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20th January 1925
20th January 1925
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Should the Use of the Solid Tyre be Discouraged ?

TN AN interview recorded in the pages of this journal a fortnight ago, a point was made brour interviewee about the desire of...

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ONE HEARS

Of large distributors tight for tea. That slow but sure lights the best fire. --0 That there's much to be said for silence....

HERE'S ONE

Unfortunately, his first day of taxi-driving coincided with the descent upon London of a dense fog. A pretty girl engaged him...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

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

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A Double-purpose Mirror.

W E ARE firm advocates of the employment of the rear-view mirror on all commercial motor vehicles, it enables the driver to...

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A COACH CHASSIS ON CAR LINES.

Details of the New Reo-Pullman, which Embodies a Six-cylindered Engine, Separate Gearbox, Four-wheel Brakes, and Rear Springs...

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THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR OF THE NEAR FUTURE.

The Concluding Section of a Survey of the Practical Improvements that are Capable of Being Immediately Adopted. I N the first...

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A Simple and Efficient Transmission Brake. •

A POWERFUL type of brake is employed on the transmission of the latest models of Republic truck. It is claimed that this brake...

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MAKING BEST USE OF THE FORD.

Valuable Advice on Every Phase of Ford Transport, Which Will Appeal to the Owner, Driver and Repairer, I N THIS series of...

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EFFICIENCY IN THE QUA DISTRIBUTION OF MILK.

By Making Use of a Scammell Tractor-lorry Employed, the London Co-operative Society is. 7d. per Ton osing of One of the Three...

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DOUBLING THE RANGE OF GEAR RATIOS.

The Successful Application of a New Brown-Lipe Transmission System to Chassis Built by the Standard Co. A FTER a severe series...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. THE VOGUE OF THE SALOON BUS. Local Authorities on the...

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SHEFFIELD BUYS MORE BUSES.

Brief Details of the Latest Acquisition of an Enterprising Municipal Authority, which Already Owns a Number of Motorbuses and...

VETOING PRIVATE BUS ENTERPRISE.

An Association of Bus Proprietors Contests the Right of a Bus-owning Municipality to Refuse Licences for Private Services. A T...

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Roads and Places Their History and Interest.

W HEN you unfold your road-map on the hearthrug one of these winter's nights, after a two days' drive which has brought the...

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AVOIDING WINTER-TIME DIFFICULTIES.

In Anticipation of Severe Weather in Different Parts of the Country, a Series of Suggestions is Here Given for Avoiding Some of...

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Sparking Plugs for All Circumstances.

A LTHOUGH we were fully aware 1 - Ithat a leading concern producing sparking plugs would have quite a substantial range of...

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• PROBLEMS OF THE HAULIER AND. CARRIER.

Running a Parcelvan for One's Own Goods. A Consideration of Suitable Capital Outlay and of Subsequent Operating Costs. A New...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

The Editor invites correspondence on all subjects ccunected with the use of commercial motors: Letters should be on one side of...

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HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.

How to Get the Best Out of a Vehicle, to Secure Reliability and to Avoid Trouble. 593.—Curing Sluggish Safety Valves. After a...

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TIPS FOR STEAM WAGON DRIVERS.

Helpful Contributions from Some of Our Driver and Mechanic Readers. T HE majority of the following precteal hints will prove...

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TRAILER 'UPPING BY TRACTOR POWER

A Résumé of Recently Published Patent Specifications. W HAT appears to be a very simple and practicable invention is described...