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SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1931.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING

TRUST A THOrnycroft With Your Transport

DEAL DIRECT.

THORNYCROFT

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COACHES & OMNIBUSES

MOTOR VEHICLES

Pioneer Manufacturers of Commercial Motor Vehicles

THE HISTORY OF GRAHAM CARS.

BOLDING PIGEON

COOPS WAS THEIR.

FIRST DUSINESS·

4 or 6 Wheels'.

4 or 6 Cylinders

30 Cwt. to 10 Ton Loads

20 to 70 Passengers

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JOE TURNED OUT HIS FIRST" AUTO IN MOY

The Graham is the ear of these three brothers-left to right, Robert, Joe and Ray Graham.

These they sold to nearly every- ope in town.

By James P. Donahue, }

REAR ENGINES.

More Freedom in Design.

By rael Klein.]

soat can be placed where vision is decidedly insa, obstructed. and. where the driver can see the rond much closer to the car than at preset:t.

(10) Many fittings, such as tyres and hendlamps, which at present tend to preclude a clean external appearance and make the rar harder to wash and polish, can One of the more advanced ident be readily placed under cover and presented to the members of the still by readily accessible. Society of Automotive Engineers' }

meeting at White Sulphur Springs (11) Improved riding qualities recently was that of mounting the lure readily obtainable." engino in the rour,

Besides all these advantages, Although this may be new to Chase argues that the engine motorists in the United States, it designer too will be more tres to has been introduced in Great try uut n' variety of cylinder. Britain and Europe, where it still arrangements in rear which he is somewhat of a spectaclo.

Sur couldn't possibly employ under a Dennistoun Burney is designer of{normal hood in front. Engines The rear-engine Automobile In like the V-type could be placed England, and the streamline fore-and-aft, or in-lluc motors designs he has conjured up around could be mounted transversely, the engine in hiek have been with transmission and differential quite revolutionary as compared in a single compact unit close by. with the prevailing styles.

Introducing such ideas into this

More Space and Comfort.

country may be quite dislenlt, for Mast devided improvement In England and Europe have alwaze | such event, it is pointed out, would been more receptive to unconven be the tremendous incrense In tional Innovations than has space and comfort for the passed. America. However, once tried gera.

out and, approved nerDAN thu

Atlantic, there seems to be better) "If placed in the rear," Chase promise for a new ulan's future insays, the engine need occtipy na

his country.

Ax

nore than half as much of the length of the chassis as it sur result, we hear Grstquires. Therefore the space for rumblings of bringing the rear-the body is inerensed by about 50 engine car design to 'America.

per cent." having had its initiation abroad.

Furthermore, auch chango The arguments. in its favour wersj

ninkt would

better streamline presented to the engineers by] Herbert

consulting forms possible and a much cleaner engineer of Forest Hills, N.Y. appearance with the lights and spare tyres set into the body More Freedom in Design, toward the front. Here they are:

Perhaps the

cffective muni "(1) Grouping all mechanism njarguments against this sort of Petrolt, June 21-Some men Jue was the first to go to work, the rear gives the body engineer drive concern the questions of schieve greatness through "pull." int the three Graham brothers. His first job was as an egg counter freer hand than with any con-cooling and of control arrange- ments, But Chase suggests that literally "lew" themselves to in the basement of one of the ventional errangement.

He wanted to run duncle in the automotive indus-jelty's stores.

"(2) All odour and heat und air cooling is far from being a of Ο possibilities try. A glass blowing machine and become a coal miner, but much of the noise that normally in back number,

cooling от steam Now they his Father soon discouraged him. carried back toward the passen-vaporative got them their start. ure heads.of the Graham-Paige

gers is carried away from them should not be overlooked, and even when the engine is in the rear.

of water cooling the Motors Corporation.

radiator and fan may be placed Jue is the oldest of the brother

"(3) A much better streamline where the wind pressure is fairly All three boys went to college, net. He was born about 49 years but Jae, eager to get into busi- form of the complete vehicle bo-high. ngo in Washington, Isl. Robertness, cut his course short and comes possible.

