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contribution in our Coach Drivers' Competition, to a list of the awards, 'and to Ilustrated ,comments upon the effort8 of the...
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T HE endeavour to discover a means of eliminating the glare of headlights is being actively pursued by the Departmental...
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" Done" gears. Of Fords and ploughshares. That the L.S.D. saves s. d. Of steamer circles and petrol rings. That the doom of...
"Why is it called a Charabus, papa?" " Because it is sort of half-and-half, my boy." " Is there any money in it, papa? " "I...
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The wheel of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage the roughness of...
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T HE committee appointed in May, 1919, jointly by the Road Board (now the Roads Department oh the Ministry of Transport) and...
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"The Inspector" Suggests the Desirability of Including Adequate Facilities for Testing all Kinds of Motor Vehicles in...
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What Drivers Think about the Coaches of To-day—Suggestions for Improvements Summarised—Ideas in Great Variety—Transmission...
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Pneumatic Tyres. Low Centre of Gravity. Four-wheel Brakes Operated by Momentum of Vehicle. Hydraulic Brakes. Electrical...
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T HE prizes in The Commercial Motor competition for coach drivers have been awarded as follow:— First Prize of £10 to Cecil V....
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Rapid Growth of a Modern Road Service w atly Improved the Travelling Facilities in Population. a County Hay Mr. H. E....
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A New Utility Truck Incorporating Many Ingenious Features. 0 NE of the exhibits at this year's Olympia Show which attracted...
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Weight Reductions. Boiler Modifications. New Chassis. Simplifying Controls. F OR many years the . steam-wagon has laboured...
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T HE SECOND annual dinner of the Institution of Automobile Engineers was held at the Royal Automobile Club on October 26th, the...
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Particularly Addressed to Those Who are Replacing Horsed Vehicles by Motors, or Contemplating So Doing T ilE RECENT Show at...
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A Case Where Broadside Loading and Unloading of Motorvans is an Advantage. o LD IDEAS very often die hard, and so deeply do...
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"The Skotch " Replies to Some of the Interesting Questions Submitted to Him by Those Engaged in the Haulage Industry. I N LAST...
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The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. Country Bus Services. Why Not Adopt a System of Advance...
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An Instrument Combining Carburetter and Vacuum Fuel Supply. A CARBURETTER which embodies many novel features and yet is withal...
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It is Here Argued that Agents for Parcel Carriers and Light Vans should Train Youths to become Drivers. By "Vim." I . N my...
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By R. T. Nicholson (Author of "The Book of the Ford "). A LIVERPOOL reader is in trouble with his switch wiring. He has taken...
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T HERE HAS been a tremendous demand for the Efficiency Chart devised by the Solid Tyre Department of the Dunlop Rubber td., and...
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The Problem of Maintenance—Should the User Repair his . Own Vehicles ?—The Machine Tool Equipment Necessary to Do So Some...
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How to Get the Best Out of a Vehicle, to C ONTRIBUTIONS are invited fo r this page from fleet mana g ers, drivers, garage...
The fan on the 2 ton Napier vehicle is of the plain bearin g type, the spindle (x) of which is eccentric with the short piece...
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A Page for Drivers, Mechanics and Foremen. An Uncommon Breakdown. The sender Of the Jrill.owing communication has been...
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A Résumé of Recently Published Patents. The leading patent this week refers to change:speed •gear which is frictionally...