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I CASUAL COMMENT:
In 1329-30 petrol valued ai
£7,429,485 was imported, and last
year the valué was £4,054^65;
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Huge reductions In motor car im-
ports are shown ny a comparison of
last year's figures and those for 1928
28 given in the House of Representa-
tives recently.
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Unassembled chassis valued at
£7,712,723 were imported in 1928-29,
while last year the value was
£684,761. Assembled chassis dropped
from £1.117,689 to £27.142 and the
importation of bodies declined from
£1.471,878 to £14.007.
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A two-ratio axle (3 to 1 direct and
4.5 to the through silent planetary
gears) is a feature of a 1932 American
car. Shifting from one ratio to an-
other ls by means of a small vacuum
cylinder on the rear axle, which is
I operated by a control on the instru-
ment board. Another feature is an
I automatic choke, controlled by ther- ,
mostat from the exhaust manifold.
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