1932-11-26 — Page 11

THE HONGKONG

LOOKING AT THE MOTOR SHOW.

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

Pointe of Progress

of useful pioneer work the former This year's Olympin Motor Triumph Super Seven has now Show-quito one of the most become the Super Eight. The interesting ever held-in copeelal-crankshaft runs in three bearings ly remarkable for the progress vertical bridge plates with silent- which has been made in the past bloc bushes, year in transmission systoms, enging suspension and coachwork. and for the return to favour of the The

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Accessories and Service accessory business 4-cylinder engine. The Intest Joseph Lucas Ltd., and its ass method of auspending engines in clated companies has had a very rubber supports or on springs successful year net profita. In- eliminates vibration to auch an fcreasing by over £229,160. The extent that it is difficult to tell the fortunate holders of ordinary running of a 4-cylinder from barn will receive 20 per cont. 6-cylinder unit.

It is possible to gloan some iden of Four-cylinder units are protho scope of this concern's minent this year, partly owing to busincas by noting the large the demand for economical run- number of British cara on which ning and partly owing to the its products are standardised. great progress made in design,

The lines and general appear: Inbour is represented by the new A great saving in time and ance of coachwork, both standard and special, have been enormously Hammond automatic electric improved. There is greater room,petrol pump. To make a delivery better streamlining at the rear.

it is only necessary to set the more built-in accommodation for indicator to the number of gallons Juggage and adequate protection required and awitch on the motor; of bodywork from mud and wet.

the pump does the rest by itself. This frees the operator entirely, eo that other customers can be attended to, il can be

served, RO on. In- change given and cidentally, the pump measures visibly.

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Transmission Developments

synebro-mesh gearbox, pioneered in England by Vauxhall Motora, has made great strides in the past year and is, of course, retained in the latest editions of the Vauxhall Cadet. By using smal! synchronising cones, which come into contact whenever the top speed or second are tu b engaged, the driver is relieved of all gear-change, diflcnities.

What the Experts are Saying Mr. Ledyard Mitchell, Chair- man of the Chrysler Export Cor- poration" is two years since. I attended a Lunden Motor Show, and I must say that in those two, British manufacturers have made Both the 10/50 and 20/25 h.ear designs and the values offered remarkable advances. Both the Rolls-Royce models now embody,

4-speed synchro-mesh gearbox, are really impressive."

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in which third speed is obtained through constant-mesh gears with

closer co-operation within the Sir Herbert Austin wants to see

spiral teeth. This is practically British motor industry in the face

inaudible.

of further legislative restrictions. Four of the Standard Big Ninet was, he said, imperative that the and Big Twelve models are fitted Present McKenna duties should be with a 4-speed pre-selective gear- hox. This is controlled by a pedal)

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which takes the place of the usual Director of Singer & Co., has sug Mr. W. E. Ballcek, Managing clutch pedal, 2014

gested that the Government should selector lever mounted in quadrant below the steering wheel, halve the horse-power tax.

By The next rear required is selected this bold move he maintains that by moving the lever to the desired the increased volume of business position, and the actual gear-and unemployment relief would. change takes place only when the more than compensate for any

small loss of revenue. pedai is depressed and released.

All Singer models for 1933 Captain J. P. Black, Director & incorporate the constant-mesh General Manager of the Standard 4-speed gearbox, so that, apart Co. reports that record export from the case of changing, perfect orders were received at the Show. quietness is obtained for all con-Standard cars are being shipped to ditions of running in any gear. 33 countries,

About Engines

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The Trend of Body Design A most interesting point about

Bodywork for the coming season the new Humbers from the shows. vast improvement. Com- technical aspect is the adoption of bined with greater roominess, lines side-valve power units. Such im generally are more attractive and mense strides have been made in considerable attention has been power output from this pattern paid to streamlining. The Hill- that It is justly claimed for the man Aero Minx sports model is a latest models that they combine the ane example. Head resistance reliability of side-valves with the has been reduced to a minimum, performance of The overhead and screen pillar and body line Bystem. They Arc alsa mol

curve in one complete sweep from economical in fuel consumption.

screen to tail.

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TELEGRAPH.

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

FOR THE ZAMBESI,

MOTORING FINES.

What the British "Offenders" Paid.

