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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1928,

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One of the most remarkable automobile racing photos ever taken in this tragic scene. 11 happened during a 100-mile race on the Southport Beach, England. The car, driven by Miss moment of overturning while travelling at high speed. Miss May Cunliffe, is shown at the Cunliffe's father, who was riding with her, was thrown to his death. She, still in the machine in this picture, escaped with injuries..

LOOKING MORE TO ENGINE.

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How Interest Has

Changed.

TRAMS REDUCE TRAFFIC.

New York Investigates. Looking forward to double ta 19,000,000 population by 1965, New

The motoring public is again be-York is preparing to set its traffic coming "engine runscious." After system in order. A special com-

ITALY-BRAZIL FLIGHT.

Achievement by Fiat Engine.

Turin, July 7.

The great trans-oceanic flight

a period in which interest has con-mittee has spent 5 years in inves-from Italy to Brazil is an accom- tred upon automobile badies-tigation, and has now issued a re-plished fact. Italy, the last to enter the field of trans-Atlantic design, beauty, colour, up-gional plan.

Main suggestions of the com-flight, can justly claim first place holstery and comfort the motorist is again asking about the power mittec are: The construction of with this wonderful fent, un- several belt lines of highways run-doubtedly the most spectacular plant which makes the ear go.

ning in concentrle circles around ocean flight made to date. Probably aircraft activity,

After the many disasters that which has demonstrated that the the metropolitan area; a series of engine is the plane, is to be credit-radial highways diverging towards have frustrated the numerous d with much of the reawakened these; double-deck streets; more attempta hitherte made to fly from bridges over the Hudson River;; interest, in engihe performance. ear tunnels under the East river, Europe to Amerien, an Italian

even aeross

Manhattan

4,700 miles in a single flightl Previous distances are as follows:

Lindbergh Chamberlin.

3,014 miles

3,902

3,788

2,111

load: Previous

aeroplane makes a single non-stop in Brazil, flight to Genibabu' 011 In the air, now-stop endurance and

covering the record distance of flights of 68 and 60-hours have de-Island; elimination of trams monstrated the brilliant progress main streets and sobstitution of which has been made in develop-buses; reduction of taxis: widen-approximately 4,720 miles in 51 ing engine ability and dependabi-ing of streets; limitation of build-hours, with a total lond of 14,960 lity, On the highway the thoning heights in congested areas; ands. Cover six and a half tons). sands of motorists who have made raising of railway crossings..

If all these were adopted, it is long-distance trips have seen the same improvement in automobile salt, the.efty and suburbs within a radius of 50 miles could easily engines,

Passenger planes travelling al accommodate 20,900,000 people.

Ferries and lack of bridges have 100 miles per hour have erealid a new conception of the value of been the chief causes of conges- time; and it is generally conceletion, while trams, it has that within the next three or four found, reduce the traffic capacity years the same motorists who have of the streets by from 20 to more just been fighting to prove the than 25 per cent. Taxia, too, are safety und reasonableness of 35 said to hold up traffic, for a single can take care of as many miles per hour will be travelling bus

10 Laxis. Though much faster and with greater passengers as

the buses numbered only 12 per safety than now.

cent. of vehicles. on the busiest streets, they carried 64 per cent. of the passengers.

These two factors have again placed the engine at the centre of interest.

500 A WEEK.

Byrd

Bremen 14,960

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Lindbergh Chamberlin Byrd Bremen

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been loads carried were as follows: 5,027 lbs. 5,236 ...13,008

8,140 17 51 hours continuous lightl previous times were as follows:

33 hours Lindbergh Chamberlin Byrd Bremen

Singer Output Grows.

43

45 33% These figures show that "Italy has set up three new records; these being: (a) distance flown; (b) duration of light; and (c) load carried.

Because engine performance of late years had been so supremely fine and trouble-free, the public had taken a good engine for grant- ed and had turned its attention to

The "S.64" used for the flight other things. Now the picture is The Singer Company Ltd., whose entirely changed. Public atten- tion for many months, has been principle works for a long time was powered by a Flat model were in Coventry have recently 4.22.T. 650 h.p. engine, the same riveted upon the spectacular per-hade extensive additions in their engine with which last month at formance of airplane engines. factory premises in Briminghamn Rome, the same pilots beat the And in the motor cars the constant and production is now very rapid.world's duration and distance on

The Birmingham factory closed circuit records. raising of the standard of sustain-

In the

ed high speed has again drawn at-turning out over 300 cars a week, space of a few days the same tention back to the power plant.and the Coventry factory 200, engine, put to a truly tremendous The public wants to know how making a total of 600, considered test, gives even more marvellous the results are obtained,

to be convincing testimony of the results.

. We have found an unusual new rapidity with which the British

Amongst other modern

ma-

With their hero engines A.S.3. Interest in our V-ype, 90-degree light car is taking its place in the and A.22.T. the Fint now hold the principal word's aviation records, 6ngine, says the Vice-President of world's markets. the Cadillac Motor Car Company,

the longest duration, for the greatest because of its similarity to the chinery, appliances and plant, thee, for the highest speed, for the radial airplane engine which is Singer Company also owns performing so successfully. The largest Bliss Press in Great distance; and have made possible without an intermediate stop, the Liberty airplane engine built for Britain, which presses in one the flight from Italy to Brazil the government by a number of operation the chassis side mem-greatest neronautical feat so far,

performed. automobile manufacturera during hers of Singer cars from sheet" the World War was a V-type; and steel. It cost £25,000, and it is the power plants of many of our believed that only one other press fastest speed boats are of the same of its kind so large exists, and that is owned by the Ford Company of basic design.

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Points of similarity between a' V-type éngine and a radial air- plane engine include the V-Lyne principle of cylinder location. The V-type automobile engine has

a single V-angle between its two;

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