GARAGE GOSSIP

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 639, 16 April 1929, Page 6

GARAGE GOSSIP

A road witli two footr.r.ths, a cycle track, a tram track, and a motor track are to be built by the Manchester City Cc—■r il. In 1922 and 1923 motor-cycles were more popular than motor-cars with vehicle thieves in London, but stolen cars now outnumber the two-wheelers by tour to one. The Girl: What’s the nearest we’ve done to sixty? The Man: Seventy-one. Roads of Britain graded as firstclass by the Ministry of Transport total 25,000 miles (the distance round the equator). Of the 44 different makes of 1929 model cars produced in the United States, 23 are eight-cylinder chassis. Nine of the 23 makes are also produced under the same name in sixcylinder types, and there are in addition 17 firms which produce sixcylinder models exclusively, two producing both sixes and fours, and two factories making fours alone. * * * A staff of 186 special police and IS officers is required to control traffic in-the Holland vehicular tunnel, which passes under the Hudson River for two miles and links New York with New Jersey. The police are picked for their mechanical knowledge and their pay ranges from £4OO to £SOO a year. Between 40 and 50 men are on duty at all times, and the flow of traffic never ceases. * * * Successful experiments are now being made for the production of motor spirit from fish. Excellent motor spirit is also being made from vegetables. With the help of the herring and the common or garden potato, it may be possible by-and-bye to run a car on fish and chips. * * * The “cop” was giving evidence in a certain tail-light case, when he was asked to repeat his conversation with the culprit or victim. “I said, sir, ‘Your tail-lights are out,’ but he denied it, and I kept telling him it was, but he kept denying it, so I told him to get down and look, which he said wasn’t necessary, ’cos he didn’t have one.” * * * There has been a. very rapid rise in the progress of motoring in Algeria during the past two years. According to the latest figures, there were 49,925 motor vehicles registered, of which 41,035 were touring cars, and this represented an increase of 75 per cent, on the previous year. “GREGORY” TYRES Made specially for New Zealand road conditions, the new Gregory De Luxe is an up-to-the-minute expression in passenger auto tyre design. The Gregory De Luxe was designed by the world’s foremost tyre engineers; it is a straight wall, low-pressure tyre of striking appearance and very apparent riding qualities. This masterpiece of modern tyre engineering possesses a rare combination of desirable qualities. Its road-grip-ping tread ensures easy steering and better braking. The sturdy shoulders eliminate skid hazards. The new Gregory De Luxe is specially cushioned for gliding ease and absorbs road shocks with better than ordinary efficiency. It is a perfectly balanced tyre—silent in operation, and Latex lubricated. It is reinforced to give car owners more than their money’s worth. All Gregory tyres are made in British Columbia from British plantation rubber.