John I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd., have been given an order by the Claveland Bridgo and The "Return of Oftentes Relatton, for a motor launch suitable Engineering Co., Ltd., of Darling- ing to Motor Vehcles" is illuminat- for service on the Zambesi river. ing if only as showing that the in connexion with their work now motorist is really a minor offen-in progress for the construction der. The largest number of offen-of the new Zambesi bridge. ces dealt with in 1931 were those

in connexion with lighting. There The Cleveland Co. are already were 4,186, and of these 26,918, using two Thornycroft bouts pre- and 37,568 were dealt with by job, and the new boat in to be 25 wore dealt with by police caution viously supplied for this same prosecution bringing in $16,230. ft. in length with a Thornycroft RA/130 b.h.p. engine. The hull The next highest figure reistes will be of mahogany sheathed to obstruction, for which 33,672 with copper. offences were dealt with. Of these 8,901 cases were settled by caution and 24,771 by prosecution resulting in fines amounting to tios. The privato motorist is £21,016,

not concerned in these cones. For rockless driving there were 12,027 The largest amount of Anes prosecutions, and for careless imposed was £30,515 for excood-driving 23,405. For failing to ing speed limits laid down for insura against third-party risk certain classes of motor vehicle 10,640 persons were prosecuted. or for certain areas, for which The total received in fimes was offence there were 21,765 prosecu- £205,312.

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NEW TYRE

Opinions of American Experts.

DEVELOPMENT.

WHOA, THERE GILDA GRAY!

Here is the much-discussed doughnut tyre which i causing trouble' for automobile engineers. Below it is shown at right as compared with an ordinary balloon tyre. Upper left shows one of the auper-balloons being tested on a machine which subjects it to stresses similar to those

encountered on a rough road. ---

One of the major problems cón-doctored to perform reasonably fronting the automobile industry well with super-balloons and that is to make the "doughnut" tyre cars can be designed to perform

with the present standard tyres," B.J. Lenion, tyre expert, says.

Such excellent results have been

A Hooper Continental saloon on achieved by the use of "cyclonic a Rolls-Royce Phantom 11 demon-stick, now that engineers have as well or better on supers than induction" in the new Hillman strates how cleaning of the developed it. Wizards that a considerable in exterior can be facilitated, for crease in power has been obtained. recesses and excrescences are re- The 1933 "66" engine gives anmarkably few. In this model the output equal to last year's "75". rear number plate is fitted flush to Well known in the Overseas the body tall and is illuminated markets, where it did a great den!'internaity.

BRITISH TRANSPORT · GLOBE-CIRCLING.

For a Gigantic Undertaking.

Making a World Tour By Car.

When first introduced the new low pressure tyre had been devel- "Shimmy and tramp, like the sped with little thought to the ve-poor, are ever with us. Every car these first days of the tyre, about has developed front-end nervous- hicle it was to adorn. Put since on which supers have been tried

three years ago, it has developed (ness; some quite a lot, others very many flaws.

little, but corrective measures, either by car engineers or some of True, it looks nice, and rides jour expert service-station mechan- comfortably. But engineers have les, have in every instance of our had numerous complaints since experience produced a remedy that they have been adopted by car quieted the tramp and shimmy and makers. Automobiles have de-produced a reasonably acceptable One of the greatest commercial Four Johannesburg men haveveloped dangerous front wheel ride at rather low air pressures. enterprises at present in progress act out on a world tour by motor-shinimy" with this type tyre, it is is the construction by the Irak car, says the Natal Mercury. They complained. There is a definite "Instead of throwing the super- Petroleum Co. of a new pipe-line intend to encircle the globe on four

in steering. Doughnut tyre out of the back door, we are which, when completed, will have wheels. The great adventure start-nipped cars are said to be un-buckling down to the job of sys- an invaluable effect upon the ed with a modest tour of the Union, stable at both front and rear ends. tematically finding what is wrong facility with which the products of when three of the men-S. Gold-

with the car as well as what is the oilfields can be transported to berg, formerly of London and the absorber action, many motorists

Doughnuts interfere with shock wrong with the tyre and wheel.". Congo; A. Edelstein, described as complain. Speed and acceleration The new pipe-line will connect a Hungarian student with a flair is reduced, along with an increase the Irak olificida, at Kirkuk on the for photography, and II. Meilet, a in gasoline consumption. others eastern bank of the River Tigris, South African-set out in a Hill- with Tripolis and Haifa, the fork man Wizard. Later they were join- Bay. ing of the line being at Haditha.ed by H. Kunz, a Swiss mechanic, It will readily be understood and a second Hillman, on the renl

the coast.

