T HE wonderful collection of commercial motor -Ivehicles, tractors, municipal appliances and examples of bodywork at Olympia...

11 - 1 HE ability of mechanism to deal with the vast transport problems of those fateful five years from 1914 to 1919, spent in...

W E have already briefly advanced our objection to the proposal of the Automobile Association and Motor Union for the adoption,...

That many car makers will be able to learn things at the "heavy "Show. That a servo system should work at all speeds, not only...

"All a-long, down a-long, out a-long, lee." This fragment of a famous song will serve to indicate that the subject of the...

has been organized by the Commercial Motor Users Association is to be held at Olympia on Thursday next, November 5th,...

The next issue of The Commercial Motor will contain an important article by Mr. Raymond J. Mitchell on "The Progress of...

The conference under the auspices of the London and Provincial Omnibus Owners' Association, which will be held in the...

Just too late for announcement in last week's issue came the official information that, in conjunction with the Society of...

The probable sale as a going concern of the business of Commercial Cars, Ltd., of Luton, who melee the wellknown range of...

A small model of Cugnot's road vehicle, which was built in 1769, the actual machine now being in the Conservatoire des Arts et...

The 1924 report of the London County Council states that during the year there was an increase of about 40 per cent, in the...

A few days ago the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., Walthanastow, London, E.17, received a cablegram from their Australian...

It is with pleasure that we learn that Mr. Hamilton Hobson has recently been appointed a Justice of the Peace for the County of...

Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd., Foundry Lane Works, Soho, Birmingham. inform us that two Morris commercial vehicles recently...

It is with much regret that we learn of the death, in his 78th year, of Captain W. E. Hutchinson, O.B.E., who was one of the...

According to a report recently issued the work of the London County Council during 1924 with regard to the storage, etc., of...

The annual report of the surveyor to the Somerset County Council which has just been issued for the 12 months covering a part...

The manner in which one branch of the motor industry can help another section of it is well illustrated by a picture appearing...

The tramways committee of the Portsmouth Corporation was recently in the market for supplies of motor spirit, and received...

The Automobile Association has recently installed a number of A.A. superroadside telephona boxes which, in addiden to affording...

Full details of the general design and construction of the Straker-Clough trolley-bus are contained in a booklet which has just...

South Shields Watch Committee has decided to reduce the charge from 2s. to Is. 6d. per vehicle for the parking of motor...

Uxbridge Rural District Council is buying a cesspool emptier. Pontypridd Urban District Council has decided to purchase a...

Sir William Letts, K.B.E., Replies to the Note of Optimism Struck by the Minister of Transport, and Emphasizes the Fact that...

A T a luncheon held at the Garden Club, Wembley, on Wednesday last, Mr. H. C. Head and Lord Gainford were the chief speakers on...

A Full Report of the Show, Drawing Specific Attention to the New Features and Outstanding Points in Design and Construction....

founded in 1905, the first issue being published on March 15th of that year. It was the pioneer journal to deal with the...

is the centre of attraction for many. At this time, when inclement weather is experienced, many visitors to the Show wend their...

P ROMINENT amongst the exhibits shown by this well-known Scottish company is the new 30-60 h.p. low-loadline : bna designed to...

A N interesting exhibit on this stand is a 4-5-ton lorry" which is unusual in the transmission arrangements adopted. The engine...

T HE steam wagons made by Atkinson Walker Wagons, Ltd., have won a well-deserved popularity amongst many users, and...

S IX examples of Austin design are to be found on their stand. For road haulage there is the well-known Austin tractor titted...

MWO new bus chassis, the smaller for 1 vehicles seating from 20 to 26 persons, and the larger for 30-seater bodies, together...

O NE of the largest stands is that occupied by Automobiles M. Berliet and on it are displayed 14 different models. The smallest...

TEHICLBS for a wide range of uses V are staged by the Makers of the Bean. All of them make use of the new Bean 20-25-cwt....

MHE appearauce of all the Bristol exhibits is striking, particularly that of the complete buses, the radiators being almost...

