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MARCH !OTP, 1906, THE AUTOCAR B Journal publisbeb in tbe interests of tbe mecbanicall\? propelleb roab carriage. EDITED BY H. WALTER STANER. No. 542. VoL. XVI. SATURDAY, MARCH 10TH, 1906. [PRICE 3D. TlfE AUTOCAR. (Published Weekly.) Registered as a newspaper for transmission in the United Kingdom. Entered as second-class matter at the New York (N,Y.) Post Office. EDITORIAL OFFICE : COVENTRY. PUBLISHING OFFICES: 20, TUDOR STREET, LONDON, E.C., ENGLAND. CONTENTS. PAGE NOTES: AN APPEARANCE NUMBER-Two S HOWS AT OLYMPIA- MOTOR TRADE WITH CANADA . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . .. 289~290 U~EFUL HINTS AND TIPS: DRIVING ON GREASY R OADS-CONTACT BREAKER TROUBLES-STARTING S INGLE CYLINDER ENGINES\VJRE ROPE APPLIED BRAKES ... . .. ... .• ... . .. 29 1 T YRE, LAMP, AND SPEEDOMETER TRIALS (illustrated) 292 AUTOMOBILE ETHICS FOR AMATEURS (illustrated} ... 293 GROSS MISDESCRIPTION OF SHCOND·HAND CARS ... 294·295 GENERALITIES. By" Rutulan" ... ... ... ... 296-297 ROAD S IGN ALS FOR MOTORISTS (ilJustrated) .. . ... 298-299 A CURE FOR THE GLARING HEADLIGHT ... . .. . . . .. . .. 299 CONTINENTAL KoTt:S AND NEws: THE MONACO MOTOR BOAT M 1n:.T1NG-THE EUROPEAN Crncu1T-THE S1c1t1AN ~CtRcurT (illustrated)- C AR GUARANTEES-THE CANNES FoRTN1GHTALcottuL AGAIN- THE OsTEND WEt:K . . . 300-302 THE MOTOR TR.\Df!: I N C ANADA ... ... ... .. . .. . . . . 302 IN THE HOUSE OF COMMON!--... ... _ ... ... . . . ... 303 SocJETY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS' AND TRADERS' NEW OFFICES (illustrations) ... .. . . .. .. ... .. . ... ... ... 30.J CoRR~SPONDENCE: GLARING H EADLIGHTS (illu strated)-AERJAL NAVIGATION-OPENINGS FOR G ARAGRs-1• ON THE ROAD" : THE \.YHITE CATTLE 01-· CHARTLRV-MOTOR \AR HISTORYMcCONECHV1S WALL-SUPPORTED TYRE-WHY MOTORISTS GET DtSLIKEU-SECOND-HAND CARS-POLICE l GN0RANCE-THEDAILY PRESS AND MOTORS-BRAKES AND THE CARDAN-SHAFT ORIVEToURIST TROPH Y CHALLENGE-AN UNNECESSARY ROAD OBSTRUCTION-TAKING A C AR TO NEW Z EALAND-THE AUTOMO· BILE A SSOCIATION 's P ROGRAMME-THE CAR FOR THE COLONIES -SUMMARY OF CORRESPONDENCE ... . ... 305-30b DIAGRAM POR ASCERTAINING GEAR RATIOS OF CARS . . .. 309 A DEFECT IN THE MOTOR AND A REMEDY . .. 310-3 [1 THE TWO-CYLINDER ARGYLL . .. ... 312 FLASHES , . ... . .. 313-315 A ?\1IAGNETO STORY 31(1 T HE TARRING OF ROADS 317 CLUB DOINGS . .. ... ... 317 SOME QUERI P.S AND RPPLIES ... . .. ... ... . .. .. .. . 31b SIGNS FOR Mo10R SHOW'). SuGGESTEU ARRANGEMENT {illustrc,terl) 3 19 AERONAUTICS tJi,... JJ9 THE RENAULT _PATENT... 320 "THE AUTOCAR " SUBSCRIPTION RATES. tlritish Isles, 16s Abroad (thin paper edition), 22s. Sd. per annum. f Notes. An Appearance Number. Sume munths ago ir e had the idea of publi,;hi ng illustrations of the different makes of cars to sho1r distincti1·ely their chief extern al pe<'uliarities. \\" e recog­ nised that the differences bet11·een some types 11·ere 1·ery small. At the same time most cars had fairh- distinct indi Yidual features 1rhich 1rere plainly notiC'eable if. one knew of their existence; but ire decided to drop the idea. because \l'e fo und upon go ing int o its pr,.-sibilities carefully that at the rate of Lim ('ars a ,reek il 1rnuld ta ke about a ,·ear lo deal 1rilh the makes 1rhich should be included. - H owe,·er, ire a lll'ays liked the plan, and the other clay 11·e thought o [ a ll'ay of 01·ercoming the objection ,re have named. This was. instead o f' attempting the ,rork editorially. and spreading it O\·er many month s, th e manufacturer · themselves should be i1wited to take it up and dernte their a(h·ertisements for on e particular week 11·h( ,l! Y and solely lo the illustration of the main points ,)f their cars· 11·hi ch woulrl be recognised as one passed or met them upon the road. The g reat a<h·antage of this arrangement is the fact that the reader 11·ill haYc the distinguishing features of the best knoll'n makes of cars set forth in one issue. instead of ha1·ing them . pread 01·er ma1w ll'Ceks. so that ll'ben he 1rishes lo refer to any particular car he 1rill not ha 1·e to laboriously search through back numbers. Jn the ordinan 1rn1·. the editorial ancl a<h·ertisemenl ('o\umns of Z'lil' .-{11/0/'(/r are as entire ly separated as if the: IJe longed to t1ro distinct papers. but in this instance it is qui te ob1·ious th,1t th e only successful 1ray in ll'hich a really practical numbe r can Lie produced is upon the lines ll'e suggest. We haYe th refore handed 01·er the task of preparing it from the editorial to the business department. ;rnd ,re think the result 11·ill be one of the most interesting and unique issues of 1'ht A uluc11r, so far as the arl1 c.. rlisement pages a re con< "erned. which ha e1·er li t:en published . 1hough we ,hal l ha 1·e no furth e r ha11d ;l' its compi \a t ion. That is to say . beyond the passing on of the idea to the business department of the paper, ll'e are not taki ng any part in the co:11pilati.in l'f the ~pecial appearance number. 1rhich wilvie published on Apri l 14th. Two Shows at Olympia. We. and. fo r the matter d that. all ll'ho ha1·e studied the how question at al l < " iost" ly. ha1-e urged upon the Societv of Motor :.fanuf,tdurers anrl Trader,; the necessit): of separating the indu;ctrial motor 1·ehicles from th e exhibition of pril'ate ca rriages. There are man > points in fa1·our of holding 01w great sholl' al one. which sha ll include all classes o f motor 1·ehi c les and motor boats. The one thing 1rhi,·l1 makes it im1:ossible is that Olympia . 1rh ich is the largest building arni lahle, is 1·ery much too sm:111 to contain a represenrati1·e sho,-.· of th e products of the entire motor engineering in.dustr) The promoters of the exhibiti on. the So:·iel) of :.fotc ,: :.Ianufacturers. ha1·e been fully ali1·e to this for some t ime, but it is only recently that they ha1·e been able to make such arrangements 1rith the proprietors (. f Olympia as would permit them to hold two shclll'S. l l 1m hoped that the impo1·ement. to th e . .\nnexe, 1Yhich 1·ery consider.•bly incrc«secl its capacity. 11 oulrl ha1·e been suff,cient to meet a ll requirements. but the sho11· last :,..-- o,·ember prm·erl most conclusiYely that the build ing was too small. Three den:lopments ha1·e h 0 en taking place imultaneously for the last eighteen months. Jn the first place. the number of the Yarious makes of private motor cars has grmrn l'e ry considerably. 1 n the second. th e motor Yan . the motor omnihus, and the motor lorry ha1·e each become far more numerous, ancl. in t he third. the motor boat and its accessories require a grectt dea 1 more space than was originally allotted to them. Both.