What Auto Men Think

"They throw passenger car de-

neers that something has to be Lemond agrees with motor engi- done with steering mechanism to make the new tyres vork perfectly.

New Steering Will Come "Eventually, supor-balloons and steering will be so developed that cars will steer casier than they do with present tyres, just as

in the opinion of several auto- that the construction of the pipe-business of "conquering Africa" na mobile designers, doughnut tyres line across the Irak desert, devoid the first stage of circumnavigating were designed too hastily. as.It is of towns, railways or the globe. Together the four men roads, calls for an immense claim master of eleven languages. amount of transport of a special Their intention then is to go to sign out of balance by emphasiz- surely as progress is the keynote and thoroughly reliable nature. England and to proceed through ing tyres to the exclusion of other of the automobile industry," he

It is, therefore of great Interest Europe and the Near East to features," one automobile engineer predicts. to learn that the Irak Petroleum Palestine, and overland to Karachi saya, "Present day design must Company, aftor carrying out and India. Since this portion of be changed in many Important At presont garages are filled numerous experiments, ordered a the trip is remote, their plans are particulars if doughnut tyres are fleet of Hillman Wizard cars for vague, but they speak of continuing to be used to advantage or at all." the use of the surveyors and through Asia to America. engineers.

with cara equipped with super- balloons and which have developed "shimmy." Although each garage has a different treatment for this ailment, one which the motorist accom can use himself is simple.

According to the engineer, tho following Jian to be done to the automobile to

As is well known, the Wizard is of 7-inch tyres, a very necessary modern

a car that was designed for service provision in view of the nature modate the new tyres: throughout the world, and practi-of the terrain in which they are cally tho only modifications to operate,

Now atcering system, redesigned посовоагу word the Atting of A further interesting order in fenders, larger space for brakes, special large section tyros and connexion with the same

enter different shock absorbera, lighter arinourplated glass.

(prias consists of a number of Com- wheels, and possible changes in So far no fewer than 40 Wizards mor Raider chassis, on which springing. have been ordored and dispatched, ambulance bodica arc being while two Humber Pullman mounted for use in the area in The tyre manufacturers bellove

that present CATA спл bo

Carry from 20 to 22 pounds of air in the tyres. Toe-in the front wheels from one-thirty-second to one-oight of an inch. Check the turning radius and be sure the steering arms are not bent and that they have the same distance from each brake drum to steering arm. Keep the springs flexible

Himousines were shipped recently which work is proceeding. Con "doctored" to take the new tyre and the steering wheel with the for the use of the chiefs of the struction of the pipe-line will, of without any ill effects. undertaking in Irak. Practically course, tako many years to com- the only alterations found neces- ploto, and the cost will run into sary in these cars was the fittingsoveral million pounds.

usual amount of play, and the

can be instances.

"It is not beyond bellef that all shimmy will disappear in most present-model cara

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1932,

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CRUDE OIL MOTOR 'BUSES

GARDNER ENGINED TILLING-STEVENS 'BUSES

OVER ONE HUNDRED OF THESE ARE IN USE

BY THE CHINA GENERAL OMINIBUS CO.

SHANGHAI.

Agents:-DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Hongkong.

BETTER ROAD LIGHTING.

Because of its brilliancy, he Many magisterial benches haye predicted that one of ita first uses approved the Home Office recom- would be for street lighting. Homendation to increase penalties pluralised the possibility of for motor offences, and intend to lighting main roads between big deal more severely with defen towns by it, than rendering the dante.

use of headlights unnecessary.

According to a Glasgow nows-

Speaking at a meeting of the General Electric Co. the chairman, Sir Hugo Hirst, snid that a new, lamp had been discovered which,

A drog of more than 30 per cent paper, it is not uncommon for would save 70 per cent. of curcara was reported by 46 states and be ditched owing to drains con- in registrations of now passenger care in the western highlands to rent compared with the present the District of Columbia for the cealed by tangled undergrowth at standard lamp.

first six months of 1932.

the side of the road,

A recent order for six rollers has been placed

in Shanghai.

RUSTON DIESEL ROLLER.

Forty years on the hard road to experience.

Sole Agents.

REISS MASSEY & Co., Ltd.

7. Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.

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