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THT ALJTOCAR Et 3ournal publiglleD in tbe tnterests of the mecbanicallu propetteD roaD carrfage.
EDITED BY H. WALTER STANER.
No. 487. Vor. XIV.I SATURDAY, FPBRUARY rBrH, rgo5. [Pnrcn 6o
TIIE AUTOCAR.
(Published Weekly.)
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CONTENTS
PA(iE
NoBs : Tne SHoW-RELIABTLITY TRIALS Tst Cnowx PRtNcE or SrAM (illustration) UsEruL I{rNTs AND TIPs ... ... Olympla
22t
Aulomobile Show (illustrated) :Pernor Cers STEAM AND Electtrc Cers
226-252 252-253 253-256
Menrxr Motons ... ... Tbe Commercial Vchicle Section,
I to 12, is inserted separately in Autocal,
every copy pages ol 'l he
Sxow Nores (illustrated) ... ... How ro cHoosE A cAR ... ... :.. :;: ... ::. ... Cesutr Couuexrs. By A. J. Wilson ... .
NoRTHERN GAMEs AT Srocxsoru (illustration) THs Sppao oF RAcING CARS MoroRs FoR GovERNMENT INSPEcroRs. By Owen Llervellyn ."
... 257 25A-259 ... 260 ... 26t ...26r 262-263
Tgg Openrxc or rHE SHow c'.ii"i, "i;ii i"i ar.o"*^, " .
CoNTINENTAL NOTES (iII USITAtCd) Connesrorotxct:
FLASHES tillustrated)...
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263 261 ,165
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fho illurtrotod report ol ihe great motor show 8t Olympis oocuples so much spSco tbrt ss havs b€en compellod lo hold oYer many ol the rrgulsr tortur8s ol "The Autocar." Tbis b8s be€n unavoidable, ,iesplte the facr tbst tho DrDer this week has Deen enlarged trom 36 to 64 fsges. Next wsek thc usual leatures ol tho psDor wlll bo resumed.
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There is only orre event in the motor rvorlrl this week, arrd that is the shorv, rvhich is o,f all-alrsorbing interest, anrl which every motorist in the UniteC I(ingdom, who cen possibll' manage it, has made a lroiltt of visiting. Without going into the qtrestiorr of the magnitude of the exhibition, whir:h is reall,v immaterial. we mav turn to consider its merits as an autlrmolrile shorv. 'The tenden<'r' at the moment is to comllare it wrth Paris. but realll' that is altogether besitle the mark. Ol1'mpia is a large building. trrrt it is lrot heatrtiful. At the same time, rvith the excelrtlon or the annexe or V-shaped addition to the main trrrilding. the show is absolutely cornpact. That is to sa), it comprises simph flooi space and galiery. This makes it much easier to inspect than the French show, in whicl-r there rvere trvo separate gallery tiers, a transept, and all sorts of complications which made the inspection of ttre show a difficult matter. Not only so, the heavy lehii:les rn the }lritish show are on the main floor, and the lroats are in the annexe, these two, sectiolls not having lreen bartished to a separate building, as was the < 'ase in Paris. Last, but not least, there is, at Olvmpia, an asphalt floor to walk upon.
t{owever, rve regard these things as of minor iniportance. What matters it whether the building is bearrtifrrl or ugl,v-, so long as the exhibits themselves are goocl ancl interesting? In this respect the British show certainlv cloes no,t take second place. In it will [re fourrd alrnost every British-btrilt car, and all the besl. foreign produ<rtions. It' is reallv an international exhibition, aurl consequently presents a much greater varietv than n'as the case irr Paris, because nearl.v al'l thc t'ars exhibiterl there rvere made on the conventional lines, rvhereas the Ilritish cars in Olympia, many of lhern. have their orrn inrlividual featttres, and show thrt the stagnation in design, rvhich is at present so evident in France. rloes t-to,t exist in this countrl'.
'-fherefore, u'e feel quite justified in stating thal the shorv at Ol1'mpia is not onlv representative of the home manrrfactrlrers. but is the hest collection of the rvorkl's motor cars *'hich has ever been held. A very' notir'eable feature is the heavy vehicle set'tion at the n'est end of the main building. 'lhere has never been sur:h a splendid collection o,f lorries, 'L-rLlses, and other utilitv automobiles at a show before. The galleries. too. ivhich are devoted almost entirelv to parts, tvres. ar:cessories, and clothing, constitute a sholv in themselves, and one that is also of the greatest interest. At the same time, this rlepartment of the exhibition cannot be compared in extent or interest with the correslronding department of the French shorv. Perhaps this is not to be altogether regretted, as everyone felt that the accessories division of the Paris shorv rvas so vast that it rvas impossible to see it all within a reasonable period. As to the success of the show, both from the exhibitors' point of vierv and from that of the promoters. there is no question rvhatever that it has been an unqualiEed success, and we shall be very much surprised when the gate retLrnrs are available, if it is not found that the attendance is in excess of that rvhich hnsTheen ..cq/d at anv previorrs motor exhibition iny'ir.nt Ilrit{(r. {Reliability Trials. /
As rve recentlv announced, the 'Automobile Club's proposition to hold a z,ooo miles trial this vear has not'met rvith the support of the Society of Motor Nlanufacturers and Trarlers, who have proposed that, instead of the z.ooo miles trial. the club should hold a series of trials in some building like Olympia, in rvhich brake horse-porver. carburetter, transmission efiiciencr'. and brake tests woulrl tre officiallr' con,lucteri. The Inrlustrial Committee of the Auto-
