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MOTORING.
IBy Badiatory
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A most interesting* geariess motor car trial wafl
recently successfully carried out by Mr. C. Edge,
who started on a six-cylinder Napier to demonstrate,
over a run of 1,000 miles, the practicability
of constructing a car to -travel over all coudi- ;
twns of road surface without tbe necessity for? a
change-speed gear. The route, selected for the r-
trial was from London to Edinburgh^-* diffiratlt *•
one. The car carried four passengers and their •
baggage, and an automobile club officiate -acted- .
as observer. To demonstrate the possible range
of speed the iar was tested on the Bexhill trarV. - \
Tbe highest speed recorded was 59.3 miles
hour, and the lowest 4.4 miles per bout, which
showed the wonderful range of power aid flexibility
of the Six-cylinder engine, -The' totil ^
mileage run was 1,015. Five days woe occupied; ';
and the number ot unintentional stops during -that r
time was four, and tbe time lost through these
totalled seven minutes. The principal troubkB-.
of the nm resulted from the unsatisfactory tares.
The consumption of petrol was 113 gallons, and
the avsage mileage per «allon consumed was S-SS.^-' *
llie consumption of lubricating oil was 4J gallons, .
and of grease 2 lb. The ratio of gearing, as
tween engine and road wheels, was as three 10 '+" -
one. All hills were satisfactorily mounted, and.-;-.
on only two or three occasions was. it 1 necessary."j
to slin the dutch owing to traffic obabaetnn*. ".^
Hie second speed .pinion was • removed, the firat' '.V
speed having been left in position to enable the ' ^
car to be reversed; but the -change-speed
rant was sealed, so that the^first speed could not.. •
be operated without the knowledge of the '<ibKBtn.'&
ver. The test provides an interesting proof ^L'^J
the fact that petrol-operated motors can be oon^ 1 • •
stracted to be wonderfully dastic as to speed and W
power.. -
^fasy men have tried to reach the nortii- pm^VVW
bui none yet has depended on a petrol engine
Mr. Wellman, who is building xu airship, fitted'.^:"
with two motors of S5 b.p. and 55 h.p. respec->
•tively. Hie two motors have been installed;in
case of mishaps to one, when the other, con \be
utilized. Petrol sleighs fitted with £-h.P- uiotoat
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and capable,- on smooth iCe;--o£ 15. -willss. 'HJSr-^^r
hour, will supersede dog sleighs. "'*'f:
The race for the Florio Cup, a big annual £ace r -°: -
hdd in Italy last month, was won by OaenOi.
who was placed third in last year'fc Cordon-V^'.^
Bennett Race. A driver named Le Bron, driviBg&-'4f i,
70-h.p. Hotehldss car, had for his mechanic: his
wile. He finished, sixth. ' ^^iV
Motorists should protect their eyes during tint
cold weather, as neglect is liable to cause' ini— L-V
tation and impair the. sight- A • leather
huekled around the loins, is a good guard agamstr:.,. -
«f in the legs. }-kjcuW
Every motor car owner should know his/machine
and the mechanism, so that be is at least capable fioi
recognising when adjustments and repairs Aave
been properly done, if he does not make.thera
in his own workshop. A little attention "before . ;
starting out will in many cases save a deal of allnoyance
when touring through the country.
bricatioo^ for instance, shonld always be attended '.
to. and it is easy to see that each part has iM V^
proper sudpIv of oil." 'Worn gearwheels are almost
insatiable in the matter of oil, and should lie
weli looked after, as they are subject to. eon- '
aderable friction. It is "better to give a goodf. •
supply and be satisfied that the parts are wdl
oiled than to be held up through -want of lubri-.- -
cation.
Among the photographs appeaing in this issue -
are two of the largest motor works and garage. ,
in the Commonwealth. Messrs. George Wills and"'
Co., foreseeing that the motor car had come to
rtay opened "these works in May 1905 for tin
sale and repairs of cars- In November last they
opened another branch for hire business, and are -
nmnisg the weO-known Wdsdey and De Xfcoir
cars, foa which they are sole agjents in Sotifcb -
Australia.
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Acetylene gas lamps, especially now,that tba
roads are being remetalled, are a necessity- Hyoa
wish them to give you complete satisfaction tin "
generators should be thoroughly cleaned every,
time they are used. A stable hose fitted witii a.
small nozzle will move any lime that may adhereto
tbe .side of the carbide bolder. •
A patent for a laminated paper tire for motors >
cars has been taken out by Gaihart. Texas; "United
States. The -paper used is a heavy binders^* ,
board, -cut by means of a bandsaw into. -
ments corresponding to the circle of tbe -wfegel*
The tire is built up on the rim by adding one
layer or segment to another with -white lead _ioe..
other paint between. • " .
The recent record motor nm' established "Ijy G, ^
Jarrott 00 a 40-h.p. Croffiley car, from Ixntdop
to Monte Carlo (Monaco), caused a conndestble ' .
stir in motoring circles in England.and the Con- ..
tinent. Hardly had the papers finished eomnjenfci ',
Sng on Jarrott's run, however,' than the Hon.' C, .. 1
S. Rolls eclipsed the record. Leaving Monte Carlo
on an English-bmlt 20-h.p. 6-cylinder BoIl»Boyce
car. Rolls, with four people up, readied Bou-' ->'
losne (771 miles) in 2Sh. 14m., in spite of the fact "
that heavy rain fell all night, and converted ihe V
road into a sea of slush. His time is 3h- Sim.
faster than Jarrott's nm on a car of double five' -1
horsepower. BoOs's average for the trip waa
over 27 miles an hour.
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