Mi T HEREVER one goes in this Commercial Vehicle Exhibition of 1927 one hears the remark that it is the finest display of...

CANE of the most striking developments in the ‘.../commercial vehicle field of recent years has been the widespread adoption...

A USEFUL suggestion has been made—and it comes from a man who had been associated with the steam vehicle industry for many...

Of no witness at the Show to the return of the horse. That Government economy is to be more than a stunt. That steam-wagon...

" Your worship," said the defendant, "I did try to warn him, but the hooter wouldn't work I " But why didn't you slow down...

"The wheels of wealth will be slowed kir all difficulties of transport at whatever OaineS arising, as a carriage is by the...

Erith Urban Diatrict Council is inviting quotations for the supply of a motor ambulance. The tramways committee of the...

The Glencoe Road Controversy. Traffic-control Signalling Systems, London's Roundabouts and One-way Streets. The Inspection of...

A Detailed Description of an Entirely New Maudslay Chassis in Which an Unusual but Very Ingenious Power Unit has been...

A Review of the Progress Made in the Detail Construction of Motorbuses and Motor Coaches. TNITIIING the past two decades, the...

A Good Servant of Transport which is Now in Need of Encouragement and a Helping Hand. riltiai attitude of the public towards...

1 TARIOUS types of rotary plough V have been devised from time to time, but none has been successful in producing the necessary...

The Commercial Motor. Industry has awaited with interest the Production of the Practicable Diesel Engine for Road Vehicles. An...

Should the Front Springs be Shackled at the Front End or at the Rear ? Some Arguments For and Against. T HE front springs of a...

Encouraging Remarks from the Minister of Transport. The Optimism of a Distinguished Gathering. (AN Thursday last a luncheon...

The Chassis and Bodywork of the 1928 Models Show That Nothing is Considered Too Good for the Commercial Motor. MHE designers...

A LIMON commercial vehicles have for many years been noted for their durability and longevity, and a fine range of models is...

O NE of the most striking exhibits at Lithe Show is undoubtedly the new tractor shown by Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Ltd., which...

C ERTAINLY the most striking exhibit staged QR this stand is the . model 802 six-wheeled double-deck kis with covered top and...

P ROMINENT amongst the Austin exhibits are two Austin Twenty ambulances, one coachbuilt and painted and providing accommodation...

C ATNRING only for the transport of_ heavy and bulky goods, this stand should make a special appeal to irewers, flour millers,...

N O fewer than seven vehicles are staged on this stand. The chief item of interest, of course, is the new six-cyliudered...

parts the unit is capable of maintaining high revolution speeds without undue vibration. Visitors to the stand should study...

rILEARLY. the most interesting exkJ hibit on this stand is the new 10ton six-wheeled heavy-duty chassis which, mounted on...

MWO 'taxicabs of the familiar Scot1. land Yard type, together with a 15-cwt. Beardmore van, constitute the exhibit displayed by...

A LTHOUGH the appearance of the Bristol vehicles is somewhat striking, the design has been dictated by experience gained in...

F ills stand is of chief interest to concerns engaged in transport work t connection with heavy, balky goods. 'he largest...

pHERE are not many concerns in _L. the industry whose activities cover both the private car and commercial vehicle sides. It...

REAT interest is being displayed in a new range of Commer chassis, which is making its first appearance, and includes a...

A PARTICULARLY interesting type of tractor is shown by this well-known French concern, and 5t embodies a system which is...

MWO steam-vehicle products are staged here, the new overty - pe 6-7tanner and the well-known Clayton undertype. It is...

O F considerable interest amongst the three exhibits of this • maker is the Crossley medium-type rigid six-wheeler, which is...

. A MOST remarkable six-wheeler is staged on this stand. The construction of the bogie is so arranged that the drive can be...

A WIDE range of vehicles is shown on this stand, ranging from a 3035-cwt. chassis to a recently introduced 20-seater...

O NLY two vehicles are exhibited on this stand, onea 55-Passenger double-deck six-wheeled electric trolleybus and the other an...

A COMPREHENSIVE exhibit of the produCts_. of General Motors, Ltd., is on view on this stand. G.M.C. models are' of particular...

T HE Gilford is a particularly nicelooking chassis, and when equipped with a well-built body of good lines the complete vehicle...

OO NE of the most popular foreign on the British market is the Dodge Brothers 15-cwt., which in future will be known as the...

A s is only fitting in the exhibit of a. concern which has done so much to further the cause of the six-wheeler, no fewer than...