T AXICABS of Beardmore make are familiar sights in London streets and those of other towns and cities; one of these models,...

B Yreason of its brilliant red colour scheme the Burford vehicle constructed for Allen Liversidge and Co., Ltd., attracts the...

S EEN for the first time in this country is the Chenard-Walcker tractor and trailers. This is a 10-tonner known as the B 10...

MHE most comprehensive and well1 displayed exhibit of CitroEn products bears striking testimony to the many activities of their...

B 0T1-1 steam and electricity as power providers are to be found on the Clayton stand, the 3k-ton electric vehicle being shown...

esF particular interest on the .CrossIL/ ley stand is the new 15-20-cwt. van. This has been designed to -meet a demand for a...

MEIREE models are . .hown on this stand, the chassis of which are of excellent design and are typically French in conception....

A CHASSIS, a petrol-carrying vehicle and two buses constitute the Daimler display, so far as the larger type of vehicle is...

O NE of the most handsome passenger vehicles in the Show is the 22seater Pullman saloon on the specially designed j.E.2 model...

MIOUR Graham Bros. and two Dodge Bros. vehicles are to be found on this stand. All have the same Dodge engine, which is Of the...

rftWO new chassis are the chief attractions in the Dennis range exhibited at Olympia, one being the new load-line passenger...

O N the Fiat stand this year there are many new Models to be seen in addition to the well-known products of this famous Italian...

T IIREE of the familiar Focfen overtype vehicles are shown, one being surmounted by a covered-in body, the second hearing a...

C ONSIDERABLE modifi cations have recently been made in the F.W.D. chassis, and an example of the latest type is exhibited,...

A FEATURE on this •stand.is that it 1 - 1_ is the sole .one which displays elec tric vehicles only. . Dealing .first with the...

F ROM the point of view of chief interest there is little to choose between the exhibits staged by Henry Garner, Ltd. All are...

A RECENT addition to the Garrett programme is the trolley-bus chassis. This is fitted with a 10-speed forward and reverse gear,...

stand is undoubtedly the new sixcylinder, low-frame-level passenger chassis, but as this is described fully elsewhere in this...

- L1 LEVEN exhibits of these two _112J makes together give the prospective purchaser an opportunity of inspecting almost every...

THERE are only two exhibits on _this , stand, the only being the 30-cwt. type with a 12-ft. 10-in wheelbase in each case. One...

T well-known Glasgow concern is showing a wide range of products, including two interesting stripped chassis, vehicles intended...

XTREM_E interest is being 4is 4 played in what we consider to be the most remarkable vehicle in the Show. This is a six-wheeled...

T HE Jewett chassis is one which has attained ts very excellent reputation for economy and trustworthiness in the hands of...

lUr ANY exhibits of interest to IY_Liminicipal engineers and authorities are to be found on this stand. One of the first to...

T H" year the Lancia exhibits are confined to the famous Pentaiota type fours-wheel-brake chassis, of which five examples are...

TT will be recalled that at the 1923 'Show the Longframe six-wheeler attracted considerable attention owing to the unusual...

D EALING with these popular yehides in order of size, there is the Leviathan covered double-decker bus. This is one of the new...

A VARIETY of chassis and com plete vehicles is to be found on the Latil stand. By reason of its original coachwork the...

T HREE of the four exhibits are of the low load-level variety, two being saloon coaches and the third an allweather coach. No....

B OTH the exhibits on this stand are in chassis form, and the new 2-ton model in particular is an instance of high show finish....

A N undertype six-tonner knOten as the Express is the sole representative of the Mann range. Coachwork consists of a fixed...

F OR the mechanically minded visitor to the Show few chassis exhibit such care and attention in sectioning the units as one...

IX vehicles of Overland manufac ture are exhibited, the chassis being of two capacities, viz., 10-12-cwt. and 20-25-cwt....

'DOUR interesting models are shown by this Ipswich concern, electricity being the motive power in all cases, excepting, of...

A VEHICLE of peculiar interest, as it shows one of the latest developments in passenger transport by road, is 'a new RaiHess...

