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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1932.

Trust A Thornycroft With Your Transport

DEAL DIRECT.

THORNYCROFT

SIX-CYLINDERED

COACHES & OMNIBUSES

MOTOR

VEHICLES

Pioneer Manufacturers of Commercial Motor Vehicles

4 or 6 Wheels

4 or 6 Cylinders

30 Cwt. to 10 Ton Loade

20 to 70 Passengers

JOHN I. THORNYCROFT & CO., LIMITED Pioneer Building, Nathan Road, Kowloon. TEL. 50752.

TRUST A THORNYCROFT WITH Your TranSPORT

CAN YOU SHIFT ALL GEARS

WITHOUT TOUCHING THE CLUTCH PEDAL?

YOU CAN IN THE 1932 BUICK

Can you have either Fren

Wheeling or Conventional THE WIZARD

Drivo at will-instan-

taneously-to mert vary

ing driving conditiona?

Can you sweep over the rond at 80-plus with that feeling of absolute solidi-

CONTROL ty and security of the Turque-Tube Drive and an

Can you enjoy a truly silent acromi extra-rugged finely balanced chassis?

speed

to

well

acculreation Ep

before

30 hour

forty Inil

shifting noiselessly into high?

Can you choose your ride by means of a Ride Regulator to assure · greatest comfort nécording to road conditions, number of passengers and car speed?

Berich

You can

in

the 1932 Buick

Now

NEW YORK'S ANNUAL

SHOW.

Impressions by Israel Klein.

DRIVING ADVICE.

Using Safety Factors

Full Extent.

EXPERT OPINIONS.

carefulness, Probably the law regulating speed in the state of Michigan best expresses careful to driving. This law nota по

attention. Thle, the Oldsmobile

arbitrary speed limit but rules that a car should not be driven faster than will allow it to be York, Jan. 00.-The an still used are there, but they ap nual autemibile show at the Grand, pear as warning lights when ther

stopped in the clear distance Central Palace here has assumed is actual danger in such systems

ahead. This means slowing down more of a class-room atmosphere as the ignition and the oil pres-allow nothing to distract your circumstances when a clear view "Concentrato on driving and for curves, hlife and under all than over before. More skeletons sure lines. of the new 1932 automoblics ap- pear this year and the show-goers automobiles that impress the pros "Even the fine cars of to-day

On the to be more engrossed in pect with thei. acroplane-like con-

other hand there are engineers say, is the most impor- of the road ahead is not obtain. seem

tant factor In safe driving.able. technical details than in ap-

fusion of dials and knobs and cannot drive themselves.

"Courtesy is a third requisite. pearance.

For switches. There's one high-priced instance, we have bulit into Olds. Keep to your side of the road. mobile spoedy acceleration,

Give the other driver a chance. powerful brakes and easy steer Be polite when bohind the steer- ing but it depends upon the driver ing whool. Practicing considera- If these safety factors are used tion toward other drivers is a to their full extent.

One Insurance against mishaps.

Hore, on a large open fleur area, and for three floors above, educa- tors might find a solution to that age-old problem of making learn- ing an interesting and highly de- sirable objective.

Eager to Learn.

J

Here they can see, at several vantage points on the spacious show floor, rectangular groups of inquisitive men and women crowd- ing about a cut-out chassis and engine, listening to an engineer giving a detalled description of that particular automobile's new features.

"Next to concentration comes

"A study of accidents shown that those occurring in cities usually happen at strest Inter sections, while mishaps on the highways most frequently occur on the straight thoroughfare. Away from

intersections or

take a regular standard brougham of one manufacturer, selling here for $1635, and for about $1200 more have it dolled up with a ruby-red iridescent fish-scale and Jacquer finish, glossy antinwood trimming, silk mohair upholstery, curves, These are due chiefly to goldplated knobs and handles, l-advised attempts by drivers ivorylike steering wheel, walf-skin to pass other ears going in the floor rugs and such additional ac- same direction. Thesa facts cessories.

reflect carelessness upon the part Or he might be in a position to of the driver. buy one of those massive demons whose engine-just eight-Alts the entire high and broad hood compartment for half the length of the ear-if he has concentrate on driving when they Speedometer, engine speed indi-$16,500. cator, water temperature gauge,

take the wheel, will enjoy the full use of their cars, and, in

"I'LL BE WAITING OVER BY

THE SHUANG HENDY

Like so many open-mouthed; children at school there sophisti-i caled adults who have paid to attend this palace of automotive education catch every word of the lecturer's explanationa of such mysterious and highly techalcaling instruments and dash controls Mubjects ли "wizard control," facing the owner. "floating power," "fre wheeling,” "syncro-mesh transmission" and "dual ratio."

The

ar, for instance, with the follow-

road

rlock, gnaoline, oil pressure and Generally, however, only the

"Motorists who practice careful driving, courtesy on the road and

esteem of

their fellow

crowd around these tulkers. The starter button, choke, ignition lock while the larger numbers fldget and

round the others. art. brake pressure gauges, altimeter, curious gasp at these exhibits, addition, will win the admiration women find their interest in the and offer, oil change and battery and fuss with the more popular drivers," concludes the advice of bodica and particularly the interi- warning lights.

the Oldsmobile engineers.

GTR.

What

More "Controla.“

makes the automobiles

SOMETIDO TO WATCH BESIDES THE ROAD

Fine Adjustments.

more,

Other cars have even many of them automatic, maалу others demanding little or no at- tention except under unusual or certain particular conditions. For Instance, there's ride control, re- quiring manual manipulation of their cushioning effects with the amoothness or roughness of the rond. Free-wheeling is another one of those things. And as is dual ratio. And no is "wizard control." And so is the even more intricate five-beam headlight con- trol which permits the driver to manipulate his lights at night to five driving conditions-driving ori passing in the country, driving or passing in the city, and parking!

Radio flends add another group of controls to their cars by having a radio receiver installed. Ther on the steering post they will have the tuning and volume controla of the set, besides the awitch.

this year so much more intriguing is the tly increased number of "controla." Most of them are automatic, tu be sure, and demand

There's nothing to worry about little attention from the driver. in automatic controls like thoac In fact, combined, they permit less operating the spark, the choke and manipulation at the steering wheel the ignition. than previous models demanded.

One car, for instance, has noth- What is moat attractive about ing else for the driver to watch these new cars, too, is the general but speedometer, water and gaso-reduction in their prices, despite line gauges. The latter two are their more striking lines and Im-. on a single dial. The rest of those provements. warning devices heretofore and

HOTTER Sparks

BETTER Lighting-

with

Firestone

BATTERIES

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Prices Reduced.

Of course, if one cared, he might

type cars.

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an hour

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