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The twemy-card" annual au-f tomobile show of Paris might have! Leen a fashion display, judging by the smartly dressed women it otracted. They were looking for colour and style, with comfort and utility sezonanry considerations. They found it.

Never before has the show been so rich in novel features. Engi- neers and designers seemed to have appealed particularly to women, and their colour schemes. made fashionably-dressed visitors) go inta raptures.

Aside from beauty of line and colour there were few surprises. Closed chrs predominated, indi- eating that Europe is following America in discarding the open has type. The manufacturer striven for greater perfection in instor performance, comfort, anfe- ty, economy, longevity and speed and has advanced along thesu lines without any noticeable rad- ical changes, Old hood designs: are generally clung to so that the car's identity is not loat.

The Selection that faces the Europeau motorist when he wants to buy an automobile is shown by the upper photo picturing part of the exhibits of 114 manufacturers at the Paris auto show. One of the features was the "cross-nec- tion" of a Citroen, lower photo, showing how the car is'

mate. i

rond performance. They have,f however, now taken up the silent third idea, among thone adopting this device for the first time being Deluge, Mathis, Panhard

en-

The saving of weight compared with a standard body of equal There is, however, a noticeable

quality is 300 pounds, but an even body refinement in many cars, such

renter advantage is the and Iurance of the. body under hard as longer wheelbase and lower Huspension. Sixes continue to Levassor, Talbot and George Irat, service and various climatic con- rule the field, with eights being! The Voisin company has deditions.

were

vice kabwn as a compound relay, whereby it can get two different

More Eights Introduced.

shown by a number of firms for the first time. Some few fours

shown. particularly by combinations out of the three- Prominent among the, develop" French firms, but among the speed transmission, this giving ments noticed hero was the great-

six speeds ahead and two reverseer number of eight-cylinder en American makers only one ロー mains. Narrow-tread cars, ones The change from the high to the gines. The great majority have) popular with foreign manufacturow set, and vice veras, was orig-the cylinders in line, but a few, ers, are fast disappearing, only ainally made by a vacuum mechan- including Cadillac, Lincoln, and few having been shown this year,ism, but is now operated by an but they drew much attention, electro-magnetie device. particularly because of the law price.

Front Drive Makes Hit.

now the Italian, maker Lancia, have the V type. The Lancia i an original design which at Arsti aight might be mistaken for a four-cylinder with spark plugs on opposite sides.

Although the first straight eight engines were built on this side of the Atlantic, Bugatti and Ballof being responsible for them, the United States was the first to put them into big production: Only recently have European makers

now

More U. S. Curs Shown.

One of the latest, ideas of the drive Keen interest was displayed in show was the front-wheel the American cars, many arms and the. Cord front-wheel drive, showing for the first time. The built by Auburn, proved to be one United States' exhibits numbered of the most attractive exhibits in 31, becond only to France, with 56, the anlon. The only European Other nations represented were front-wheel drive cars were the Germany with nine, Italy seven, Tracts and n,Chaigneau-Brasier. England six, Belgium three, The centralized "chassis lubri- Austria one, and Czechoslovakia ention system, of which the best taken them up.seriously. About one. This shows the remarkable examples in the show ware Bijur half the European makers progress made by American firms, and Tecalemit, is certainly coming have straight eight engines, but. for previous to the war American | into more extensive use. An in- they agree that this does not cars were hardly sold in France. creased number of ears are being mean the eight will, supplant the The complete list of American fitted with silentblde bushings, six here, na the latter has aup. exhibits, in the Grand Palais in requiring no oil, and another in-planted the four, except on amali eluded Auburn, Buick, Cadillac, teresting development in the use or cheaper types of cars. Chevrolet, Chrysler, Cord, Dodge, of an oil radiator to maintain the The most noticeable engine with Durant, Duesenberg, Ford, Essex, engine lubricating oil at a reason-more than eight cylinders was the Franklin, Graham-Paige, Gardner, ably low temperature.

12-cylinder Volain sleevo" valve Hudinos, Hupmobile Jordan, Body stylon always have been an model. One of the out-standing Lincoln, Marmon, Moon, Nash, outstanding feature of the Puris features of this was the use of a Oldsmobile, Oakland, Packard, show and keen interest was taken single eccentric shaft operating all Pierce Arrow, Reo, Studebaker, in the rivalry between American 24 sleeves. Despite, its increased Stutz, Whippet, Willys-Knight and and European designers. In this number of parts, the makers claim Willys-Overland.

line are the new Sylentlyte bodies it is easier to service. An interesting aspect of the built by Hibbard and Darrin of Eight-cylinder cars 'remain lux- American cars, was the tendency | Paris. This American firm in ury models. This is largely due to to change to four speeds, the third Franse has practically abandoned European standards of taxation опе being Bilent. European the use of wood and fa making use and the high cost of gasoline, makers never have dropped to of a built-up frame composed of making the dix the more popular three gears to any great extent, aluminum, duralumin and cast class. More than 1200 exhibitors, manufactur for with their smaller motors they Alpax metal with sheet aluminum Including accessory needed the extra gear to get good panelling.

ers, were listed,

HOME MOTOR-CAR RESEARCH.