T WO 20-25-cwt. M. and D. (Mead and Deakin) chassis are shown on this stand, neither of which is fitted with bodywork, so that...

A s is usuallY the case, the Renault stand carries a very large number of commercial vehicles of all types and sizes. Starting...

A NEW model for 1926 is the Major, chassis, two of which are on view —one as a stripped chassis, the other as a bus. An...

D ESIGNED for a variety of purposes, all the Sentinels shown are of the six-ton type The visitors' attention is attracted by...

W HEN first reaching the Saurer stand one's eye is caught by the. enormous furniture delivery van bearing the name of Pickford....

F 'DOUR of the familiar Scammell tractor-trailer vehicles are on view, one being of the frameless type designed for the...

A NEW model is always of interest to visitors, therefore it will be as 'well to deal with the 2-ton model in the first...

MHE • exhibits on this stand are of exceptionally interesting character, owing to the fact that a very low frame level has...

O N a C.N. chassis is a large deliveryvan body finished in blue, the rear doors having . locks and the step itt'Ahe back being...

MHERE are two exhibits on the Tasker stand, these consisting, first, of the Little Giant steam wagon, with a load capacity of...

T WO chassis and two single-deck buses are found on this stand, the driverbeside-engine position being employed on all...

MWO models of the Trojan are ex hibited, the mechanical details of which are similar, but the tyre equipment is different,...

F INISHED in cream and black is a handsome Talbot ambulance, comprising the sole exhibit of this concern. The engine is a...

p ERHAPS the most striking exhibit on the Thornycroft stand is the 100 h.p. four-wheel drive Hathi (elephant) tractor, which is...

fr HERE are two exhibits on this stand, both of the latest 40-50-cwt. type, which, as recently recorded in The Commercial...

p ER II APS the most striking exhibit on this stand is the new safety coach or saloon omnibus 'with comfortable seating...

A CHASSIS, a petrol carrying vehicle and a special passenger bus constitute the three W. and G. exhibits. In the first vehicle...

T EW novelty on the Unic stand is the 14-28 h.p provincial taxicab chassis, which is shown in polished form. The price of this...

MEM fact that only one model of the Yorkshire range of products is found on their stand at Olympia in noway diminishes the...

Striking features of the Scammell fuel-oil tanker are the radial air compressor driven from the front end of the crankshaft and...

Some Notes and Comments• on the Most Brilliant Display of Coachwork Ever Staged. S UCH wonderful proeess has been made in the...

Valuable Advice on Every Phase of Ford Transport, Which will Appeal to the Owner, Driver and Repairer. TN THIS series of hints...

The Latest Guy Production, Suitable for a 32-seater Bus or Coach, has, as its Power Unit, a Knight Sleeve-valve Engine. A...

The Requirements to be Met in the Transport of Different Classes of Goods and the Type and Equipment of the Conveyance...

Prominent Tyre Manufacturers Express Their Opinions on Past and Future Developments in Effecting Greater Insulation between...

Interesting and Original Devices Staged in the Inventors' Section at the Commercial Motor Show. MHE exhibition of inventions...

A New Feature of the Exhibition. Brief Details of Some of the Machine Tools, Appliances and Equipment which are Displayed. I r...

Some of the Features in the Latest Designs which make for Passenger Comfort, Particularly upon Lengthy Journeys. V./...

Details of a Remarkable Development in Air-springing, by which Each Suspension Cylinder Automatically Adjusts Itself to the...

Built Especially for Passenger Work, the Gilford has a Frame Level of 1 ft. 11 ins. MI VER SINCE they produced the A l'...

Interesting Examples for a Large Variety of Purposes. 711EIERE are signs of increasing activity amongst trailet t , .1...

A Popular Type of Commercial Goods Vehicle Which Lends Itself to _ Smartness of Appearance and Which is Low in First Cost. T...

Brief Details of the Outstanding Exhibits, Amongst Which are Many New Devices as well as a Host of Standard Products....

A Résumé of Recently Published Patent Specifications. I OUIS RENAULT'S name appears I again in specification No. 237,211 ;...