is utterly lost, when sovoral shutter-front makers.

neer to that firm's aeroplane de- should be quite unnecessary, are its exhaust valve opens, so that a

partment. He foretells that, when not fow.

GRAHAM BROTHERS 1-1/2- missing engine is vory wasteful

it doce come along, the now Ford

Again, simple as it is to furnish TON MOTOR TRUCK CHASSIS of gasoline, but worse than tho

Question:Thore, is severe car will be a lightor vehicle, made a propor tell-talo to show tho AND COMPLETE VEHICLES. more loss of fuel is the fact that chatturing" when I apply the of new alloys, having a stream-lovel of the lubricant in the en- much of the unburned gasoline, footbrake, low spood or roverse line body and six-cylinder engine gine, now one manufacturer in ton Chasnis only instead of being rejected through gear of my 1915 Ford car, no mat of smaller capacity than the pre providing moans of this sort Chassis with Cab Seat... the muller, mixes with the oil or whether I operate the pedals sent 4-cylinder type, and which chooses the obvious, cheap,, fully Chassis with complete film on the cylinder walls dis-slowly or rapidly. What causes will be capable of a greater milo-protected, and really definito way. Cab solving it, preventing effective this and how can it be provented? ago per gallon."

Some provide quite elaborate and Express Body Truck com- biston lubrication and finally Answer: Tho usual cause of

Thus, in relatively a short time costly geur which, nevertheless, plete Ands its way into the crankcase chattering engagement of those the 6-cylinder engined car will does not serve its purpose. Dip- Stake Body Truck com- to, dilute the oil A cylinder hands is the burdening and glaz supplant the 4-cylinder type for pers are popular but condomn- plète which does not fire at all for ing over of the fabric with which general use. Then I think, it will able, for one rarely sees them long periods, may suffor serious they are lined, which is caused by be recognised that the 8-cylinder dust, or grit, froe at the moment wear and even become scored, if the impregnation of fabric surface engined type will become, in 1928 of insertion. In many cars the the onging be run too fast and far with motal dust and other dirt or 1929, what the 6-cylinder typo magnoto, which has to work at in this "lame" condition. In When the fabric has thus lost its was in the field of passenger car high spood under constant vibra. ense occasional missing is caused pliability, the band alternately motoring in 1920.

tion in a warm temporatura,' is by failure of an oxhaust valve to catches and slips. Relining of

anything but adequately installed sent tightly, the valve may be-all your bands with the best

Drivers' Criticismis."

Moreover, it is oxposed to mud or come badly burned or evon obtainable "non-chattering" lin- spoiled and its seat damaged by ing material, is the best sugges market is concerned, wo may take

Nevertheless, as far as the home rain. the flaming gases which escape lion we can make. Various

Cushioning and Seats. past it.

weaves of cotton and asbestos it that all the car typos that will bo sold in any quantity in this

plete As for chassis labrication, it is VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEEDS. material, cork Insorted fabric country this side of September no oxaggeration to say that in 95

"non-chattoring" oils touring spuciul caz runs finely, up to 35 m. p. and special transmission-band next have already been intro per cent. of cars this sprains a whon & vibration of the whole lubricatore are on the market, all duced to the public and are avail-job which, a few years hence, we designed to make the bands on-able for more or less immediate will consider the present state of vehicle commences, which is so pronounced, at 40 in. P. h. that gago smoothly and we believe that delivery. Therefore it is possible average designing to be on the any increase of speed becomes among those, you can find some to form an idea concerning the lines of mechanical barbarism re- thing that will solve your pro- points of all that are undesirable quiring contortionists to counter- impracticable. What

as far as the owner-driver is con- Already, however, we may soo in blem: Frequent draining of the this?

the Bellex-Hobson fabric spring cerned: Answer: This is not a case of crankedse, tp keep the oil clean,

To the credit of the leaders of shackle on the Willys-Knight, Touring.. front wheel wabble, is it? You is of advantage.

the industry it must be recorded for example, and in the 6-cylinder

Conch (2-door) can readily find out about this PAINT FOR THE EXHAUST PIPE,

Reply to M. W, V.: The only that many of these faults are re-single sleeve valve engined Vaux- by having someone watch the whoels as you approach. If there thing which we know of that you alised to-day only through their hall chassis details, as well as in Sedan (4-door) is such wabbling, higher in-can apply to the exhaust pipe of exceptional unterpriso. One has several cars being displayed in flation of the front syrae may your engine to do away with its to replenish an engine with oil New York, that a batter day is help. Some of these in rusty red appearance is some relatively seldom, and it is, thore-dawning when owners will no

of vibration at high compound mainly composed of fore, not until a fow of the leaders longer have to lubricato anything Touring (7-passenger) ...G$1,000 apcods are caused by the drive graphite, such as stove blacking, presented designs, wheroin the up to 18 points in connection with Coach (6-passenger) shaft boing slightly sprung and but there are plenty of exhaust orifice is at a convenient height, the suspension alone, because Brougham (5-passenger) therefore out of balance or by in-pipe paints and enamels on the close to hand, and well clear of fabric shackles that need no Sedan. (5-passenger) correct alignment of the clutch market, some of which are doubt the mechanism, so that the clubrication nor other attention Sedan (7-passenger)

less obtainable through your sup-siest person can scarcely spill afand which have a wearing life of or other transmission parts. Rear wheels running out of true ply donler, which are said to drop of oil over the engine, crank-at least 3 years, will be stand- or even whools and tyres that have the necessary heat rowist-caso, or wings, that one realised ardiged. are badly out of balance may jing qualities to produce a per-how utterly inconvenient and cause vibration. If engine vibro-manent finish for these very hot tion is concerned in this trouble, parta.

