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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1931.

It Gives us Pleasure

To Demonstrate The

FIAT 520

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A TRULY EXCELLENT CAR

At a Reasonable Price.

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AGENTS.

MOTOR NOTES FROM GREAT BRITAIN.

Special Report to the Hongkong Telegraph by R.A.C.]

Many New Records.

of

instance, has ordered two Humber The window glass is Triplex blue tinted, which Pullman models and a Hillman "purdah" touring car for his use in India. enables the occupants to see out, The newly appointed Governor but prevents people looking in, the General of Canada, the Earl of table legs are chromium plated, Beanborough, too. has decided the cutlery is of solid silver and upon a Hamber, in this ense a on the roof of each vehicle is a "Snipe"

aloon.

225,000 candle-power searchlight.

A special feature of this model is the fitting of left-hand drive, a most important modification for Canadian ronda.

Electrical Equipment Service. Nowadays the installation of an automobile electrical test bench

The water supply in the dinning saloon is obtained from tanks in the roof and the kitchenette is Atted with D large primus stove. The heating of the interiors of the vehicles is by means of Thermorad exhaust heutera, which are con- tralled by a handle on the front

On the Continent. The sweeping successes The year 1931 has already been records and endurance tests put Carin Rally were not confined to remarkable for the number of British cars in this year's Monte or hill up by British cars. Apart from general classification Sir Malcolm Campbell's perform climbing, for in the Comfort Com become an absolute necessity bulkhead.

A very interesting vehicle ro undertaking An ance with "Blue Bird, which petition 12 out of the 19 prizes for any modern service station appreciable

Only ently shipped to India en roulo class alone,

there was were secured by British cars. In stands in his baby car record of 94 m.ph. the class for cloned cars over 1,100 amount of electrical work.

water sprinkler for the Jammu for the mile. Then this was ec., the two 25 h.p. Sunbeams 100 often it is found that, while fer Kashmir is a Dennis motor aful vast sums of money are spent in Polo Ground. The machine con- had made

success broken at Brooklands by G.ET which

speeds of journeys from John o' Groats, equipping service station and sists of a 500 gallon tank mounted

garages with ything that could

on a motor chassis and arranged Eyston, who attained

fourth 97.09 m.p.h. and 96.9. m.p.h. For were awarded second and

| វ electrical point of view

after the manner of the familiar the kilometre and mile respective prizes. Mr. A. H. Paas was the possibly by mechanical for watering the turf, somewhat

winner of the former, his cary, from ly in a supercharged M. G. Midget.

designed no provision whatever is mastreet sprinkling machine but specially Since the beginning of the year Eyston has had a wonder at run Weyman metal panelled hody: a result reliance has to be with the difference that

Singer Mr. Browning was fourth, the placed on specialist firms or Jammu machle has a special

the manufacturera for even minor succes༥

with this ears at body of his car being a standard ters and often a great deal of power unit for electing the water. Junior and Singer Monthery. He liegan by break 7-sester Weymann limousine. ing the records for 50 kilometres.

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having ♫

A good test bench such as

the

France and Spain, by the way, time is lost unnecessarily. LA 50 mullen and 100 kilometres in the bave now five Rolls-Royce aervice made by Newtons of Taunton, for there are no Suctuations in the

Those In Paris and

Midget; he then took out a Singer stations. Janine and in a 24-hour endurance Madrid are open all the year, instance, and an efficient eles: test covered over 1200 miles at an while at Nice, Biarritz and Sun trleian are sufficient to enable any After Sebastian stations operate during service station to undertake the average speed of 50 m.ph.

Larger complete diagnosis of electrical further successes with the ... the respective seasons. and abled by E. A. D. Eldridge premises have lately been opened troubles and the testing of equip and P. Brewster, he drove in Nice to give atill better faciment.

to Bolls-Royco owners Singer Ten for 48 hours and ties despite appalling wrather condiwintering on the Riviera. tions set up four new long - lance records-48 hours endur ance. 5,000 miles, 4,000 kilometres) and 5,000 kilometres. his speed) throughout averaging OVPI m.p.b.

