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FIRST

PRODUCED

IN 1926

IN 1928

FIRST IN

IT'S CLASS

For SPEED STAMINA and SERVICE.-

More than 250,000 Proud · "PONTIAC" owners testify to the SUPREME VALUE of this remarkably successful SIX-Call, 'Phone or Write for

Full Particulars—

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

Motor Dept.

CROSS LANE, WANCHAI - 'Phone C. 3193.

New

CHRYSLER "65"

Blow-Chrysler "65" 4-Door Saturn

the new Chrysler Sixes tho 4757 and the "657 Chrysler now sets striking new measures of beauty, when the artistry of an Industry was seemingly at its height-new measures. of performance, beyond even the sparkling Chryslers of other days- new measures of value-lower prices

It is expected of Chrysler that it shall provide the public with new style, new performance, new quality, now value. For it is the outstanding genius of Chrysler engineering, re- search, and manufacture that periodi sally they produce new extraordinary

Features New Chrysler "65"--New Hagger engine-63 h. p.-"Silver-Done" high-complica slon head using any petrol-characteristic Chrysler spred, power and pickupiscesenter weighted 7-beating crankshaft, only car at or

· near tiile price with this costly features now, slender profile radiator—new bowl-shaped lamps

offerings, beyond anything else the Industry provides in performance and style... It is natural therefore, that the public has acclaimed these new Chryslers as surpassing all that has gone before-as ushering into exis tence an entirely new motoring style that re-styles all motor cars ... Ila view of the unique degree of beauty, power, speed, luxury, comfort, effi clency and value of the new "75" and "65," it is not at all strange that the whole country is today more than ever Chrysler-wild.

-bouselful cowl moulding and coul lampa---new, lenger chassis and longer, wider, roomier bodiesTM new arched window silhouette-new "zir-wing" full-crowned wings -new internal expanding Chrysler hydraulic four-wheel brakes, unaj. fected by weather condiklona-Lovejoy hydraulic shock absorbers, front and rear-spring ends anchored in live rubber, instead of metal shackles

A. LUNG 8 CO.

19, Queen's Road, C.

WATCH YOUR SPEED.

A COSTLY ROAD,

Tel. C. 1219.

NEW, SAFETY · DEVICE,

HINTS

FOR THE

SATURDAY,

SEPTEMBER

MOTORIST

by

ALBERT L. CLOUGH

AVOID SLIPPING, THE CLUTCH.

1928.

Effective Action in California.

RECKLESS DRIVING. Only trained men who have pass- ed an oxamination may, oporate & Jocomotive, points out the National Safety Council. But in many states, any boy or girl, any deaf person, any insane person at largo, may drive an automobile, which is The public safety department of even more dangerous a machine the California State Automobile than the locomotive. The locomo Association finds that the most tive cannot leave the tracks and effective way of curbing reckless dash dato a crowd. It is controll drivers le to take away their by numerous safety control davi- driver's leonse,

ces, it is constantly inspected and

But states that have no laws reit is alwaye under the guidance quiring drivers' licenses and the of two man, not one, majority are unfortunately still In Yet it is much more difficult to that class can do no such thing, obtain permission to drive 'a' So reckless driving goes on despite locomotive than it is to drive an Modern clutches work so easily

arrests, fines and imprisonments automobile. Even the most that they may be partly disengaged. Do Valves need Grinding?

The worst punishment a motorist stringent driver's license law 'can't and caused to slip somewhat, oven

Question: My four cylinder can get la to be deprived of the come up to the demands made upon when very slight pressure in applied to the pedal. An inex-car dosen't show nearly the power use of his car for any appreciable locomotive engineers. At least it perienced operator, who is timid it had a few months ago and the length of time, New York knows diminishes the chances of socident and nervous and who drives with mechanic says that the valves need it, so does. California for these so prevalent today.

It is regrettable that onlyạ his foot on the pedal, so as to be grinding but I don't see how he can states do just that to drivers arrest- ready to disengage it fustantly in be sure as to this, as be made no od for violating certain traffic or an emergency, may unconsciously tests to indicate what was wrong. dinances,

hard enough to This car has been driven but' 1,200) - prosa it enuso long continued slipping, miles and I didn't supposo valves without realizing it. When the wont wrong so soon as this. How two members of the clutch slip, can I check up and see if he is, for muy cansldorable length of right,