Question -My-

Blancos

WAR.

0411569

WORLD" MÓTOR-CAR ere to send a delegation to Africa, Now Zealand, and Australia to study local conditions for the Benefit of the British car maker. World Tours,

British Bid for Supremacy.

The departure a few days ago of Mr. William Rootes, a leading

.G$1,640

1,700

1,770,

2,020

?

2,080

GRAHAM" BROTHERS 2-TON MOTOR TRUCK CHASSIS AND COMPLETE VEHICLES:

Chassis only Chassia with cab sent Chassis with complete

cab

G$1,760

1,816

1,895

Farm Body Truck com-

2,200

Stake Body Truck com-

plete

2,200

Hydraulic Hoist Dump

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

2,560

ESSEX SUPER SIX MOTOR CARS.

.G$1,200 1,250

1,800

HUDSON SUPER SIX MOTOR CARS.

1,960

2,260

2,410

2,660

PACKARD SINGLE SIX MOTOR CARRIAGES (Model 426):

.C$3,200

3,800

3,330

PACKARD SINGLE SIX MOTOR CARRIAGES (Model 433):

Meanwhile 1927 will witness a wasteful are the generality of ex-considerable increase in the use isting means for replenishment. of pneumatic cushioning. Judg Phacton (5-passenger) Yet no extra cost is involved in ing from a variety of experience Roadster (Rumble seat) providing so sensible feature. I have had during the last 19 Sedan (5-passenger)

Many un engine that is called months, for general use it is like. accessible by the glib salesman isly to supersede the old-fashioned far from being so. It is not al-coil spring end stuffed variety of ways well to pack magneto, aill cushioning. Pneumatic uphols pump, water-pump, commutator,tery accommodates itself much

...G$3,410 End dyname drivos, or what not, better to the weight of the pass- Touring (7-passenger)

3,410 in a nout pilo.

enger's body over lengthy periods Coupo" (d-passenger)". Better Days Dawning. - of usa. It is capable of quantity Club Sedan (5-passenger) 3,480 The disadvantage of designing production, and results can be Sedan (7-passenger) British car agent, on a world tour on the "House of Cards" system obtained in absolutely stand- Sudan Limousine (7-pas-

senger) to establish selling agencies and is that when you want to give atardised fashion. In short, I bo- service dopots in about a dozen tention to an accessory in a hurry lieve it is one of the greatest of different Countries, and par-

you are apt to find you have to thoroughly commercialised luxu- ticularly in the Dominions.

dismantle 2 or 3 storeys to get at rice, not for the owner-driver of The announcement yesterday it. All those uther accessories, limited means only, but also for the service of the wealthiest nic- that the directors of Singer and hoing in perfect order, must

torists.

# The British motor-car industry Co., Ltd., Coyontry, have decided is beginning uno of the greatest to send a representative on a world tour to establish closer co- struggles in its history.

Thoro is every indication that operation with over-Boas agents British mákors have at laut and to study the demands of realised the potentialities of foreign countries.

DOMINIONS MARKETS.

By THE MOTORING CORRESPOND. ENT of The Daily Mail,

Dominions-and-foreign markote,The most significant-move-of and that they are alout to make all, however, is the purchase by a determined bid for a far greater Mr. Morris of Wolseley Motora sharo in the motor trado of the land his statomont that he means world.

to develop the medium-powered Horo are, a fow of the signs of six-cylinder car-a type that is the coming battlo:

in grout demand over-soas. The purchase by Mr. W. R. We havo long boen supreme in Morris of the assots of Wolseley the making of small motor-cars Motors, Ltd. Ono of his com-and highpowered expensive care. politors wus an agent of an Unil this year our medium- American syndicate. The United powered cars have been far too States has during the past year expensive for the export trade. mado numerous bids for British Now, however, with pricos ap- concorns making motor-oars of a prociably reduced and labour type to appeal to foreign buyers. conditions more settled, British The docision of the Society of makers are well-equipped for tho Motor Manufacturers and Trad- coming struggle.

THE

MOTORUNION

INSURANCE CO LTD

COMPREHENSIVE POLICIES WITH] UNLIMITED THIRD PARTY COVER

For full particulars apply to:-

THE UNION TRADING CO., LTD.

Prince's Building..

Phone Contral 587

3,570

3,670

PACKARD STRAIGHT EIGHT

MOTOR CARRIAGES (Model 336):

Phaeton, (G-passenger) Roadster (Rumble Seat). Sedun (5-passenger)

G$1,400

4,500

6,500

PACKARD STRAIGHT EIGHT ·

MOTOR CARRIAGES

(Model 343):

Touring (7-passenger)....G$4,600

Coupe (4-passenger).

Club Sedan (5-passengor)

Sedan (7-passenger)

Sedan Limousine (7-pas-

songer)

5,040.

5,780

.6,900

6,000

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

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD. Telophone Central 1246 or 1247. 33 Wong Nel Chung Road, Happy Valley,