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25th September 1928
25th September 1928
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The Diesel Engine Advances.

O NE may chuckle at the bluster with which the daily Press has dealt with the recent official trial of the Diesel-engined lorry...

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Loose Leaves.

T HE Register of the Motor Trade, which is issued annually by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and for which...

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ONE HEARS

That too mini British makers have not cared to trouble with the Diesel engine. • That steam may be "scenting good business,"...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY,

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

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RUNNING 24 LONG-DISTANCE SALOONS.

Excellent Results Have Attended the First Venture of the Old-established Turpin Engineering Co., Ltd., into the Regular-service...

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Remarkable Lancia Demonstration in Turin.

On page 189 of this issue we illustrate a Lancia Omicron passenger chassis of 85-100 h.p. It is shown hauling a remarkable...

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A TESTING VAN FOR ELECTRICAL WORK

The Engineering Department of the G.P.O. Has Recently Ordered this Albion Chassis, Fitted with an Interesting Duple Body. F OR...

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SIX-CYLINDER ENGINES IN GOODS TRANSPORT.

A New Range of Light Fast Chassis up to Two Tons Capacity. W E have already referred to the fact that Dodge Bros. (Britain),...

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A PROMISING TWO-STROKE-CYCLE DIESEL,

Details of a Small Power Unit Designed to Replace Petrol Engines for Certain Classes of Work. C ONSIDERABLE light has recently...

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IMPORTANT PAPERS AT THE ROME CONGRESS.

Mr. Shave's Masterly Treatise on Motor Fuels and Fuel Economy and Colonel Hacking's Statement on Motors in Municipal Service....

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A Tobacco Company's Publicity Vehicle.

T HE accompanying illustration depicts a novel display vehicle which has recently been supplied by Alan Taylor and Co., Ltd.,...

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HOW A SMALL FLEET IIS A LARGE DISTRICT.

A Trading Area of Several Hundred Si Vans an Shops of opera es is Covered Regularly by the 17 Motor Butchers' - cester CoAy,...

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A TRAVELLING LIBRARY FOR COUNTY CORK.

How an Irish Library . Committee has been Enabled to Solve a Difficult Distribution Problem. TN connection with the libraries...

Pierce-Arrow Radiator Economy.

DIATOR repairs are particularly troublesome to the average .haulier, because, - unless he has a spare to fit on his vehicle,...

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EFFICIENT TRAILERS FOR LIGHT LOADS.

Despite an Unladen Weight of Only 4 cwt., the D-B Trailer is Thoroughly Well Built for Long Set vice. iur ANY users of...

Decarbonizing Knight Sleeve-valve Engines.

I N the decarbonising of engines the treatment accorded to those of the sleeve-valve pattern should be considerably different...

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NOTES FROM NORTHERN IRELAND.

Mr. Shrapnell-Smith's Evidence at the By-laws Inquiry. By Ulsterman. I Tmtay be truly said that the evidence given by the...

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• THE MANCHESTER PARADE.

A Bright and Highly Creditable Assembly in Typical Manchester ' Weather. The Smallness of the Entry. F ORTY-EIGHT vehicles...

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Commercial Vehicles for the Scottish Show.

MHE commercial-motor section of the Scottish Motor Exhibition to be held at the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, from November 9th to 17th...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. BUS PROGRESS IN A WELSH CENTRE. Although Adverse Conditions...

MOTOR COACHES AND PUBLIC COMPLAINTS.

The Failure of a Few Owners to Keep to Contracts Results in a I Stigma on the Trade in General. I N view of the great...

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THE GROWTH OF A SCOTTISH BUS OPERATOR.

The Fleet of the Scottish Motor Traction Co,, Ltd., Now Numbers Over 500 Vehicles. Details of the New Edinburgh Garage. T HAT...

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A NEW SERIES OF MOTOR ROLLERS.

Three Barford and Perkins Machines in Weights of 3, 31 and 4 Tons and Embodying Many Improvements. I TT is some 18 years since...

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Fitting Centrifugally Cast Cylinder Liners.

C ONSIDERABLE progress is being V./made in the employment of new liners for cylinders instead of grinding out the bores and...

Making Roller Shutters for Box Vans.

A S we have already pointed out in these pages, the use of roller shutters instead of doors for box vans used in certain...

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PROBLEMS OF THE HAULIER AND CARRIER.

What to do when Heavy Loads Have to be Carried. The Loss in Time, but Gain in Economy, if a Trailer be Hauled. M OST hauliers...

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REDUCING FIERCENESS IN CLUTCHES.

Details of an Interesting Device which should Help the Driver. A PEW weeks ago we referred, in our pages dealing with recent...

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RUNNING, UPKEEP AND OVERHAUL.

Interesting Contributions from Maintenance Engineers, Drivers and Mechanics. A Useful Attachment to a Power Hacksaw. NV E...

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CONSTANT COMPRESSION AT ALL THROTTLE ,POSITIONS.

A Résumé of Recently Published Patent Specifications. A N interesting invention is described in specification No. 276,332, by...

Gas-tight Piston Rings.

A FORM of piston ring is shown in specification No. 2'71,109 (Eugen Mandell, an Italian, resident in Austria), in which three...