The Archive · 1926

New Cars in

M—The 11 lip. Standard Touring Car The new eleven lip.

Standard ater larger radial for a and corr both pearance of the car. The petrol auk i¢ again fitted inside the top Fortion of the seutsle dash, but the now under the bonnet. bore of 68 m/m by n stroke. giving a rating of The cylinders and the top {the crankcase are one east-solid ang tubular ate the aluumin. overhead valves, push rods are enclosed in eral case which is easily The valve rocker shaft "d. The engine lated by the gear the flywheel. An oil level fitted on the off engine. Some kind of oil gauge on the instrument would be an advantage be-the engine lubrication is Splash feed there is naturally oil pressure indicator. The engine oil filler is of good size and conveniently placed. Ignition by magneto which is fitted accessible position. belt driven fron the forward end of the crankshaft, and, in turn drives the air circulating fan be-bird the radiator by means of a. smaller belt. Both these belts are "V"" link belts which should prove: satisfactory after the—initia? stretch has been taken up.

Pro and Con The starter motor is carried on a cross member of the frame which is directly under the front seats, and the drive to the enclosed flywheel is by shaft having universal joints. I found this starter rather "noisy in action. The clutch, of the: double dise type running in oil, is very sweet in action and all that can be desired. The gearbox, having three speeds forward and ne reverse, is carried on the same cross member of the frame as the starter motor and is attached by means of a ball joint. The change speed lever works in a gate on the offside of the car close up against the driving seat, in fact too close, as when the forward limit of ad-

Justment of the seat is reached it is impossible prorprly to engage the first or third speed gears.

Both foot and hand brakes work do. in that case is, if poasible!on the rear, wheels. Four-wheel

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