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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1931.

MOTORISTS' SIGNALS

Substitutes for the Hand.

THE NEW LIGHTS.

[By . Thornton Rutter.! Owners of motor vehicles to-day will greatly help to make our roads better able to carry the ever-in Creasing traffic by giving and obey ing signals. At the present time our towns and cities are increasing automatic light signals. The rea- son for this, in the first instance, is to release a number of police who

are compelled to do duty as trafic regulating officers. Those med are wanted for other pai.ce

THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR TRANSPORT

"

EXHIBITION.

Some of the Goods Carriers.

THORNYCROFT'S INGENIOUS FEATURE.

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

(Part 1).

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This year's Commercial Motor, demonstrate the articulation both Transport Exhibition is the tenth of the bogie and the front axle. of the series organised by then combination with the 4-speed Society of Motor Manufacturers & gearbox is an auxillary 2-speed box, Traders and, owing to the greater increasing the total number of accommodation available at Olym-speeds to eight to the front axle duties:-

pin since the last show in 1929, it and this enables the machine Light signals speed up the traffic representa a wider range of

FL G-wheel-drive легов To country or of Transport. Replying to a ques-the mechanically minded the Ex-When the front wheel drive

on very steep hills. thon in the House of Commons re-

hibition is intensely interesting. disengaged the vicle drives on cently, he saith that during the more for the development in chassis lay the rear axles only. The machine | congested afternoon hours the in-outs, transmission und engines In han 蠱 tractive effort

erease in average speels in Oxford.the last two years have been really 17,000 the.

of over street, W., was 90 per cent., owing phenomenal.

according to Mr. Pylus, Ministerthun any of its predecer exhibits work nu

to the present, tread, yellow and

fx

Dealing in the rat place with

The Progress of the Heavy green) automatic lighting trime goods enrrying vehicles, it is at

ÖR Engine. Algnals.

once obvious that the tendency is Whereas in 1929 only four towards higher average rond speeds manufactures rather

displayed vehicles thair higher maximum with heavy oil engines, no less than speeds. Engines are larger and 16 are to be found this year. Of more powerful, size for size, than these an interesting example in the ever before. There has, too, been 100 h.p. euxine employed in the great strides made towards increas-Thornycroft Dreadnought 31-ton ing the payload expiacity and a 61-wheeler and made by the firm. number of vehleles are to be found with the front axle set back

Behind the 4-speed gearbox

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on

1

This

represented a saving on time an each journey tup or down street) of nearly eight minutes, Frau this experience it was now proposed to recommend other are 20 hak into the advantages of anti ilght signals and decide whether to adopt them.

Frets of

of this character given by ¦ Minister of the Crown cannot be that it can take more share of the this chassia is an auxiliary box by lightly ignored. Therefore, it be-load. This arrangement also has which eight forward ratios and two. hoves motorists to obey signals the advantage of making the en- reverse are made availablo, A promptly. And also give them wine very accessible and reducing patented form of rear axle sus jesptally clearly and definitely when the wheelbase, with the result that

distributes the load they are going to alter their the vehicle is easier to mnouvreually overr the four driving speed, stop, or change their direc-in confined spaces.

wheels. tion by turning right or left.

An exhibit which is attracting a Direction Indicators.

The 6-cylinder engine ana made great deal of attention is the Hand signals are the

still further headway recently and fvised A.R.C. high speed oil engine, method used by drivers for draw practically all the leading manu-which in design and performance ing attention

facturers are showing a beavy oil is a long way ahead of its nearly other user of the King's Highway of intention on the

ingine.

2-years-o predecessor. Original- signallera part to do something.

ly giving 95 b. n. It now develops It was noticed by visitors to the

130 h.p.. and hus i speed of 3,000 motor show in London that some,

itrer.p... despite the fact that care in that exhibition were fitted

weight has been reduced, complete with electrical and nechanical wt. to 17 tons.

with flywheel and all accessories, to signalling devices to be used in

144 bs. The improved perfor pince of the band and arm of the

mance in largely the result of fit- driver. These devices in various An extremely ingenious feature in an entirely new type of head the Intention of the driver. forms give definite signals ns to of a Thornycroft 24-ton platform containing a 'spherfien) combuse

Sorry shown is roller floor totion chamber. With due deference to all facilitate handling the load. This Leyland Motors have for

there is *

general consists of an endless conveyor belt years past been carrying out in- jeomplaint that

signals make of rubber with roller mechan-tensive tests of compression-igni- are not definite; hence they areism, at each end, by this means un-tion engines and now have in pro- Isumetimes the cause of accidents, loading can be done in a very ex-duction an 8-litre engine which de-

peditions manner. This particular velops 90 b.h.p. at 2,000 r.p.m.; model is intended for fast delivery This is to be seen in the work and is fitted with a 60 m.p.h.Rhino 3-axle machine, which has a 6-cylinder engine, giving a high gross load capacity of 124 Long averture rand speed.

