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THE

IMU

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MOTOR UNION

INSURANCE Co L

Incorporated in England

(Under the auspices of the Automobije Association),

LIBERAL BONUS FOR CAREFUL DRIVING.

LOCAL AGENTS,

THE UNION TRADING Co., Ltd.

York Building.

Phone 0. 587.

WHEN YOU GO HOME

ON LEAVE

DRIVE YOURSELF IN A

MORRIS

ON DAILY, WEEKLY OR OUTRIGHT PURCHASE PLAN WITH ASSURED REPURCHASE VALUE.

YOU MAY MAKE RESERVATION ́IN ADVANCE.^

GET FULL PARTICULARS NOW

The Hongkong Hotel Garage,

(THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS LTD.

25; Queen's Road, Central,

-at these low prices!

The Touting $525 of Renderer The Coach $595

The. Сопра

1625 The Door $695 The Spore *715

Stan

Cabriolet:

The hopecial $745

Lamiau

Tan Truck $395 (Chorus Only)

Fock 495 (Chen Only) All prices f... Fila

clifan

Church Cherrelat

They inclus the low

ed hardling and

sencing, chuegna

for Economical Transportation

CHEVROLET

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1928.

VETERANS' PARADE.

21-Year-Old Cars.

"LONDON'S COMMEMO-

RATION.

Commemorating the 31st anni- versary of the Emancipation Itun, which took place when the Red Fing Act was repealed, 44 old cars traversed the roads from London to Brighton (Eng.) last month.

Actually 51 vehicles entered and led the requirement of being at least 21 years old; but only 44 started.

Of these, 37 reached their des tination; and 21 of them achieved non-stop runs,

Oldest car was an 1898 Panhard, while ancient Daimlers, Renault, Benz, Cadillacs, Oldsmobiles, Rovers, and Vauxhalls were entered, The only four-cylinder car was a Rolls-Royce of 1908 vintage.

Most of the voterans splundered and coughed and lenked oil and water at every' opportunity, but they ran.

ADVERTISERS

IN THIS

MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

'ARE REQUESTED/ TO SEND

CHANGE

י

OF "COPY"

NOT LATER

THAN WEDNESDAY. OF EACH WEEK.

For Rates and Suggestions apply to-

The Manager

"The Hongkong Telegraph'

Tel. C. No. 1.

In

Maximum Utility at Low Cost!

An outstanding combination of utility and economy is provided in the Chevrolet Roadster and the Chevrolet Coupe-two cars whose pep. ularity is making merchandising history in every section of the country.

Hundreds of these models are purchased every day to meet the personal transportation needs of business men, physicians and professional Concerns supplying men, contractors, etc. transportation for salesmen likewise favor these cars because of their marked economy, fine appearance, and staunch dependability. Merchants are also purchasing these body types in increasing quantities-for they make excep tionally desirable light delivery units, especially when equipped with the "slip-on" box fitting into the rear deck that any Chevrolet dealer can supply,

Come in and see for yourself how these at- tractive models combine fine appearance, utility and low cost as does no other car in the world!

Distributors for South China...

THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

25, Queen's Road Central.

Tel. 0.4769.

Cable Address. "Kremoffee" Hongkong.

HINTS

FOR THE

MOTORIST

ALBERT L. CLOUGH

SANE USE OF THE CLUTCH.

The clutch is not intended to be detrimentally straining every power slipped more than necessary. On transmitting part and jerking the the contrary it is intended to be car to its passengers annoyance. It either completely engaged or com- should always be engaged gently pletely disengaged practically all and moderately, but at the same the time. The only occasions dur-time promptly and positively." ing which it should be allowed to slip (and only momentarily then) are as follows: In starting the car from rest. In re-connecting the engine to the car when the latter is still in motion. When gears have been shifted.

Intentional and Unintentional Slipping.

What Causes This Knock? Question: After having all new piston rings installed and main and connecting-rod bearings taken up there is a loud knock or thump in the engine, when the car is running fat 25 m.p.h. and over, but this is not heard with the engine idling. Piston-rings were put in with a drive fit and my mechanic says that the noise cannot be a piston slap Can you suggest what causes it?"

Regulating car speed by, racing the engine and slinning the clutch wears out the latter rapidly and

Answer: After having so much even more harm is done by keeping enough foot pressure upon the work dong on an engine, it is pretty clutch pedal, voluntarily or involun- dificult to tell what is wrong. If tary, to cause it to slip more or less, any of the adjustments were incor- while the car is in regular opera-rectly made on the hearing a knock might result. You say that piston- tion.

rings were installed with drive fits. Don't Ahuse the Clutch Facinga.Do you mean the rings in the grooves or the rings themselves in Modern disc clutches-the com- the bores? If the former they monly used kind-have asbestos | would be of little use in keeping the copper facings and while these are pistons gas and oil tight, and in the not burned by the heat venerated latter, thty would be likely to scorch in slipping, as are the leather lin- the cylinder walls when they be ings of cone clutches, they become came hot and expanded. Sometimes glazed over with metal dust, worn the cylinder bores of engines that from the steel faces of the discs, have seen much service develop a which so changes, their frictional shoulder at the top travel of the effeel that they are likely to take upper ring and when a new tightly hold suddenly or to fail to hold fitted ring is substituted for the old properly. The more slipping is per-one, it strikes this shoulder and mitted the sooner clutch engnge- makes' quite a knock. Quite likely ment becomes unsatisfactory and your trouble is connected with the the sooner the facings wear thin fitting of these new rings. and require replacement.

