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26th March 1908
26th March 1908
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The Taxation Problem..

The apparent inconsistencies of motor poll tic:; are now d : epened in connection with the taxation problem. We think, none the...

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C.M. Users Report.

To-day (Thursday), at four o'clock, the annual general meeting of the Commercial Motor Users' Association, will be held, at t,...

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New Vehicles for Olympia.

The Austin Motorcab—a Design with Many Unique Features. Among the many motorcabs which are now in public service in London, a...

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The Course of Substitution at Shoolbred' s.

One-third a the Firm' s Horse-drawn Plant Replaced in Two-and-a-half Years. AN INTERVIEW. We take a peculiar and personal...

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Some Opinions from the Trade Side.

ANOTHER INTERVIEW. Mr. H. G. Burford, M.I.Mech.E., the Chairman of the Commercial Vehicle Committee of the Society of Motor...

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The Motor Omnibus World.

Another Fusion. Subject to the necessary, confirmatory resolutions on the part of the various classes of shareholders, the...

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OLYMPIA SHOW REPORT. Part I.

STEAM, PETROL-ELECTRIC, and ELECTRIC SYSTEMS. Introduced by a Brief Review of Points which Affect Commercial Classification...

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Alley and MacLellan, Limited.

Exhibit: 5-ton and 6-ton "Sentinel" Steam Wagons, and Parts. The wagons which are staged by Alley aneMacLellan, Limited, of...

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Charles Burrell and Sons, Limited.

Exhibit : One Compound Tractor. As a result of the behaviour of the tractor which was entered in the R.A.C. trials last autumn...

Clarkson, Limited.

Exhibit :—One Double-deck Omnibus, and One Three-ton Van. The handsomely-fitted body of the passenger vehicle is by the...

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Clayton and Shuttleworth, Limited.

Exhibit : —One Compound Tractor. An entirely new method of lubricating the working parts of the engine has been adopted by...

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The Critchley-Norris Motor Company.

Exhibit : —A New Steam System for Lorry and Omnibus Work. A very interesting and a certainly novel steam bus or lorry chassis...

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Darracq-Serpollet Omnibus Company, Limited.

Exhibit:—Two Chassis, One Van, Two Lorries, and One Double-deck Bus. The newest model on the stand of the Darracq-Serpollet...

Fodens, Limited.

Exhibit :—One Five-ton and One Three-ton 'Wagon. The Foden steam wagons owned by the Eastern Motor Wagon Company are familiar...

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Wm. Foster and Company, Limited.

Exhibit :-1908 Model " Wellington " Tractor. A large number of steam tractors are now employed for hauling garden produce to...

John Fowler and Company (Leeds), Limited.

Exhibit :—Two Tractors. Some years ago we read in an American technical journal that an under-type, semi-portable, Fowler...

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Leyland Motors, Limited.

E•xhibit :—One Latest Pattern 5.-ton Steam Wagon. The Leyland stean wagons have long been famous for their reliable and...

Richard Garrett and Sons, Limited.

Exhibit :—Compound Tractor. The five-ton tractor which is shown by Richard Garrett and Sons, Limited, of the Leiston Works,...

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Mann' s Patent Steam Cart and Wagon Co., Ltd.

Exhibit :—A Brewers' or Millers' Wagon for 5-ton Loads. Mann's Patent Steam Cart and Wagon Company, Limited, of the Pepper...

D. Stewart and Company (1902), Limited.

Exhibit:—A Standard Stearn Wagon for 5-ton Loads. This maker, D. Stewart and Company (1902), Limited, of the London Road...

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Sidney Straker and Squire, Limited.

Exhibit :—New Traction-Type Wagon for 5-ton Loads. The newest and simplest design in the steam-wagon line will be found on the...

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W. Tasker and Sons, Limited.

Exhibit :—A "Little Giant" Tractor. No exhibition of heavy motors would be complete without one of the " Little Giant " steam...

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Wallis and Steevens, Limited.

Exhibit :—One 5-ton Lorry, and One Tractor. The wagon which is staged on the stand of Wallis and Steevens, Limited, of the...

Messrs. Barford and Perkins.

Exhibit :—Two Water-ballast Rollers. The water-ballast motor roller, which was introduced by Messrs. Barford and Perkins, of...

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The Daimler Motor Company (1904), Limited.

Exhibit : --An Improved Petrol-Electric Omnibus. At last we have an opportunity of writing something of the Daimler Company's...

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Greenwood and Batley, Limited.

Exhibit :—Petrol-Electric Omnibus. Greenwood and Batley, Limited, of the Albion Works, Leeds, is an oldestablished company...

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J. and E. Hall, Limited.

Exhibit:—The " S.B. and S." Petrol-Electric Bus Chassis. The " Hanford ". petrol-electric bus, Which has been running in the...

The Electric Vehicle Company, Limited.

Exhibits :—One Carrier Tricycle, Two Vans, One Wagon, One D.D. Electrobus. By far the most imposing exhibit on this company 's...

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Cordingley' s Thirteenth Show.

Savage. Savage Brothers, Limited, of St. Sicholas Works, King's Lynn, exhibits ONO Of its machines : one of these is a six-ton...

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Comparisons.

To - day s Standard Types Embody the Lessons of Extended Use. One does not need to go back further than the early months of...

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News and Comment.

This journal fosters, represents, and chronicles commercial motoring in all its branches; it has the largest and best...

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Out and Home.—By " The Extractor."

Mr. Charles Challiner, of Shrewsbury and Challiner, was calling at a manufacturers at the same time as myself last week and,...

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The Development of Petrol-Electric Systems.*

By Percy Frost-Smith and W. A. Stevens. We do not propose to review the whole history of petrol-electric systems, as this was...

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Patents Completed.

ARRANGEMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL GEAR.—Societe Anonyme des Automobiles Peugeot —No. 19,715, dated (under Convention) 22nd September,...