time, the fabrio facings of the Auswor Crank the engine discs rapidly wear thin and be-slowly by hand. If there is a come glazed over with particles austained, springy resistance to worn from the rubbing surfaces, turning the crank, occuring four resulting in harsh and uncertain times in each two revolutions and clutch action and calling for early no hissing of gas leaking out ofj readjustment and eventual re-the cylinders can be heard, it is placement of the facings. More-unlikely that the valves leak and over, slipping involves loss of regrinding is not necessary, but if power, the engine rune needlessly thore is only a slight, momentary fast and unnecessary wear is im-resistance to cranking or no re-l posed upon the bearing and other sistance at all, at any of these] barts of the disengaging"me-four points in two revolutions, chanism. Whenover the engine is thore is reason to believe that the heard running faster than it valves need attention, although should, considering the speed of the leakage, may be past the the car, the clutch is slipping. It platone instead of through the ia bad practice, especially for the valves.

inexperienced or nervous operator Value of Gasoline Filters, to drive with his foot on the Question: Is it worth while clutch pedal-except possibly to install on an old car one of the when in congested traffic-because gasoline filters which are to be of the likelihood that uninten- found upon the late models? tional slipping will result from Answer: It would acom 30 foot pressure being involuntarily especially as the cost of the devico applied. Intentional slipping, for and the labour of putting it on fa the purpose of picking up speed on slight. Such a filter is very effec high gear, when a car is alowed tive, proventing water and solid away down, is very hard on the impurities from reaching the clutch and should be avoided, by vacuum tank; piping and carbure! shifting to a lower gear, on which tor and interfering with carbura- the engine will roadly speed the tion. It is very much castor to car up, with the clutch in full clean out the filter than to clean engagement A good rule to fol- the strainers in the vacuum-tank low is always to keep the clutch and carburetor and it will eatch in positive engagement except solid particles, which the filter when the car is being started from screens will allow to pass and pos rest and at those instants when sibly find lodgement In the ear- gears have been 'shifted, or when buretor jet, The fact that it will the car la about to be stopped.

Loss of Oil from Axle Housing.

Question: The rear axle hous- ing of my car is supposed to need refilling one in 3,000 miles, but by removing the oil plug, I And that the supply is nearly jèxhausted after 700-800 miles of driving. Where does it go to? I find a little gear oil on the garage floor, but not enough, it seems to account for such'a loss as this.

Answer: No doubt most of the loas occurs when the axle is in action and very little while it is at rest. Probably the escape takes place along the shafts and out at tho wheels to the inside of the brake drums, past the felt washer that is located in ench end of the axle-housing, just inside the outer shaft bearing. If, upon removing the rear wheels, you find oil in their brake drums, this theory is probably correct and putting in new folb washers should stop the escape. Another possibility is that the oil is lost through the neck of the housing, past the {pinion-shaft bearings and the coll retaining washers at this point. These can be tightened, if you find ovidence of oil loss therd,

TYRE. INFLATION.

Points to Remember.

"Tyre mileage Hfo and service depend on several factors," accord- ing to Mr. M. B. King, of the Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd, the Firestone agents in Hongkong.

"These factors include the tyre, driver, car, roads, and last but not Icast, on using tyres large enough for the heaviest load placed on them at any time and keeping them inflated to the correct pressure.

"Nearly every day some one will say to us, Why do some people get 25,000 miles from their tyras when the beat I over got is around 10,000 miles? How do you accounti for that?"

The trouble is not with the tyres, but with the way they are overloaded or underinflated. No- thingman, beast or mechanical | device ----can stand up under groat abuse. The remedy is to provide tyres large enough for the maxi- mum load that may be placed on them and to keep them properly inflated.

"Reasonable care and regular in- spection of tyres for minor In- juries and chocking of air pressure will enable the motorist to get the most in miléage and useful ser-

*WANES 100-FOOT, ROADS,

Speed limita in the United States A "super-highway" extending An electric, safety valve, which vice. range all the way from 20 miles for 42 miles from Glasgow to warns motorists of short circuits an hour in Massachusetts to 45 in Edinburgh, Scotland, is being pre- in the auto's electric system, has | Alabama, Florida, Nevada and jected. The road will have two been adopted as standard equip E. E. East, chief engineer of the North Carolina. Michigan and traffic lanes, each 80 feet wide. It meat on Studebaker car. It takes Automaidle Club of Southtarn Montana have no set maximum, on is estimated the road will coat the place of a fuse, and is mounted state highways in the future should California, recommends that all open roads.

|£40,000 a.mile. [1

back of the instrument board

be 100 feet wide.

separate water out of the fuel is of great advantage, especially in cold weather.

minority of the statos have as yet

adopted such a law.

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