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MARCH !OTP, 1906,

THE AUTOCAR B Journal publisbeb in tbe interests of tbe mecbanicall\? propelleb roab carriage.

EDITED BY H. WALTER STANER.

No. 542. VoL. XVI.

SATURDAY, MARCH 10TH, 1906.

[PRICE 3D.

TlfE AUTOCAR.

(Published Weekly.)

Registered as a newspaper for transmission in the United Kingdom.

Entered as second-class matter at the New York (N,Y.) Post Office.

EDITORIAL OFFICE :

COVENTRY.

PUBLISHING OFFICES:

20, TUDOR STREET, LONDON, E.C., ENGLAND.

CONTENTS.

PAGE

NOTES: AN APPEARANCE NUMBER-Two S HOWS AT OLYMPIA-

MOTOR TRADE WITH CANADA . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . .. 289~290 U~EFUL HINTS AND TIPS: DRIVING ON GREASY R OADS-CONTACT

BREAKER TROUBLES-STARTING S INGLE CYLINDER ENGINES\VJRE ROPE APPLIED BRAKES ... . .. ... .• ... . .. 29 1 T YRE, LAMP, AND SPEEDOMETER TRIALS (illustrated) 292 AUTOMOBILE ETHICS FOR AMATEURS (illustrated} ... 293 GROSS MISDESCRIPTION OF SHCOND·HAND CARS ... 294·295 GENERALITIES. By" Rutulan" ... ... ... ... 296-297 ROAD S IGN ALS FOR MOTORISTS (ilJustrated) .. . ... 298-299 A CURE FOR THE GLARING HEADLIGHT ... . .. . . . .. . .. 299 CONTINENTAL KoTt:S AND NEws: THE MONACO MOTOR BOAT

