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25th April 1952, Page 61

25th April 1952

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That nowadays spare parts are not often spare.

That polishing • waxes are certainly not on the wane., That the tyre makers set . a good example in reducing prices.

That it is now up to others to follow.

That there is sometimes more real wear inside a tyre than outside it • That fluorescent lighting can give a strob.oseopic effect to moving machinery.

Of. and saw on television, a Chaseside mechanical shovel clearing snow after the recent falls.

That many consider the increased bus fares are no joke, but they have undoubtedly provided fun fare for.B.B.C. comedians.

That there were 700,000 visitors to Britain in 1951 and despite there being no Festival, an additional 50,000 are expected this year.

That a lifeguard inner tube enabled Godfrey Imhof successfully to complete a circuit of a race track after a tyre punctured at 90 m.p.h.

That this does not mean that they are pigeonholed for ever.

That in considering engine power it has been suggested that American " horses " are less poWerful than British.

• That according to the same source, the American oil engine styled as 200 b.h.p. is about equivalentto our 150 b.h.p.

That Australia is considering four categories or driver's licence, scrim involving special tests and character certificates.

Of a reader remarking that the coach which carried him to Aintree ran a lot better than the horse that carried his money.

That proper attention to tyres and their reconditioning at a safe stage of wear can almost halve tyre costs and partly compensate for the addition to fuel. n23