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31st August 1926
31st August 1926
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Page 35

The Need for Improved Vehicle Suspension.

DRACTICALLY every commercial motor vehicle on the road to-day is equipped with springs between its chassis and wheels which, in...

Page 37

ONE HEARS

More about coke fumes than meets the nose. Of little being done or said at the moment about petrol taxation. That agreements...

HERE'S ONE

A true but almost incredible story :—A few days ago a driver called at a garage in Aberdeen, and having asked for a couple of...

Page 38

WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

"The whoc/s of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

Page 43

EXPENDITURE FROM THE ROAD FUND.

The Continuous Discovery of New Grounds for Claims Upon the Fund. By Onyx." T HERE is every indication that more and more...

Page 44

NEW 25-CWT. VAN FOR HOME AND OVERSEAS.

British Built, the New Overland Truck is of Sturdy Construction, and is Designed for Hard Work. B EING expressly built at...

Page 45

USING A NEW PRINCIPLE IN FINAL DRIVES.

Some Details of a New Range of American-built Chassis in which the Rear Axles Float and Have a Relay Action. A PRINCIPLE of...

Page 46

A TRACTOR-SHOVEL CONVERSION UNIT.

Details of the Interesting Chaseside Attachment for the Fordson by which It is Made Into a Useful Digging and Loading Device....

Page 47

THE COMING OF THE LIGHT OIL ENGINE.

Some Notes on the Progress which has Been Made During the Past Few Years and the Possibilities of the Future. T HE idea of...

Page 48

REGRETTABLE AFFAIRS.

The Claims Clerk Gets Busy. The Accident That Always Occurs When Work is Clamouring to be Done. ir\NE morning, soon after M—...

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The Bus Era in Industrial Districts.

T HE Londoner, having used buses as long as he can remember, finds some difficulty in appreciating the • tremendous change the...

Page 50

SUSPENSION SYSTEMS: H(

CAN THEY BE IMPROVED? Shortcomings of the. Orthodox Leaf Spring dent Wheel Mountings. Hydraulic Damp ;cussed. Self-adjusting...

Page 54

MOTORBUS DEVELOPMENT IN COLOGNE.

Fleets Operated by the German Post Office and a Company Allied to that Running the Trams. riOLOGNE, famous for its cathedral...

Page 55

Municipal v. Privately Owned Buses.

CI ONSEQUENT upon extensive de velopments of bus traffic at Nottingham, a sharp -conflict has arisen between the municipal...

Page 56

PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. A NEW ALL-WEATHER COACH. Built for 22 Passengers, this Beadle...

Page 57

COMBINED RAIL AND ROAD TOURS.

How Co-operation Between Road and Rail Transport has Benefited Tourists in the North Country, who are Conveyed Expeditiously to...

Page 59

A NOVEL CHAIN-DRIVEN SIX-WHEELER.

First Published Details of the Latest Rigid-frame Six-wheeled Caledon. p its latest form the Caledon six-wheeler •differs...

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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...

Page 62

HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.

The Peerless Foot Brake, Engine Lubricating System on the Berliet, and Karrier Clutch. Renovating the Foot Brake of a...

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GARAGE AND WORKSHOP NOTES.

Useful Contributions from our Driver and Mechanic Readers. Facilitating Screw-cutting. A VERY ingenious device for attachment...

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SIX-WHEEL DRIVE AND FOUR-WHEEL STEERING.

A Wesuind of Recently Published Patent Specifications. T HE Socike Ationyine Automobiles Be'rliet, of France, in...