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ENGINEERS SUGGEST RADICAL

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Future Cars Shaped Like Fish.

[By Jurnel Klein.]

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TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1931.

YOUR NEW CAR.

ability to shift smoothly from high to second gear, so that the braking power of the engine can be used on down grades, also can be tested on

Expert Advice to Aid the hills,

Buyers.

TESTING FEATURES.

"A stretch of rough road will quickly disclose readability, riding comfort, steering case and body. construction. A final drive, in trafle, testing brakes, accelera- tion, gear shifting and steering pase should give a motorist a good idea of car performance.

"Every detail of the design of General Motors car

Many persons will purchase new White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., tear falling from a movie actress automobiles in the three months ending Betober I. The vast ma- Jane. Motorists may see

The fish form, without us rjority of these buyers would each very radical Improvements in enrs within a few years, if suggestions tall, is perhaps a better compari-preciale expert advice in assisting thoroughly tested by the engineer-

for the engineers have them in making their selection, but ...made by engineers meeting here son,

actually been studying the advan-where this cannot be obtained theng-department, both for actual May Alderformance and in comparison with other cars in its price-class, are adopted.

The idens were presented at the finges of this form, both for better following suggestions

before it is adopted. It is only nnnual summer meeting of the appearance and greater speed, as them.

right that the buyer use the same Society of Automotive Engineers applying automotive

care and method of determining its here.

quality before making a purchase. For this reason we encourage pro. spective bayers to take a demonstra- tinn before making a final decision."

The discussed the "tear-dres car and rear engine mounting, Thy considered the use of oil

Lody "Request a demonstration so you can actually drive the car and learn its performance characteristics he for purchasing," advise General Motors engineers.

ac-

KERR PAINTING,

design.

"I w started out to-day to The Engineers talked of autos mobiles at the future that would design a fast automobile and were in shaped like fish, that would be not handicapped by precedent and fashion, said aufunubile would

"Remember that the new car powerunt from the rear, that would look or art or be mechanically should ride and drive easier than

comfortable, not be speedier, more

present automo-your old automobile as it should more efficient, more eronomical arranged like

biles.1 Walter T Fishleigh, represent numerous new engineer- and roomier than any ears on our

Tetroit engineer, told his cling achievements. For this reason streets to-day

He had in mind, for it is advisable to drive the new car! leagues.

the rear-engine for several miles to become

kerb-painting scheme which the must part.

estomed to its feel before start- four-doop ear. They

Tintil such a war prosents itself.ing to test its performance. must brighten the appearance of "A paved highway with light the streets is being tried in Los mulled over such subjects as rid however, the engineers will con-

for testing speed: Angeles. The idea is to paint the ing confort and the Contributiontinue to apply themselves to ime traffic is best of taras, springs, shock absorbers proved operation of the cars we braking power, engine smoothness kerb red at places where no vehiclea and even seat wishions toward its fare using to-tluy

they took up seriously chat various speeds, acceleration and may stop, and yellow where a tem-

Where porary top may be made pore. enhancement.

are arressible, hill down passengers. Where there is And they even went into sach problems of oil capsumption, of letness of operation.

be tested. no paint cars may be parked for a elimbing abilities may utilization of winter starting and winter bubri. steep grades subjects as the motor buses and trucks, various cation, and the intest development Flexibility of transmission and its maximum period of 20 minutes,

oils for technical problems such as vapour of synthetic lubrienting

in automotive engines, luck

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improvements be poppet calves SS

and fuel line temperatures, use torsional vibration dumpert.

automative and aeroplane

noters, and a string of questions by

For this pur

"Oil Problem.

The question of oil is affeekend | several important Jactors.

relating is and their deve such as engine speed, wear, fubri Inpment.

Tells of Rear Mounting.

jeating rystem desin, viscosit

and other features which have!

One of the most hiteresting sub jhept the wientists busy in their derts at this meeting comerned research, Jaboratories for

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The deal sugestion that future [hanges inay still have to be made. engine design order Loc automobiles have their engines in ens

Jerommodate one to the other in a mounted in bark. -

Herbert Chase, automolive con¡more glicient, way, salting engineer of

Forest Hills, Comfort has becote as impor

subject for discussion N.Y, stressed this type of mount-, lant ing as

as permitting more freedom among the engineers, as has the power for improving the design of the more teclinical matter of

development, lu their body, eliminating all odour, beat plant and noise from the body, afford-forts to prodhues a car that will ing a more compact and efficient far passengers it of their power plant and providing more seats, they have sought the alt. greater of tyre engineers and all others TOOM. comfort

whe in any visibility.

way would help im The rear-engine car is uc inno- į jubile.

the riding qualities of an vation, for it was and severall

The S.A.E. meeting,, devotel years back in some of the Grat rutomobiles in this country and in much of its time to this subject, Europe. But in the last few years bringing to the motorist the assur- European ensincers have returned Asee that he will be riding in n to the possibility of such a car much more comfortable, roomier, mare eflent and for general adoption. They have as well as

part some on the streets and have economical var in the very near been toying with the iden until future.

now

ngineers American

are They even went into auch minor pretomotive cooling, fans, for A reducing the noise! becoming exceedingly interested.

Study Tear Drop" Design, Rear-engine mounting ties in proving the starting of envines, quite conveniently with another determining and reducing gum radical idea presented at this content In gasoline, and other meeting. It is the subject of the much subjects that help toward with EL body improving the design and opern- "Lear-drop" car. shaped like the perfectly formed tion of the whole ear.

