GARAGE GOSSIP

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 580, 5 February 1929, Page 6

GARAGE GOSSIP

Warning signposts have been erected by the A.A.A. at the dangerous intersection of Ayr Street and Shore Road. The A. A. A. signposting officer is at present working on the Mowick-Marae-tai and Manurewa-Whitford Roads. The Morris Minor has now reached Auckland and has already attracted quite a lot of interest. The Main Highways Board lias commenced a tour of North Auckland. The j board returns t# Auckland on February 10, and on the following day a conference will be held. On Tuesday, February 12, the Franklin, Waikato and Ragland Counties will be visited. I It is hoped that the deviations on the ; north side of the tar-sealing at Huntly ! will not be necessary after about 10 ! days. : The Hamilton-Te Kuiti section of the ! main highways has been improved, and is now one of the best surfaces between Papakura and Te Awamutu. Improved maintenance has also been applied near Otorolianga. A temporary fuse can be made by wrapping a burnt-out fuse in tin foil. Be sure that the fuse is not short circuited, or the battery will run down. The optimist . . . the chap who has bought a barrel of lubricating oil for | one-third the filling station rate and | boasts that he’s found a bargain. | Further evidence of the safety afforded by a low centre of gravity in car design was given in a recent American level-crossing smash. The car, a Stutz, j was pushed 240 feet sideways before the train stopped, but it did not overturn, and the steel, side bumper prevented the side of the body from being crushed. The only injury suffered by the occupants was a cut on the driver’s arm. The New Zealand registrations in December for motor-cycles were: 8.5. A., 06; A.J.S., 72; Triumph, 64; Harley-David-son, 63; Indian, 46; Douglas. 35; New Imperial, 21; Norton. 15; Ariei. 15; Raleigh, 14; Rex Acme, 7; Royal Enfield, 7; Rudge W., 6; Velocette, 6; Francis Barnett, 5; Sun, 5; Dunelt, 4; New Hudson, 3; other makes, 33; total, 517.