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TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

THE

HONGKONG

BATTLE OF SMALL SIXES.

MOTOR-CYCLING

Struggle for Supremacy in 1933.

By Calliern in the

"Nown-Chronicle"

British firms began to improve

and at Olympia in October.

Sixes and Fours

are

now

NOTES.

T.T.. Racing Risks.

RIDERS NOT TOO

AT 30.

that

CAR

DESIGNS.

SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1932,

THEY MUST COME.

The Most Progressive Lighter Motor Cycles Very

Much Wanted. Changes.

A loading executive of one of OLD the most progressiva automobile

FAR TOO HEAVY.

five-hundreds

the

ANALYSE YOUR ESCAPES..

Commonsense and Road Sense.

SAFETY FIRST.

By CHILTERN in the "News-Chronicle."

a special after having been in retirement for/bile fundamentala and quit trying that weights have more than dou-. The Miniatry of Transport fa- | vehicle or person has a right of way

gear

He contends that improvements

Main Road Trallic. manufacturing companies in

The motor cycles are too heavy, Sinco the publication of the

The Ministry of Transport and U.S.A., according to a recent inter- view, sees the need for basic and by their very weight restrain figures showing the increase in move towards British motor-car engineers are is a general

In designs thore does not appear to

changes of car design. This ex. many potential motor cyclists from fatal accidents on the road there the police will soon have to admit periments have falled. The uni- going to surprise the public

By KIRKSTONE

pert's opinion is worth quoting,purchasing. them, has been the has been a suggestion that the that several Road Traffic Act az 1938. Hundreds of cars have been bo any uniformity of opinion as to

This is unlikely, but there to informed mobile police is one and the bought during recent months bo-the direction in which design

With

news

Alex He says: "What the engineers plaint for the last 26 years. Even speed limit may be reimposed.

of in those long-ago days of icom.progress a three-cornered discus- the roundabouts on main roads an- flirting cause they embodied new features. should go. A number of four-

cry was for alon as to the best means of ro-other. There is no legal right for Bennett, the Southampton motor responsible for the design

main road traffic. The first part of Sales figures of the Bociety of cylinder designers

the Highway Codo says: "No Motor Manufacturers and Tradors with the American floating-power agent, is returning to motor-cycle motor-cars need in to get back to show an average lacress of 8 por or vibrationless car idea-in which racing in the Tourist Trophy races the basic improvement of automu- lighter machines, yet to-day we find ducing the death roll.

com- vibrations are 50

In the Isle of Man next month,

a motor vours regulations for walkers, as on any road," and then later states: vent, for all motors in the last five engine

another in bled-that quite often onc pletely damped out by montha compared with 1931.

of water two years, there has been a revival to outdistance

torists. Soctland Yard and the minor road when approaching a At the end of last year several mounting that a glass

more (says The Motor Cycle).

Home Office oppose regulations for can be placed on the bonnet with of the talk about danger of motor putting on gadgets of a wholly cycle of 500 cc weighs 350lb. or well as stricter action against mo "It is the duty of a driver ou

Small wonder that, with the al-walkera, the Scotland Yard attitudo major road to go dead slow and to their designs. I know of four con- out the water being disturbed.

It seems certain there will be at cycle racing and tho unwisdom of minor nature.

These statements have been In- corns which have on the roads in

the public tween the police and Wales, Scotland and France, cars least two new six-cylinders fight-racing after the age of 30.

Motor-cycle racing to one of the to motor-cara during the past five most annual increase in weight, being that the good fellowship be-give way to traffic on it."

right to adopt a high-handed which will creato intense intoresting for business in the small car

not bear comparison in their live-office being convinced that the attitude at cross-roads and road In the showrooms in September market with engines of 10 h.p., sports in which judgment, per years have for the most part been modern machines occasionally can-to be imporilled, and the Home terpreted by many motorists as the

and priced at about £170. Trans-fected by experience and age, is of a minor nature, and directed

to the Improvement of the driving lineas with the products of a decade average walker is not sufficiently junctions.. mission and clutch dovelopment in invaluable.

ago. Few of us, though, would traffe-educated to tolerate such res-

I believe motor accidenta can bo The most popular men and the and riding qualities of the cat. Actually all aro small sixes, and the experimental units now under-

caused the Scotland Yard is unable to in-brought to a minimum by drivers maintaining a personal standard 1838 will see the beginning of the going test show marked improve-cleverest men at the game are all The Bame authority states that competitive battle with the cheap rents on the lines of ensy

behind change, convenience of driver, and either just under 30 or just over the thing that made the automi-willingly do without the many re-trictions,

30. These include Dobson, Handley, bile possible three decades ago finements that have

was the Dunlop meumatic tyre, increase, such as tanks of a sensible crease the uniformed motor police of safety driving. Fow drivers go four-cylinders. The idea

Simpson, Graham Walker,

there may be an alteration in the

a "narrow-88cape," yet, how many the fight is not that 1983 is going maintenance case.