ATUCH interest is being taken in the _LVJL new Halley rigid six-wheeled, low' loading, passenger chassis, which is equipped...

IWO very fine International six. cylinder passenger chassis are shown this stand, each carrying a singleck saloon body built by...

TIEW makers could possibly display _12 such a comprehensive exhibit as that to be found on the Karrier stand, which, on this...

O 1 , OUTSTANDING interest on this stand is naturally the new Omicron chassis, which is here displayed for the first time in...

C OMMERCIAL users interested in agricultural work will find plenty to interest them on this stand, as there are several chassis...

T HERE are several' models which have not previously been exhibited on the Laftly stand, tone being the new model TB. road...

T HE Leyland exhibit is most attractive, both in appearance and in the products displayed, of which, in our opinion, the most...

aNE of the most successful conversion sets for. altering an ordinary ir-wheeler into a rigid six-wheeler mble of carrying much...

11g.E centre of interest on this stand _ is, of course, the new 45-100 h.p. s-cylindered s chassis, which is a re [trkably...

A VERY smart exhibit on this stand is the half-ton van as supplied to the General Post Office finished in the usual, shade of...

O NE of the greatest attractions in the Exhibition is the Diesel-engined Mercedes-Bens 5-tonner, which is shown in chassis...

A LTHOUGH the 25-cwt. Overland is ..tia comparatively small vehicle, it is, nevertheless, fitted with a substantial gilled tube...

AN interesting Pagefield model on it this stand, which has only recently been introduced, is a 32-seater bus with n low...

MO the technically minded the chief feature of interest on this stand is the Il'ansome six-wheeled electric trolley- . bus...

MEM old-establisd concern of Paul_ hard-Levasser is showing three productions, each in chassis form, then being a 21-tonner...

N TOTED for the very fine and smooth road performance of the passenger vehicles, this exhibit should be of outstanding interest...

A NY' interested in very light transport will find plenty to examine in the exhibits on this stand, for several examples of the...

A S usual. the Renault concern is showing a wide range of its commercial-vehicle products, there being altogether nine on view....

T HERE is no doubt in the minds of its users and in those of many designers that the Saurer chassis in its various forms is one...

passenger and load-carrying chassis are staged on this stand, the former being represented by a 20-seater low-loading coach,...

FULL range of Scammell products L is shown on this stand, including a i00-gallon frameless milk tanker and rigid six-wheeler,...

3ERHAPS the most interesting ex, hibit on the Studebaker stand is the x-cylinder Model 75 chassis, which is Le latest...

C LAIMS of economical running and maintenance costs are made for the new six-wheeled models, which are shown in two forms—as...

A LMOST all types of vehicle are shown on this stand, ranging from a 12-16 h.p. taxicab to a 25-35 h.p. 3ton chassis. All the...

Thp ROMINENT amongst . the fine ex hibits of thia Well-known company is the new type A6 passenger chassis, designed for...

COTE of the most interesting of the k_sw exhibits staged by this well-known company is the new 3-ten runabout, in which small...

T HIS concern is showing a new and very interesting chassis in the shape of a six-wheeled petrol-electric model— the only one...

O NE of the most interesting exhibits at Olympia is the new W. and G.M.A.B.-type ambulance, which is shown on this stand in two...

T HERE are two exhibits on th j s. stand, these being a chassis of the W.G.-type steam wagon which will be seen for the first...

TN this year's Show the great ma jority of the best-known manufacturers of rubber tyres are each making an exhibit of no...

An Impressive Display of the Highest Quality Coachwork. T " quality of the bodywork shown at Olympia two years ago was of a...

A Wide Range of Small-capacity Machines Staged by Twelve Makers in a Collective Exhibit. -9 LEVEN manufacturers are included U...

Brief Particulars of some of the Tools and Appliances which are on View and which are' of Value to the Repairer and the...

The Benefit it Confers on the Community and the Economy it can Effect in Municipal Ex penditure. RIOR to the outbreak of war,...

An Important Congress and Exhibition Which Has Gained the Support of the Local Authorities. rri HE fourth Public Works, Road...

Whether it be Preferable to Charge According to Mileage or Time, With the A...alogy of the Taxicab Rate of Hire. -NA T HEN...

The Axles of a Six-wheeler. The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [2644] Sir,-Permit me to suggest names for the second back axle...

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications. T "automatic variable gear still occupies the attention of inventors,...