MOTORDOM

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 836, 3 December 1929, Page 6

MOTORDOM

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(AUCKLAND AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION). Headlight testing will be carried out by A.A.A. patrols during the coming fortnight, according to the following itinerary: Putaruru.—Tuesday, December 3. Rotorua.—Wednesday, December 4. Rotorua.—Thursday, December 5. Te Puke.—Friday, December 6. Tauranga.—Saturday, December 7. Waihi. —Monday, December 9. Waihi.—Tuesday, December 10. Thames.—Wednesday, December 11. j Thames. —Wednesday, December 12. Since the association commenced this work around the country, a very appreciable difference has been noted when meeting cars coming in the opposite direction at night. This work is to be continued right throughout the Auckland Province, and early in the New Year patrols will spend over two months in the North Auckland districts. Next week the sign-posting patrol of the A.A.A. will leave for the Par North, when a number of new directions will be placed in position. The northern end of the Coromandel Peninsula is also to be sign-posted before Christmas. OBSCURED VISIBILITY When travelling from Taupo toward Hamilton a bank with a. small growth obscures the view of trains when ap-* broaching Putaruru. It would only be a small matter to cut away the bank when the improved visibility would greatly add to the safety of road users. The Auckland Automobile Association has made representations to the Railway Department with a view' to having this work carried out. WHANGAREI-KAWAKAWA ROAD The Automobile Association continues to receive many bitter complaints in respect to the short unmetalled gap on the county boundary between Whangarei and Kawakawa. Representations have recently been made to the authorities, and it is hoped that before long this short gap will he completed. NEW ROUTES FOR TOURING Tomorrow evening at 9 p.m., the touring manager of the Auckland Automobile Association will deliver an address from IYA entitled “New Motor Routes in Out-of-the-Way Places in the North Island.” This address will deal with a number of the new routes which have been opened during the past two years, and will also describe a number of out-of-the-way places where motorists may enjoy their holidays in seclusion.

NEW ZEALANf RECORD

HEADLIGHT

“ONE SHOT” LUBRICATION

NEGLECT CAUSES TROUBLE A great deal has been done recently in the matter of simplifying the lubrication of those mechanical parts of the car which are generally grouped under the head of “chassis details.” “One-shot” lubrication has come to the front and .it certainly does save much time and a lot of grovelling under and about the car. It is very convenient for the woman driver and owner, who, naturally, wishes to he relieved as much as possible of tile dirty greasy work about a car. But “one-shot” lubrication systems, like other subsidiary devices, require looking after. The user should see that the lubricant does get to all the places intended to be supplied. In this connection it is well to point out that an)' system of chassis lubrication will become ineffective if neglected. The “one-shot” system should he operated a little at a time, but very often. This will prevent congealing of the lubricant. If neglected for any length of time, it may be found that all the terminal points of the system are not getting the lubricant. This will be a worse case than neglect of one or two greasers of tlie conventional system. Some makers have done away with the need for lubricating certain parts of the chassis almost entirely. They have gone upon the principle of designing so as to have no artieulative parts. Thus quarter-elliptic springs can be fitted without any working pins or shackles, or joints whatever. Frictionless compressed rubber, bushes can be used in other parts. Flexible spring connections, instead of jointed connections, can be contrived, and eventually, no doubt, we shall arrive at the time when our lubricating duties will consist solely of fitting a lubricant chamber on the car and seeing that it is kept full. It will be a great relief to the ownerdriver, and it will do away with that wear and tear and expense which inevitably falls to the lot of the motorist who neglects the lubrication of the various mechanical details of his car.

NEW ROLLS-ROYCE LATEST FEATURES INTRODUCED Rolls-Royce,- Limited, announce that after prolonged tests they can now demonstrate and accept orders for a new 40-50 horse-power Rolls-Royce chassis. The original chassis of this type was the famous “Silver Ghost,” and in 1925 the “Phantom” was introduced. This new chassis will be known as “Phantom II.” Dike the “Phantom” it is equipped with a six-cylinder engine having a bore of 4J inches, and a stroke of 5* inches, with a total cylinder volume of 7,668 cubic centimetres. The R.A.O. rating is 43.3 h.p. Tlie effect of new features, which the “Phantom II.” incorporates is to provide a car of reduced height and lower centre of gravity, improved appearance, greatly improved suspension at all speeds, steering control giving greater selectivity and ease of operation, lighter weight, increased acceleration and maximum speed, time and trouble-saving method of lubrication, and still greater refinement throughout the chassis. This new chassis will retain all the charaeteristc features which have gained for their car the accepted title, “The Best Car In the World.” “Phantom II.” is not intended to compete with racing or ultra-sporting types of cars. Nevertheless it will more than maintain the position the “Phantom” has achieved among its owners of being the fastest genuine touring car in the world.