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MOTORING

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SATURDAY 27th RUGUST, 1932.

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THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

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SPORTING “OPEL” MODEL IN SHANGHAI.

PROPELLOR DRIVEN CAR.

E. C. Jurgens and his airdrive car, which he says will do

30 miles on a gallon of gasoline. Detroit, July 29. A propeller in front of the car, Perhaps you'll be driving around screened in for protection, con- the Model 01 Opel Special Roadster-6-cylinder-1.8 Liter-at the South Uni-propeller drive it E. C. Juergens, more gas led more revolutions the

in the future in a car featuring a trols the speed of the car, veraity, Shanghai.

Detroit inventor, succeeds in mar-propeller makes and the more speed keting his new car, said to be the the car. reaches. first propeller-driven auomobile to

In a demonstration, the receive a licence plate.

with which the ear can be handled Juergens has constructed an ex is revealed. The driver opens the Derimental model, weighing 1500 throttle and, as the speed of the pounds, compared to the weight of four-bladed propeller reaches 200 from 3000 to 4000 pounds of the revolutions a minute, the car starte average automobile, and powered forward. Four "doughnut" tyres by an aeroplane motor weighing on-and a wheelbase of 132 inches add ty 275 pounds.

to the comfort of driving.

DANGEROUS PRAC- CONVERTIBLE TOPS.

TICE.

Running a Car on Worn Tyres.

inst-

Buick Models on Show in Shanghai.

EVOLUTION FROM

There have been several

SPORTS CAR

There is no clutch, transmission, ances in England recently where

differential, universal joint, or motorists have come into conflict ."Convertible top conscious" was similar parts that add to the with the traffic police owing to the the phrase uned by Mr. Bruce J. weight of the car, and, due to this tyres in use being deemed unsafe Miles, managing director of gen-decreased weight, Juergens be under the regulations of the Road eral Motors for the Far East in lieves his car will make 300 miles Traffic Act. which makes it explaining the increasing popularitu a gallon of gasoline, und attain punishable offence to drive motor ty of the summer Buick and Chev a speed of 80 miles an hour. vehicles with tyres in a worn-out rolet convertible top model.

condition.

Mr. Miles, stated that only a few years ago the sport touring model was all the rage. Top do during summer weather, its sporty appearance made a wide appeal, he said

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Juergens is working on another airdrive car, which, he says, will weigh only 900 pounds, have less noise than bis present model, fen- ture a reversible propeller, and get more miles from a gallon of gasoline.

SHOCK ABSORBER ON DASHBOARD.

Andre Hydro-Telecontrol Instrument.

The contentious point appears to he: When does a worn tyre become defective and a source of danger A motor cover that has the tread pattern worn off and the traction area of tyre quite smooth may be However, during inclement wea- quite safe under certain

road ther this model proved decidely conditions, but on wet roads such disadvantageous, and the closed

ACTION OF DEVICE VERY QUICK. tyres may be conducive to skids, sedar model soon came into de particularly if brakes are suddenly mand. Later the motoring public Although the compromise repre- previously decidedly harsh at low applied.

demanded something combining sented by long semi-cliptic springs speeds on rough surfaces. With Covers with smooth treads on

for rough damped by shock absorbers which the Andre system one can reduce the back wheels are at all times weather driving and an open car

the two, a closed car

can be adjusted at intervals will the pressure on the rear shock wasteful, inasmuch as there is

fur sunny days. People felt that continue to satisfy a very consider-absorbers to about 60 th. for low considerable wheelspin. owing to go back to the old touring model able number of motorists, the sus-speed work, when the car is light- to Jack of rond grip, with of ten years ago was like going pension problem remains serious 15 loaded, so deriving full benefit consequent waste of power and petrol. Covers that are so worn back to horse and buggy. The final to those who are really critical of from the flexibility of the springs. result was the convertible model the performance of their ears. For light louds at moderate speeds that several plies of the

There are two regulators (and up to 40 m. p. h. 1000 lb. is about aptouring-sedan, which by a few sim- casings are cut through are

ple adjustments can be made to corresponding pressure gauges),right. proaching the danger mark, be-

one connected to the front pair of When the back of the car is cause they are likely to blow out meet the demands of the motorist open car,

shock absorbers while the other laden the pressure on the when put under any undue stress. for a closed car or an

with all the conveniences and com-

controls the rear pair. Turningshock absorbers can usefully be Covers in such a condition are a forts of both.

