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After the Hillman Minx, my father the late Mr Francis Tang Sr had a Vauxhall Model 10-4 The  Vauxhall 10-4  is a  British -built  small family car  produced by  Vauxhall  between 1937 and 1947 The model was re-introduced in 1946 with the same 1203 cc  ohv  engine as before, albeit with a reduction in claimed power output Picture f rom Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository

Memories of the cars of the Tang family After the second world war, the family returned from China to HK in about 1947. Our Dad worked in Yuen Long, New Territo ries. He used a British car, the 1938 Hillman Minx which was the final pre-war model. Speaking about Hillman, our family friend Ng Chi Wing had a Hillman Californian (second & third picture).

Anthony Tang December 20, 2015 at 10:30 AM  ·  Our Cars (IV) Memories of the cars owned and used by our family I was told that my father had a small Opel sedan in about 1940-41. Being only 3–4 years old, I was already a car buff, and many times insisted on having my meals in the car which was parked at road side of our residence at Taipo Road, Kowloon. It should be the 1935 Opel Olympia, Germany's first mass-produced car with an all-steel unitized body (monocoque). This revolutionary technology reduced the weight of the car by 180 kilograms (400 lb.) It was a true four-seater with 1.3 litre, 4 cylinder, side valve, 24 hp (18 kW) engine capable of 95 km/h (60 mph).

[#202] 豆毛重生      Swearing with obscenity, cursing the opponent, is common in online debates. Would that be an indication the other side is losing an argument?  Here under is comments by a high school student of 17 yrs old Brian Bailey, studied at Cottesloe School, UK Good question! Unlike verbal speech which can often be emotionally triggered and unconscious, typing requires a considerably higher degree of conscious choice because of motor controls that are employed. It has been shown in various studies that verbal swearing/cursing due to frustration, anger, sadness etc is often as much of an uncontrolled and emotional response as increased heart rate or pupil dilation. But that same does not apply to written words even though the motivation for using them may be the same because of similar emotional stimuli. The reason for this is because such intricate motor controls (the typing) are governed entirely by the higher brain functions that we consciously control...