Automatic and cosy gear-chang-Woods, A. Bennett, G. E. Nott, and that without rubber people

nor distort, dynamos (which, Inci-Road Trafic Act which will allow regard these incidents as valuable to be a boom year, but that novel

auto-ing devices-which contain somerrell Smith, A. Simcock and J. would still be riding in buggies size, cylinders that neither overheat force on grounds of economy, but through a day's motoring without

and farm waggons.

lessons in rondsense? products ombracing sound

Think it Over up by a thing akin to free-wheeling--are Guthrie.

Now to-day rubber is again dentally, absorb power), batteries, plain clothes constables with card mobile progress, backed

If drivers would think over their forceful sales programmo, can boeing tried with four-speed genr

playing a major part in the fur-electric horns, instrument panels, warrants to stop a motorist. A no matter boxen and one, at least, is known

menting with wireless; police tele- mado profit-producing,

Talk to these men and they will ther perfecting of the automobile.larger tyres and rims, proper allen- uumber of police forces are experi- what general business conditions in its experimental state to inve

an automatic clutch,

tell you with a laugh that the only A radical instance of this in the cers (more power absorbed!) en phone roadside boxes are increasing escapes like a golfer analysing his

improve their "safety" driving. may bo.

two real dangers are a failure of complete mounting of the power closed chains, supplo saddles, and rapidly, and there is nothing in the shots in a bad round-they would

Act to prevent mobile police being

Much of the trouble is due to the and bad judgment, unit on rubber by many car manu- powerful brakes. the machine

number of drivers with little or no Pressure is being brought

risk in the T. T. facturera, thereby eliminating to

The majority of, if not all, these on the road in plain clothes.

than worth the Eighteen months ago the News-experience of high-speed driving. to the Most cars now can do from 50 to 75 bear on Ministers topput restrie- and that the tions on motorists for the safety races is less than the risks which a large degree engine vibration,

to passengers.

weight they add, but have designers Chronicle drew attention of the public and not on the walker. thousands of ordinary riders take thus ensuring increased comfort items are more

The past extent to which rub-studied the weight question with proposal for road-crossing zones for miles an hour, but before many of I understand that in.the opinion

walkers in busy streets. This in the owners have acquired sufficient For a race Huch as the T.T. the

A faw, of course, being reconsidered in the light of judgment to drive safely at 85 much ber is now being used in the as-sufficient care? of Lord Brentford-as expressed Lo the Ministry of Transport, the roads are closed and very

the only danger sembly of a car may be judged Home Office and Scotland Yard-guarded, and

In addition, more experienced is that the reckless driver should comes from the rider himself from the fact that on more than have paid really close attention to it, the experience of Paris, where fatal miles an hour they are driving as

lack of judgment as to what is his half the ears now built in U.S.A. not so much through a love of light accidents have been reduced by the near to "all-out" as they can.

at these utilising their greater speed with- Lord Brentford speaks with aur safe speed for the particular spot. a royalty is being paid to one, cor- machines as because of the 2241b, zones and the placing of the legal

machine poration, which has gone far in limit for the 30 tax. With the responsibility on the motor driver motorists are sometimes guilty of In the case of a T.T.

out exercising greater care. majority the fun weight of their for volding thority as a former Home Secret-1

products has been a matter of small crossings. aary and former president of the the chains, wheels, steering, brakes this development.

have constantly moment; they He has and tyres are all in perfect trim,

a little more among Safety First Association.

sought to extract been an active molarist since 1910, and every nut, bolt and clip is

power from their engines and add to the acceleration, yet have neg- and for several years he was chair-fitted so that it cannot come adrift, And, with his crash helmet and man of a motoring body.

lected too long the all-important other equipment, the rider stands u

question of weight. good chance of escaping serious injury if he is thrown.

The "play for safety" policy in being dropped, and six-cylinder of 10 and 8 h.p. are according to prosent plans to make a strong bid for public approval.

of

Independent authorities, who know the road performances these small sixes say they "are going to be bull's cyo bits in the market." We must wait and ace.

However, 1933 will not only see Bixen the struggle of the small against the four-cylinders, it will See also a fight for leadership be- tween Bome companies and

for existenco struggle allora.

One Interesting feature of the present position in that while there

MORE BUSES. Thornycroft for British Railways.

Safety Measures.

be treated as a public danger.

have

to

stantial contracts

been placed, by the Great Western Rail- way for 89 and 58 chassis, and by

Only Two Dangers.

every week-end.

