ALL BRITISH CARS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 100, 25 October 1930, Page 11

ALL BRITISH CARS

■ : — » . • '■ ■, - ■ A VERY FINE SHOW GOLDEN ARROW EXHIBITION OPENED TO-DAY The Golden Arrow and All-British Industries Exhibition, was opened in the Winter Show Buildings this afternoon, and this evening, 'at. half-past, seven, nn official opening . ceremony . will be held, with, Ihe Mayor (Mr. O. A. : Troup) in the chair.. : The afternoon's attendance'was altogether satisfactory, and this evening a" big crowd is expected. The show is a very; fine one indeed. , The rush .and bustle., '-apparently.: inseparable from the iasE few hours' pre•parations were-not-i.iissiDjjjn the Show Buildings this, morning, but by midday most of the. stands 'were -filled, 'and by 1 o'clock, tho 'finishing, touches, the,, varnish and polish; placards, greenery and decorations, were in place. Though the exhibits number well:over two hundred, without counting- up 'thesmaller ■ items, the stands have been arranged to give plenty of w.a&about .room, so that all the .cars may be -inspected close .'at hand. Not so, of course, the. centrepiece of the whole show, the»Golden Arrow, which is placed within a boy-proof enclosure, a long, lithe speed machine, the fastest proved laud machine in- the world, gleaming a dull gold from its morning's clean-up. Bound the enclosure arc enlarged photographs of the late Sir Henry Segrave, Kayo Don, Malcolm Campbell, the machine on the Daytona beach, where the world record speed of-231.46 miles an hour was established in March,- 1929, and so on, together with ■ statistics and details of the record and the machine. The Golden. Arrow is part and.parcel of .the general exhibition; there is no * additional charge to, see it.. ■ .•.. . WIDE RANGE OF PRODUCTS. ■ All the exhibits, .whether of .motor vehicles, accessories, or: other products, are of entirely British .(United Kingdom) manufacture, the whole purpose of the display being to demonstrate thewide range of 'modern British products, particularly; in the motor trade, and the fineness and sturdiness of British workmanship.. " ■ . ■''■'. . - Britain's; light,, ears' lead th,e, world, a fact which is.admitted cheerfully by foreign manufacturers, and the range displayed covers practically all the best of English, machines in this class,, babies and super-babies, a- sis-cylinder baby which-may become- a standarddevelopment in the next year or two, light delivery,.-.vansj' and even -. a baby fire' engine, 'youthful in classification, Tjut capablo of doing a man's size job of ..work.' -"A super-charged dark red baby^ machine will 'catch the / eye. of •those who like'racy, appearance—and ..performance. .-. •':';.- .. . ■ '■'•.■ ..." In.thb. next class upwards are 1930 sixes of many makes and varying body, design', though it-is plain from a comparison that all-are working .to certain proved standard body ideas and powering. : In the-first;.ilight of the machines are several eights, inachines which have 'established. firm' reputations by sterling performances-in England and on the Continent./.; ~-■/- ■'■;;■ : • '. ■ ; The truck and bus chassis' section has an interest perhaps -to a lessor number of visitors, but it should' not be missed. The-: chassis' are left, exposed, to show the rugged construction and. the recently, developed framework .to give, the essential, but until recently bothering low-loading line. A six-wheeler heavy duty -lorry (four-wheel '.drive)' is- contorted over an :.imaginary frightful backblocfc road tb; show how modern springing and back axle dosign, have been.worked, out to meet .extreme e/ases. In: this ■ section also is a new: fire/ engine to be. delivered-after the show.-, to: the kelson.. City Council.- Elesw'here in. the, building.is a curious fire engine, 1a: trailer -to be .hitched behind ;a:,lorryor a-light brigade/machine; .Tor its compactness, this; trailer. -engine-.". has enormous pumping ■: power, Oils; sparo parts,, tires," and- so.: on and so ,:on, fill fhalf-a-dozen more , stands. .. . ...": , |,;••: At the .east end of the^hall are stands devoted:to soft;goods .displays, 'leather goods, books; tools, pianos, radios, and | gramophones, etc.; quite a range to fill in 'an afternoon or 'an: evening. .-' Special inquiry^ ofuces are-near the'main I'entrance.' .;■;': . ...' ;:\ .", '/ ' ; '.: : The a'ttendanee . to-day. ,'gives . a fair indication: that the -week's show" will be fully ■ successful, in., which event : the amount to be handed-byvthe promoters ot'; the exhibition, the British (tT.K.) Manufacturers' Association,, to. theKaritano Home, the Red Cross, and.the St.. John organisations, .f or. : the'profits' arc to.go to charitable purjfoses, should be very,':substantial. . --'"--'.,:,-'■.-. . /The Adelphi Orchestra will be.in attendanco this evening, : and■; the floor overlooking the main "show . will be ayailablo foi-- dancing. ,--:.-'-. i