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6th April 1926
6th April 1926
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Will Tyres Become Cheaper ?

T ERE is, we believe, more than meets the eye in the recent announcement by one manufacturer of a reduction in the price of...

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ONE HEARS That low-loading limits lubrication.

Of a rather sensational amalgamation. 'That some independents take a lot of absorbing. That elastic tyres breed tales of...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

"The wheels of weata will be slowed by all adigicalties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

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Government Motor Vehicle Orders..

Quite a number of Government orders for commercial vehicles was given out during February, amongst them being the following :—...

Standard Specifications for Motorbuses.

The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce of America has formed a committee to consider the question of standard...

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Rubber "White Lines."

Certain criticism has been levelled against the use of the "white line" as a means of securing safety on the road, on the score...

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-Two-seater Cabs in Wales.

Following the decision of the Newport '(Mon.) Town Council to sanction plying for hire by two-seater taxicabs (as reported in...

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Local Proceedings.

Leeds Corporation has authorized the purchase of a 2-ton motor lorry for the electricity department. Tenby Town Council has...

ROAD TRANSPORT MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT.

Slow-horsed Traffic in the Centre of the Road. Cab Condition. Petrol Price and the Government. The Bus Restrictions. The...

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FLORIDA'S INTENSIVE TRANSPORT SYSTEM.

Developing the Use of Road Motors in an American State, where Numbers of High-class Passenger Vehicles are in Service. I N the...

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MOTORS FOR MARKET TRADESMEN.

The Light Motor Vehicle Brings Into Being a New Type of Tradesman Who Travels From Town to Town. T HE introduction of...

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GROWING USE OF MOTORS IN AGRICULTURE.

The Merits of Mechanical Transport Vehicles and Appliances Now Finding an Increasing Acknowledgment in Farming Circles. T HE...

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A Butcher's Van for Two Uses.

A N interesting type of van has recently been put into service by a wholesale butcher of Crewe and, as the illustrations which...

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ANOTHER LARGE-CAf Y BRITISH CHASSIS

Exclusive Details of the •New 5-6-ton Dt Reinforced Fro Lich has a Highly Efficient Power Unit, Worm Drive. A IPTER a close...

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ENGINES: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE.

An Epitome of the Chief Improvements. Why Lighter Engines Produce More Power. The Possibilities of the Unit with Horizontally...

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• PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. CARDIFF MUNICIPAL BUS DEVELOPMENTS, The Council Authorities...

PASSENGER TRANSPORT AT HEREFORD.

What is Being Done in an important Agricultural District from which Many Market Towns are Served. "DASSENGER transport...

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NEW BUS SERVICES AT ROCHDALE.

I : Before Undertaking the Purchase of a Number of Vehicles. The Corporation Experimenting with Two Types of Motorbus : — —i...

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THE MARGIB MAGNUM JACK.

A New Hydraulic Jack which will Lift 10 tons, Entailing but a Small Expenditure of Power. A NEW 10-ton model known as the...

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IMPROVING A LONG-DISTANCE BUS SERVICE.

Four New Buses of Larger Capacity now Employed by Greyhound Motors, Ltd., on Two London-Bristol Routes. O N February 10th last...

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PROBLEMS OF THE HAULIER AND CARRIER.

Practical Fuel Economy. Points Concerning Both the Vehicle and Those Who have to Handle ft. D AY by day the haulier or carrier...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

2 - ke Editor invites corresPondence on alsnbjec1s connected with the Ilse of commercial motors. Letters should be on one side...

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HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.

How to Get the Best out of a Vehicle, to Secure Reliability and to Avoid Trouble. 681.—Preventing Breakage of Bolts in the...

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WAYS AND MEANS.

Practices Followed in the Workshop by Our Driver and Mechanic Readers. I N the case of engines holding a large amount of oil...

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• AN INGENIOUS ALBION HYDRAULIC BRAKE.

A Resume of Recently Published • Patent Specifications. T HOMAS BLACKWOOD MURRAY and the Albion Motor Car Co., Ltd.,...