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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

STUDEBAKER

COMMERCIAL CARS

HONG KONG DELIVERED PRICES.

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ERSKINE SIX TRUCK,

"B.A.G Horse-Power Rating 18.15. Brake Hose Power 49 at 5,000 Revaturishi,"

"Piston Displacement 160.97 Cubic Inch. -Wheel-Base 107 fachée.

X-TON.

Speed 45 M.P.H.··

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Extrae

Fries

Shipping Delivery

Delivery Chassis ........................

1,640 iba.

G 650

0$ 10

G# 140

Screen Delivery Truck ......

2,437 lbs.

Panel Delivery Truck 2,500 lbs.

793 820

90

90

285

290

י

880

1,170

1,200

Price Includes: Bulb Horn, Bumpers, Snubbers, Spare Rim-Tire and

Tube 30 X 5, Oowl and Instrument Panel..

DIRECTOR SIX TRUCK,

R.A.G. Horac-Power Rating 27.34

Brake Borse-Power 70 at-2,800 Revolutions.

Piston Displatement 241,6 Cubic Inch. Wheel-Bose 113 Inches,

Speed 50 M.P.II. “

X-TON.

Delivery Chasala....

Screen Delivery Truck.......

2,375 lb. 0 925 3,380 Th

1,195

Panel Delivery Truck

3,390 m.

1,195

Estate Car and Bus. 2,430 Ta

1,495

G$ 95

05

051

95

C$ 180

G#1,200

465 1,755 470 1,760

170 2,000

Prico Includes: Bulb Horn, Bumpers, Snubbers, Five Dise Whools, Spare

Tire And Tube 32 × 6, Cawl and Instrument Panel

ARLINGTON SIX TRUCK.

R.A.. Hor-Pawer Rating 2734.

Broke Harry Power 70 at 2,560 Revolutions,

Piston Displacement 241.6 Cubic Inch, Wheel-lane 148 Inches.-

I-TON,

Speca 45 M.24,11.

Express Chasin

· 2,552 lbm. · G$1,295

C$100 G# 185

Arlington Funeral Cur .............. 3,005 J1#.

2,365

100

Bollevue Ambulanco .................... 4,040 lbs. 2,500 100

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5.15

520

$1,580 3,000

1,180

Price Includes: Bulb Horn, Bumpers, Saubbers, Five Dise Wheels,

Spare Tire and Tabe 32 x 6, Cowland Instrument Pacol

BIG SIX SPEED TRUCK.

H.A.C, Horse-Power Rating 36.95.

Brake Horac-Power 85 at 2,800 Revolutions... Piston Displacement 363.8 Cubic turk, ¡Wheel-Buso 148 Inches. Spærd 60 M.P.H. EX-TONS.

Express Chassis ........................................ 3,115 Bs. Do Luxe Funeral Car.................... 4,005 Kin.

Do Luxe Ambulance ....... 4606 li.

0$1,785. (#115 G# 240 0$2,140

2,985 115

760

3,500 3,185 115 760 4,000 Price Includes: Bulb Horn, Bumpers, Hydraulic Absorbers, Five Disc

Whools, Extra Tirs and Tube 34 X 7,38, Cowl and Instrument Panel.

"BIG SIX MODEL "75" JUNIOR TRUCK.

R.A., Horce-Power Rating 36.04. Brake Bogar-Power 85 et 2,800 Hevolutions. Piston Displuermeni 352.8 Gulie Turk. Whorl-Bune 148 Inchen Speed 55 M.P.H. 2-TONS.

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Chassis

4,400 11. G$2,410

Police Patrol.....

Boden Bus (13-pus)

4,700 1. 4,410 7,130 lbs. 4,620

01120

120

120

# 240

760

870

G$2,770 5,290 5,510

Price Includos: Bull Horn, Hydraulic Absorbers, Bumpefa, Five Disc Whools, Extra Tiro and Tube 34 X 7, Cowl and Instrument Panel....

BIG SIX MODEL "76" SPECIAL TRUCK,

R.A.Q. Torre-Pawer İtating 26,014,

Brake Borne-Power 55 at 2,800 Irvolutiona

Piston Displacement 955,8 Cubic Inch. Wheel Base 184 Inches.

2K-TONS.

Chassis

Sedan Bus (19-pas)..

Speed 50 M.P.H.

