THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
announce that they have been recently appointed by
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for Hongkong & South China'
for
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The Miracle Finish
for exterior & interior painting.
A finish that is not a
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Stocks are now Carried.
Again, Unapproachable!
The Unapproachable
Norton
REGS TRADE MARK
A PARA
SCOTLAND, 11.4.31. AYK MOTOR CYCLE CLUB SPEED TRIALS
60 . . Experis 2nd W. A Ben, 490 Norton. Unlimited Experts - 1st W. Alon, 490 Norton. Unlimited Experts barred 1st J. W. Forest, 493 Nortian. Novier Race 1st J. K. Forest. 490 Norton, ENGLAND, 18.431. "MOTOR CYCLE" MEETING AT BROOKLANDS R lap handicap (Solo) won by A. L. Loweth riding a
1136 6. e. §. V. Norton at speed 84,70 m.ph/
3 lap sidecar handicap winner 1. P. Driscoll, 588
Norton, sprost 82.18 m.ph. He was also successful in making the fastest side car lap of the day at a spoos) of 85 87 1.136
L
Brooklands hampionship C. G. Lacey 588 c. c. Molo
Norton 1953 m.ph. (fastest laps
THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF IRELAND - Chainpionship Cup and
Visitors Cup won by Stanley Woods 190 Norton. TRAVERS TROPHY TRIAL -- (2,5,31) one of the must sovere trinis held in the world. Premier award won by Norton for the second time in three yours. (Parti- entors connot be given here owing to limit of sparo!.
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MORE RECORDS.
Studebaker Wins Famous Race Trophy.
EXCITING SCENES.
meters was 2 hours 58 minutes. 81-2/5 seconds, giving an average speed of 180 kilometers per hour. The second cur to finish completed the distance in 3 dours 6 minutes
-3/5 seconds."
Again and again, the Stude- [baker,covered, long stretches of the course at speeds as high ins 168 kph, beating the official Jap record Ave times during the event,
Studebaker's famous Prealdent Spectators at the race this your Eight has agaiur added to its were afforded an exelting few championship laurels by setting a minutes when one of the particl new world record in the Southern pants deliberately crashed his cur Circuit Automobile race of South right through a house in order to Amorien to win the coveted "Lavoid hitting a crowd of over- Nacion"
Cup and a purse of $8,000, euthused parsons who had broken Tho race, co
conducted annually at through the police lines. The
Santingo, Chile, Is considered Miraculously escaped un-
of the outstanding speed classics
in the Country and is limited to strictly stock cars,
SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1931.
MODERN CAR MAINTENANCE.
Problems Confronting Owner-Drivers!
FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF SITUATION.
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M
The number of owner-drivers balloon tyres, and 1 always munka) who are able to curry out their ja point of using the best fuel and own running repairs and upkeep foll procurable, and never change duties ist comparatively small, from one brand to another. The write a correspondent to a Home two last-mentioned points have a mper. Even if they possess the considerable effect upon the run- necessary knowledge and skill to ning of the engine, and reduce tackle the work successfully, as maintenance tasks to the mini- buay tan they cannot Bud the mum. The price agreed upon was time. There are others.
100.
who £30 per 10,000 miles, £G
Decoming do touch the car mechanism due as soon as the speedometer
201 from one year's end to another.showed I had covered 2,000 miles.
be that they do not! This price N
included everything poses auflcient technical know excepting petrol and what little oil ledge, but in most cases the ren!I had to buy when I was away for Ann is that they take no Interest a day or two. This was over six save fa driving. In other words, months ago,, and the arrangement they use their enrs for transport has proved so satisfactory that Juriparon soleby, and cannot be the price has been reduced to £27 bothered to undertake any rous 108, per 10,000 miles.
The rat tine work excepting to fill up with enst worked out at .724, per mille'; potrol, pil, and water as needed, the present one al .66d. por mile.j If a car be neglected one cannot The reduction in price was ren-
trouble-free expect
motoring.dered possible because I made, There are numerous duties which special point of buying everything must be attended to periodically, I wanted from this garage. In and if these be omitted something the course of a year one spends untoward to bound to happen, a dair amount tyres, petrol, probably at very inconvenient and the few
renewals moment. My lockt garage
but equally much pro- having
For realized the pal-gadgets.