M 1n:.T1NG-THE EUROPEAN Crncu1T-THE S1c1t1AN ~CtRcurT (illustrated)- C AR GUARANTEES-THE CANNES FoRTN1GHTALcottuL AGAIN- THE OsTEND WEt:K . . . 300-302 THE MOTOR TR.\Df!: I N C ANADA ... ... ... .. . .. . . . . 302 IN THE HOUSE OF COMMON!--... ... _ ... ... . . . ... 303 SocJETY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS' AND TRADERS' NEW OFFICES

(illustrations) ... .. . . .. .. ... .. . ... ... ... 30.J CoRR~SPONDENCE: GLARING H EADLIGHTS (illu strated)-AERJAL

NAVIGATION-OPENINGS FOR G ARAGRs-1• ON THE ROAD" : THE \.YHITE CATTLE 01-· CHARTLRV-MOTOR \AR HISTORYMcCONECHV1S WALL-SUPPORTED TYRE-WHY MOTORISTS GET DtSLIKEU-SECOND-HAND CARS-POLICE l GN0RANCE-THEDAILY PRESS AND MOTORS-BRAKES AND THE CARDAN-SHAFT ORIVEToURIST TROPH Y CHALLENGE-AN UNNECESSARY ROAD OBSTRUCTION-TAKING A C AR TO NEW Z EALAND-THE AUTOMO· BILE A SSOCIATION 's P ROGRAMME-THE CAR FOR THE COLONIES -SUMMARY OF CORRESPONDENCE ... . ... 305-30b DIAGRAM POR ASCERTAINING GEAR RATIOS OF CARS . . .. 309 A DEFECT IN THE MOTOR AND A REMEDY . .. 310-3 [1 THE TWO-CYLINDER ARGYLL . .. ... 312 FLASHES , . ... . .. 313-315 A ?\1IAGNETO STORY 31(1 T HE TARRING OF ROADS 317 CLUB DOINGS . .. ... ... 317 SOME QUERI P.S AND RPPLIES ... . .. ... ... . .. .. .. . 31b SIGNS FOR Mo10R SHOW'). SuGGESTEU ARRANGEMENT {illustrc,terl) 3 19 AERONAUTICS tJi,... JJ9 THE RENAULT _PATENT... 320

"THE AUTOCAR " SUBSCRIPTION RATES. tlritish Isles, 16s Abroad (thin paper edition), 22s. Sd. per annum.

f Notes. An Appearance Number. Sume munths ago ir e had the idea of publi,;hi ng illustrations of the different makes of cars to sho1r distincti1·ely their chief extern al pe<'uliarities. \\" e recog­ nised that the differences bet11·een some types 11·ere 1·ery small. At the same time most cars had fairh- distinct indi Yidual features 1rhich 1rere plainly notiC'eable if. one knew of their existence; but ire decided to drop the idea. because \l'e fo und upon go ing int o its pr,.-sibilities carefully that at the rate of Lim ('ars a ,reek il 1rnuld ta ke about a ,·ear lo deal 1rilh the makes 1rhich should be included. - H owe,·er, ire a lll'ays liked the plan, and the other clay 11·e thought o [ a ll'ay of 01·ercoming the objection ,re have named. This was. instead o f' attempting the ,rork editorially. and spreading it O\·er many month s, th e manufacturer · themselves should be i1wited to take it up and dernte their a(h·ertisements for on e particular week 11·h( ,l! Y and solely lo the illustration of the main points ,)f their cars· 11·hi ch woulrl be recognised as one passed or met them upon the road.

The g reat a

Two Shows at Olympia. We. and. fo r the matter d that. all ll'ho ha1·e studied the how question at al l < " iost" ly. ha1-e urged upon the Societv of Motor :.fanuf,tdurers anrl Trader,; the necessit): of separating the indu;ctrial motor 1·ehicles from th e exhibition of pril'ate ca rriages. There are man > points in fa1·our of holding 01w great sholl' al one. which sha ll include all classes o f motor 1·ehi c les and motor boats. The one thing 1rhi,·l1 makes it im1:ossible is that Olympia . 1rh ich is the largest building arni lahle, is 1·ery much too sm:111 to contain a represenrati1·e sho,-.· of th e products of the entire motor engineering in.dustr) The promoters of the exhibiti on. the So:·iel) of :.fotc ,: :.Ianufacturers. ha1·e been fully ali1·e to this for some t ime, but it is only recently that they ha1·e been able to make such arrangements 1rith the proprietors (. f Olympia as would permit them to hold two shclll'S. l l 1m hoped that the impo1·ement. to th e . .\nnexe, 1Yhich 1·ery consider.•bly incrc«secl its capacity. 11 oulrl ha1·e been suff,cient to meet a ll requirements. but the sho11· last :,..-- o,·ember prm·erl most conclusiYely that the build ing was too small.

Three den:lopments ha1·e h 0 en taking place imultaneously for the last eighteen months. Jn the first place. the number of the Yarious makes of private motor cars has grmrn l'e ry considerably. 1 n the second. th e motor Yan . the motor omnihus, and the motor lorry ha1·e each become far more numerous, ancl. in t he third. the motor boat and its accessories require a grectt dea 1 more space than was originally allotted to them. Both.

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