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25th October 1927
25th October 1927
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THE

COMMERCIAL MOTOR Recognized in Business Circles as the Leading Journal. The Authority on all forms of Mechanical Road...

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Loose Leaves.

A MEMBER of the -staff of Temple Press Ltd., 1 - 1_ engaged upon the publication side of the business, often makes long night...

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ONE HEARS

That there are at least two ways of motorizing pedestrians. No carols yet, although it is only two months to-day to...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

"The wheels of wealth will be slowed by ail diculies of transPort at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the roughness...

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MUNICIPAL PURCHASES AND PROPOSALS.

Poole Corporation proposes to purchase a new motor fire-engine. Birmingham Watch Committee has accepted the tender of Leyland...

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A NEW 6-TON STEAM TIPPING WAGON.

A Foden Product in which the Weight of the Chassis is More Equally Distributed than Usual. 911:1E new undertype steam wagon,...

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Prize-winners at Manchester Seventh C.M.U.A. Parade.

T IIAT a great city like Manchester should only parade 64 machines at its seventh annual motor parade organized by the local...

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THE FIRST PETROL-ELECTRIC SIX-WHEELER.

Tilling-Stevens Produces a Rigid-frame Six-wheeler in which Power is Electrically Transmitted to the Driving Wheels. IX...

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HOW LORRIES SERVE LONELY LUMBER CAMPS.

A Hard-working Fleet which Distributes Supplies in Isolated Areas. H U NDREDS of miles off the beaten track, in the timber...

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A Novel Outfit for Golf Courses.

MirR. FREDERICK W. TAILOR, DI-the principal of Messrs.. Allan Taylor and Co., the Ford service agent, of High Street,...

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THE FREE-WHEEL IN THE TRANSMISSION LINE.

The A.C. (Acedes) System which Employs a Free-wheel Clutch in the Plate Member of the Main Clutch. F OLLOWING up our desire to...

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THE STEAM WAGON DEMONSTRATION.

T HE work of organizing the Steam Wagon Demonstration first proposed in an editorial article in The Commercial Motor, and later...

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A NEW LIGHT SIX-CYLD

:R PASSENGER CHASSIS. MHERE has been a decided call recently, and par ticularly from municipal users of passenger chassis,...

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A Well-equipped Demonstration Van.

T IIE motor vehicle has given proof to users in many branches of trade of its value for carrying equipment which is intended to...

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SIX-WHEELER DRIVING ON ALL WHEELS.

Brief Details of a new F.W.D. Model which Embodies Particularly Interesting Features. F OR certain purposes, such as transport...

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A FIRE-FIGHTING IDEA FOR STEAM WAGONS.

Making Use of the Water Tank to Give a Steam-aided Jet. T HE suggestion is being put forward by the designers 1 of the...

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BRISTOL CHASSIS AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT.

Minor Improvements to the Existing Range. Three Robust Chassis Designed For Hard Work and Low Maintenance Costs. W HEN a...

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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. .553.--An Unusual Cause...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. A SMART-LOOKING all 'weather motor coach body has recently been...

LUGGAGE ACCOMMODATION ON COACHES.

A Brief Description of a Special Type of Container which Has Been Fitted to Vehicles Run by an American Company. T "problem of...

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A BUS LICENSING PROBLEM.

Opposition Raised to the Application of a London Bus Proprietor for Licences to Ply for Hire in Gloucestershire and South Wales...

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PROBLEMS OF THE HAULIER AND CARRIER.

Whether to Buy New Motor Coaches or to Retain the Old Ones in Service. T WAS very interested and not a little pleased, while...

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COAL. HAULAGE BY PETROL TRACTORS.

A FLEET of three Fordson petrol tractors and seven trailers has been successfully employed for the past two years by the City...

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TOOLS AND DEVICES AT RECENT SHOWS.

Some Improved Appliances Shown at the Motor Show, and Interesting Ideas at the Inventions Exhibition. W E are usually able to...

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The Latest Horsebox Development.

T NEPROVEMENTS are constantly being made in horseboxes, and there is an ever increasing demand for this class of vehicle, which...

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WAYS AND MEANS.

Useful Contributions From Our Driver and Mechanic Readers. To Save the Leathers of Hydraulic Tipping Gears. F ROM Sandbach,...

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SPRINGS WITH VARIABLE RESISTANCE.

A Résumé of Recently Published Patent Specifications. A N arrangement of auxiliary springs is described in specification No....