1928-12-08 — Page 21

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. \ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1928,

Why changed motoring conditions demand the use of quality oil

Automobile engines have al ways ruo

hot. Even the old temperatures

In combustion chambers were high enough to melt gold,

Now yesterday's heats are surpassed. Never before have engine temperatures been 80 high as they are today.

means

High-speed design high-heat operation. See what has happened since 1922. Top engine speeds have jumped from 2,000 revolutions per minute to 3,000. One car boasts 4,200.

Other makers are considering]

6,000 revolutions per minute..

No. 7

Faster engines.... Hotter engines. Look to your oil!

What keeps this multiplied heat from destroying your en ginel

More efficient cooling systems, of course, But after that?

Lubricating oil. Beyond that nothing, Nothing else can.

Oil that was "good enough".

Power explosions have in- five years ago is not "good creased proportionately, Adied enough" to-day. It won't do. heat. Pistons move faster. More heat. Some cars heat all It hasn't the ability to stand up oil to remove water er gasoline dilution. Still more hent

under to-day's new driving con-

ditions,

As

followed

change has change in engine design, the several grades of Gargoyle Mo- biloil have been improved-** made even richer. To-day, more than ever, you need Mobiloil quality and protection,

In buying Mobiloil, always mention both the name and the grade which the Chart specifies For your car--Mobiloil "A," Mo- biloil "B," etc., as, the case may be. To-day only a spendthrift can afford to be indifferent about lubrication."

GARG

Mobiloil

Blake the chart your guide ..

VACUUM OIL COMPANY

IT WAS FORD'S IDEA.

GROWING "AIRMINDED."

BAN ON BILLBOARDS.

REFINEMENTS IN MECHANICAL DESIGN

Aid to Buick's Trustworthy Performance.

The speed an all models has! been increased from three to fivej miles an hour over past modela. For acceleration the new models) show marked improvement.

The 1929 Buicks are entirely the murket regardless of compres-| new cars throughout, Mechani-sion of type of fuel used. The cally the new models are enlarge. engine used a series 121-Inch menta and improvements on the and 129-inch develops 90 and one- fundamentals which have been so half horse-power and the engine thoroughly tried and proved on used in series 116-Inch. 74, horne-j more than 2,000,000 Buicks. All power. of the fundamental designs which have minde Buick famous have been maintained, such as:

Over-head-valve engine; coun- terbalanced crankshaft; crankense ventilator; triple sealed engine; rubber engine mountings; automa- tic carburetor heat control; mui- tiple diac clutch; torque tube drive; senled chassis; floating ax. les; double drop frame; four- wheel brakes; cantilever rear aprings.

With the highly developed can- tilver apring Buspension and hydraulic shock absorbers the new models will comfortably negotiate any roads at remarkable speeds.

For hill climbing the new no- dels will handle a full load, as easily as past models handled two Bodies are much wider and more passengers over the same grade.

The engine in the 116-inch, 121- comfortable and all parts have inch and 129-inch models have been strengthened in proportion been completely, redesigned hav- to the Increase in size and powering inrger bore and stroke and Yet by paying special attention to developing much greater power. 'the design of every part and the The 1928 model had a bore and use of stronger and improved ma-stroke of 3-% x 4-14 while the now terials, the 1929 Buick is a faster model has 3-5/16 x 4-5/8. Piston and sturdier automobile with very displacement, 1928 model, 207 little increase in weight.

cubic inches; 1929 model, 239

On the 121-inch and 120-Inch wheelbase 1928 models, the bore and stroke was 3-1⁄2 x 4-4 while the 1929 models have 5-5/8 x 5; platon displacement, 1928, 274 inches; 1929, 809 cuble Inches.

All models are of the same uni- | cubic inches. form design. The only difference Is in wheelbase and engine size.

The 1929 Buicks have been tried and proved through hundreds of thousands of miles of tests at the General Motors Proving Ground, in all kinds of city driving and in Texas, California and Arizona,

The design of these engines Is especially notable for a 17 per The style of the new models is cent, gain in power in obtained -radically new and individual, from a 13 per cent. Increase 'in The cars are distinctive and atrik displacement on the 121-inch and ing from all angles. The frontal 129-inch models and a 17 per cent. appearance is especially pleasing gain in power is obtained from a with deep radiator front, new 15 per cent, increase in displace- radiator cap, large, one-piece fen- ment on the acries 116. This gain dera; distinctive headlamps with is obtained without the use of ex- chrome plated posts, emblem ceptionally high compression re- mounted between the headlights quiring special anti-knock fuels and new radiator splash apron.

