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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 1930 and 1980.
Civil unrest was kicking off in India, while the first football World Cup was kicking off in Uruguay, with the hosts beating Argentina to claim the trophy. The planet Pluto was discovered, while in Germany the National Socialist Party won 18.3% of the vote in the parliamentary election. Rolf Harris and Steve McQueen were born.
The first Cummins
We were celebrating our 25th birthday, with CM being 'conducted' by Edmund Dangerfield. In March of that year an article entitled "A promising American diesel engine" focused on a new four-cylinder engine from little known manufacturer Cummins Engine Company,while in the same issue we carried driving impressions of a new...wait for it...front wheel drive van, built by a Mr J Budge of Coventry.
Thirsty thirteen
In our April 1 issue we roadtested the newly launched AEC Mammoth four-wheeler.With a high average speed and "un usually easy handling" the Southall-built machine certainly impressed our tester. though the average fuel economy of 6.25mpg for the 13-ton truck wouldn't cut much mustard today.
Waste wonders
The conference of the Institute of Public Cleansing held at Bournemouth in June 1930 saw a live demo of bin wagons and street sweepers. German-built Faun and Mercedes refuse trucks were on display. The Mercedes caused a stir with its compactor body, while the French company Unic was displaying its latest tipper, complete with automatic tailgate release. In the United Kingdom, Clive Sinclair developed a minimalist and cheap computer, the ZX81. More than 1.000,000 units would be sold, despite the fact it didn't work very well. The world's longest vehicular tunnel. through the Si Gotthard Pass in the Swiss Alps south of Zurich. is opened. The main tunnel is 10.2 miles long. Pirate station Radio Caroline sank.
Exel-lent pay deal
CM reported that government-owned transport firm NFC (later to become Exel) was close to settling a dispute with drivers over wages; 15,000 staff were to be offered a pay and productivity deal that saw their wages boosted by 20%. It told the T&G union that it wanted greater speed and flexibility to bring the NFC closer to the standards of the private sector. Drivers at Texaco and BP won 18% pay deals.
Forget rail freight
'The Freight Transport Association's president Malcolm Banks slammed proposals to transfer extra freight onto the railways. He also said: -Lorries pay in taxation nearly half as much again as the road costs attributed to them.The trouble is that money does not find its way into the hands of those with the responsibility to build and maintain the road network."
Foden on the edge
Foden. pre-Paccar, reported it had almost folded during an engineering strike. Chief executive Bill Foden announced pre-tax losses of £1.7m despite turnover rising to £28.5m. Foden said despite a full order book and improved delivery' times, the profits were not enough to stem earlier losses.