The Velox Car.

Progress, Volume I, Issue 5, 1 March 1906, Page 118

The Velox Car.

The Velox four-cylinder, four-seated tonneau car, illustrated below, has engines of 12 hp. The cylinders are mounted on the main frame, thereby giving a great clearance. The cylinders are cast separately, and the special features of the engine are as follows • — Mechanically opeiated valves, thermo water circulation (doing away with pump trouble), honeycomb radiator with fan cooling. The engine once started will always lestart on

switch, and it is unnecessary for the driver to leave his seat. Being a slow-running engine the Velox is economical in fuel and repairs, and all parts are exceedingly accessible. There are three speeds ahead and one reverse, and it is possible to run on the top speed, 40 miles, down to 4 miles, on the high gear. The Velox is in reality as flexible as any steam car. The carburetter is by Longuemere. The wheels are 30m., all equal, the brakes are expanding, three running in oil and encased. There is a direct propeller drive, consequently, there is no chain to get clogged with dirt and oil. The engine is very silent. The upholstering of the car is in rich Turkey red leather to match the slightly darker red of the car. The frame is of the latest pressed steel, without brazing, the joints being riveted, thus conducing to extreme durability. Messrs. A. W. Schaef & Co. furnished us with the accompanying illustration of the Velox. This car is certainly a novelty, inasmuch that it has the first four-cylinder 12-h.p. engine to arrive in the colony.

During the recent German manoeuvres a new invention, called the microphotoscope, which consists of a map printed on glass and illuminated with a small electric lamp, was used m night marches with much success. The apparatus is about the size of an ordinary cigarette case.