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Commercial Chassis. Delivery Vass.
STAND No. 4.
THE Dodge exhibit is staged in the most effective manner, he method of labelling all the distinctive features of design enables the constructional points of the chassis tee be apprebiated1161y those whoi-are not generally familiar withastreh matters.
Mounted on pneumatic tyres, this chassis is, a good example of light American vehicle construction. It has a detachable head engine, is fitted with an electric starter and lighting set, and
has a speedelmetersdrive incorporated in the gearbox construction. It has a special type of disc clutch having seven plates, of which the materials are com
pressed asbestos and steel. A spiral bevel type of rear axle is employed, provided with a torque tube, which encloses the propeller shaft, and the universal joints are fitted with renewable bushes Both brakes act on tne rear wheels, being of the internal-expanding and.external-contracting type: A special feature of the chassis is the method of lubricating the spring shackle pins. For this purpose Alenite lubricators are fitted, which are intended for use with a grease gun. The 15 cwt. an shown on this stand has been built for The Evening News.