Control arrangements, also, ens was horn three years later, and went to work in glass factory "(4) A mure compact engine bu brought to a common junction Raymand made his worldly debut which he and his father started with better balance is possible.

polnt to facilitate servicing. This two years after Robert. All three was 19 at the time. yimesters were more or less nis

**(5) All power-developing and it a matter of convenience and Bob and Ray continued their chlevats the rapscnilions who terrified the neighbourhood with college courses, the former attend-power-transmitting units can be design, Chake says, that can be close together worked out by the engineers once 51. Mary's College, in Kansas, Placed relatively their pranks.

single, the main feature of rear-engine

mounting is adopted. Joe, being the oldest, was the latter the University of Illinois, -]

B Fordham University, and the and lubriented from reengnized leader. Bob and Roy

"(6) AB mechanical parts While Joe and his father were become more easily accessible and Building pigeon houses was the establishing their glass business can be visced at a more conveni- first business the boys entered. Joe bought an old automobile. tent height to work upon without interested him so that he decided reshing over fenders and without to build one of his own. In 1994 disturbing the body. he turned out his brain child- and it ran

TRUST A THOrnycroft WITH YOUR TRANSPORT unfailingly followed his guidance.

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"Yes, Sir, it's no wonder that owners of all cars

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Notwithstanding the tremendous flow of smooth power and speed the new Buick valve-in-head eight in a line motor places at your command--the new harmonized steering gear and balanced chassis give the owner perfect control under every driving and parking condition.

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Two to School, One to Work.

It

Great Saving In Weight.

in Cake

BIG INVESTMENT,

America's investment in auto- moblie transportation, including aums invested in cars, highways

to $25,000,000,000.

But the glass business, then **(7) No long propeller shaft in and ather factors, is set at close expanding. took his time, and heeded.

Debunking a modern bellef are

set aside his automotive efforts. "(8) The Grdinary heavy chassis The bottle business became so frame enn be dispensed with in pressing that Robert, just out of favour of a lighter frame which, college, was called in to handle if desired. can be built integral the figures which show that only the sales. He did his job so well with the budy. In either case, a that he sold the entire year's material saving in weight is posin

utput in six months.

Invent Glass Blower,

The boom at the bottle factory was caused by the Grahama' in- vention of an automatie machine. to blow glass. This machine) brought them riches.

Finally, in 1916, the bottle fue- tory was sold and the brothers entured the automobile feld, making truck bodies in Evansville, Ind. la 1918 they were many- facturing a complete motor truck.

Three years later they moved to Detroit, bought out Dodge, and began the manufacture of pas | wenger cars. In 1926 the brothers told their entire holdings in hoth passenger and truck companies. Hat in 1927 they re-entered the automotive field, buying the Paiye- Detroit company and starting pit duction of the Graham-Paige.

The first year of their new business they made more than $1,000,000, after the company hall lost $4,000,000 under the oldi management the year before.

Although the plaius of the threa Brothers in regard to ownership of the company is equal, as a matter of form Joe is president. Bob is executive vice president, and Buy is secretary-treasurer.

the

Joe is the production man, lob the

ard Ray salesman, Hinnucler of the company.

Joe Is the plodder of the brothers. His hobby is work. Ho does a Bttle golfing. Bob Is an outdoor man, indulging in alti sorts of outdoor' sports.

man,

Ray is the travelling moving mostly between New York and Detroit. His hobby is horeca and farming, although he has little time to Indulge in the latter.

Bob runs a 5,000-acre dalry farm near Washington, Ind., and raises prizos cattle. He also con lucts a school for dairy farmers.

Permits for private garage buildings ́in 311 of 310 cities in the United States with a poula; tion of 25,000 or more," were 46.4 por cent. of the total last year, the

U. 3. Department of Labour re- portsThese permits; totalled

nible.

of the automobiles per cent.

accidents during 1930 were piloted by women. The remain- 9) Besides permitting a muching -98 per cent were driven.. by farger seating space, the driver's men.

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