Supporters of Racing.

A Bad Polley.

mes discoloured or develops semiopaque patches. In this con- nexion the sealed edge is of the treatest importance for long life.

The

nuxiliary plant is of low. power and its fuel consumption is therefore very economical, while width of the water spray.

The Spirit of Adventure. Many and various are the usca

up to now no one has set out on to which motor cycles are put, put This, how- one to seek a fortune. over, is what has just been done by two young Australians who #171 ald have left Perth with Triumph sidecar outfit and have joined in the 1931 Gold Rush.

Of course, electrical equipment ta-day is remarkably reliable and is the outcome of the most inten sive research and testing. Take. For example, but one of the tests to which Lucas butteries are sub-

In place of the usual type side- Berted. In this particular test

they undergo combined vibration, ear, they have fitted a special box bumping, overcharging and trop which houses their gear, petrol cal heat.

batteries are and all. Tent, shovel, tools, food. which revolves a turntable with miles are carried, including an carried in pivoted cradles under Fuel supplien etc. for a trip of 400 a number of uneven projections. ingeniously fitted oil drum with As the For long periods they are bumped over 20 gallons of water. and pitched over this apparatus, sidecar in packed to overflowing. are continuously overcharged at the passenger rides on the pillion. The ploneer spirit in certainly three times the normal rate and

up to unt dead. Two young Midlanders have started on a world trip with an Ariel and an extra large van- These adven- turers are taking full camping kit shaped sideenr. with them and do not mean to spend money on accommodation. Their route lies across Europe to Constantinople, thence to Alexan drin, Cairo and Capetown and later through India and Malaya to Australia.

Most of the leading manufac- turees realise the value of good safely gings and it is significant that Triplex is fitted on both the most expensive and the cheapest At a time when various well closed rar on the British market- known firms have decided to re- the 49,50 h.p. Rolls-Royce and the frain from racing daring 1931, 11 Morris Minor S.V.

Certainly, to fit inferior glass i refreshing to learn that the

Co. has exprsand its deter in an otherwise well-produced car Riley

ship Cor mination to support it whole-sling the

haporth of far" with a vengeance, heartedly.

for no owner can be fully satisfied Last year the company was re-

itt

by private with a car in which the glass the test room is heated Cares presented entrants only and our of these Victor Gillow, won the first day's race of the Irish Grand Prix This year Gillow will team the uleinl team which will enter for thr Irish the Double-Twelve, Grand Prix and the T. T. Race. The cars will be standard editions of the "Nine" Brooklands del and will not be supercharged.

In addition to racing, the com- pany will be represented in cer inin trials by Donald Healey, who won the large car class in the ricent Monte Carlo Rally, Be will be driving a "Ning" in the Paris-Nice trial, the Buds Peste Rally and other selected events.

These research tests are often tropical temperatures.

riving a combination of unfavour- carried on for 20 hours on end, able conditions far more severe than possible in actual servico.

Distinguished Owners' Choice.

Vehicles for India. Its always a matter of interest

The two "shikar" vehicles which to note the choice of distinguish- est personages in respect of their have been built and dispatched Cars and this is particularly the to India for the Maharaja of ease where they are destined for Patiala are about ne luxurious and service Overseas as their presence complete as it is possible to have is bound to influence local sales. imagine. Both are A.E.C. "Regal" Among recent orders received chassis, one possessing a travel by Rootes Ltd. are two of more ling coach body to scat 27 per than ordinary interest for this sons and the ether a dining saloon reason. The Earl of Willingden, with accommodation for 16 at one the tw Viceroy of Indin, for sitting.

The Ariel people, by the way, entered the market with their first 350 e.c. machine, which is to all intents and purposes a big brother to the 250 cc. O.H.V. 2-port Colt. An inclined-cylinder is used and the home price of the new model is £42.

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