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14th March 1907
14th March 1907
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Motorvans 'for Tradesmen.

This journal has kept the motorvan in the forefront of its programme of development, although steam wagons and motorbuses have,...

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The Final Drive for Commercial Vehicles.

Chain-driven versus Gear-driven Chassis. In motor vehicles, whatever the source of power, or whatever system of transmission...

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News and Comment.

This journal enjoys a valuable and exclusive circulation among business men: the sales of this issue are guaranteed to exceed...

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The Motor Omnibus World.

Now that we have a Moderate majority in the London County Council, interesting disclosures in connection with the finance of...

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Society of Motor Omnibus Engineers.

Discussion on the Paper by Mr. Worby Beaumont. (Continued from page 569.) Mr. Douglas Mackenzie said there were several...

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OLYMPIA SHOW REPORT-PART II.

Enquiries and business have, contrary to the apparent estimates of a large number of exhibitors, been most encouraging during...

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Greenwood & Batley, Ltd.

Exhibit:—One 35h.p. Petrol-Electric Bus Chassis. After experimenting with a smaller vehicle employing the same system of...

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Some Interesting Electric Vehicles.

The Electromobile Company, Limited (Stand No. 69), shows a iscwt. van and an ambulance van. The latter has been built for the...

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Alb:lays & Onions Pneumatic Engineering Co., Ltd.

Principal Exhibits :—Vans ; Traveller's Car ; Rail Car ; 8-ion.p. Chassis. The 2oh.p. delivery van is a new departure, and is...

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Argyll Motors, Ltd., and Argylls, London, Ltd.

Principal Exhibits :—New Model Worm-Driven Chassis ; and Motorcabs. Arg y ll Motors, Limited, has recently made a new...

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Beaufort Motor Co., Ltd.

Principal Exhibit 1-3o-35h.p. Bus or Lorry Chassis. Although booked in the catalogue as exhibiting three vehicles, only one...

Berna Motors, Limited.

Exhibits:—Three Lorries; Bus Chassis ; 3o-35h.p. Engine. This exhibit comprises a 2-cylinder, 16h.p. chassis for a 2-ton load...

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Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd.

Principal Exhibits: One Brush Bus Chassis ; one Bus Body ; 35h.p. Bus; 4 cylinder Engine, etc. The exhibit is : A 35h.p....

Cannstatt Automobile Supply.

Exhibits:—Tipping Van and two Chassis. Three vehicles find a place upon this stand. The firSt is a 3-ton tipping wagon ; the...

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Commercial Cars, Limited.

Exhibits :—Coach; two 5-ton Vans; 4-cylinder Engine ; Gear Box ; Bus Chassis. The principal exhibit on this stand is the...

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Critchley-Norris Motor Co.

Exhibits :—One 35-40h.p. Bus Chassis; one Bus Body. This stand contains an omnibus chassis and a double-deck body, which is...

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Dennis Bros., Ltd.

Principal Exhibits :-40h.p. Bus Chassis ; 30cwt. Chassis ; 30h.p. Bus ; two Lorries ; 20h.p. Van. The principal exhibit on his...

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De Dion.Bouton, Ltd.

Exhibits :—One Bus; one Commercial Travellers' Brougham; one 2-ton Lorry. The company is exhibiting a fullsized London omnibus...

Captain Theo. Masui.

Exhibit :—One 24h.p. Germain Bus Chassis. . Captain Theo. Masui, of I, Hanover Court, Hanover Street, W., who is the London...

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The Enfield Autocar Co., Ltd.

Principal Exhibit c—One 20h.p. Horse Box. This company is exhibiting a standard 3-ton lorry chassis, fitted with a special...

F.I.A.T. Motors, Ltd •

Principal Exhibits :-40h.p. Chassis; 40h.p. Bus; 5-ton Lorry. A 5-ton lorry built to the order of the Soudan Government is the...

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Durham Churchill & Co.

Exhibit :—One 24-50h.p. Char-a-Banes ; one 2-ton Chassis. This well-known liallamshire firm has two vehicles on view. One is a...

Jesse Ellis & Co., Ltd.

Principal Exhibit : Petrol Chassis. A e4-itih.p. petrel-driven van is exhibited, in addition to the other vehicles shown upon...

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Glover Bros., Ltd.

Exhibits: One Bus; one Van Body ; one 20-cwt. Van. This company sells the " Gloverley " motor vehicles, and has staged a 12-I...

Halley's Industrial Motors, Ltd.

Exhibits : -One Chassis; one Van ; 55-40h.p, Engine. The 2-ton chassis shown on this stand has a 2-cylinder vertical engine, 5...

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J. & E. Hall, Ltd.

Exhibit :—One 30-35h.p. " Hanford" Chassis; one Saurer Chassis; "Hanford" Gear-box. This company manufactures the Saurer...

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J. E. Hutton, Ltd.

Exhibit :-40h.p. Bus Chassis ; 2-ton Lorry ; 14h.p. Cab Chassis. The company is showing two 4oh.p. I3erliet omnibus chassis...

Industrial Motor Co.

This company stages two vans, a 9h.p. " Royal Windsor " express parcels van, to carry up to locwt., and a 12h.p. " Royal...

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James & Browne, Ltd,

Exhibit:—Four 25h-p. 3-ton Vans. This company, whose output is marketed by the Lacre Company as the " J. and B. Lacre," is...

