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The Six-wheeler and its Future.

T T is distinctly encouraging to find a branch of -A- the Services fully alive to the value of publicity In helping to secure...

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The Latest Taxation Returns.

Tr HE Ministry of Transport returns for the nine months ending August 31st last, dealing with motor-vehicle licences and...

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ONE HEARS

The railways barracking. That flexible wings have a future. That not only imagination can run riot. That Ford's...

HERE'S ONE

The Irishman had applied for a job as a motorbus driver and was being interviewed by the foreman. "Can you drive a car?" asked...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

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

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Tractors for Territorial Units.

Motor tractors are to be purchased by the 'Pembrokeshire Territorial Army Association in order to equip the artillery units of...

Wages of American Bus . Operators.

The rapid growth of motorbus transportation in the United States has created a new and very extensive field of employment for...

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Local Proceedings.

Lincoln Corporation has decided to run Sunday bus services. Glossop Corporation is considering the question of the purchase of...

I.A.E. Graduates' Prize.

Amongst the papers submitted for the graduates' prize awarded annually by the council of the Institution of Automobile...

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Schoolboys Visit Ford Works.

Whitehead . and Furness, Ltd., Cecil Street, Dukinfiehl, invited, through the local education committee, a' number of...

Westinghouse Air Brakes.

The Westinghouse Brake and Saxby Signal Cot, Ltd., 82, York Road, London, NJ, have sent us an example of • their latest...

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• NEW SHORT-WHEELBASE A.D.C. CHASSIS.

Designed to Facilitate Manceuvring in Congested Areas in the Neighbourhood of Docks, Warehouses, etc. it/TORE attention is now...

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THE FIRST ONE-MAKE EXHIBITION.

How the Ford Chassis and the Fordson Tractor have Lent Themselves to a Remarkable Display at Holland Park Hall, London, W....

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PROGRESS IN PISTON DESIGN.

Details of the New Zephyr, with Aluminium Head and Steel Skirt. O NE of the greatest factors in the O running and maintenance...

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A VEHICLE FOR HANDLING HEAVY LOADS.

Some Details of a Specially Equipped A.D.C. Platform Lorry. A N A.D.O. Model 507 chassis for 6-ton loads has recently been...

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THE WAR DEPARTMEN1 ND THE SIX-WHEELER.

T HE nation hailed the Tank as the greatest adaptation on land of the internal-combustion engine and of the general scheme of...

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TAKING CARE OF THE LUBRICATION SYSTEM.

• The Fourth of a Series of Articles on Vehicle Lubrication, Dealing with the Maintenance of a System. Dilution by Fuel and Its...

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KILN-DRYING OF TIMBER.

An Explanation of the Need for Artificial Drying of Timber, its Effect upon the Wood, and its Advantages and Disadvantages. T...

The Motor-vehicle

Market in Egypt. I N a men* issued Department of Overseas Report dealing with Egypt, some interesting information concerning...

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• FOR TWO FORMS OF SERVICE.

A Studebaker Product which can be Used as a Pallbearers' Car or as an Emergency Car. MEE utility of any type of vehicle which...

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THE MERITS OF A CONCAVE-SHAPED ROAD.

Draining to the Centre Instead of to the Side ; the Removal of the Ditch and the Gullys Advocated as a Road Improvement. By...

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Transport Features of Civic Weeks.

I T is obvious from the success of the Manchester parade and the generous support given to the Liverpool fixture which took...

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MAKING BEST USE OF THE FORD.

Valuable Advice on Every Phase of Ford Transport which will Appeal to the Owner, Driver and Repairer. 449.—Avoiding Back-lash...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. A WELSH JOINT OMNIBUS BOARD. A Municipal Organization which is...

A QUESTION OF UNLICENSED BUSES. I The Result of a

Case Recently Heard at Darlington. 1 ryinE Darlington magistrates have now given• their decision in the last of the three cases...

OFFICIAL BUS INQUIRIES IN YORKSHIRE.

The Proceedings at Inquiries Held at Halifax, Keighley and Leeds. T HREE inquiries have just been hold in the towns of...

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A BIG COMPANY'S LATEST ABSORPTION.

A Recent Acquisition by United Automobiles Services, Ltd. A S announced in recent issues of The Oovunercial Motor, the 'United...

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A POPULAR SINGLE-DECKER IMPROVED.

Many Useful Features Embodied in the Latest Guy Product. li i irANY of our readers will recall that .1.11.at the last...

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PROBLEMS OF THE HAULIER AND CARRIER.

Charging on a Tonnage Basis for a Regular Contract. What is a Fair Margin of Profit on the Capital Outlay ? A S most hauliers...

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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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ROADSIDE AND GARAGE.

Interesting Notes From Our Driver and Mechanic Readers. Repairing Cracked Cylinders. F ROST cracks in cylinders will soon be...

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AN INGENIOUS STEERING GEAR.

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications. MIREDERICK HENRY ROYCE, in _12 specification No. 258,038, shows an...