1929-05-11 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

OLDSMOBILE'S COMPANION CAR,

New V-Type Eight Makes Appearance.

VIKING

The Viking.

[Special to the Honykany Telegraph by Israel Klein.j

a V-type eight. Photo shows the sedan model for this price. Insets are photo of the instrument panel on the dash, and the Viking emblem.

The Viking Eight motor, cross section and three-quarter view, showing at left the posi-

tion of the valves and general design of the engine.

Lansing, Mich., April 13.-For 30 eight cylinder cars, each of af the country, Oldsmobile introduces three years Oldsmobile engineers different type, had, been put the winner of this severe test- had been dunning a Companion to through a severe elimination test the Viking, a 90-degree V-type their six-an eight-cylinder car in at the General Motors proving the medium-price field. For the grounde,

the last several months more than To-day, in the larger cities of

NASH LEADS THE WORLD.

TAG NEW

eight with features that have never before been seen in an automobile. Perhaps the most interesting

DAB VALFE

Ask Those Who Have Driven the Twin Ignition Nash

NASH

400"

Telephone C.1474.

ORI

R BETTER STILL, drive one of these new and finer motor cars yourself.

Either way, you will quickly discover that Twin Ignition has added new pleasure to driv fog. It produces more power, more speed, faster acceleration, with less expense for fuel.

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And Twin Ignition power is only one many new motoring luxuries. Without exception, those who drive the "400" say it is the easiest car to control they have ever tried. Big hydraulic shock absorbers, bumpers front and rear, and cen tralized chassis lubricationare regular equipment. Without the usual penalty of high price, here is the most luxurious type of motoring. Ask those who have driven it!

WONG SIU WOON, Sole Agents for Hongkong and South China. SERVICE STATION:-76, Das Vœux Road Contrat.—Tetaphona C. 644,

21, Pottinger Straal.

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY MAY 11, 1929.

feature is its price-$1695 at the 'BUSES OUST TRAMS. factory for any one of its three standard models, a fivespassenger

four-door sedan, a close-coupled Serve City of 143,000. five passenger sedan and a con- vertible coupe for four. This is

Paterson (New Jersey) is now

the lowest price at which a V-type the largest city in the U.S.A. in eight had ever been offered.

which all publle transportation is: Outside of its price, the out-supplied by motor 'buses. standing feature of the Viking is

This city has a population of

the novel design of the motor, the 143,000. Its tramway Byateni first time has been tried for nu-gradually has been diminished, and tomotive use. Unlike the regular

JUDGE ON WHEELS.

V-type engine, this one has its the last route recently was closed. camshaft and valve mechanism in the V above the crankshaft, in- stead of being within the erank- case and cylinder blocks. Thus not only is this space, keretofore practically waste, utilized, but the arrangement permits of accessibil, ity such as has never before been available in such engines.

New Valve Arrangement, The valves are horizontal and,]· together with the design of the cylinder block and head, from what is termed a quasi-overhead valve arrangement. As a result

Special police In France are em- powered to atop speeding motorists on the road, hear their cases und fine them. Six cars with such po- licemen patrol French roads.

PAY FOR THEM, TOO.

High accidents in the United

the engineers have obtained alm-States Inst year cost $850,000,000, plicity, accusaibility, rigidity, sior nearly $8 for every citizen in lence, ellelont cooling, complete the country. use of all the fuel and operation with minimum attention. They have combined the fuel distribu- tlon advantages of the overhead valve location with the rigidity of tau side valve mechanism.

distance. The fuel consumption averaged 11.8 miles to a gallon.

Simple Body Design.

Placed in the V between the two The Viking body has its innova- cylinder banks, the valve mechan- tion in. the elimination of cowl ism can be reached merely by lift- lamps in order to bring out its ing a cover plate on top. Acces simple steam lines from front rear. The raised letter V. sibility to the cylinder blocks re-to

car, appears not quires merely the lifting of cylin-emblem of the der heads and removal of water only on radiator, front bumper intake and spark plug con- and hub caps, but is carried! nexions.

thoughout the interior of the While it is caster and cheaper body as a main motif in its desig to manufacture a straight eight

Particularly striking is the in- engine, the Oldsmobile engineers strument panel, highly finished in point to the operating advantages stainless steel on a black dash and of their own choice. The crank-lighted both by direct and indirect! shaft is much shorter and atur method.

