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That was the year...
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CM was launched in 1905; for our centenary year we're bringing you stories from years gone by. This week we're back in 1932 and 1982.
1932 1982
Hollywood discovered the bankability' of crime movies with the top 10 releases of the year including the original Scarface and I am a .fugitive from the chain gang. Boris Karloff was wrapped up in The Mummy, Italian archaeologists and engineers drain Lake Netni near Rome to recover two giant barges built by Roman emperor Caligula. India plays its first test match against England and wins by 159 runs.
Bedtime reading CM rather archly noted that it's manual on compression-ignition engines was already "educating thousands of potential users, here and overseas".This was gratifying as a"friendly editor" had advised staff not to expect first year sales over 250.
One-piece suit Peerless Trading Co from Slough came up with a six wheel tipper for 10-12 tons, which CM praised for is "ingenious method of frame construction...The longitudinal and lateral members are welded together, so that there are no holes to he drilled for rivets or bolts" thereby making it simpler to build and stronger. Unfortunately this "Peerless" vehicle tipped sideways, a feature which never caught on in the UK, although popular on the Continent.
Small fortunes
Parliament was told that highways agencies had spent .£8.66m on road maintenance, with a further /6.5m discharged through local authorities. This contrasts with the 1865m the Highways Agency has allowed for strategic road maintenance in England alone this year. A Korean Airlines Boeing 747 jetliner bound for Seoul apparently 'strays' into Soviet airspace and is shot down by a Soviet fighter after it had tracked the airliner for two hours; all 269 aboard are killed. Among the dead are several Americans President Ronald Reagan demands an immediate apology and castigates Soviet authorities. The US admits that former Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie is living in America.
A load of (moth) balls CM reports that up to 40,000 mothballed lorries could be put back into 'revenue earning service' as a result of national rail strikes. Meanwhile, a Freightliner spokesman confirmed that it was sending as much of its traffic by road wherever possible. The RHA claims as much as 1200m-worth of business has been won by road hauliers as a result of the strikes.
Scottish pay
In February, Scottish operators were urged to seek increased rates following the inevitable acceptance of an £89 basic rate for artic lorry drivers. Overnight subsistence rates will rise to £10 and there will be a /3 increase in sickness benefit. RHA Scottish secretary Tom Brattin says the increase is one his members "can ill-afford".
Japanese sunrise CM testerTim Blakemore, now editor of Transport Engineer, roadtested the Hino HE 336E 4x2 tractor at 32 tonnes and was distinctly under-whe lmecl by its mediocre average fuel returns of 6.36mpg and American styfing.The Hino boasted a mighty 13.3-litre naturally-aspirated straight-six lump.