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Telephone 30220.

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It affords some indication of the range of the exhibits at this show when it is said that there vehicles of carrying capacity from

Useful Classes.

Refinement in Goods Carriers,

An excellent example of the standard of refinement to which the medern gonda carrying vehlele has altriped is to be found in

the

recently introduced Leyland Cub of which there are two types, the Atundard Jong wheelbase and the jorward control.

the

sonie

new

As in the case of the Buffalo, the front axle is set back behind the engine, according more even dis tribution of axle weight

and greater accessibility of the engine. Transporting Liquids in Bulk.

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The transport of liquids in bulk to a number of trades nowadays by road is a matter of importança and it is, therefore, not surprising Both have that the Scammell articulated 6-cylinder engine with a 7-bearing wheeled frameless tanker is close- Crankshaft, hydraulie 4-wheel brakes, Bishop can and roller studied by visitors in the show. This tanker is entirely new in that stevring, a full Bowling type of

the tank is rear axle and h Still tub radiator.

aluminium, material ast previously used v The new 5%-ton Dennis is note this concern for frameless tankers worthy for a number of reasons, but which, by reason of its light infling the matter of price as it weight, increases the useful fond

chassis al £555. It pos- empacity of 2,600 gallons and divid sesses a decylinder engine of 30ed into compartments of 600 gal- mah. 'I. A.... C. rating, with high lons cach The second. portin eficiency induction pipe and specialis

.uiso- of 500 gallon rapnelty, and urbulent head. The tubular pro- bolted

Mulis 21

:

оп the end of the peller shutt is in two sections with main tank, from which it is oil-tight all-metal universal points,

detachable. The total

tursional vibration damper and infodils therefore,

2,000

the

termediate bearhug supported on gallons, and when 50 used the Silentblog bushes. Other very ad-machine will co

convey kerosene; vanced features of this model are when the rear

rear tank is removed the hydraulic-cum-servo braking, low vehicle is for petrol, the quantity frame height of 25 in, and an all-of which carried by road is limit steel en accommodating driverfed by regulations in England to and mate, which represents a vory 2,500 gallons. A Lister 2 h.p. en- considerable saving in weight. gine and rotor pump sro fitted in

in oradie underneath the tank.

Useful Co-Operation.

that on the

A Big Order for Overseas. There is a very heartening notice upon the Albion stand to the effect;

In view of the recent pooling of that the Government of India has technical resources in the manu-- just placed an order for 116 30-ewt. facture of C.A.V. and Bosch motor chassis with this Scottish firm. vehicle electrical equipment, it is may be remembered that the same interesting to note authority purchased no less than C. A. V-Bosch stand at Olympia 282 izid -wheel Albions less than all the exhibits are British mada. two years ago.

They include, besides the stationary The over-type design has enabled armature magneto and axial type the Albion Co. to produce a genuine starter, examples of the compres 6-tonner, which easily complies with sion engine fuel pump and injec- the laws relating to axle and gross [tors. laden weights, and, as this machine was designed from the outset as an tremely interesting for it not only The work of such a pump is ex- overtype model and not adapted delivers the fuel to the cylinders, from a bonnet tyne, a commendably but actually measures it strictly in

degree of accessibility proportion

high

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are

has

#chieved.

to the demand for The power 35/70 h.p.

When it is realised that engine. trann

gearbox, the and brakos

quantity to be measured is similar to those em-

one six-thousandth part of

a. pint ployed

on other heavy Albion demand of the engine and that that that is varied according to the models. They have built up a re-the measuring takes place two putation as sound, simple ensy to maintain, and having au be appreciated that theso pumpe units, thousand times per minute, it will adequate resorve of strength.

are marvellous examples of ongin- | Two of the exhibits on Hardycering. Motors' stand are of particular in- terest to Overseas usera- 6 that the well provod Bosch products It is very satisfactory to know wheel-drive tractor and a rigid are being manufactured in Ear- wheeler with 8 ton capacity and land; particularly as this will trailer. Both these vehicles poa-provide employment for sess great capabilities for dealing British labour, with heavy loads on soft ground or

over bad roada.

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more

It is proposed to deal with some

The tractor is shown in chassis of the Passenger Carrying volilcies form with the wheels blocked up to in the second part of this report.

(To be continued.)

522 FIAT

THE NEW 6 CYLINDER

HAS ARRIVED AND IS SELLING AT A REMARKABLY

LOW PRICE.

Most brilliant on hills and in acceleration thanks to generous engine power and limited weight,

...Hydraulic brakes

...Silent

third

...Speed over 62 miles per hour ...Low slung frame

...New body lines

Each car equipped as follows without extra charge-Wire wheels-two spare wheels and tyres-leather upholstery-safety glass-special lights on mudguards-stoplight, driving mirror and windscreen wiper,.

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