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17th August 1920
17th August 1920
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Elastic Legislation.

T HERE CAN BE little question , as to the desirability of consolidating in one Act all the laws relating to road vehicles...

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THE TREND OF DESIGN.

p ROBABLY MOST of the new designs of lorries for the October Show, are now well under weigh, but it may not yet be too late to...

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_ ONE HEARS

That there is drip feed most of the time. That few motor engines run 'both hot and strong. That mass production is not...

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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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MAINTENANCE MATTERS MOST.

By "The Inspector." W HETHER OR NOT -there be a slump in the motor-vehicle industry as . a: whole at the present time, it must...

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MOTOR TRANSPORT ON THE GOLD COAST.

In an Interview Brigadier-General F. G. Guggisberg, Governor of the Colony, Indicates the Requirements in Connection with an...

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THE 1920 TRACTOR TRIALS.

T HE RTTLES and regulations in connection with the trials of agricultural tractors and ploughs, which will be carried out by...

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THE NEW ROAD TRAFFIC BILL.

Wide Powers to Minister of Transport—Speed Limit to be Abolished—Severe Penalties for Offences—All Drivers to be Licensed—New...

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ECONOMIZING TIME IN LOADING.

Higher Costs and Charges Call for Greater Efficiency in Use, which can be Secured by Improved Methods of Loading and...

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TRANSPORT TIPS FOR TRADESMEN.

Particularly Addressed to Those Who are Replacing Horsed Vehicles by Motors, or Contemplating So Doing. W HEN STARTING a motor...

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MAKING TAXICABS PAY.

How the Biggest Taxicab Company in London Solve the Problem. T 0 THOSE WHO, like ourselves, have watched with interest the ups...

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HINTS FOR HAVLIERS.

An Occasional Chat on Subjects and Problems of Interest to Those Who are Engaged, or About to be Engaged, in Running Commercial...

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AN OIL INDICATOR FOR FORDS.

I T IS probably true in the running of petrol engines -that' there is a. greater loss through waste of labrieating oil than...

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CHAR-A-BANCS NEWS AND COMMENTS.

Matters of Topical Interest to Proprietors of Motor Coaches,. The First Pneumatic-tyred Motor Coach in Wales. REST has...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

The St. Omer Deal—Mr. Spurrier Asks for an Inquiry. The Editor, TEE COMMERCIAL MOTOR, [1745) Sir,—Up to now I have refrained...

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• FORD VAN POINTERS.

By R. T. Nicholson (Author of "The Book of the Ford "). W HAT ARE THE points that make for easy starting on a Ford? It is -...

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TESTING OUT THE -HAWKEYE CHASSIS.

A Successful Demonstration of a Two-ton Chassis. T HE NUMBER of American chassis ' on the British market is considerable, and...

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For DRIVERS, MECHANICS & FOREMEN.

TEN SHILLINGS is paid to the sender of any letter which we publish on this page, and an EXTRA FIVE SHILLINGS to the sender of...

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A NEW FOUR-SPEED GEARBOX.

A Résumé of Recently Published Patents. . A new gearbox particularly adaptable as a four-speed unit has been: ,patented by S....