Work by National Physical Laboratory.

NOTABLE EXPERI-

MENTS.

mine the relative destructive effect private individual. The reflectors on roads of wheels of different are set up at one end of a long sizes, and the tractive resistance, photometric tunnel and illuminat- of wheels fitted with tyres of dif-ed by a motorcar headlight beam

The re ferent types. The dynamometer of 2,000 candle-power.

Disturbances of the Ground,

:

fitted on this trailer was capable flected light from the device is of mensuring the tractive resist then compared with other red anca to an accuracy of 2 lb., while lights, which can be varied in in- the speed and distance travelled tensity at the will of the observer. were also recorded..

Itesearch into Alloys.” Gear researer includes the study Of considerable interest, also of the effect on the efficiency of were the highly sensitive instru Some details of experimenta ments used for recording the dis- transmission of power and on the

life of geary, of the and apparatus of great interest to turbances of the ground due to

errors which occur in practice in motorista were given to visitors at tradie.. These instruments are the annual inspection of the designed for the measurement of the formation of gear teeth. National Physical Laboratory, the amplitude and periodicity of Among the objects of interest in

vibrations set up by vehicular the metallurgy department men-:

| Teddington, Middlesex.

Common

In the engineering department, traffic, and records are obtained of tion may be made of specimens of for example, there was on view a the vibrations in a vertical and new alloys representing some of small model vehicle used to deter horizontal direction to a magni- the results obtained in recent ro- mine the effects on skidding of fication of 1,000. Both Instru- searches on the production of variations of the braking arrange- menta are readily portable, and a materials for use at very high tem ments and of the weight distri-vibration record can be obtained peratures. The development of the modern internal-combustion bution. A special propelling in a few minutes,

strong apparatus operated by weights and All those experiments were engine has created A palleve gave the model any desired being carried out on behalf of the demand for metals and alloys cap- initial velocity. Another exhibit, Ministry of Transport, depable of standing, relatively large which attracted much attention In the photometry division red forces at high temperatures, and WAS the experimental trailer, rear reflectors for bicycles. are this requirement is now being met designed for use in tests to deter tested for the makers or any to a remarkable degree.

The new "Big Eight" that is being introduced in various cities of America by the Mar- mon Motor Car Company of Indianapolis completes its series of clynts covering all price classes. This Big Elght, in the highest price class, includes such innovations as a 120-horsepower straight eight engine, four-sped transmission, double-dome type cylinder head which is pictur- ed at lower left, equalized mechanical brakes with enclosed cable linkage, a duplex carburetor. with double down-draft manifolding as shown in the picture of the engine at lower right, rub- ber-hubbed clutch to replace springs, three adjustable Interior visors. The bodies are luxurl- ously furnished with the latest developments in design and comfort. The car shown above is

five-passenger sedan.

GERMAN VENTURE. German Opel Automobile Works for £6,000,000 its designers and engineers have been busily pre- Gen." Motors' Plans. paring a new product for the Ger

man market.

BRANDED BY LIGHT. Because mass production makes so many cars, in the one mould, owners sometimes have difficulty in finding their own vehicles in a This vehicle is likely to be in car park at night.

This thought led to the inven- NEW CAR MOOTED. the light-enr cluss, but larger than tion of an identification lamp by

any current Opel. Present in an English mechanic. General Motors' plans for the dications are that it will be a It is a small, rectangular lamp, 25-h.p. machine, and will be sold, with two semi-opaque faces on production of Its first European In Germany, for about £00 with a which an owner may have painted ear probably will mature before sedan body.

emblem. his initials, ́crast, or It will replace the present Fixed to any convenient place on Christmas.

Since the American Corporation' 20-h.p. Opel car, which now costs, the car, it becomes a beacon to

guide the searcher home. bought a controlling interent in the £100,

This Isis Six!

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energy-an inspiration of fine coachcraft and perfect travel-case; eager, smooth-flowing power, ready response to bandy controls, charming cellulose colour harmonies, world roadability; in fact all the most exacting could desire is yours in this sparkling, up-to-the-. minute creation of the Morris Factory,"greatest in Europe.

Eighteen H.P. (R.A.C.) valve-in-head engine. Internal expanding hydraulic four-wheel brakes, one-piece creakless body and chassis construc- tion, low hung, yet with ample clearance, High-gear performance from a crawl to the

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Deliveries from Oxford, England, now being Your made. Ask your Dealer for å trial run. order placed now will ensure early delivery.

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