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6th January 1920
6th January 1920
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COMMERCIAL MOTOR

Recognized in Business Circles as the Leading Journal. The Authority on all forms of Motor Transport. Largest Circulation....

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A PLEA FOR SIMPLICITY.

A LTHOUGH many of our manufacturers realize that, in..order to compete against the prices ruling for lorries imported from...

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ONE HEARS

Of stripping coal at skinning grove. That 0'20 will be a Leap Year in the dark. That the travelling public has to stand a lot...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

Trade with India. A comprehensive report on the conditions and prospects of British trade in India at the close of the war by...

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A .D#nish Show.

A proposal is under consideration to hold an automobile exhibition in Copenhagen in the early part of next year. It would...

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Service in Southampton.

Southern Traction, Ltd., Criterion Car'age, St. Mary's Road, Southampton, have recently opened a large depot in -this town for...

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Recent Registrations.

, B.S.A. Tools, Ltd..-has been re g istered w ith a capital of £500,000 in £1 shares to ac q uire the g oodwill of that branch...

MIDLAND TRANSPORT AND CLEARING HOUSE SCHEMES.

Nottin g ham manufacturers and others, actin g throu g h the medium of the Chamber of Commerce, have evolved a plan in...

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REVISION OF RAILWAY RATES.

The Increases Ordered by the Minist er of Transport under the New Act. T HE NEED for the revision of railway freight rates...

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LEAVES FROM THE INSPECTOR'S NOTEBOOK.

Mess Production. The Increased Cost of Non-essentials. H OW WE BRITISHERS do cherish a catch phrase, once we have got hold of...

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A NEW GARNER CHASSIS.

A Vehicle for a Gross Load of 36 Cwt. Unit Construction. Pneumatic Tyres Optional. F ROM THE INCEPTION of their dealings in...

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POWER ALCOHOL FROM COKE OVENS.

T HE GREAT NEED of the day for motor users, and especially for commercial motor users, is an abundant supply of cheap fuel ; a...

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_ • HINTS FOR HAULIERS.

N /J l'" LETTER BAG indicates that a very keen interest is being taken by , users of commercial motors in the cost of running...

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BODYWORK SUITABILITY.

A Few Points from a User's Notebook on Important Matters for Attention when Settling the Design of the Vehicle. I T GOES...

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A NEW PARAFFIN CARBURETTER.

A Multi-jet Carburetter with 300 jets Using Paraffin Fuel. By Henry Stetriney. i bx NYTHING WHICH will reduce the cost of...

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THE STEWART 30 CWT. CHASSIS.

An American Production of Simple but Substantial Design. T HE STEWART MOTOR CO: began the manufacture of motor lorries in...

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THE UNDEFINED TRAILER.

I N ANY ACT of Parliament it is usual to include definitions for the purpose of indicating exactly the nature of the articles...

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A VISIT TO THE MANN WORKS.

Where the Well-known Stearn Tipping Carts, Road Rollers, and Agricultural Tractors are Made. D URINC+ A RECENT. trip to Leeds...

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AGRIMOTOR NOTES.

The 1920 Tractor Trials. /_ T IS HOPED that the prospective clash of tractor trials in 1920 between tue Royal Agricultural...

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PLANNING FOR INTENSIVE PRODUCTION.

The Napier Factory. S ITUATED on the Uxbridge Road, a, bus and tram reute and a principal artery westward from London, the...

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FORD VAN POINTERS.

By R. T. Nicholson (Author of The Book of the Ford "). W HEN THE valve stems and valve guides get worn sifter a very long...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

• • The Editer invites correspondence on all subjects connected with the use of COMInercial motors. Letters should be on one...

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For DRIVERS, MECHANICS & FOREMEN.

A PRIZE OP TEN SHILLINGS is atharded each week to the sender of the best letter which we publish on this page ; all others are...

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MORE ABOUT THE SMITH GAS PRODUCER.

A Résumé of Recently Published Patents. Col. D. J. Smith ' s gas producer appears to be developing on lines which would hardly...