the regulator has the effect of increased by about 50 lb. and for definite riak, particularly on hilly Buick convertible models on dis- compressing a metal bellows, 50a really fast run under such condi- roads or when cornering at speed. play at Anderson-Forrogiarro's, forcing hid through piping totions we have used a pressure of Under circumstances should loenl Buick distributors, offer an rabbber expanders in the shock 200 b, per sq. in. with excellent tyres that obviously. are nearly unusually large selection of this absorbers. These expanders results. The difference in stabili- worn through be used on the front model, stated Mr. Miles. The con-ply a load to ahoes pivoted on S-ty on corners which can be pro- whols of a motor vehicle that may vertible model incorporates all of lentblos clashes and fated with duced by a turn of the regulator is be driven at even a fast touring the G. M. C. mechanical refine the special material which has for really quite amazing. pace. If they must be used, then mosta, including silent synchro- so long been used for the discs of it is better to reduce the risk by mesh transmission, adjustable Andre shock absorbera. fitting auch covers on the back front acat and other features wheels, and high speed should be which the public demands in a quick, it being possible to vary the hand regulator and the nieces-

avoided,

cord

Tyres are now so low priced that it is really false economy ·for any owner of a motor vehicle to

modern car.

try and get the last few miles out STRENUOUS TESTS ON

of tyres that are not fit and safe

for further use. A wrecked ear,

with possible harm to occupants,

BUICK CARS.

The action of the device is very

rear

of

These shock absorbers van be purchased in pairs, complete with sary piping, the question reangre by about 50 lb. at a time whether it is desirable to apply simply by giving half a turn to the them to the rear axle only, or to regulator. Furthermore, the

HONGKONG MOTOR ACCESSORY CO.

Bank of Canton Building.

First floor

Telephone 20577.

in the heart of the City offer all motorists a large

Assortment of Motorcar Accessories & Replacement parts of

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K.L.G. SPARK PLUGS.

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All at moderate prices. Inspection cordially invited.

KOWLOON BRANCHES

132 Nathan Road (Dure Garage Bldg.).

446 Nathan Road. (Below Sacred Heart School).

TYRĖS WORN SHOULD BE RE-TREADED

To ensure satisfaction, send them to

THE HONGKONG TYRE COMPANY

392, Hennessy Road. Telephone 28539.

Guaranteed bost mileage at cheapest cost.

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damping is truly progressive, and both axles, really depending upon the amount applied is at once dia-the springing of the car in ques- cernible from the gauge. Leakage tion. Broadly speaking, the stiffer is prevented by the blind ends of the front springs the less acces- the system, there being no glands Bury do readily adjutable front shock absorbers become. It is is a heavy penalty to risk just for Buick has been delving Into its to give trouble. the sake of obtaining extra milea, engineering recorda to find just We have found that the front also possible, if desired, to couple which, after all, only represent a how many miles the straight 8 pair of shock absorbers do not re- four shock absorbers to one regula- few pence, based on the modest models were driven before they quire much attention, a pressure preferable to be able to adjust the THE “STRAW HAT" but enjoyable.

tor, although in most cases it is outlay, that nowadays will purchaвo wont into production. This of 50 lb. per, aq. in. being about

Ono enterprising automobile even the highest grade tyres.

search discloses four and a quarter right for most normal conditions, ront and rear pairs independently.

CAR

manufacturer has conceived the million miles-117 times around. On the other hand, for a very fast The hydraulic principle naturally

idea of making what he calls the world, or the ordinary yearly run on a winding road the steering ensures perfect balance between

"straw hat" automobile, a motor driving of 42.450, car owners. can be improved by increasing this each pair, and enables the setting Heat Resisting Body car with a heat-resisting body o

to be shown on a gauge. Each major unit was driven fond to about 100 lb.

wicker, through which the breezes distances running into six figures A Valuable Adjustment For

Summing up, this system is ono Made of Wicker.

can blow as the car rolls over thei before it was accepted, and then Stability.

which should have a great appeal The Kobe Municipal Electric the assembled cars containing theed

For many years residents of the road. Bureau has just increased its bus units were

The control of the rear pair of to anyone critical of car perform-

Even the mudguards and wheel tested for further

shock absorbers is exceedingly va-nace, especially if his car be used Madeira Island and tourists bave leet to the extent of 28. Twenty hundreds of thousands of miles, the table, enabling much better re-under a considerable variety of complained of the discomforts of of the car are fashioned of wickers two of them were Chevrolets. This exact total being 4,246,108 miles. bus operation, although less than The syncro-mesh transmission was aalta to be obtained than wore pre-speed, load and road conditions. motoring there during the hot and the sost is covered with two years old, has well over 70 driven: 457,281 before it got theviously possible. For example, To be able to convert the spring summer months. The stand bodies porous material mass of toug huses on the streets of Kobe, they and she angingo 392,231 the riding of this car with drdining from limousine to sport-car and leather seats of the modern grass. On the hottant days i

rome majority being Chevroleta, miles

ary, shock absorbers set to give standards in a few seconds adde ssutomobiles absorb the best of machine is pleasantly cool to

anything | fucking - reasonable stability at spoed, was new 'YEStination to motoring, the sun and makes riding

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