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MOT long after the Japs had I 'been evicted from Rangoon motor vehicles were on the streets again, and a former employee of Morris Motors, Ltd., now a corporal in the R.A.S.C., reports that amongst these are many Morris Eights, some in service as taxis, 'often carrying 8 to 10 people. It says something for the quality of these little vehicles that they can stand up to such loads. One owner, on being congratulated on having brought his Morris back into service so rapidly, stated that before the entry of the Japs he completely dismantled rit, hiding the chassis parts underground and the body beneath a pile. of scrap material.
Carrying 10 Passengers on Rangoon's Morris eights
A Combined Rubber A COMBINATION of the and Steel Suspension 1—k elastic properties of rubber
System and the torsional attributes of steel, is used in a type of spring called Torsilastic now in production at the Goodrich works in Akron. A thousand "Twin Coach" passenger vehicles will be equipped with this new springing system during the present year, following a test of 125,000 miles with highly satisfactory results. The construction comprises a steel shell and a central shaft, the space between being filled with. rubber bonded to the metal. The cylinder is fixed to the axle, and a lever connects the shaft to the chassis frame. Some 500,000 of these springs have been used for certain duties on amphibious craft. The device is reminiscent of Silentbloc construction in combination with the Porsche torsional system.
Employ ing Vehicle A RECENT patent provides Dynamos to Reduce rm. for the utilization of surplus Fuel Used . . . . electriCity generated by a
vehicle dynamo by pasiing this through a separate battery containing iron electrodes in an electrolyte of water and caustic potash or soda. This battery is put in parallel with that for starting,. arid the current, controlled by a rheostat, releases hydrogen which is piped to the carburetter air inlet, or or between the throttle valve and the engine. The flame speed of hydrogen is very high and it is claimed that it has a great influence on the economy of operation, as the jet size of the carburetter can be materiallyreduced when this system is installed.
Scottish Operators 1-11-1E road transport industry
Provide Entertainment in Scotland has provided, for he Troops . . . and is still giving, entertain ment facilities for members of H.M. Forces, which deserve recognition. Details of these were obtained by the chairman of the N.R.T.F., Mr. Henry T. Dutfield, during a recent visit to the North. Commenced by the Glasgow and West of Scotland C.M.U.A., the arrangements are being continued under the auspices of the new organization. They comprise dances in Glasgow, with refreshments, and transport by buses; theatre shows for the wounded, together with their nurses; and other activities of a similar nature. All these are free of charge, a number of members giving voluntary subscriptions to defray the cost. There is no doubt that the gesture is fully appreciated.
Claims for a Very TURNING out some old Early Type of Petrol A papers recently, one of our
Van. . correspondents came across a
catalogue issued by the London Motor Van and Wagon Co., Ltd., which was operat-, ing about 1898-99. It listed five types of vehicle, all equipped with English Daimler engines said to
develop 5 the prices ranging from £312-£325. There was an offer to let out any stock-pattern van for hire or contract (with or without the option of purchase) on terms of £.5 per week, including a competent driver. Advantages claimed for the motorvan were : No stable or hayloft, no cost when lying idle, no unwholesome smells, fuel consumed in proportion to work done, less road space occupied than by a horsed van, capacity for working 24 hours per day without tiring; finally, it could not die.