4,000 m. $2,775 GS120 0$ 255 G$3,150 7,420 #. 5,235 120

865 6,840 Parlor Car (20-pas)

7,350 Rs.

6,395

120 1,025 7,540 Observation One (22-pas) ... 7,360 s. 6,395 120 1,025 2,540 Prico Includes: Bull Horn, Bumpers, Hydrastle Absorbers, fioven Disc

Wheels, Extra Tire und Tube 32 X 6.75, Cowl and Instrument Panel.

BIG SIX MODEL "75" HEAVY DUTY TRUCK. N.AC. Horn-Power Rating 36,01. Brake Horse Power 85 at 2,800 firvolution. Piston Displacesnent 353,8 Cubic Pack. Wheel-last 184 Inches.. Speed 46 M.I^II, 3-TONS.

Chassia

5,290 Ls. $3,275 $120 G$ 235 $3,600 Street Car (22-ps#}................................ 8,550 lbs. 5,895 120 1,045 7,040 Prico Includoa: Bulb Horn, Bumpers, Hydraulio Absorbers, Bevon Diso Whools, Extra Tire and Tube 34 X 7.50, Cowl and Instrument Panol.

THE HONG KONG HOTEL GARAGE

Q5 Queen's Rood Central

PREDICT STEEL STREETS,

Tel. Central 4789.

HINTS

FOR THE

MOTORIST

ALBERT

CLOUGH

KEEPING HYDRAULIC BRAKES WORKING.

Hydraulic, Brakos dopend for connexions and tubing cloân, de- their effective action upon the press the brako podal "fully, block entire liquid-containing system it in that position and let it re- being kept completely filled with main for some minutes, then look the specially prepared acid-fren, for leakage at unions and along temperature-resisting fluid, fur-pipes and remove the wheels to seš nished by the manufacturer. It is if there is liquid, inside thir braka only when the system is entirely drums. full of this incompressible liquid

A Jerky Engine. braking pressure can be applied to

Queallon. The exhaust of my the wheel-drums. Air in the car makes a pocultar sputter system, being compressible, pre-ing noise, the engine will not run vents full braking pressures from less than 12 m.p.h. without jerking being developed. It may enter to and at high speed it misses oera- replace liquid escaping at lonky niopally. The fuel system has tube connexions or past leaky been cleaned, the, carburetor. ad pistons in wheel cylinders. Loss justed, the spark-plugs éxamined of liquid and probable presenca of land. the timer points and valves air is indicated, when the brake adjusted. What do you think is pedal can be pushed further than wrong? the normal amount of about

Answer. You had better have a inch, before the usual resistance is complete check-up made of the felt. It is then necessary to add ignition system. Have the plugs liquid from the supply tank, and coll Losted, the high-tension mounted on the dash under the wiring looked over for lonks and hood. Release the handle by the low tonston wiring for 10086 turning it to the left and work it contacts. An electrical service up and down, as a pump, until the station can do this very quickly system is again full, as indicated and positively. You say that by the correct slight amount of valves were adjusted, but are you free motion of the pedal. Wait a absolutely sure that all the ex- few seconds, push the handle down hausts

Your seat perfectly. and lock it securely by turning it trouble seems like a case of a fully to the left. Always refill valve holding open. Sea that the tank to about one-half its valve-stema work freely in their capacity. On some late installa-guides.. Test the compression of tions the hand-operated supply all cylinders and correct any fail- tank in replaced by an automatic ure in gas tightness. But sura one, Burrounding the master that the carburetor-flange joint is cylinder. If brakes still fall to tight and otherwise look out for give full effect, air is probably airleakage into the intake. If you present in the wheel cylinders and can determine which cylinder must be "bled" out along misses and causes jorking at low liquid. deed, it should be easy to locate Each wheel cylinder is fitted the trouble. with a bleeder valve. Remove the cap acraw, which

Hesitating Acceleration. is.

