SPARKS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXI, Issue 4959, 23 February 1937, Page 6

SPARKS.

Sliding roofs such as are used for private cars are now being fitted in railway carriages in Germany. :|s * * * Motorist at Highgate court: "I managed to obtain some catgut to tie round the accelerator, and once again the engine began to purr." * * * * On the immensely long roads of the United States motorists have an easy means of finding out the right time. Painted at various points on the road is a giant circular dial of a clock, and by standing in the centre their shadow forms the hand. * * * * Five days after a Chicago motorist's car was stolen the police tracked it and returned it to the owner. Meanwhile it had been fitted with new ignition lock, new floorboards, and new brake rods! *** ■ * Mechanics live a queer and quite dangerous existence, but Villa, Sir Malcolm Campbell's chief mechanic, certainly seems to have something to complain about. After surviving intact various exciting adventures in racing, he has been run over and quite badly damaged by a motor lawn mower, but is now, recovering well. * * * * When two motorists were fined at Bristol for exceeding 30 m.p.h. with twoMwheeled trailers attached, the chairman said he wished it known that thirty was the limit when such trailers were used whether in a built-up area or not. At an Eastington show a competition was arranged to guess the speed of a motor. driving around a big ring. Some said 15 m.p.h., and some 45. Any might have been registered as competent witnesses in a police court case, and the actual speed was 19 m.p.h.