1932-12-10 — Page 10

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

CARS WILL BE MORE ROOMY.

Comfort for All in New Models.

By E. M. Wright

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1932.

cylinder, models, the 16/00 h.p., FUTURE CARS. NEW AIR EVENT.

the Sulpo "80," and the Pullman,

aro retained with, however, Engineer Makes Many

portant changes.. The ongines throughout the rango are now Bido- valve units, and "cushioned- power," which damps out ongino vibration, in standard in nil models. Interesting body features include direction indicators which lo concealed when not in use, and concealed windscreen wipers. Bandits, Beware!,

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Suggestions.

Detroit, Nov. 20.

May Replace Schneider Cup Races.

Paris, Sept. 29. A lot of to-day's authomobiles With the diacontinuance of the are the result of "dumb design- Schneider Cup races, the aviation ing," according to W. B. Stout, racing classic of the world will be well known automotive and avia- for the Deutsch do la Meurthe tion engineer, and aircraft

en Cup, according to plans of the In my brief notes on the new, ongine and the driving compart-

gineering vico president of the Aero Club do Franco. Society of Automotivo Engineers. Although the United States, as cars for 1933 I have so far paid lesgment are being more widely adopt.

Present engineers are pending the result of the Thompson Tro- attention, perhaps than in other. These are steps in the right

am gradually collecting a direction; but, as I heard to my wonderful assortment of weapons too much on mathematics and phy race during the National Air years to bodywork,

cost in the heat wave a few weeks to use against bandits. I have a slide rules for their designs, Stout Races, is bidding for the distinc ago, insulation and ventilation are rubber truncheon. It does its contends. And these engineers tion of holding the fastest land

far from perfect

work well," the makera tell me, are doomed to failure. Real proplane speed races in the world, comes from new assump France hopes to bring this glory Designers have done much to without showing undue traces, and gre tidy up the front and the rear of it will lay a man out without tions and now view points, he to her own shores, that in

tho car. Aprons over the front breaking, bones, without shedding dumb irons are already standard blood and without the danger of practice, and big improvements fatal results," have latterly been made at the rear. The body line is no longer broken by a petrol tank stuck on

apparently as an afterthought,

Mechanical improvement is the chief point of Intereat in the majority of the new cars, but although body work will reveal comparatively little starlingly new, it would be alto- gether wrong to suggest that it has been neglected by the makers Nearly every programme includes new models; while for these we want individuality the range of specialised bodies available on popular chassis at no grent exter cont. Is now enormous.

Outwardly, as well as inwardly, care for 1933 are notably better. They are generally roomier and more

comfortable, "Ince 11 18 chiefly the demand for more roam, rather than the demand for more power, which has created the present vogue for the larger baby of 9 or 10 h.p.

or more

Radiator once

laps statie in design, now change with the rest of the car, and new radin- LOTA are announced by many mukera for 1968.

1 am rather surprised, bwever, | More New Models that other makers have ut adopt.

car.

New models

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The way engineers are going about streamlining cars is all wrong, this expert advises.

"You can't streamline a car liko the fact that the air doesn't always rean airplane," he says, "owing to

come from the front."

I have a revolver that isn't it is 12 cigarette-lighter-and a

volver that is in fact, an airgun, I itch now for a water-pistol, or perhaps a sling, and a cat or two to practise on.

hand

The now classic, which will be staged for the first time in Franco next May, will be for aeroplanes, rather than seaplanes, and will be contested over a course between Paris and Orleans.

The club believes this race will to the Proper streamlining of a car be the logleni successor

the should take into consideration the Schnelder Cup, attracting

bend to came International interest, but Few without the criticism directed in side-wind effects which force the ear off the road.

recent years against the Intior event. designers have concentrated on

this angle.

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MOTORWORKS SIDEWAYS.

Built to work horizontally, the novel 12-cylinder White engine, shown above with Its builder and designer, H. C. Church, of Cleveland, Ohio, is to be used for bus power. The engine, because of ita construction, can be placed under the centre of the bus, suspended from the chassis. It is only 16 inches high and will not take up much room. The engine has a rated horsepower of 97.2.

of over

But better than these schoolboy weapons is a new kind of hand grenado. "Bandits are folled with

Four Countries May Enter Direction indicators are the flick of the wrist," states the

Let's Correct These Paints

So far France is the only coun- adget of the year, so much so accompanying leaflet. The

A few other paints of the mod- that the Ministry of Transport has grenade, which I gather thrown

ern car which Stout doesn't ap- try entered in the Deutsch de la Meurthe race, but Great Britain le been stirred to consider the out a particularly potent cloud of

prove of are: "temporarily blinda and posadity of making them com-xas,

Passengers generally ride over considering taking part, and it is julsory.

dazes your assailant, but does not

the rear axle of a car and this hoped that both the United States permanently injure."

doesn't make for comfort. They and Italy will come in. These "It conspicuously stains the should ride between the front and entries would give the race the cular course of about $21 miles, machines and motors than the

kcon international rivalry whichnstonti

a triangular Schneider Cup dash of 30 miles ever did. They expect that the outstanding face and clothes of the felon"-if rear axles. ed the device, first introduced at

