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8th January 1924
8th January 1924
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The Move to Reduce Roadside Advertising.

E ARE glad that a "good Press" (as they say in political circles) has been enjoyed by the leading motor spirit distributors for...

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ONE HEARS

Are easy to read but less easy to write. That it may again be a case of "Steady, boys, steady." Many teeth still grinding...

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WHEELS OF I INDUSTRY.

The Renault Desert Exploit. Two six-wheeled Renault machines, carrying six passengers each, have just succeeded in Crossing...

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A NEW SYSTEM OF SUPPLEMENTARY SPRINGS.

E VERYONE knows that the question of correct and most suitable springing for commercial, vehicles under Iced is an important...

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GETTING OUT OF TIGHT CORNERS.

W HEN ROAD an weather conditions conspire together, even the most careful driver may find himself and his lorry in difficult...

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AN AGRIMOTOR WHEEL OF HEXAGONAL FORM.

T HE Balude non-skid wheel is designed to prevent wheelslip in agricultural tractors when travelling over very soft ground. The...

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MAKING BEST USE OF THE FORD.

I N THIS series of hints concerning the Ford light, chassis and ton truck wherever they are employed for commercial purposes,...

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THE DESIGN OF THE ALL-WEATHER COACH.

I N the last issue of The Commercial Motor the reasons for the continued efforts to produce a coach body which shall provide a...

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AN UNUSUAL TRANSPORTATION TASK.

A "Olc(I-ST tropical and semi-tropical plants that have been cultivated for decorative and other purposes, various species of...

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THE HAULIERS' INQUIRE WITHIN.

W HENEVER the tables of running costs are revised and republished, I always receive a number of letters criticising them_...

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STAFF REQUIREME ON SMALL BUSES.

T . THOSE who are fully acquainted with the march of events in the commercial-vehicle industry, oneof the most surprising...

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DEFICIT ON PARIS PUBLIC TRANSPORT.

T HE report of the T.C.R.P. (La Societe des Transports en Commun de la Region Parisienne) for 1923 shows a loss of 86,036,124...

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POINTS IN PRESENT-DAY CHASSIS DESIGN.

I N the - course of the past few weeks I have been able to make a very careful study of the chassis 'Which are - offered by...

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COST FIGURES OF ROTHERHAM'S TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.

The half-yearly report of the Rotherham Corporation transport department states that the cost figures show a general ail-round...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

JJ ARROGATE is a health resort which has as rivals the Continental 'spas; and, 'as foreign cimpetitien enters into the Matter...

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AN ORGANIZATION OF OMNIBUS PROPRIETORS.

I T WILL be recalled that in our issue for November 15th we gave preliminary details of the formation of an association to -...

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A Combined Reseater for Valves and Valve Seats.

I T FALLS to the lot of every owner of commercial vehicles at some time or other to see that the valves of the engine on his...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

123 Gross Ton-miles per Gallon of Petrol. The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [2226] Sir,—The above remarkable world's record...

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ALTERED BEYOND RECOGNITION.

How some Vehicles WHERE ARE a number of vehicles in 1 service at the present time which have passed out of the hands of one...

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HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.

468.—Renewing a Solex Throttle. It is not often that we deal in these columns with the maintenance and repair of carburetters,...

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MORE WORKSHOP HINTS.

S 0141E USEFUL ideas are embodied in a letter which we have received from " H.H.," of Highgate. Hand drilling, he says, can be...

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SOMETHING NEW IN BRAKE GEARS.

A Résumé' of Recently Published Patents. I T is surely a nove l . idea to endeavour to control the effectiveness of the brakes...