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6th March 1923
6th March 1923
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Why Not Seriously Discourage . Overloading?

T HP:RE ARE times when one feels that it is hopeless to endeavour to check, by means of the written word and the printed...

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Legislate Against the Careless Pedestrian !

O F ALL USERS of our roads and streets, the pedestrian is the slowest to learn his lesson. Every vehicle driver has, in the...

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ONE HEARS

Of Phil Dyke, Esq. " Get out and get on! " Of " springs eternal." Of " water, water, everywhere." That pussy has some sense...

HERE'S ONE!

"Say, I saw a Ford turn at . the music-hall the other night." " Go well ? " "Don't know: had to leave before it started."

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

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

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A TRAILER TANK WAGON FOR HIGH SPEEDS.

Novel and Effective Springing, Flexible Frame Construction, Distribution of Stresses Over Turntable Ring and Absorption of...

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THE MOTOR TAXATION INQUIRY.

Dr. W. R. Ormandy on the Question of Encouraging Home Products. The " Weaning " of Heavy Motor Vehicles. E VIDENCE was given...

AUXILIARY BRAKES FOR FORD VEHICLES.

Details of the Worthmore and Miller Safety Devices M ANY epithets live been hurled at the hand brakes of the Ford van and ton...

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AN INTERESTING NEW SPRING WHEEL.

A Great Reduction of Unsprung Weight Follows Its Adoption. W E HAVE already referred to the extremely successful test carried...

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THE ECONOMICS OF SCIENTIFIC LUBRICATION.

Wear and Tear versus Oil Lubrication. Dilution Figures for British Engines. By the Chief Chemist of a Well-known British Oil...

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HINTS FOR HAULIERS.

In this Article "The Skotch" Deals with Some Further Criticisms of the Scheme to Form a Haulage Trade Association. I N MY...

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A Twenty-year Old Steamer.

Still Working After 175,000 Miles' Running for a Pioneer Haulage Contractor. A MANCHESTER firm of haulage contractors, J. T....

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THE PARCELS TRAF F PARISIAN STORES.

A RIGID comparison between the road transport systemS . of London and Paris would be distinctly to the disadvantage of the...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. BRITISH BUSES FOR OVERSEAS USE. A Short Description of a Small...

LOWER COACH RATES FOR 1923.

Appointing Passenger-vehicle Agents. S 0 FAR this season motor coach owners have been exceedingly modest about issuing their...

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THE SMALL BUS OWNER'S CHANCE IN LONDON.

What is being Done by Straker-Squire, Ltd., to Assist those Users Setting Out to Secure a Portion of London's Passenger...

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THE OVERHAULING OF A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE.

Useful General Hints to Secure Economical and Efficient Work. The Rectification of Bearings, Keyways, etc. T HE QUESTION has...

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USEFUL APPLIANCES FOR MUNICIPALITIES.

A Sweeping Attachment for the Ford, and a Refuse Collecting Van. D URING a recent, visit to the works of International Motors...

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FORD VAN POINTERS.

By R. T. Nicholson (Author of "The Book of the Ford "). W E HAVE SEEN, from my last week's notes, that (leaving out of...

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Furniture Removal : The Advantages of Small Units.

T HE MOTOR pantechnicon is a vehicle which has already proved its merits and its capabilities in dealing rapidly and...

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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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HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.

How to' Get the Best Out of a Vehicle, to Secure Reliability and to Avoid Trouble. 342.—Mounting Radiator Trunnion Brackets cn...

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TO DRIVERS OF LIGHT VANS.

.Ford Hints and Tips from Our Driver and Mechanic Readers. T HE ENGINE lugs of Ford vans occasionally break, and when this...

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A ROLLS-ROYCE SERVO BRAKE.

A Resume of Recently Published Patents. W E HAD OCCASION, some little time ago, to refer, in these columns, to the...