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the new and twenty-eighth edition of " The Motor Manual" it is appropriate to remark that it coincides with the coming of a new motoring era in which the Road Traffic Act has come into force and the speed limit has been abolished. Cars have reached a surprising level of cheapness and. have never before been so efficient.
"The Motor Manual" justifies the claim that it is the most popular motoring handbook by reason of the fact that well over three-quarter million copies have been sold. In the light of new developments in car construction and the terms of the Road Traffic Act, this new edition has been thoroughly revised, enlarged and many new illustra
tions added. The motorist of to-day has to know much more. of his legal position than formerly and an entirely, new legal section has, therefore, been , provided and in this all the necessary. information concerning the Road Traffic Act is available.
There is also full information of the new petrol-storage regulations and the compulsory safeguards against fire. Third-party insurance, now being compulsory, is fully dealt with, as is the complex system of licensing, the formalities of which are made as clear as possible. The book has been enlarged to 235 pages and in its 18 chapters will be found a well-graded treatment of the subject, from the elementary ''principles of the car in all its details.
The aection on ignition has been rearranged, in view of the predominance of the coil system of ignition. New descriptive matter and illustrations will be found dealing with such up-to-date developments as hydraulic clutches, the self-changing gearbox, hypoid hove
gears, " silent-third " gearboxes, hydraulic brakes, streamlined bodywork, special coachwork, etc.
The book well maintains its reputation for numerous clear illustrations and the new examples will be found most instructive. The fact that technicalities are kept to a minimum and the popular style in which the text is written render it an all-round handbook ' • and guide which the beginner in motoring can read with advantage. At the same time its wide scope renders it valuable to the experienced motorist.
One of the features of the book is an extensive glossary of technical terms, with simplified explanations. Touring at home and abroad is fully covered and there are many useful tables; charts and definitions.
"The Motor Manual," new edition, is now on sale and can be had direct from Temple Press Ltd., 5-15 Rosebery Avenue, London, E,C.1, 2s. Od. net, by post 2s. 10d. It is Also to be purchased from leading booksellers.