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NASH MODELS.

Evoke Much Interest at New York Show.

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

end

world's

SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1931.

advancements in engineering and hodles, give the last togch of points as the engine runs, sicel | expation also stirs amazement Tunis. Grace 1. Morrow, who re-down on the desert. lo replict

Superior engineering in the

Lhock achnical features of

that

developing 86 horsepower:

recent comL.

'new six cylinder group-the latter of

years of progressive nanol on both sides ads with fuel pump Toed; alumİNAT BİNGd the sand and Intense tezl

"achieved

on

at

carried

for such a

"At Tozeur the sand dunce WOND

MOTOR CAR INSURANCE

A

of.

Nash engineering clutch and silent transmission the famous Nash twin-ignition, of regular

mit with a lurch, paused to allow water were BUSES V CAMES. with ball bearing' clutch relonae high compression straight eight features, such as Bijur, automatic

passengers to look at a beautiful emergency. lubrication,

and unique view. and cushioned clutch driven plato; power plant, whose construction chassis

hydraulic

"But the chauffeur, guide, and left behind," Miss Morrow con double-drop unukuntly massive

IK featured by the nine-bearing, shock absorbers, and from hydraulic shock absorbers, counterbalanced crankshaft with easiest steering system, creates a

New Service Across

Arab coolie were not admiring the tinues, "and wo motored once rnor view: they looked for the cement on hard-baked 'stoppes, then co-ordinated with

the Sabara. hollow crankpine, doweled bear-new and higher standard for the

cones rained on piice of brush-crossed the Schott Djerid, a vast tailored springs cable

wood which are placed on fully inclosed 4-wheel brakes: dumper, nd torsional vibration price field the series accuples.

con-salt lake now nearly dry. But for drop ferged, aluminum Critical' examination by expert- finest type cam and lever steering

allos connecting

Toda

12-WHEELED BUSES. spicuous alopes to give the driver at least 10 miles there was snit THREE NEW EIGHTS.

four system;

point,

some idea of the route and of water up to the axles of the car." rubber aluminum alloy pistons; six bear onced show ylaltors of the new straight eight

At El Jem the bun struck googl eushioned motor suspension: cong camshaft with frictionless Twin-Ignition,"

London, Jan. 20th-One of the whore he can find firmor sanda."

Emergency Rations Carried. ronda into Tunie, arriving at that From the opening of the Auto-Incidental ignition-steering lock chain drive; full force feed motor motor and its component units of mobile Show doors the attention and dash board starting control. lubrication and fully machined the Eight-80 Series results in the most unusual bus systems in the and approval of thousands of

low-swung beauty, added New

combustion chambers. New, conviction that these cara are world is that which replaces Tiring of watching the neenery, termius after being on the road Show patrons contred in the big roominess, and fine car luxury In Bijur automatic chaasia labrien capable of falling the most camel caravans across the Sahara Miss Morrow went up to talk to about three days.

exacting requirements of the desert between Touggourt, the driver. She asked him what

REAL SAFETY Nash display.

revealed the extra Jurge Nash-Senman Lion which reaches 22 vitel chassis

molorist, Such Algeria, and the Tunisian const at he would do in case of a break- body

design, in motoring comfort,

fort value to this big, efficient Nash encased, Ifetime lubricated

Sixty-two per cent. of the auto- Hafety 31 convenience,

A Massachi- un series.

raulic that the wealth of mechanical centis nude the trip over the that he would wait for help to

in-mobilen entered in springs, double action hydraulis

It was arranged, he equalled in the fifteen progressive

features

It contains could be offer route, tells about it in a and many addi

formed her, that if a bus failed to setts anfety contest recently drove ed for its modest price. Brietly, issue of Autocar. years of Nash history, and illas-

tional

these features include: wheelbase: The line reas through about 200 arrive a reasonable time after the six months without being involved trates fully the manifold advan. Eight-90 series presents new and former Twin-Ignition Fight all 121 inches, twin-ignition, valve-miles of desert, over its length of schedule another was dispatched in an act of kept trac Lagen offered the motoring public fuer cars which embody every in unequalled performance. in the new Nash value-for-mones attribute

straight eight meter.about 300 miles and operates big to give aid. Reserves of food and total of 18,357 were discriminating Complete insulation of the body in-head. offerings,

motoriste have longed for in an from the frame, felt sealed floor automobile. They are the finest boards and Insulation of the

down-draft carburetion 2-wheeled buses. Spechil tyres and tops are constructed to with- These distinctive new

Kroups of

material- straight eight cars and a popular

and engineering develop

Refine- y to driving comfort.

Invar strut platons, connect- alloy

Miss Morrow went aboard

theks started in the twin-igultion, eight-ment of the entire cooling system ing rods drilled for forced oiling

Touggourt and offered at the lowest price ever cylinder feld. Several major with its large capacity radiator, to piston pins; inherently counter journey through the sandy wastes.

