THE MOTOR EXHIBITION IN LONDON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12833, 5 April 1905, Page 1 (Supplement)

THE MOTOR EXHIBITION IN LONDON.

The above sTt-tch shows some of the very interesting exhibits to be seen at the Olympia Motor Show ii> London. It will be noticed from the sketch that

AN AGRICULTURAL MOTOR is exhibited. The following particulars of the motor should be of interest to farmers in this country. The motot ; -. shown attached to a three-furrow plough, but. can also be made to draw any ordinary farm implements, such as reapers and binders and cultivators. It can also be used as a power plant to drive threshing machines, chaflcutlers, etc. Moreover, it will work on either patrol or paraflir. Another example of tl\-- same machine is attached to a cultivator. The third. lvei motor, is fully armoured with Pal User shields, and can be VM'd either tor hauling guns into the firing line or rendering first aid to the wounded. The driver is protected by a bullet-proof cover, and the whole of the mechanism is enclosed. At the rear of the car the armour-plating can be made to open out to a considerable extent, and thus afford a largo vertical shield, which will give shelter to an attacking party of soldiers, or else to surgeons rendering first aid. I he 10 horse-powei motor is powerful enough to drag a service waggon carrying a couple of dozen men, while the wheels are corrugated, and will take rough country. Altogether, the Ivel motor is a most serviceable machine.

A ITXi-: TOIU'KDO LAUNCH. I An exhibit in the motor boat section, ! which is a source, ot constant attraction, is j the 40t't torpedo launch Dragonfly, built by I -Messrs. Tbornycrofl. She it- constructed i of galvanised mild steel, has a speed of lb' : knots, and carries a 14ih Whitehead torpedo, i which is lowered over the side by means of a drop gear, the body being first directed \ bow on to the object which it is desired to ' hit. A water-tight, bulkhead is provided j forward, so that in case of damage to the , stem the boat will not sink. The boat is I propelled by a four-cylinder internal coinJ bastion engine, with an Bin bore and Bin ; stroke, and developing 120 b.h.p. at 900 j revolutions a minute. It, is of very light I construction, and gives no appreciable vii bration. a factor of primary importance, con- ■ sideling the light construction of the bull. 1 The engine weighs only 25cwt, ot at. the , rate of 23£lb only per horse-power. It will j run on either petrol or ratlin, and the inc. l ! tank holds a sufficient supply for a rim of jlO hours. Starting is effected by means of ! compressed air. contained in a reservoir ' placed in the stern of the boat. The vessel i has a very broad stern, in order to overcome the difficulty of stability when launching the ! torpedo ove. the side. Examples of Thorny - 1 croft marine motors are also shown, as well as ; the 25ft last pleasure launch Nina.

MOTOES FOR MANY PURPOSES AT OLYMPIA.

, Tfcornycroft'a torpeff® launch The Ivsl Agricultural Motor Comuaar's plough,

OTHER EXHIBITS. Of a veiy different, class ot vessel, so far as concerns the purposes to which it is applied, is the Napier river launch, with a Saunders hull. This is probably the most beautiful boat of its type ever put on the water. The Saunders patent sewn system j itself not only gives sufficient strength to the | hull, without the knees and ties used in the I ordinary type of launch building, but the i compactness of the petrol motor, as compared with a steam engine, still further facij litates the construction of a vessel which has | an entirely open floor -pace, so that the occu- | pants can pass from one end to the. other j without interruption. The launch has seatI ing accommodation for 12 persons, and is ! most luxuriously equipped. The awning. | which is semi-portable, is almost equal to a l cabin, having a waterproof top, with, spring ! roller waterproof curtains at the alter cud j and sides. Under the forward deck are compartments capable of holding a complete luncheon and tea set. while there is a space under the aft scat for a cellaret te. The vessel combines all the freedom of an open ; boat, with the comforts of a substantial I saloon.

In the way of novelty of design the new Singer car is of much interest. It is one of the few in the show fitted with a horizontal motor, but even among the horizontal types the Singer has features of distinction. It has two cylinders, giving 12 horse-power, and is provided with long connecting rods, namely, 28in. This unusual length has the, effect of reducing the angularity of the thrust of the piston against the walls of the cylinder. The cylinders have a 4in bore by a 6in stroke, with mechanicallyoperated valves, which are vertical, and ordinary high tension ignition. Three forward speeds are lilted, with a direct drive on the second ami third. The pump is gear-driven and the carburettei automatic. A novel arrangement, is that the engine can be started from cither side of the car. The wheelbase is 7ft, and a side entrance body is fitted, the front of which is a departure from usual practice. In the four-seated pattern the car sells at 350 guineas. A two-seated pattern is also shown with an eight horsepowei. A TIPPING WAGGON FOR AUCKLAND. Among the exhibits is a monster tipping waggon, made for the Auckland City Council by an English firm.