The suggestion that these T.T. races are an outlet for wild, reck- have its fling is the London & North Eastern Rail-less youth to way for 16 and 68 complete lorries. negatived by the records of the races themselves. In the 53 races A more interesting repeat order

the

It in Huroly a striking compli- for overseas aervice, was one for that have been run since

denths, nent to Thornycroft motor vehi-leven 3-ton six-wheeled Thorny-rophies were offered in 1907 there cles that they should be chosen soferoft lorries, received from the Save only been geven Crintently by railway engineers, dan Government to supplement the though nearly a million miles must been run. The number of who should certainly be compotent already large fleet of Thornycrofts have

they are operating for the transpot injuries in mishaps, is amazingly judges of a good engineering job.

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REAR MIRRORS.

Compulsory for All Cars at Home.

NEW REGULATIONS.

די

By Chiltern..

walkers

AN OFFENCE.

"Jay Walking in Britain.

what la In certain countries known as jay walking has been made a definite offence, and be fore long similar legal action will unquestionably be called for in Great Britain. That It has not already been considered necessary is, in reality, a fine testimonial to Western Morning News there was the care with which motor cars photograph entitled are driven in these islands, where

In

recent B

of Issue

The

Happily, there are signs of a fresh interest in lighter machines, thanks to the T.T. and the premium it places upon acceleration, to re- cent developments in light alloys, produced a and, perhaps, not least, to the con- "Faster hikere in the West." The especially on our bye roads, dan- tinuance of weight as the basis of picture showed a country road Inger spots abound.

of Modbury. It is probable that a motorist taxation. We shall hear more of the neighbourhood this in two months' time, when de-In the foreground could be seen could make good an action for we plete with packs, while immediate- "negligent walking." but before January last year was a time tails of the new T.T. designs be- the backs of nine pedestrians, com- damages against a pedestrian for

come public, and still more,

very that could occur it would, pro- of anxiety to all matorists, for then hope, as time goes on. Meanwhile, ly in front of them was a

shielded | sumably, be necessary for un ac the abolition of the speed limit and the views on lighter motor cycles dangerous blind curve other clauses of the Road Traffic In this issue will repay careful by high banks. The hikera occident to have taken place.

the the assumption that prevention is Act became effective..

study. Particularly should the re-cupied the entire width of marks upon unaprung weight be road, and if a quiet car had come better than ere, It would be well January this year was not so bad. but there are certain points noted. for in the reduction of this round the curve at very moderate to have it clearly understood that actionable with which motorists must com-lies the secret of producing a light speed there would inevitablely jay-walking was an

have been a most serious accident. offence.. machine that holds the road. ply.

Following are regulations which came into force which apply to all vehicles except motor-cycles:

Observation Mirrors

Every motor vehicle (motor- cycles excepted) must be fitted with a reflecting mirror so that the driver may be acquainted with the proximity of vehicles about to over- take. Vehicles drawing trailers are exempled if the attendant en an uninterrupted the trailer has view to the rear and is able communicate to the driver.

Windscreens.

Lo

of

All glass fitted to windscrens windows facing to the front on the outside of any vehicle, except glass fitted to the upper deck of a double- decked vehicle, must be unfety Bass. Vehicles registered before 1932 are exempt until 1937, but meantime the glass fitted, safely or otherwise, must be maintained in a condition which does not ob- Beure the driver's vision.

Safety glass is defined as glass which if fractured does not fly into fragments capable of causing devere cuts.

Springs.

motor-

Motor vehicles (except cycles and mobile cranes) register- ed after January 1, 1932, and any trailer constructed after June 1931, must be equipped with sult- able and efficient springs between each wheel and the frame of the vehicle. Tractors not in excess of four

weight tons unladen

wheels exempt if unsprung fitted with pneumatic tyres.

Motoring Milliona

are

arc

There are more than 1,000,000 and of all sorts and ages cars 400,000 vans and other vehicles on the roads. At least 900,000 cars must be without rear observation mirrors and 350,000 vans and other motor vehicles.

Dazzle Lamps.

This "mirror" regulation is not the only extra financial burden which is to be placed on owners of old motors. On Oct. 1 next there in a little matter of the compulsory fitting of dipping, or dipping, and turning, headlights on all vehicles as a means to avoid dazzle,

In the case of safety glass to bo fitted to windscreens or the outsido feeing window the regulations allow a time limit for compliance, fixed at 1937.

Silent, long-lived Undersluss Worm Drive lowery center of gravity without de creasing head room or road clearance.

All Couprenad Sedans (except Convertibleg) juve new toller, all- ing type front ment Adjustment

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Now Nash steps out ahead with the new 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 framelsnew-and different --the strongestframe ever built. The massive inside bridge-girders extend clear from the front cross-member to the rear 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 designthat 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 tall 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.

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Tol. 20406.

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