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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1931.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT,

Trust A Thornycroft With Your Transport

DEAL DIRECT,

THORNYCROFT

SIX-CYLINDERED

COACHES & OMNIBUSES

MOTOR VEHICLES

Pioneer Manufacturers of Commercial MotorįįVehicles

WORLD'S LUXURY

TAXIS.

4 or 6 Wheels

4 or 6 Cylinders

30 Cwt. to 10 Ton Loads 20 to 70 Passengers JOHN I THORNYCROFT & CO., Limited Pioneer Building, Nathan Road, Kowloon. TEL. 56752.

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engine is rated at 8.8 h.bullt on similar lines, has plox safety glass throughout its saloon conchwork, leatheɑls- Small tory, special buitors and

MOTOR SHOW.

Appeal of the

Car.

NEW MODELS.

roar, besides a flush fiitiding roof and bright chromlukteri fittings.

Min Worsley.

Ita companions on the ing For the Sliger "Twelix" [By II. Thornton Rutter.) saloon, a six-cylinder modted at 12.05 h.p. a four-cylino.5 This is a wider choice at the hp. Singer "Ten," togethers prosent Motor Show for those in Singer 18 h.p. six-cylinder search of a small car rated at less special Singer "Kaye Donmuu than 9 h.p. than at any previous on a similar chisels of exhibition, as a dozen manufac-Visitors to this stand wind turers havo

catered for this Miss Victorin Worstay, thell- markot,

known woman racing driverdy Ever since the Austin Baby to act as guide, philosophod Seven proved itself a thoroughly friend to any visitor who mok useful vehicls, the public realised advice on the subject of r that the small car was not an un-cars. To-day, of course, comfortable as they thought it absent as she will be racit must be from its diminutive size. Brooklands.

The present small cars are really One of the must economicals only small chassis with Inggo to run in the baby class is conchwork, this year consider.p.

p. two-cylinder Jowott, with able improvementa have

bean horizontally opposed

cylin

made by every maker in thoir. The long coachbuilt saloon dej coachwork designs.

stagedi on this stand, situato Three entirely new models are the National Hall, is particu introduced by the M.G. Car Co., well fitted. Ita Ltd.

rear petrol one of Sir William Morris' has

has an electric gauge, and enterprisea. M.G.'s have been equipment includes particularly successful in the clock, electric horn, electric wi

spoedomé

Lined up in front of the Place de l'Opera, Paris, the most luxurious taxis in the world are ready to tour Europe on a moment's notice.

of sport during the past screen wiper, driving mirror, -Paris, Nov. 3.

Paris is usually the starting season, ao visitors to this stand an excellent coachbuilt body w As well as Paris is known the point of a European tour. The take great interest in the 8.38 h.p. six

windows. word weer for its darting, death-rich American, Englishman or Ger- MG Midget Occasional Four: chromium Plating It is Anist defying taxicabs, there is another man who would "n" Europe by The chausis. Is of entirely new in blue cellulose with upholst form of taxi which this city might motor goes to the Place de l'Opera dosign, being similar to the to match. The coachwork on i claim as peculiarly exclusive tujand takes his pick of the line of famous Montihery Mark II. Jowett cars is certainly roomy, i

Midget.

The National Hall also contai

itself.

сити.

roof, i

That is what is politely and Sometimes the driver brings Its four seater open body, green the Super Seven four-cylind haughtily termed "Grande Remine." along his dress clothes and acts as panels, green leather upholstery Triumph, which really fa tl.

"Grande

Remine," in French, social companion to his customer. and green wheels and wings make triton of the minnows. It

But while he acts as "guest" he an attractive sports four-senter, shown as a two-seater in blu means a large glass conch. But the term implles more than just this. hires someone else to drive the car. There are two other M.G. Midgets and gros

OB well as 韪 twd It is actually a dignified, luxurious

four-door saloon. In some cases, also, when elderly shown on the stand, together with door and

tour Europe with their three models of the six-cylinder new Super Nine appears at thi mode of travel conducted by well-women

Is the Show, rated at mannered and socially refined dri-daughters, the driver is astced to M.G.'s. The inrgeet of those is

19 escort to

6. Gylinder Sporte well-known six-cylinder Scorpion restaurants, 18-80 vers for wealthy patrona who wish net

thentres and night clubs.

Mark II saloon de hixe, finished in Triumph. to tour Europe in comfort.

The latter haa under-

Lined up alongside the gorgeous The ranks of these drivers are black and cream, with brown gone several improverionts, in- the Flare de full of ex-nobility, soldiers of for-leather upholstery, sliding roof cluding an increase in the width Opera House, on the die Russian novel of bourds, track and

Opera.

Kells-Royce ar two, Hispano- aristocracy and retired naval and There are also two 12 h.p. six-wheelbase. Suizas.

Cadillacs, Lincolns, army offers. These men realize a cylinder M.G.'s exhibited.