instance, prietor, tion of affairs, ninde a suggesting four-wheel hydraulic incks fitted. 115 me some time to which. These I paid for at list price, but after a tile discussion, I agreed. į
it het benefitled as well as the garage. In a word. he proposed that they were Atted free of charge should relieve me of all respon A scheme of this description can sibility in connexion with the only work successfully if there be maintenance
of my car. He offer in certain amount of give and take ed to garage and to keep it in on both sides. Many of the perfect running condition for upkeep duties can be carried out tipulated sain The garage is in a few minutes, but others, such about two hundred and fifty yards as valve grinding and decar- From my house, but he agreed to bonising, take a considerable time. have the car drives round to me When any big job becomes almost whenever it was wanted at any duc an warned of the fact and time, day or night. He undertook asked to endeavour to arrange my to carry out the following duties: programme in such a way that the washing, cleaning, and polishing, car will not be used for day or ant a
a very heavy task, as the body two. On my part, if am going is cellulased and all bright parts on a tour I mention the fact somo chromium-plated; cleaning out days in advance, so that any the engine sump and refilling with adjustment which is likely to be fresh
oil.
together with adding necessary before the end of the
between-trip can fresh oil as necessary
len; chassis
grensing and set off.
IN
per,CORRATY, I had
upon
be put in hand before 1
all adjustments, including 1 am highly delighted with the four-wheel brakes, clutch, and way in which the scheme has lappels; valve grinding: inaper-worked. The garage proprietor is tion and care of the electric equip equally satisfied. for it enables ment and the ignition, including him to keep his men employed on the battery: tyre reasons when otherwise they
toppinflation, and puncture might be stack. The great thing |
transmission uhrien-į his point of view is that he tian; and decarbonising.
and he can,
When the subject was fired when euch duty will become!
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AUTO LACQUER GROWTIK
The Eyesight Conservation The Us. Department of Com-) In 1924 the United States pro- therefore. Council, meeting in New York terce estimates that 110 nationsduced 3,590,000 gallons of auto- all broached I thought it would arrange the programme of work recently, found on investigation and political subdivisions of the mobile Jacquers; In 1028, prove an extremely dificult matter for his employees beforehand. that endy 10 states have any sort world will spend more than three 47,500,000 gallone, and the pro- to work out what the east should This scheme has worked so well of vision tesis for prospective billion dollars on roads during duction for 1930 Is estimated to
had that my garage min now has five nutomobile drivers. 12121
[be 60,000,000 gallons.
1
thaught th
the and had everything cul and dried. generally up about every eight ile had worked it all out averd, zrning at 800 miles
nine weeks: in one of the other to the frequency with which 'enses
per week the various jobs had to be done, are covered; in still another it and the usual price charged for will take close on two years for them individhially Maintaining, the total 10,000 to be travelled. time at level in the
the sump is a daily to each case a special price bas Ink: oiling ARC greasing the been worked out according to the Cumerous minor working parte-Type of ear and the average
hould be attended to every two annual mileaze. three
miles. hundred
This is a scheme which should homising is only noreasury every be extended, because it is exactly 6,000 or 7,000 miles. No fime can what a vast number of owner the set for any upkeep duty, for drivers have been looking for
Boy depend njen mileage.
for years post. It has worked
maller over
over carefully. rars in his CATE, My 2,000 miles
Becuri
The arrangement finally agreed (extremely well in my case. but Capo wae that a charge should be auch, of course, depends upon the rande per 11,000 miles. My par is reliability of the garage proprie. a 20-horsepower salon, Blted with for. --E.T.B.
PARKING MADE EASY.
THAT THE
INVENTIA
MET WITH MORE THAN LITTLE SUCCESS WITH HIS AUTO GIRO
ATTACHMENT FOR
DERNED TIGHT
PARKING. PLACES;
Studebaker which won the novor been equalled by any stock American Automobile Association. race this year was, except for a car, let alone beaten.
All cara completed the distance at The winning President Eight racing body, a replica of the Four stock President Eights-average speeds ranging from 63.10 rondator, owned by Santiago Lazo, champlon President Eight which two roadsters and. two sedansto 18.37 miles per hour. To-day, more .oficiál young Chilean lawyer, was pilated three years ago amazed the motor their stock status certified by the Studebaker holds by Aladine Azzari, noted Southing world by anooding 30,000 miles A.A.A, participated in the run, American stock car records for American racing driver. His in 26,820 minutes on the, Atlantie every mile and minute of which spoed and endurance than all time for the course of 380 kilo- City Speedway. This record has was likewise superylsed by the other makes of ears combined,
1931.
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