but simply through improved de- sign of engine parts. Looking over the hood and cow!! the cars have a massive appear ance with the full chrome plated cow bands, large cowl lamps and increased width of bodies. The side view is especially striking with the new front and rear fén- dera, massive wheels and tyres,

Back in 1909, when automobiles The U. S. nation in fast A recent ruling of the supreme were driver from the right-hand growing "nir-minded," On the court. upheld a law of Kentucky side, Henry Ford brought out his twenty-fifth anniversary of the prohibiting all signs except road "Model T," with the driving ap-first neroplane flight, on markers ou the rights-of-way of paratus on the left side. Now all August, 15, there were 1,233 air-highwaya. Following in line, Geor-polished running board binding, automobiles in the U. S. are parts in operation within the coun-win passed a ban on advertising new sun visor, distinctive lady stcured and operated from that side. [try's bordersz

There's only one conclusion/

igus along its roode.

IT MUST BE GOOD

GOING

UP

• This line shows how Olidarnobílés scilaa kaua moumitað month by month for thalast six months

When a car wins success as quickly as this new Oldamó- bile, there is only one conclu- sion-it must be good! And the facts confirm this judgment. Ita magnificent new bodies by Fisher reveal the surpassing beauty and craftsmanship for which Fisher is world-famous. Its great 55 h. p. engine pro- vides high-compression per formance without specialfucis. Its silenced chassis embodies every prin- ciple of fine-car de- sign. Its complete

equipment shows exceptional concern with owner satisfao- tion..

Thousandsof motoristc acclaim it "The Fine Car of Low Price." Owners grow more enthusiastic with each mile of driving. Sales have leaped to a new high point, So the evidence rolls up-until your own good judgment tells you

ROADSTER

M$2,500.00 TOURING

M$2,500.00

2-door SEDAN M$2,600.00

"I must see this Olds- mobile. I must drive it. There's no deny- ing, it must be good!",

4-door BEDAN 'M$2,800.00

The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.

33, Wong Nei Chung Road, Happy Valley.

OLDSMOBILE

PRODUCT OF GENERAL MOTORS

lines with curved windows and deep rounded body and roof lines.

From the rear the car has ex-| ceptionally pleasing appearance. The body in two inches wider than before and the additional width makes the car appear low and muasive. The rear end of the frame and gas tank are completely finished with neat sheet metal covers. The combination tall, stop and backup light is mounted at one side with the new gasoline tank filler at the other.

The performance of the 1929 || Buleka is outstanding for hill elimbing, acceleration and speed. The new and larger engines have developed to a greater point of efficiency, using normal compres- sion and standard grades of fuel, than any other, engines now on

WE HEAR LESS.

Wet Weather Driving.

SCIENCE EXPLODES

BELIEF.

Another of our pet bellofs has been upset by the announcement from the United States Bureau of Standards that motors do not work better during wet weather.

ence

Most motorists have noticed that the motor seems to run more easily and more quietly during) rain; but scientists say the differ-

not in the motor but in our] ears! They believe that damp air) may have some effect on acoustics, and thus serve to eliminate or minimise knocks and other engine noises.

In exhaustive teate the Bureau. | could not find any difference, in: running conditions, in wet or dry air, and 'suggest that the hearing: of the driver must be affected as the motors are not..

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RAILROAD GROSSINGS ARE GOOD PLACES

FOR PEOPLE TO STOP

TO THINK.

These are some of the mechani- cal refinements:

The camshaft is an entirely new!

THE

AUSTIN SEVEN

LEADS THE WAY IN LIGHT CARS.

Nothing to Equal It.

THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SEVEN HORSE POWER CAR IN THE WORLD TO-DAY.

Can be seen at our

KOWLOON GARAGE SHOWROOM

ALEX. ROSS & Co., (China) Ltd.

Prince's Building.

2nd, Boor,Ice House St. Entrance.

NEW KOWLOON SHOWROOM. │

design giving greater valve open-

The main hearings are larger ♬ ing and quieter operation.

and of new steel backed design The

crankshaft has been in- giving long life and freedom from ercased in size with heavier coun- leervice. A mechanically driven terweights and torsion balancer, gas pump assures positive supply assuring smooth operation. of fuel under all conditiona

ALE

DOD

THE price you pay for this great tyre buys you a matchless measure of traction-dependability- wear! That is the reason why for more than ten years this has been true-More People Ride on Goodyear Tyres Than on Any Other Make.”

GOOD YEAR

DISTRIBUTORS

ALEX. ROSS & Co. (China), Ltd.

PRINCE'S BUILDING, HONGKONG.