MINIATURE MOTOR-CAR

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 246, 29 September 1934, Page 11

MINIATURE MOTOR-CAR

Remarkable British Vehicle

Numerous attempts have been made to produce miniature motor cars capable of carrying one, and in some eases, two. passengers, but such efforts have almost invariably been the work of enthusiastic amateurs. Now a thoroughly practical vehicle has recently been evolved and developed by a Bri-

tish concern. This new miniature motor can be handled by the most inexperienced drivers. Its maximum speed is about 15 miles an hour, and its extremely low build, coupled with fairly high engine revolutions, gives a greater impression of speed than is actually the ease. Balloon tyres are fitted and the wheels are about 12ia in diameter. A single pedal is the only control required. The brakes remain hard on until the pedal is depressed about halt an inch, further depression accelerates the engine, and still further movement of the pedal increases the speed of the vehicle without the need for a change in the gear ratio. To remove the foot from the control closes the throttle and at the same time applies the brake. A neat casing behind the driver’s seat discloses a one horse-power engine, having the crankshaft supported in ball bearings. The engine is coupled to a clutch which comes into operation when the engine speed exceeds 800 revs, a minute. A small cylindrical fuel tank is fitted to give nearly eight hours’ running at full speed. The weight of the whole vehicle is just over 2001 b. An extensive demand for the car is anticipated in England.