. - WE ,include illustrations and details of a new small-Wheeled 2-tonner with many novel characteris tics. . _ Page 564.'
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OUR coach expert treats this week with the subject of doors on buses and •coaches, which is one.
of considerable importance. Page 566.
A WAY of easing steering effort is to reduce friction, and to assist in this matter a new ball
bearing ball joint has been produced. Page LT:•5. * FOR the rapid handling of the Ford engine in the repair 'Shop a particularly interesting stand, of which. we give details, has been devised. Page 569.
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ONE of the most novel light. car chassis with a punt-type frame. IMS been redeSigned as a i igidframe six-wheeler for carrying eight or ten men, according to the type of body used. Page 658.
THE number of conversion sets by which a comparatively light vehicle can be modified to take heavier _loads is inereasing, and we describe a new
outfit possessing manypoints of merit. Page -53.
SPARSELY populated, districts overseas require tire-engines capable of travelling at high speeds for long distances. A special model for this purpose
has been built by a well-known maker. Page 557.
CORRECT carburation and how this can be obtained is still occupying the attention of many designers. The latest instrument Which has been devised is practically a combination of the jet and
surface types. Page 565. .
SIX-WHEELED chassis are particularly useful for equipping as fire-engines to travel over rough country. We deal with an engine of this type, also with a portable pump, which can be carried in an
ordinary vehicle. Page ,556.
* TRANSFORMING a' four-wheeler into a sixwheeler is often a satisfactory method of providing a large platform space for bulky loads, and our article dealing with the experiences of a well-known
user will be found of interest. Page 574.
THERE are signs that Weymann-type bodies will become increasingly popular for both passenger and goods vehicles. The latest coaches built on this principle are to the order of a well-known concern
running Continental services. Page 554.
IT is of vital' importance that every attention Should be paid to the development of machines permitting the dustless collection of refuse, and the article• Which OCcupics our centre pagesconCerns a new type of outstanding merit. Page 560.