Another newcomer

the Packards, Renaults, Mercedes and tidy salary from their occupation,

Twelve/Six Triumph, which is similar high-priced automobiles as well as contact with an enter

very similar to the Scorpion, but All are enclosed, most of them of tainment by some of the most in-

The 8 h.p. Morris Minor can be has rather larger coachwork." the limousine type.

fluential business men in the world. acen in all its glory of an exhibi- Refined, Educated Drivers.

Latest Arrivals. Rates for hiring these luxurious tion polished chassis, also as a

curs.

Morris Minor.

The drivers are us fine as the cars have beon standardized at 18 twa-senter and J coach-built One ought not to conclude the

Since they hire out tonts a mile. In addition to the saloon with sliding head.

list of notable small cars at wealthy customers, they must be charge, there is a charge of $3 a This year all these Morris Olympia without reference to two versed in the manners and customs day for hotel exponses for the Minors have a side-valved engine of the latest arrivals, which are of the rich. And, since their tours driver, and the cost of garaging and a new radiator, which gives, somewhat different from their

ften take them into other countries and washing the car.

them quite a fresh-appearance orthodox competitors. Das of

of Europe. they must be linguists. This rate prevails in France only. The petrol tank has been carried these is tho Rover 7 h.p. two- Most of them speak French, Ger- In other countries the rate is about to the rear, while the coachwork cylinder "Vee-twin" air-cooled

and 22 cents man and English fluently,

mile and $4 to $5 a day has more room, with wider doors "Scarab" four-seater and the other many speak Italian and Spanish In expense money for the driver. and winding windows, glazed with is the French "Derby,"

with addition.

Fluctantion of gasoline prices in Triplex non-shattering glass. front

niin Grand Hall, whereas the makes these rates a gamble for the new Morris "Family Eight." This Derby is in the National Hall, so frivers, but they generally finish is a new model coming between they are far away from each other, with a profit. Garage rent, too, the Morris Minor and the Morris but each

as being ents a big slice out of their income, Cowley. It also has a four-a "car that is

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European countries sometimes An addition to this range is a in the heel drive. The Rover is

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the tonneaded on:

40

Independent spring-

on all four

wheels,

28 a large car can rarely be hous-cylinder engine and is fitted with The Rover "Scarab" engine, by ed for less than $150 a year. Lockheed hydraulic brakes, in the Way, is placed. at the

It's a Costly Business.

order

that its powers of high rear of the chassis. After the driver has bought his speed may be well controlled. Messrs. Morgan Hastings, Ltd., xpensive car, which most of them. This, by the way, is an overhead exhibit the Derby, which is rated at do second-hand, his big expense is valved engine. The coachwork is 8.9

h.F..

Being a front-wheel the upkeep. This item, however, is finished in blue cellulose, with drive. all the mechanism is under figured in the rates charged brown Karhyde upholstery.

After an owner-driver has been, Next to Morris is the Singering is on the road for two or three sea-stand, so the visitor can compare the axles are rigidly fixed to cons, he acquires an international the Singer Junior anloon, rated at the chassis.

Front whe

wheel drive reputation. His past customers 7.7 h... with its overhead valved always gives the coa

coachbuilder D. tell their friends about his good engine, with its neighbouring com-better chance to services, and they call on him when petitor. This Singer Junior is a zoachwork,

the vlaltor very nice little car, with four for will find on examining the four- fever they get to Paris,

All is not penches and cream forward speed gear-box, silent third reated Baloon or the three-seater the driver, however. One fare he spent a new type radiator, and coupe exhibited on this stand. seurs might turn out to be a hu-much improved brakes.

It is fortunate that Olympia Singers, by the way. were the remain open a further week, man customer and treat him as a first to place the petrol tank at next Saturday evening, as equal. On the other band, another

ty muy treat him as one who the rear of the chassis on these so much to see in the way of must be tolerated and beneath no-nipic has been followed by motor-honts and acessories that amali cara, SO that now their novelties and new designn in caTS,

In the latter case the trip gen-other makers,

It is imposible to do more than erally proves a disappointment for There is also a Singer Junior touch on the fringe of any parti- all concerned.

Įspecial saloon, whose four-cylinder cular category at a single visit.

tice.

and this vido

roomy

mola will

kuntil there la

"This is the rough, bumpy road on which I wanted to demonstrate the smoothness in the new Buick."

"Yes, it certainly is a terrible road, but this Buick travels along with almost boulevard comfort."

That's just what you'll say when you ride in the new Buick Eight in a line. No matter how costly the car you may have traveled in-y u'll be amazed at the riding comfort of this new Buick, Hundreds of thousands of people knowing Buick's quality in the past will buy this new Buick without even a demonstration. They have confidence in Buick.

Its valve-in head Eight in a line engine with its four point rubber insulated mounti ge new and stranger frame-new hydraulic shock absorbers with their new mountings-improved body mount- ing all contribute in no small measure to this phenomonal riding comfort.

Why not let us take you for a drive in one of the four series of Buick grent Eights-end let you see for yourself how much more Buick gives for less money?

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