Question.When I try to speed kopt screwed into it and RCTAW into it the nipple on the end of the up my car to pass another one and bleeder drain-tube, which comes step on the accelerator, the engine with the oufit, then unscrew the hestitates for a fraction of a valve with a small wrench, about second and then picks up. This of a turn. Set a bottle on the does not happen, when I touch the floor and put the free end of the accelerator very lightly. When drufner-tube into it. Be sure starting the car, after it has been there is plenty of liquid in the idle for a while, I have to keep the tank, loosen the cap at the top of choke out until the engine gots the tank slightly, unlock the plun-warm, na otherwise, when I press ger and pump liquid into the the accelerator, the engine chokes СДЕ this system until about a half pint has and hesitates. How been drained into the bottle and trouble be corrected? there are no air bubbles escaping Answer. This looks liko car- with it. Then close the bleeder buretor trouble and we sould ad- valve, remove the drain tube, re-vise you to have the carburetor place, the cap screw, reli the inspected and readjusted, if neces- tank, tighten the cap with the snry, at the carburetor service handa and securely lock the plun-station. It is possible that the ger. The same operation may bleeder, which regulates the fuel have to be performed on all four height in the accelerating well, la wheel cylinders. With the auto-not set right. It may also be that matic reserve tank type, the wheel the high speed adjustment is not cylinders aro bled by giving the act as rich as it needs to be in cold brake pedal a number of strokes weather. The fact that long by hand, with plenty of liquid in choking is required at starting, the tank Refilling and bleeding makes this seem likely. Are you are seldom required if all tubefusing the full heat supply to the connexious are kept tight, the con-intake, such as is required in win- nexions are never broken and the ter? We believe that the adjust- wheal cylinder, pistons remain ments above'suggested will remedy. tight. To test for leaks, wipe all this trouble.

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SKIDDING AT 50 MILES AN HOUR.

Great Battle Between Track Rivals.

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But they did, and hardly had they straightened their course be fore they were flinging themselves round the next bend, their knees almost touching the ground na the machines heeled over.

As the inside position is natural-; ly the best, both riders struggled to secure it, and first one and then Stamford Bridge, scene of many the other charged into the edge famous Cup-ties, has never housed of the grass lining the track, while a more enthusiastic crowd than a roar of cheering broke out if the that which witnessed the dirt coveted position was secured by track motor-cycle racing on May sheer tenacity and skill,

12.

Now it was Eldor on the inside, leading by a wheel, and now it

There were no bookmakers and very little private belting, but thewas Dean, and the way they pasa-

enthusiasm never waned.

ed and repassed bore testimony to Į the equal skill of the two men.

The Sporting Spirit. *

Critics of the new sport wero supplied with an orgy of thrills which should have silenced all complaints on the grounds of

The sporting spirit in which "monotony," for the crowd of near- these riders raced was emphasised ly 35,000 was on tip-toe with ex in the frat attempt at a start. citement from beginning to end, Dean, who has only just recover. The climax was reached in aed from an injury to his shoulder, terrifle race fat what was virtually fell by sheer bad luck at the first the world's championship between band a few seconds after the start. "Sprojita" Elder, champion of Eller Stumediately stopped, America, and, Paddy Dean, Aus waiving his right to finish the tralia's "crack."

Course and claim the match, and insisted on a fresh start.

In a ding-dong finish the Ameri,

Another match between two

can won by about a length at angled tiders, the brilliant young average speed of over thi

miles an hour.

Broadside Skidding.

Krogley and a new "star" Jack Marlin' provided a sensation, Frogley crushing at terrife anged while his rival was leiding, For- They tore round the track al tunately, his Injuries were not most neck-and-neck, skidding serious. broadside found the bends at a insidecar race hour that sent the spectators into rinders, Voth driver and passenger speed approaching! fifty miles on crashed it's which of gust and a frenzy of excitement,

landing on their heads, but excap-

machine

TAXES FILL COFFERS. Steel plates are predicted to re- Gasolino taxes contributed place present road material in the $220,000,000 to the federal re future. It is said the plates will venue, according to the U. 8. prove economical in large cities National Automobile Chamber of As Both machines whirleding serious injury. where, instead of tearing up the Commerce. Nearly 110,000,000,000 road every few weeks, the pistes gallons of gas were consumed in can be removed for repairs and 1927, or more than 2,000,000,000 it seemed miraculous that the Norell, the former winning after then replaced.

gallons than in 1928.

around with hardly a foot separat The sidecar,fipat provided a ing them and back wheels fightmasterly exhibition of skilful rid- ing for a grip on the loose surface, ing by E. H. Brackpool and G. A rulers could retain their seats, Isome hairbreadth escapes.

SATURDAY, JUNE 16

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THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 1246 Telephone Central 8500

33, Wong Nei Chung Road, 39, Des Voeux Road Central.

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