1927-05-14 — Page 13

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

SATURDAY, MAY 14. 1927.

THE "AUSTIN SEVEN"

THE CLYNO OVERSEAS MODEL

MOTOR SPIRIT

SHELL

MOTOR OILS

DODGE BROTHERS PASSENGER

CARS.

Roadster

G$1,100 Special Roadster ......G$1,150 Rumble Sent Sport, Road-

ster...

G$1,250

Touring (5-passenger) ..G$1,125 Special Touring (5-pas-

senger)...vir.............G$1,175

The Sport Touring (6)...G$1,210

Touring (7-passenger)..G$1,320 Special Touring (7)

G$1,870

Coupe

G$1,275

Special Coupo

G$1,825

Sodan

.G$1,325

Special Sedan

.G$1,876.

The De Luxe Sedan

.G$1,500

The Austin 7 is as good as its name, andit has an extra good name.

REMEMBER, A FEW $s WILL DELIVER TO YOUR DOOR ONE OF THESE MODELS. Balance payable to suit you.

Stocks carried.

ALEX. ROSS & Co. (China), Ltd.

New Offices, May 1.-'rince's Building.

2 floor,Ice House St. Entrance.

Some Features

of

B. S. A.

1927 MODEL MOTOR CYCLES.

INTERNAL EXPANDING HUB BRAKES on both wheels

IMPROVED LUBRICATION SYSTEM -which provides separate feed for front chain A 'REAL SILENCER-GRACEFULLY TAPERED TANK

A PERFECT RIDING POSITION SCREW ADJUSTMENT ON GEAR BOX for accurately setting front chain tension

Ask for catalogues from

THE SINCERE CO., LTD.

SOLE AGENTS,

Ideal for

(Photo and engraving by "Hongkong Telegraph.")

The above picture is of one of the special Colonial models built by the Clyno Company. During a trial run round the Island, the above car gave an excellent account of itself. Note the high clearance. Messrs. Lane, Crawford, Ltd, are' the agents, and will be pleased to arrange' demonstrations.

EVE IN THE SADDLE.

London to Edinburgh for 3s. 4d.!

SPARK CONTROL.

Some Useful Hints.

When the car develops a knock, especially when labouring against a grade or at starting, it is not al- ways at fault.

By Capt. D. de Normanville.] The fair sex has again been to the fore in the motor cycling world, two lady riders having accomplished very creditable per- This knock is called an ignition formances. One ride serves to knock," and can be identified by It is not prove the remarkable reonomy its hard, metallic sound.

always due to any carbon in the attainable with a motor cycle,

Mrs. Grenfell, who is wall cylinder. known as an experienced enmpeti--

If the engine is in good shape, tion. rider, set out under A.C.U.however, and the Enock occurs, it observation to see if she' could ride from London to Edinburgh is more than likely due to lack of proper engineering on the part of for an actual cost of under 48.!

in point of fact she succeeded the driver. with flying colours, doing the 400 miles in two days on a total expen-is [diture of 3.4d--the petral-costing

24. 7. and the oil d.

As this works out at ten miles for a penny, I should think it must be a record for economy in any observed trial.

The machine favoured by Mrs. Grenfell was a Francis-Barnett, with a 1.47 h.p. Villiers engine.

frish Girl's Feat.

1. Another very greditable achievement was that. of Miss Rence Smyth, an Irish girl, of Londonderry, who covered 1,000 miles in Ulster in live days-an excellent average for the 21 hp. Raleigh she was using. Shel maintained

without schedule trouble or adjustment.

SMALLEST AUTO-

MOBILE.

Many drivers forget that there i apark lever at their steering wheels, to be manipulated at just such, emergencies.

When the engine is speeded up, But the spark must be advanced. when it slows down, as on labour- ing up, a hill or in starting, the' spark must be retarded so that the

nition may be timed properly with the compression of the fuel in each cylinder.

Most power is obtained when the park ignites the compressed gas while the piston is at the very top of its stroke.

But when the engine is running fast, the piston has a tendency to. be well on its downward stroke before the gas has had time to ex- plode. This is due not only to the speed and momentum of the piston and flywheel, but to the fact that there is a slight delay in the ux- plosion of the gas, even after the spark has ignited it.

The smallest practical automobile in the world is a two-passenger electric rondster weighing only 200 pounds, having a wheel-base of 02

In other words, there is first inched nnd a speed of 10 miles awlint engineers call a "dash point,”. hour. It is owned by the New York when the gas is ignited, and then. Ellison company. ·

comes the "fire point," when the gas explodes.

Cross Country Jaunts

PLE

IT the end of your free Cruse-country trip in the Erskine Six Tourer

you will admit you have had a new and delightful motoring experience. Long semi-elliptic springs, equaling 825 of the total wheelbase cradle passengers and car from the shocks

of the road.

It is ingenuously designed to accomm¬ dane hyu full-grown people with plenty of head and leg room, In driving you will find it steers as easily as a bicycle, with perfect control provided by mechanical four-wheel brakes.

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The Erskine climbs on 11% grade in high, gear, it attains ho-mile speed quickly and smoothly. Itsadvanced, L-head

engine accelerates from 5 to 25 miles speed in eight and one-half seconds. This little aristocrat of the fine car held also offers an advanced type of operating economy-tests show 30 to 35 miles per Imperial gallon of petrol-1000 miles per gallon of oil

See the Erskine Six today,make your own tests make them exactingly. The able,. sturdy performance of die Erskine Six wil delight you

THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.

