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11th April 1918
11th April 1918
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Why Restrict the Use of Gas Where Gas is Available

? T HE EFFORTS of those entrusted with the task of effecting all-round economies in, liquid motor" fuels have been so far...

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ONE HEARS

That cocoa follows tea. That even a worm will turn too often. That boulders are the Bolos of the soil. That Ford's next job...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

"The wheel of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

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THE EVOLUTION OF THE MOTOR ROAD.

1.—A Brief Retrospect. T HE KNOWLEDGE of the average roadfarer concerning the past history of our roads on the one hand, and...

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LESSONS FROM THE WAR.

The Evolution of the Ideal Commercial Motor. From a Designer's Point of View. T HE WAR, in spite of its many and evident...

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ROYALTY AT THE A. E. CO.'S WORKS.

In a recent issue of THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR we described the conveyer system of assembling motor lorry chassis employed at the...

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MECHANICAL PRINCIPLES.

In Loading and Unloading Vehicles. Friction and Its Elimination. I N OUR TWO preceding articles, in considering the...

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AN UP-TO-DATE LABORATORY.

T HE DIRECTORATE of every leading motor factory realizes the importance of a chemical, mechanical, and micrographic laboratory...

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COAL GAS PROGRESS.

A New Coupling. Tractor Farming on Gas. Novel Distillation Process. Transport Must Continue. The Wild Gas Coupling. In a...

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AGRIMOTOR NOTES.

I FORESEE A VERY keen rivalry between the motorcar agent and the agricultural implement agent as to who is going to handle the...

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ABSENCE OF OBSOLESCENCE IN WAR-TIME.

Its Rapid Return in Peace Conditions and the Need for Great Replacements. A LL THE OLD ACCEPTED standards of so many...

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NEW PERSONNEL FOR THE INDUSTRY.

By the Inspector. T HE EXTENT TO WHICH the whole motor ,industry and its auxiliary activities have contributed in personnel 0...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

The Editor invites correspondence on all subjects connected with the use of commercial motors. Letters should be on one side of...

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For DRIVERS, MECHANICS & FOREMEN.

• A PRIZE OF TEN SHILLINGS is awarded each week to the sender of the best letter which we publish on this page; all othere are...

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PATENTS SUMMARIZED.

Specification No. 108,461, by J. E. Ponsot, describes a remarkably simple design of sparking plug. The metal body of the plug...