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diar, minimizing vibration and

Every modern Invention for the

whip considerably and assuring smooth and quiet operation. The comfort and convenience of driver shaft revolver on three in bear-and passengers is included-from ings and is balanced by four fitting rear and, front seats, ad- justable steering wheel and driv- counterweights.

er's seat, 95-inch springs covering 80 per cent of the 125-inch chassis and hydraulle shock absorbers.

Better Cooling Opportunities. The utilization of the V above the crankshaft in the Viking has The frame is especially sturdily. also permitted a more efficient built with five heavy cross mem-: cooling system, both for the cylin-bers trussed on both sides in ders and the oil. The water jacket bridge construction style. completely surounds each cylin-

The entire car, even to the rear! der and all the valves, reaching down to the bottom of the cylin-end, is designed as a single pleco der walls. Oil splashed against of simple beauty. Its appearance the cylinder walls from below and and, its engineering advantages above in cooled by the circulating are expected to make this one of water so that high speeds may the most popuur automobiles in

the middle-prica field. now be sustained for a longer time with. this system, due to the

quicker cooling of the lubricant.

Besides this provision for great- er oil cooling, there is a new type of oil pan grooved along the bot- tom so as to afford additional cooling surface for the ofl. This grooved oil pan also includes an- other feature entirely new in au tomotive design-a form of "fish indder" or series of cross strips which form troughs at the bottom of the pan so as to trap destruc- tive sediment and foreign parti- eles from the oil.

Another Innovation is the large downdraft manifold reaching over the engine so as to permit the fuel mixture to Bow down to the com- bustion chambers aided by gravity, This form of manifold has been found much more effective than the straight type heretofore used. In addition, the intake manifold is so constructed that the intake. valves are equally distant from the carburetor, thus eliminating, the chances of "starving" some cylin- ders in favour of others and, as- at all suring equal combustion times.

Controlled Hol Spot, The exhaust manifold is brought over the intake from the left side so as to furnish a hot spot to pre- heat the gases in the centre of the intake manifold. This hot spot is) controlled from the dash.

The Viking crankcase ventila- tion system is designed to prevent seepage of gasoline into the crank- case or moisture' created by com- bustion. The air is drawn in from a breather at the bottom and is circulated over the oil and upward to the carburetor. The. moisture and oil spray brought up by this current of air is of great help to proper carburetion.

The entire motor block is cast In one plece, the first time a V. eight block has been manufactured this way. This has enabled ongi- neers to put into it strong cross braces and ribbing that increase solid its rigidity and form a foundation for the large crank- shaft bearings,

The power obtained from this motor reaches 81 horsepower at the average running speed of 3000 revolutions a minute. "In a recent tost for newspapermen, the car was driven at varying speeds up to.88 miles an hour, without a perceptible vibration in it. Yet the motor seemed to have power to go even faster.

A recent run. across the conti- nent over mountain and desert- averaged 47 miles an hour, with only three minor adjustments- not in the motor-for the entire

RIDE CONTENTEDLY ON MICHELINS

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4th Floor, China Building.

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Tel. 0.4821.

MICHELAN

Homeward Bound Motorists

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IF IT'S POWER

you want

JUST DRIVE THIS OLDSMOBILE

Full 55-horsepower! For hills and hard pulling in high-for mastery of the open raid-for sparkling acceleration in traf fic! Just drive this new Olds mobile-and let your own experience confirm that now familiar phrase, "The Fine Car of Low Price!"

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Fine-car standards demand power plus silence - so the Oldsmobile engine is rubber mounted and its bodies insu- fated to deaden noise! Fine... car standards demand all this plus enduring stamina --- $0. thenew Oldsmobile wastested for over a million miles before being offered to the public! In every way this new Bix is more than fulfilling the expectations of critical motorists— and in no way more impressively than by ite power! Come riks that drive today!

ROADSTER

Fine-car standards' demand power plus smoothness Oldsmobile intro- duced a new cylinder head which provides brilliant high-com pression performance without the use of special fuels.

M$2,500.00 TOURING

M$2,500.00

2-door SEDAN M$2,600.00 4-door SEDAN M82,800.00 THE FINE CAR OF LOW PRICE.

The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1247. :

33, Wong Nel Chung Road, Happy Valley.