22 OCTOBER 1927, page 45

The Show—taken As A Whole—is Practical And Not Spectac-...

Two examples Of the spectacular are Italian, one being the red and cream "Airways Saloon" on a Lancia chassis, the other being a magnificent cream coloured touring Isotta-......

Messrs. Gill And Co., On Stand 53, Have A Most

interesting dual purpose body on a standard 21 h.p. Voisin. In effect this is a touring car with saloon qualities. It has a flied partition, and the windows, which have fixed......

Messrs. Hooper And Barkers Have Adjoining Stands And Show...

examples of their craft on some of the larger chassis. A cabriolet de vine on the Barker stand which has been built for the Prince of Wales and is unobtrusively distinguished......

The " Mystery " Car Is A Mystery No Longer.

It is a 17 h.p. Mx-cylinder Morris production. A fully equipped saloon was shown and an engine, both of which have attracted crowds since the doors of Olympia opened. The design......

• For The Young Members Of The Family There Is

a £60 car, with four-wheel brakes, electrically driven. This is claimed to run for three hours at a rate of twelve miles an hour. There • are almost no " freak " chassis, but......

For All-round Value The Morris Oxford And Cowley Still Are

unsurpassed. Their prices have gone down slightly and there are some improvements in body-work for 1928. The new Cowley four-door saloon at 1185 with front wheel brakes and all......

The "sunshine Saloons" Are Not Inspiring The Confidence...

because no one is as yet quite sure they will not let in rain and draughts, and in some cases the appear- ance is clumsy. Like the "All weather" body they are at present a......

Great Britain Has Still Over A Million Unemployed In Her

population, and every one who pays £300 for a car gives thereby employment to one man for a whole year. If he pays £600 he • has employed two men for a year ; as approximately......

One Of The Smartest Fabric Saloons Is The Little 9

h.p. Clyno which is offered for £160, and there is also a fabric touring model at 1145. I understand• that this car has been very thoroughly tested out for the past two years......

Rumours Of The New Ford Are Thick As Autumn Leaves,

but the following information I believe to be authentic. The new Ford will be taxed at £12. It will have three speeds forward and will be capable of sixty-five miles per hour.......

Motoring Notes

The Motor Show - Up to date this year's show has broken all previous records in the number of cars ordered and sold. Indeed, some popular makes have had their entire output for......

Public Opinion Has Been Very Definitely Shown This Year To

.favour closed cars, and in particular those covered with fabric. Only a modest twenty per cent. of the sales have been open cars. Furthermore the excellence of the engine and......

Messrs. Maddox And Co. Show A Fine Saloon On One

of the new 32 h.p. Minerva chassis at a cost of £650 for the body. I was struck with the extreme comfort of the seating. One of the front seats could be lifted right out of the......