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THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1932.

ALL OFF!

MOTOR NOTES FROM GREAT BRITAIN.

Special Report to the Hongkong Telegraph By "R. Á. C"

Speed At Brooklands, Barclay's Bank and the Standard famous Bank of Pretoriu for the use of Have

spreis on the Brooklands track at Weybridge their general managers.

This A speedy joh was carried out in renched the safety limit?

workshops of the South question has been asked more the

when an or- than once in recent times, but bas African Railways been raised again following the dinary saloon car was turned into two days. race fur

British Empire an admoured car in the Trophy, which finally resolved The car was a Himun Wizard to itself into a thrilling duel, be- he employed on police duty for tween Cobb und Eyston. both of guarding the Namaqualand" Dia- whose cars were appist at 130mond Fields.

Within no hottr of the arrival m.p.h.. a speed well in excess of

the of the car, templates were made anything contemplated by designer of the truck. At such a and the armour plating sheared for ting to the pace the cars must travel far up and trimmed

the banking and the risk of ever-body. The windscreen and rear

windows were removed and re taking is enormously increased,

In the forthcoming 1,000 Miles placed by plating: in the rear race there will be an interesting window cavity two loopholes “were innovation, for two women will cut in the armour and Atted with compete against the most famous Haps to that riflemen could have The distunee all command of the rear. men drivers in a lony race for the first time in the his- enr is now in regular service.

A Promising Debt. racing. of British motor tory

fest time out the The and her They are Mrs. Wisdom reserve driver, Mias Richmond, of Triumph "Silent Scout" mndle the Wye performance in the. one of the best WIN Australia, whe

was announced

the company's activities.

new

That's what happened. Ever see an automobile fly? when Sir Henry Birkin's racing car hit a bump during a practice spin at Brooklands. All four wheels of the noted driver's machine were off the ground when this unusual shot was made.

One is housed at party which drove from Melbourne Valley Trial for motor eyelea over to London last winter, taking the 1360 eld, and not excreding 800 e..had the fleet despatched to Liver-litate handling.

chassis and is capable of aecam- Monte Carlo Rally in their stride.solo. In this event 1. Crisp, rid. pan) to enable the service to carry [each side of the lank of the 4-ton

mast JUA ingen 500 eur. H.V. "Sint Seout," on. Women have taken

The segnet is interesting for a modating 12 length of 314 in. 12 ft. 6 in. won the Nulser Cup, spare drivers in previous tares at

"Silent Semuls,” which fleet of Albion Valkyries is now on suction host, each The

long. the track but they have never

With the assistance of the suc before competed with men in an have just been placed on the mar-order for this route.

To cover 448 miles every day for character. cvent of thin

Mrs.el, insist of a 549 c.x, model and Wisdan and her companion will 495 ce. 0.1.V. model. Except it coaxecutive days 23,86 miles tion carriages, it is an ensy mat- in all-without a hitch is someter for two men to pack up the It is in hose on one property and relay it drive a Brooklands model Wiley for the engines the machines are

they have inclined thing to be proud of. Nine, which is stated to be capable identical;

cylinders and detachable heads, tact, the actual record of a Com-next door, while the tanker has of surprising speed.

pashrods mer Raider 1-tonned in the stone to the tip to empty; then, TL will interest spred cntla-to ensure silence, the

of McNamara's. the well on its return, operations can be aiants to learn that Mr. W. 0.and rocker gear are enclosed and service

Fuel resumed with a minimun loss of Bentley is joining Rolls-Royce L. at base tappels are operated by known transport concern.

cams, These tappets consumption worked out at 16.9 time. their subsidiary and

company,haemunic

Modern service demands that Beotley Motors #1931) Ltd. 1 are slightly inclined inwards to mpg, and on stripping the vehicle

Afor examination at the conclusion cylinder grinding shall be carried the cylinder head,

and CX- no appreciable out without the trouble come time ago wards

devised and very sturdy the distance, that the latter concern is deve-newly loping a new sporting type of ear single tube frame is fitted and thewear was found anywhere through neuse of removing the engine from engine and chassis, while pistons, the car, and the outfit which has and Mr. Bentley will be taking addie position is very low.

rings, Commercial Vehicle Activities

and gudgeon pins, also recently been placed on the mar special interest in this sphere of

A striking example of the re-cylinder bores, were all dead toket by Newtons of Taunton will be found useful in many garages sourcefulness of the modern motor size. In The Overseas Markets.

Saving Time and Labour. and service stations. The polley of wider representa manufacturer hails from the north

transport A specialised vehicle incorporat-

The complete outfit consists of tion at the various motor shows of England, where a held Oversens is being still fur-concern on the eve of the Eastering a number of highly ingenious ther developed and British cars holidays was faced with Beences features in its equipment has re-a specially designed rigid hone Dennis The stand is designed to mount were in evidence at the recent ex-to run a fleet of buses on an im-cently been delivered to totter-together with a universal stand.

out of Liverpool. hum Municipality by hibition in Portugaal, which was portant route

the engine and incorporates held in April after n lapse of four but lacked the vehicles to work the Bros., of Guildford, in the form direct on to the cylinder block of

of a cesspool-emptier.