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Lacre Motor Car Co., Ltd.

Exhibit :—Two 24-cwt. Vans; two 2-ton Vans ; one 16h.p. Chassis. This company's exhibit is one of the principal attractions of...

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Lancashire Steam Motor Co., Ltd,.

Exhibit:—One 30-4oh.p. Bus ; 5ob.h.p. Char-a-bancs. The standard double-deck omnibus en this stand is fitted with a 35-4oh.p....

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Maudslay Motor Co., Ltd.

Exhibit :— One 35-45h. p. Bus ; one Bus Chassis. In addition to a standard 35-45h.p. chassis, this company is exhibiting a...

Messrs. Moss & Wood&

Exhibit :—One 20h.p. 3-ton Lorry. The distinguishing feature of the Orion chassis is the horizontal engine lying...

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Milnes-Daimler, Ltd.

Principal Exhibits :—One 28h.p. Bus Chassis ; two Buses ; one Char-a-hancs ; one Lorry ; one Lorry Chassis. Of the vehicles...

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New Leader Motors, Ltd.

Principal Exhibits :—Light Delivery Van ; Motorcab. On this stand a tocwt. van and a motorcab are to be seen. The cab has been...

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Motor Car Emporium, Ltd.

Principal Exhibit: — Durkopp Chassis, and Mail Van ; De Dion Chassis; Scheibler Char-a-bancs. This company was late in...

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New Arrol-Johnston Car Co., Ltd.

Principal Exhibits:—One 2 - ton and one 3 - ton Chassis; covered Van; Lorry; Omnibus. Chief amongst the interesting exhibits...

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Pullcar Motor Co., Ltd.

Exhibit :—Two Cabs ; one Van. A special feature of the vehicles exhibited by this company is that the front wheels are used...

Ryknield Motor Co., Ltd.

Exhibit :-40h.p. Bus; 5-ton Lorry; 4oh.p. Bus Chassis. The company is to be congratulated Upon the exceedingly handsome and...

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Scott-Stirling & Co., Ltd.

Principal Exhibits :— 1416h.p. Char-abanes; 16h.p. Van ; Engine. This company was unfortunately unable to get the two...

Simms Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Exhibit: Two Vans ; two Lorries ; r-ton Van ; 1 - ton Chassis. Five vehicles are on exhibition, These are : two complete i-ton...

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Star Engineering Co.

Principal Exhibits :—toh.p. Cab; one 14h p. Van. Two vehicles are exhibited on this stand, a landaulette cab, and a iscwt....

Sturmey Motors, Limited.

Principal Exhibits : Two Vans ; one sample Carrier ; one Chassis. This company is exhibiting a travellers' brougham, two...

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Sidney Straker and Squire, Limited.

Principal Exhibits :—Three Petrol Chassis ; one ,Petrol-electric Chassis ; one Van; two Buses. The two adjacent stands contain...

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Thames Iron Works Co.

Exhibit_ :—Bus; two Vans ; one Van Chassis. The exhibits of this company comprise : a 36-seated, double-deck omnibus ; a 3-ton...

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Wolseley Tool & Motor Car Co., Ltd.

Principal Exhibits :—One 3oh.p. Chassis ; one Van Chassis ; a Char-a-bancs ; an Ambulance Van ; one Cab. Amongst the numerous...

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Other Vehicle Exhibits.

Belsize (No. 301. The light-delivery van to be found upon this stand is fitted with a 4-cylinder, 2oh.p. engine. It may be...

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Solid Rubber Tires,

The November Show at Olympia was naturally productive of a 'very representative collection of pneumatic tires, and we dealt...

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Bodies and Wheels.

All users of commercial vehicles have from the commencement realised one of the most important features of every car is the...

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Metals and Materials.

The special metals used on various parts of cars have in many cases been mentioned in the various detailed descriptions of...

Components, Engines and Gears.

Engines. Several firms who supply engines to the trade exhibit examples of their productions. Messrs. Aster, Limited, of 4,...

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Machine and Other Tools.

The machine tools shown are a far more important exhibit than has been the case with any previous show, a number of the firms...

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Accessories and Stores.

Electric Ignition. Here, too, one finds a thoroughly representative assortment of accumulators, coils, switches, dry...

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Late News and Omnibus World.

The De Dietrich Company has increased its capital from 7,500,000 francs to 15,000,000 francs, and it has under consideration a...

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A New Fare-registering Machine for Motorcabs.

The new " Kosmos " taximeter for motorcabs, introduced by Messrs. Oppenheimer and Company, of 32 and 33, Hamsell Street, E.C.,...

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Correspondence.

Side-slip and Skid Prevention Trials. The Editor, " THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR." Sir :I was also a spectator of the trials held by...

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Special Steels or Motor Vehicles?

The test we have already given of nickel-chrome steel is somewhat remarkable on account of its high percentage it elongation in...

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Elastes.

A Substitute for the Air in Pneumatic Tires The use of pneumatic tires on delivery vans in which articles of an extremely...

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The Position of the Internal-Combustion Motor:

In discussing the present position of the internal combustion motor, one remarkable fact stands out. It is that, in spite of...

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Patents Completed.

EXHAUST SIT. NCER. — Hotchkis. -No. 12,586, dated 30th May, 1906 — The exhaust gases are subjected to the inductive action of...