First of Its Type Now on the Road of Shanghai Shanghai motoristy have been given, frstchand view of Britain's answer to the parking problem, the Scoota-Car Special, which is believed to be the smallest British car In the world, Owned by Mr, H. Raper Holgate, it arrived" from Hankow on March 4, "and after putting Weenoe plates on it, he promptly put. the nippy ttle car through its paces {nthe rush-hour traffic, Built by a British motor boat manufacturing company, the Scoota-Car provides a new order in small-ear economy, and driven by a one cylinder 2% horse-power motor-cycle engine attains a maximum speed of 45 miles an hour, "In England, these ears average 80 miles to the gallon, or about the same as the average motor-cycle, And perhaps the best definition of the Seoota-Car is. that it fe a cross between the ordinary niall car and a motor cycle-side car unit, without the expense of the former dr the uncomfortableness of the latter.
With. the exception of the initial cost, which is unfortunately still rather high, it is probably the most economical' four-wheeled motor vehicle in the world, and Mr. Holgate expects to get 60 miles to, the gallon out of hig baby ear even on the Dusiest of Shanghai streets. The maximum speed does not seem to be very high,, but it is ample for city riving, afd is enhanced by good acceleration, and the fact that It is almost impossible to turn the cat over, no matter how fast comers are taken, The air-cooled engine" is placed at the rear, and Is said to thrive under hard work, versity, at Cleveland, Ohio, arrived In Shanghai on March 2 in the Presldent Wilson on a world tour, 'N.-€, Herald" Photo,
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