1927-06-25 — Page 24

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THE B. M. W.

195,000 STOLEN

IN

YEAR

Car Thieves Lose Again.

During 1926, cars atolon in the United Statos totalled 95,225. 01 these, 85,114 were recovered, so that thieves escaped with only 11 per cent, of their loot, T.

These figures contrast with thefts of 1918, when of 27,446 cars stalon, 21,078, or 70 por cont.,' were recovered, and 21 por cent. were never found.

Figures compiled by the Na- tional Automobile Dealers' As- sociation show a steadily increas- ing number of "car thefts every year, and a correspondingly big- ger porcentage of recoveries.

The millions of new cars going on the road each year increase the opportunities for theft: but botter police methods have halved the thieves' chances of getting away with stolen cars.

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TOURING MOTOR CYCLE

JE.M

121B.H.P. MODEL R42 500 c.e.

The new B.M.W. Touring Model represents the latest, and most progressive form of engineering development applied to motor cycles.

In designing the R.42 model, it has been the maker's endeavour to procure' with all possible expediency, every step of technical progress and item of riding experience for the benefit of a wide circle of clients. The outcome of this endeavour has been to produce--

every

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1927.

THE FINAL TEST OF THE MOTOR CAR.

Put Through Exhaustive Tests on Proving Ground. [By Israel Klein,]

· Engineers aren't through with an automobile after it is pro- duced.

In fact, they've just begun tinkering with it, finding its faults and Its promises, in an effort to improve the next product.

For this purpose some of the large companies have what are called "proving grounds."

The General Motors "proving ground," at Milford, Mich., for in- stance, has about 20 miles of private highway laid out so as to represent every road condition that the average driver meets. There are hills ranging from 7 per cent. grades to as high as 24 per cent. There are concrete and gravel roads.

There is a level concrete stretch without a kink or a twist in it,

Forty-five degree embankments at curves permit drivers to keep their cars going at highest speed, to test their stamina, while the straightaway and. "bath-tub," shown in lower view, afford other im- portant tests. These are views of the General"

Motors Proving Ground at Milford, Mich.

a mile in length and there is and it can be relied on for all speed track with embankments at speeds. the turna making a 45 degree angle

with the level road.

No Law Applies.

ti

List of Tests.

hill-

How Cars Compare. "Here are two ears providing the same amount of leg room and sent- There is a north and south road,

jing comfort," he points out. "One Gasoline consumption. also, is

car can steer in a circle, of ten and an east and west road, no tested by combination of burettes, per cent." less diameter than the intersection between them, each toor long tubes, showing the driver other. Assuming everything else test little idiosyncracies of how this fuel is being burned. driving, the resistance of a northi Other tests include acceleration, that the car steering within the being equal, it can be deducted wind or the difference in apced or deceleration, rolling friction, shorter radius has the advantage gasoline usage when driving in riding qualities, fuel economy at from the customer's point of view. opposite, or cross directions.

fixed speeds, minimum and maxi-

"Here again are two cars, in one | mum speeds, endurance,

elimbing, braking, driver's vision of which the driver has a vision These are samples of the tiny range, reflection from cars behind, through the windshield and past details that are being examined in hend-lighting, steering effort, the corner posts that is 20 per the actual driving of automobiles. vibration, noises, brake and clutch cent, greater than the other's Everything conceivable can be pedal pressures, crankcase dilu Again the one with the greater done here, from trailing along at tion, ventilation, size and appear vision area has the advantage, if 2 miles an hour to speeding at the ance.

everything else is equal.

"Unfortunately, out of necessity | fastest an engine can pull a car. There's a concrete mile straight-{

There are no state laws, no con-away to test pickup, speed, and the automobile must be a compro- There's a braking.

sunken mise involving a great many stables to stop the drivers.

stretch, called a "bath-tub," be factors, any one of which may be No imaginable factor about a learn the affect of water on a car's of major importance to a parti car is taken for granted, no beliefsarts. Special cameras are used cular customer. or. theories permitted. Every- thing, even though known for a for appearance and vision.

to photograph cars from all angles "The car mentioned as having a shorter turning radius, may be certainty, is tested to learn the

less steady to drive on rough! actual facts.

All these and many other tests roads. The car having greater Even the instruments placed in and measurements are made and driving vision may not have a the car aren't trusted. Instead of tabulated by figures and graphs, desirable rakish appearance or the these, special gasoline gauges, Many facts are being gathered corner posts may be too flimsy and special speedometers and other apparently with no purpose in not provide a rugged door hinge apparatus devised in the research view, except that they'll be on re-hanging." laboratories are fitted to the ear on test and the readings are taken from these:

For speed, for instance, bicycle wheel, a small electric: generator and a highly sensitive

voltmeter divided into miles form the combination attached to a eur for more accurate readings. This is enlled a fifth wheel speedometer,

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The large scale flow production policy so successfully adopted by Morris Motors, Ltd., England, in producing their popular car has now been extended in a new diros-

tien.

As a result of prolonged ex- periment it has been found pos gible to produce a durable but easily removable motor house which through standardisation. and the elimination of waste ron- dered by large scale production can be marketed at noout half the price a similar structure would cost if locally built.

cord whenever an engineer hap-1 This is how deeply the investi- pens to want them. Then they gators go into the last detail. might form the basis for an im- Every part is taken from a provement long desired in the auto machine that had been run i world.

through the mill for measurements How these facts are used and and further, individual tests to compared is suggested by O. T. determine everything possible Kreusser, engineer in charge of about it... the General Motors proving The proving ground assumes ground.

there is no perfection.

DANISH INVENTION.

FEW CARS SURVIVE.

Copenhagen, April, 29-Scot

Of the 648 automobiles of dif- Iverson, 24-year-old Danish ferent manufacture, brought out engineer, claims to have invented in the United States since the a gearless and brakeless automo- beginning of the industry, only 55 bile which, he says, "can be built and sold for a lower price than are now being made. Of the 331 that of any automobile on the different makes of trucks brought present market,

lout in 1904, 106 remain.

FOR LADIES ONLY.

GIRLS Put away the knitting needles, get out on a Francis-Barnett solo cycle and spend your week-end at the beach. Remember. It is health plus sport.

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The most modern Touring Motor Cycle, of the highest quality

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A FEW NOTABLE FEATURES

Engine entirely water and dust proof.

Double Frame throughout."

Increase of engine power to 12 brake horse power.

Rims suitable for normal or balloon tyres.

All gearing effectively enclosed in oil tight casings.

The universally recognised advantages of shaft drive.

Bosch, head und, rear lights. Speedometer---Horn.

All spare parts in stock in Hongkong.

May we give you further details of this super-motor cycle?

If you are interested in the most luxurious two-wheeled machine in the world, please call or write for full specifications and particulars.

PRICE H.K. $880.00

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The Francis Barnett is the ideal cycle, cheap to buy, costing only £36.10.0., and runs 200 miles

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It can be bought on the easy purchase system.

If you can ride a "push-bike"-you can ride Francis Barnett, so easy is it to learn.

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