(The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.) Car Sales and Phone Service Phong Accessories. J C. 4759 and Parts C. 4602

ERSKINE SIX

Studebaker's New 2 Litre Car

There is loss of power if the ex- plosion takes place after the piston has started down. So the remedy is to advance the spark so that the flash will occur slightly before the piston reaches the top, and the fire will take place just as the piston is ready to go down,

If the spark is advanced too far, however, the fire, or explosion, oc- curs before the piston arrives at the top, making it necessary for the other pistons and the flywheel to force this one on its way up against the force of the exploded gas, thus causing the well-known 'knock.

This occurs mostly when the en- gine is slowed down by the force of its pull up hill, or against the entire weight of the car on start- ing. When this happens, the posi tion of the spark that had been proper now becomes too far ad- vanced and the knock occurs.

The remedy is to retard the spark, but only enough to overcome the knock. Retarding the spark too far causes loss of power.

Control of the spark, however, should always follow the throttle control. That is, the engine should never be speeded up by advancing the spark, or slowed down by re- tarding it. The throttle should do that..

Then, as the engine varies its speed slower or faster, the spark lever should be manipulated ac- cordingly..

MOTOR TAXATION.

Compulsory Insurance.

Boston, April 8. The high cost of the compulsory insurance law in Massachusetts, the first state to adopt this form of au- tomobila legislation, may force the authorities to offset this by & gaso- lino tax,

Massachusetts in one of the four remaining states that are still free of the gasoline tax.

Now a bill, that has great promise of passing, proposes a uniform ro gistration Ico of 83 on overy Bu Lomobile and a tax of 3 cents a gallon for the gas he uses.

CENTRAL FILLING STATION OUTSIDE CITY HALL, HONGKONG.

The Astalla Petroleum Co., (South China) Ltd. Hongkong.

UMOMMMÜM

These 4 Values

of the new.

"World

models

JADADADA

are converting the World to MORRIS motoring

The "TRANSPORT" Value

-thirty miles per gallon -fifty miles per hour -reliability that is proverbial -ten years' service.

The "COMFORT" Value

--really efficient suspension

-the famous silent MORRIS engine -complete equipment. -Dunlop low-pressure tyres.

The "SOCIAL" Value

-roomy English body

-elegant appearance_ -delightful colours.

The "RE-SALE" Value is unapproachable

--because the car, is almost monola- nously reliable, and is backed by well-organised service.

KEEP ABREAST OF THIS BIG MOTORING

"CHANGE-OVER"

-ORDER YOUR MORRIS NOW-

MORRIS

(The Wheel of the World) from £190.

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

(The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.). Car Sales and Phono | Service Phone Accessorios JC. 4759, and Parts]C. 4602

GRAHAM BROTHERS COMMER

CİAL CARS.

Chassis only.

Chassis and Cab.com-

.G$ 920

plete

.G$1,055

Express Body Truck com-

plete

.G$1,270

Canopy Body Truck com-

plate

G$1,306

Sereen

Sida Canopy

G$1,820

Truck

Panel Side Canopy Truck G$1,850.

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

Chassis only

...G$1,170

Chassis with cab seat )....G$1,240°.

with complete

Chassis

cab

.G$1,805

Express Body Truck com-

plete

.G$1,486

Canopy Body Truck com-

plote

.G$1,530

Stake Body Truck com-

pleto

.G$1,565

·GRAHAM -BROTHERS .. 1-1/2- TON MOTOR TRUCK CHASSIS AND COMPLETE VEHICLES.

Chassis only

.G$1,640 Chassis with Cab Seat ...G$1,705 Chassis with completo.

Cab Express Body Truck com-.

.G$1,775

plete

G$2,020

Stake Body Truck com-

plete

.G$2,085

GRAHAM BROTHERS 2-TON

MOTOR TRUCK CHASSIS

AND COMPLETE

VEHICLES:

Chassis only

Chassis with cab seat .G$1,850

Chassis with complete

G$1,785

cab

G$1,920

Farm Body Truck com-.

plete

.G$2,230

Stake Body Truck com-

plete

G$2,230

Hydraulic Hoist Dump

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

.G$2,595

ESSEX SUPER SIX MOTOR

Touring

Coach (2-door)

CARS.

G$1,150" .G$1,200"

Sedan (4-door) ..............G$1,250

HUDSON SUPER SIX MOTOR CARS.

Touring (7-passenger) ...G$1,600 Coach (5-passenger) ....G$1,740 Brougham (b-passenger) .G$2,095. Sedan (5-passenger) .G$2,215 Sedan (7-passenger) .G$2,830

PACKARD SINGLE SIX MOTOR CARRIAGES (Model 426):

Phaeton (5-passenger) ..G$2,750 Roadster (Rumble seat).G$2,850. Sedan (5-passenger)....G$2,850

PACKARD SINGLE SIX MOTOR CARRIAGES (Model 433):

Touring (7-passenger)

.G$8,805

Coups (4-passenger)....G$8,800 Club Sedan (5-passenger) .G88,845 Sedan (7-passenger) Sedan Limousine (7-pas-

senger)

G$3,420

$G$8,520

PACKARD STRAIGHT EIGHT MOTOR CARRIAGES (Model 336):

Phaeton (5-passenger) ..G$4,290. Roadster (Rumble Seat) .G$4,890 Sedan (B-passenger)...G$5,410

PACKARD STRAIGHT EIGHT MOTOR CARRIAGES (Model 343):

Touring (7-passenger) :.G$4,685 Coupe (passenger) G$5,475 Club Sedan (G-passen-

ger}

.G$5,620

Sedan (7-passenger) ‚G$5,798 Sedan Limousine (7-pas-,

sangen)

G$5,885

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

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD. Telephone Central 1246 or 1247. .88 Wong Nei Chung Road, Happy Valley.