Passengers should ride "eye was created by the Schneider Cup. course of much shorter distance. Olympla last year, of fittinst the interest were announced by three you hit him. That fick of the

The Deutsch de la Meurthe Cup practical nature of the competi- wrist may shower the contents of high" for greatest confidence. Drastic changes are made in the radiator and the engine well for-makers recently.

the grenadie in all directions-on Low cars give the idea of being fundamental conditions of the old is limited to land planes with motion will be particularly attractive ward-on the chassis, so as to leave

The Daimler Company have the innocent as well as the guilty stepped on, and the Migh cars Schneider competition. The aero-tors the maximum cylinder ca-to American designers. more room for the body, without

Another important factor is cir- Dacity of which is eight litros. A falling-off planes will dy twice over adding to the overall length of the broken new ground with a medium-like the inevitable pot of paste give the drivers the

xix of 15 h.pa, equipped, of course. In

Such moters are already in use in that the expense of producing ma- 111 old-fashioned slap-stick effect. with the well-known fluid dy-whtel | comedy.

Waste space scattered through into action only after the regular normal flying. This makes the chines for this event will not be race n practical test of air speed prohibitive, except for govern- Another device, the pillarless, transmission and self-changing Grenade throwing is An artout the car is a thief of comfort. springs are partly depressed.

and fitness, whereas the motors ments, as was the Schneldor Cup four-door saloon, also introduced gears. The saloon sells for £450, Before motorists try to brand, It steals about 60 per cent of the The torque tube, roar radius used in the late Schneider Cup race. Private bullders will, it is for the Brst time last year. has the lowest price at which Daint-blind or daze a possible bandit possible luxury that can be had rods and double shackled semi-races were of such delicate con- believed, be tempted to compete bean copled by at least one maker,ler has ever been offered. This hope they will take a course of from a given wheelbase.

elliptic rear springs all combine to struction and put to such severe for sound business reasons. They and in retained by those who new model has a poppet valve training at a bombing school. There is far too much weight in form a highly perfected and dis-ordeals that they burned out un-may fly the colours of their native originatult. This gives greater engine, instead of the sleeve-

With these ingenious weapons the present cars?

tinctive drive assembly in the newider a brief test.

country, oven if they have no case of access on saloon modela.valve engine standard on all the

of defence motorists, we are told, Here are the qualities Stout de Ford Truck. Drive and rear The French challengers are official government backing. The The central pillar is abolished, and other models in the range.

may defy the "gentlemen of the sirea in the ideni automobile and breaking thrusts are transniitted building moters which may attain planes may land for repairs dur- the two doors on either side clone

A self-changing, accelerating road."

which, he asserts, will some day be directly from the rear axle hous-460 to 500 horsepower despite the ing the race without being dis- on each other like a pair of double

gear-hox in the outstanding new

Ing to a point well forward on the restrictions. It is estimated that qualified, although this will count But what if the bandits also seen: floors,

feature of the Talbot range for arm? Hand grenades, truncheons Acceleration from standing start frame through the heavy steel they will produce about 800 miles against their performance,

springs are an hour and stand up during the It la stipulated that the Deutsch Although

self-changing 1993, but the ordinary genr-box is that do their work "without show-to 60 miles an hour in eight sec- torque tube, Rear the

de la Meurthe rice will be held at gear-box is primarily a mechanical still optional for those who prefering undue traces" and the like are onds or less. Higher speeds than relieved of all but their normal two flights around the circuit.

of OR all models the entire ideal weapons of offence, and that of any present car.

function to efficiently reduce and improvement, the elimination

They will not yet reach the least once every two years. Re- the gear lever adds to the comfort Jehnanin, including the spring bandits are much more likely to Gasoline consumption increased absorb road shock. This means spend set by Lieutenant G. H.gardless of the nationality of the of the car. With the hood park-leaves, in automatically lubricated have them-than normal peaceable by twled the present rate. long chassis life. This type of Stainforth, of 416.2 miles an hour, winner, the race must always be

Much Hghter power ing brake tucked out of the way from the engine. A new model Is citizens.

units, drive also minimizes wheel-jump at Carshot in 1981, but they will held in France.

The new aviation classic has to the right of the driver, the floor the "95" with the 21 h.p., 3-tre

For their purpose these new weighing not

than five and provides better traction on be useful engines and paint the

created speeds

to with been to

in homage greater of the front compartment is left enint..

wenpans are better than firearmis, pounds for each horsepower, and rough roade and on heavy pulls. way

Deutsch de la Meurthe, early pros- that Bounds, Stability and smooth brake action security. free of obstruction.

An entirely new four-cylinder since even the most ferocious rear-mounted so

Race More Practical

ident of the Aéro Club de France, huat. Twelve un been added to the would prefer not to risk their odors and vibrations will not find is attained, with a material reduc- 241341 Fume

their way back into the body. Consumern

rear) tion in wear of spring and

The French believe that a 621- whe did much for the development the Humber range.. The three Mix-necks by killing anybody. resisting bulkheads between

Cars Too Expensive

axle parts.

malle race will do more to develop of aviation in this country. Bodies streamlined in all ways, with forced ventilation in summer and forced heating in winter.

Reduction in weight of from 100 to 1500 pounds.

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Stout sums up his opinion of present day designs by the follow- ing:

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