Cone Clutch Slips..

Treating, Thrust Bearings Fairly,

Question: I am troubled with This is, however, not the worst the alipping of the clutch on my- effect of uncalled-for clutch slip car. In which direction should I ping. Wear of the thrust-bearing, turn the adjusting screws to stop which is in operation whenever the this? clutch is not in full engage

ment

takea

place rapidly Answer: If your car is one especially if it.is not well which is fitted with a leather-lined lubricated (as is too often. the cone clutch, there is no adjustment As case) and replacement of this bear-which will prevent slipping. ing becomes necessary long before we understand it the adjusting.

Acrews referred to in the instruc- It should.

tion book are those which regulate Pick up Speed With Gears and the tension of the easy engagement

Throttle,

springa under the leather lining and have no influence upon the hold- The clutch is not a speed control,ing power. Slipping may be due but a coupling between the engine to the leather having become oily and power transmission parts. The or too dry and hard. "In the former trottle and the gears not the case, the ofly matter can be removed clutch should be used to regulate by rubbing it with fuller's earth and it can be brought back to a pllable condition and better holding power" by subsequent treatment with neats- foot oil. If the leather is merely. dried out and lacking in pliability, the neatsfoot oll treatment should make it hold better. (Copyright),

car spiced.

Gentle Clutch Engagement

Essential. +

Hardly any clutch no matter how good a one it is, can be engaged with absolute suddenness without

MORRIS WINS.

Small Cars: Being Vindicated.

Now that small British cars are becoming more numerous, evidence

is

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not lacking in proof of what

they can do. Take the results of recent Australian test for ex- 'ample. A 24-hour Reliability and Petrol Consumption Trial was con- ducted recently by the Victoria (Australia) Light Car Club. The course chosen was one of 504 milea and included samples of tylcul Australian country "reads,". and the high speeds demanded over gutters, wafa-outs and potholes would have tried the stamina of any car, no matter what its size or price.

To cite a typical performance by British small care in this event. Nine Morris-Cowleya were enter- ed (three teams), seven of their drivers, having never previously taken part in a trial. Each one finished with 100 por cent. score and won a gold award; each of the three teams won a gold award; and the first and second prizes in their class for petrol consumption (32.67 m.p.g. and 31.5 m..g.) were also secured.. Technical experta who examined the cars on com- pletion of the course could find no signs of strain or damage.

|CATCHING THIEVES,

Private Garage Check.

To prevent car thieves, using private garages as hiding places for cars which they alter or strip of accessories, soverál cities in the U.S.A. have passed regulations forcing owners to report within 24 hours after they have let 'thoir garagva.

The result of this is that many; Blen' cars were discovered, ne the names of the renters did not appear on police records as owners of cars..

CLEAR

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OIL

TEXACO

TEXACO GASOLINE THE VOLATILE GAS

DISTINCTIVE

UNIFORM

QUALITY

GENERAL MOTORS (G.M.C.) TRUCKS.

(POWERED WITH BUICH 6-CYLINDER ENGINES).

This entirely now. line of General Motors (G.M.C.) Trucks is powered with the famous Buick 6-cylinder Valve In-hood engine. This is in evory sonso of the word a modern truck--designed for modern traffic. These trucks are avall- able in the following chassis types. ›

T-20-1-Ton-H.P. "23.44 R.A.C.

182-Inch wheelbase

G.$1,445

T-40-2-Ton-Ħ.P. 29.40 RA.C..

136-inch wheelbaso 150-inch wheelbase 162-inch wheelbase

G.$2,370-

2,450

2,480

T-60-2-Ton-H.P. 29.40 R.A.C.

186-inch wheelbase

G.$2,470

150-inch wheelbase

2,650

162-inch wheelbase

2,580

These G.M.C. Trucks are supreme in flexibility and in en- durance. Equally remarkable is the low price which is only possible because of the tremendous volume of General Motors Production. General Motors (G.M.C.) Trucks and Tractors are aldo available in heavy duty types, the capacities of which range from 2 to 15 tons.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1247. 83 WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD

HAPPY VALLEY.

CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LTD.

FOR

ALL CLASSES

OF

MOTOR INSURANCE

WRITE FOR PROSPECTUS

HEAD OFFICE:

ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, HONGKONG.

TELEPHONE:

C.1121-22

OLDSMOBILE SIX

DUCT OF GENERAL MOTO

111-inch Wheelbase-19.84 H.P. (R.A.C. Rating)— 185 cubic inches piston displacement-1928 models.

Dickey-seat Roadster.

.4-senter

G.$1,15

Touring Car

.b-senter

1,178

Sedan (2-door)

.6-seater.

1,250

Segon (4-door)

.5-seater

1,350

All prices subject to change without notice, Keen appreciation has greeted Oldsmobile's smart new beauty: Naturally such modish lines and striking colours would win the "lon's 'share of admiration from those who know it only by eight. But every day Oldsmobile perform- anco seizes the attention of those who never knew it before because you can't know it till you drive the car, This thrilling, smoother performance is the crowning feature of Oldsmobile-the overflowing measure of value now yours at! prices lower than ever before."

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO. LTD.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.

88 WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD,

HAPPY VALLEY.