Realising that the labour en-powerful electric motor and ape- At the Hand Show at Joinu- The principal, however, tele-

Albion Motors at tailed in setting out 200 or 300 ciul flexible drive. It will give a the perfectly smooth. re-bore on any nesburg, British vehicles predo-phoned

with cylinder diameters of minated for the first time, whichlasgow and they, while unable to ft. of suction hose, which

from stock, situation of some cesspools re-car 1s a good omen for the future. offer new vehicles

to the the "Baby" class Among the Humber exhibits, the managed to borrow a number of quired is very considerable, as the from 2.2 to 6.5. inches-that is

parts weight of base to be handled is from Pullman was making its debut in Albion buses from different

cwt., small 2-wheeled largest high powered vehicle. Catering For Bus Fleets South Africa. Salpe saloons, by of the country, called in three of some

models and trucks have been devised to faci

Some idea of the speed with the way, have been purchased by their demonstration

which the petrol filling require ments of large modern bus fleets are met may be gleaned from the installation at the Bristol Tram- ways & Carriage Co., which in a typical example.

years.

service.

to

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This concern operates & Ham- mund metering columns connected to four 12,500 and four 5,000-gal- Fon tanks. The layout ytle- signed that any of the columns ean draw from any of the tanks as required by means of selector valves and. when the plant is in full operation, 100 gallons of pe- trul are discharged to buses in one minute from the five filling points.

A patent bus tester has been devised by Heenan & Froude for testing 4 and 6-wheeled vehicles. In addition to being able to take the tractive effort and brake horse- power of a vehicle under test, the plants are fitted with brake tes- ters which show in a single read- ing the relation between the re- tarding force exerted by the brake and the weight supported by the wheel of the vehicle. It is in- teresting to note that this tester is of all-welded construction in which M.W.P. electrodes were used.

PLANTER'S PRAISE.

Tea Estate Suits Wizard.

Southern India and Ceylon are. of course, where the bulk of Britain's ten comes from, and bullocks constitude the principal form of prime mover on the tea estates. Largely in consequence of this, the roads are hardly ideal for motoring, but nevertheless the ubiquitous car is penetrating this field, as others.

Mr. W. H. Millar, of Tea Estates (India), Ltd., throws some in- teresting light on motoring condi tiona. "One cannot carry on far without encountering an Irish bridge or bullock bandy," he writes. "and our ten estate roads nre steep, narrow and poorly sur- faced. Up and over ranges of hills from the plains they run, reaching more than 7,500 feet on steadily mounting gradienta of up to 1 in 10; not for a few furlonga as in England, but for mile after mite of continuous rise, round frequent half-pin benda-one of our ghaut roads has 29 of them in 214 milos.

"I am delighted to be able to why that I now have a British car which can more than hold its own out here; my Hillman Wizard will take practically any hill on top. I put to it. I am thoroughly well satisfod with the car and have regretted for a moment "having brought it out.".

nover

UNDOUBTEDLY

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MOTOR

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IN HONG

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AND AT CANTON.

HOUSE KONG

A.P.B. 9.

Sitent. Jong-?lved Underslowa Worm Delve Joween center of gravity without de creasing died o thad cleatus).

All Coupes and Sedang (except Convertikies) have new roller, alid. ing type front seat adjititment,

Maximum flexibility in Traffic

Coached in two types-Sports coupe and Saloon, both with sliding head the Morris Isis O.H.V. engine developing 50 B.H.P. is finished with aeroplane accuracy, perfectly balanced, and incorporates every refinement of modern automobile science. Transmission, through silent third 'twin-top' gears, is sweet and easily controlled. All fittings as well as the interior of the bodies are the embodiment of modern luxury-the utmost achievement of 1932.

NEW

NASH

Naal X-Dual Twist-Proof Frame

"Centrífine" cant hom brake drumA NASUTA month, all tive haking una, free service

Twin Ignition engines In the Special A, Al- vanced B, and Ambas sador sure of sime. type and in fastrit ulrplanes.

The Strongest Backbone Any Car Ever Had -

A

T first motor cars had just frames. Then came the double-drop frame. Next truss frames. Then X-frames.

Now Nash steps out ahead with the acw X-Dual frame-a super-durable, super-rigid and twist-proof type.

Look it over carefully when you come to our showrooms to see the new models.

For this X-Dual frame is new and different --the strongest frame ever built. The massive inside bridge-girders extend clear from the front cross-member to the roar kick-up virtually a double frame.

Everyone interested in motor cars should surely see this new Nash X-Dual frame-

and then arrange to actually drive this car.

For this frame is just one of a long list of new principles of basic design that make the new Nash so remarkably different in per- formance.

The "500,000 mile" Silent Underslung Worm Drive axle is another new Nash fea- ture. Full Range Ride Control, adjustable at the dash; Centrifuse Brake Drums; Bohnalite Aluminum Alloy Pistons and Connecting Rods; Slip-Stream body design, with Beaver tail back; Dual Exhaust Silencers are among the many further interesting new attractions. All models are longer, lower, with faster ac- celeration, and greater power and speed.

THE ORIENTAL MOTOR CAR CO.

Tél, 20406. 303. Hennessy Road.

NASH

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