SAFETY FUEL.

Lies' and arnin' inspected by English officinis upon arrival at Croydon. IL was also tried out an eight

I different motors for 226 hours on

French Discover Non-he ground and hours while in Hight, and every test was a com

Inflammable Gasoline.

A NEW ERA.

By Minott Saunders.)

Paris, July 18th- Rigorous tests

pæle success,

Just Won't lgnite. In a public demonstration of the -inflammability the Ferrier fuel. Bardel dipped his band in a tank of it and then passed his wet forge hund through the flames of in the workshop. The feet was

during lights with ordinary avinexuelly tes though it were water.

atthe

tion motors have proved that a non-inflammable gasoline has last been perfected here.

surface of

A lighted match was held over an open tin rantain- ing the gasoline and it did not ig- Some of the line was

The new fel eliminates the dannib

ger of fire, either in the air or as poured on the flour and a lighted the result of a crash on the ground.match thrown upon it. but the

it is being heralded as one of the match burned simply as

most important discoveries

safety in the history of

a Hmall

for wirk. When mare fuel was poured,

the match was quenched. Hying.

Altempts to set fire to the use The fuel has been developed by tyo young Frenchmen, Ruont Fer-line by the park of an electrie riet, a government engineer, and starter failed. Stilt experiments Henri Hardel, director of the Air with ordinary gasoline caused ex- Unlon Aviation Company which is plosive flares, the leading commercial flying ́or- ganization in

In France.

In mother test an iron red was made red hot, to resemble the ex-

is made by a special treatment haust pipe of an aeroplane engine of the white spirit distilled from under full power, and then the rod. crude oil. It has the same poten-was plunged at that degree of heat tialities as ordinary gasoline; ex-inte a pail of the safety fuel. The cept that it does not explode under rod simply sizzled as it would if it the usual tests. It can be prodneed were put in water.

at a cost slightly lower than ordi

nary gu

Kasoline. Amonst the advantages of the "safety gos" is that it can be used in any gasollae motor by an adjust ment of the carburetor. The Air Union is planning to use it exclu- sively as soon as the special car 'buretors have been manufactured.

Starts New Flying Era.

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Try Bath Kinds of Fuel. Observers were amazed and con- vined that the Ferrier fuel hul been brought to perfection when they saw a Goliath take off smoothly as ever with one engine running on ardh

on ordinary gasoline and the other on the "anfoty gas."

According to

ing to Bardel, the

the princi- ple of the new gasoline is that distillations of through successive

formed

This gasoline means a nw era heavy petrul a liquid in flying," explained Bardel., "It with an extremely high flash-point. eliminates that danger which the Being only slightly volatile. It is best of flying men fear-fre. It's not introduced in the cylinders of non-inflammability is high and in the engine in a gaseous state, but the event of a crash which breaks in a diffused mist which vaporizes a tank under pressure it will not with the compression of the pis- burn."

tons, Experiments with the new gusu The fuel is the cofour or red ink line have been going on for three and is just as practical in motoring

as in aviation. months. It han passel overy test

Both Ferrier who did notable A heavy Gollath passenger plane of the, Air Union made eight lights work in the French artillery ser from Paris to London and return vice during the war, and Bardel with the Ferrier fuel as it is any that they want aviation the called. Before taking off the fuel world over to benefit by their dis was placed in scaled tanks which covery ao that death by fire might were inspected by French author be eliminated.

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entlemen,

to set

AN ́ ARCHDUKE GOES

FOR A HUNT.

Archduke Otto, oldest son of the ex-Empress Zita of Ilungary, who is still considered This picture shows "King of Hungary by many staunch royalists of the old regime. Archike Otto ready to leave Castle Ham at Steensckerzeel, Belgium, in his Bolek roadster for hunting tour in the surrounding, country.

Then SERVICE

A British Army Officer Expresses His Appreciation-

I came to Shanghai with my regiment fourteen months ago and within a few days of arrival purchased a Ford Sedan car. As a Britisher, I should like to place on record my appreciation of the sterling good qualities of your car which I regard as specially good value for the money. Her mileage is over 15,000 miles and I have never had any trouble whatsoever with her--on the contrary, she has invariably run splendidly.

May I in conclusion express to you

Their work is my very great appreciation of the Shang- hai Ford Depot Service as rendered by

I have driven a Messrs. Bills Garage. I have invariably · received the greatest courtesy, kindness and assistance from them. particularly thorough and good and their oharges most, reasonable. good many cars of other makes' previous tô the Ford I got last year I have never had such excellent service.

I am,

Yours faithfully, (signed)

Messrs.. The Ford Motors, Ltd.

(Letter on file with Ford Motor Co., Exports, Inc., Shanghai)

Ford

IN ADDITION-he wrote our Shanghai Dealer---

..I would like to express my very great appreciation of the courtesy, consideration, thoroughly good work and most reasonable charges I have invariably experienced at your garage during my stay of over fourteen months at Shanghai.”

Authorized Dealer :

WALLACE HARPER & Co., Ltd. 745, Nathan Road, Mongkok, Kowloon.

Authorized Service Dealer:

IDEAL MOTOR CAR Co.'

416/20 Lockhart Road, Wanchai:

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