In a typical Nash quality advancements lead the many thermostatically controlled radia

balanced Q-bearing crankshaft

"As the great desert car left, al Tur-make up the spectacular finenvent details which bring per- tor shatters, self oiling fan and with

with hollowed crankpins and well-marked track ted out of the 1931 showing. They include the farmance leadership to the fight-new nitrided pump shaft, which six bearing camshaft with silent ner; self-oiling fan: vibration damper;

Saharan metropolis, but within

of aw Nash Twin-Ignition Eight-90 on motor. Nash engineering hardness second only to the roller chain drive new, engy-shift had

half an hour all signa It roud this Important unit a degree models, embracing numerous Increased the motor'a power of

disappeared. We were right mechanical advancements and in- fteen per cent., without increns-diamond, and is thus impervious transmission and cany operating in the depths of the dunes-oven

force feed motor creased comfort

and performance ing it fuel consumption.

Imbrication; new

wheels completely obliterated by qualities, and priced as much as horse power thus developed is 115 to wear, brings the system to its clutch: fullur automat the marks made by the six twin! $360 below corresponding models as compared to 100 in the former highest efficiency.

chassis lubricating system; new, of a year ago; the aristocratic Twin-Ignition Eight. Perfected, In the

Eight-70 Series, ensy steering systems with stabila-shifting sunds.

Up Sand Mountains.” Twin-ingition Eight-89 twin type carburetion, ancom Nash has brought to motorists one tor to ward road shocks from the

"Hour after hour we motored series; the big new Eight-70 plished by twla manifolding and of the lowest priced, quality wheel double-action hydraulle aarles, and the new Slx-60 ears. duplicate fuel jets, is a feature straight eights that has ever shock absorbers and metal cover over hills of sand. Camel cara- of partiralar interest. This entered the market. In power-ed, permanently lubricated vans wended their way round the self base of such hills, but the desert In design and construction, the new Nash Six models are consider-crease in power has materially pick-up, adaptability and general springs; cable ed a triumph of modern engineer-advinced the spved at the drivermance, the new product is energizing 4-wheel brakes; auto-car took all in its stride, Engine to the highest priced matic built-in radiator shutters rearing, the great 10-seater rush- ing They bring within the fun-command, the performance quali

generous and effective new insulation ofed up steep slopes hundreds

feet high, then, gaining the sum cin! reach of new thousands the ties at all speed ranges, and the motor cars. Built on

116 inch wheelbase, the new dash board and floor boards. high quality and satisfaction

models are big cars in every which tried and proved Nash One of the most important

Grace and Insting engineering has made a tradition advancements is the new "safely

beauty characterize their artsto of the industry at price untransmission," which provides cratic new bodies. matched in the field. To the basic quick, positive control of the car: principles of high compression shortened, easy shift, silence in and high turbulence, so success-second gear, and the ability to the finest quality mohair uphols- fully engineered to 1-head motor shift easily and without clashing ters, smoking sets on each side construction, the new motor adds 1 +1 3 ! af any and all speeds, of the rear seat, smartly pattern- an impressive list of adynner-Saffty in ad speed ranges, ited Interior-ware, sliver finished. ments usually found in only the rate where quick-get-away is modern instrument panel and

Thear dis imperative

ir and highest priced cars.

negol int satisfying performance qualities Cinguishing features include mantainous ronds and strep murk them 11 5*it1i¢hf2a; part; a finets machined, 7-hearing down-grades, has Forn acco-examples of the "new ash deat Frankshaft lightened by, hollow fished by the belient gear design for the new dollar.” erank pins: rifle bored connecting and the constant meshing of

Powered with the high compi na- rods for force feed oiling to th piston pins; the latest and finestrender

new

.

tear's responsiver21508.

addition

hus

The

new

Rich appointments,

including

1131

This on. high turbulence mater

Action

actuated,

Goodyear Truck and Bus

Balloon Tyres lower

cost by extra mile-

age, give load

safety at higher

of

speed and

make mor

trips pos

sible.

type aluminum ally Invar Strut arrangement of jaw catches, jer Nash had design, developing pistons: perfected

carburetion mits a short, unhumpered shift more than 75 horse-power, the new with fuel pump feed; newly re from second to high speeds and Eight-70 Series offers perform fined fan and Water pump.vice versa. Softly cushion ance far in advance of its field,

21 Healing rinte equipped with

thats aluminum alloy pistons, im completes instead of the conventional pumpeficiency of transmission an-1 proved to the last degree; rifle packing, and with

thermostatic clutch units and brings absolute hored connecting rods, nine-bear-

crankshaft inx

effective control of water vireutation.

Edriving confidence,

vibration damper; ultra-modern down-draft carburetor which in aures

starting. swift neceleration and perfect motori operation, combined with the host

Additional features and equips On wheelbases of 133 and 124 nent inchide an effective torsional inches, and equipped with bodies vibration damper, oil filler and air for new charm, luxury and distinc- eleaner: Bew easy operativer tion, these models are powered by

instant

with

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and

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