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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 1,212 words
  3. MOTORS AND MOTORISTS

    Readers are invited to write to the Motoring Editor when faced with mechanical difficulties. Questions should reach this office ...

    Article : 55 words
  4. BETTER MIXTURE

    Every motorist knows that the efficient running of his engine depends upon the correct proportions of petrol and air in the mixture, but as practically all ...

    Article : 512 words
  5. BUYING CARS BY WEIGHT

    When a family pays 2/ to 2/6 for a pound of tea or two pounds of steak, it is little realised that the price paid is on a par with what the purchaser pays per lb for an upto-date motor car. ...

    Article : 842 words
  6. Renovating Wheels.

    "B.W.," Morpeth, writes: "My car is fitted with artillery wheels, the spokes of which have become shabby; all the paint or varnish is off some of them. ...

    Article : 170 words
  7. Does the Mixture Burn?

    F.Y., Wallsend, writes: "Recently I was discussing with my friends as to what occurs to the gases in a car engine during their ignition. One argues that ...

    Article : 270 words
  8. THE WORLD'S LARGEST AIRSHIP

    When the above photograph was taken recently only the tail and one main frame remained to be placed in position, and the duralumin framework of the giant ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 162 words
  9. Starting on Cold Mornings.

    C.A., Dungog, writes: "Now that the mornings are frosty I find trouble in starting, or rather I can get the engine to start, but after running a second or so ...

    Article : 144 words
  10. NOTES AND NEWS

    While the Fuel Research Board of England has been spending Government subsidies in an unsuccessful endeavour to produce a commercially successful motor ...

    Article : 52 words
  11. TESTING BODIES.

    Pressed steel body construction is gaining ground in every country. In England an unusual demonstration was recently given of the strength of this type of body. ...

    Article : 62 words
  12. ELECTRIC EAR

    Several methods of measuring the amount of detonation likely to be caused by a motor spirit are in general use. Among these are the H.U.C.R. (highest ...

    Article : 304 words
  13. BRITISH TRADE FIGURES.

    For the first two months of 1931 the export values of British motor vehicles and parts showed a drop of £298,086, in comparison with the first two months of ...

    Article : 71 words
  14. THE WORST DRIVER.

    The New York Automobile Club recently asked some 21,000 motorists what they considered the worst sin that drivers are guilty of. Thirty-eight per cent. ...

    Article : 47 words
  15. RACE TRACK TO STAGE.

    The ambition of Campari, one of the most successful Italian racing drivers, was to sing is opera, and in between the big races he spent a great deal of time ...

    Article : 71 words
  16. PNEUMATIC TYRES

    When J. B. Dunlop, the Dublin veterinary surgeon, made the first pneumatic tyre in 1888 for his son's bicycle, be little realised the far-reaching applications of ...

    Article : 165 words
  17. SAFER DRIVING

    In Court eases concerning motoring offences so much emphasis is laid on the importance of sounding the horn that many motorists; particularly the less ...

    Article : 279 words
  18. HARD TO FIND.

    After 10 years of drilling for oil in New Jersey, U.S.A., at a cost of £600,000, an engineering firm has definitely abandoned its attempt to locate petroleum in ...

    Article : 52 words
  19. OUTBOARD CHAMPIONSHIPS.

    The all-powers championship of Queensland, held on the Brisbane River over a six-mile course, was won by La Belle (R. A. Whittaker) in 9mins 7.2secs. The ...

    Article : 54 words
  20. PETROL TAX

    An interesting and little thought of aspect of the incidence of the 7½d Federal petrol tax is the fact that the owners of all the motor cars and motor trucks one ...

    Article : 200 words
  21. BLANKET THE RADIATOR.

    Many of the latest model cars have shuttered radiators, enabling the driver to obtain greater engine efficiency during cold weather. It is an easy matter to ensure, ...

    Article : 139 words
  22. CAR WASHING

    When it is considered that rust is the principal destructive agent to car finishes, and that rust is the result of road dirt, grime and grit, the importance of regular ...

    Article : 156 words
  23. PETROL AND T.N.T.

    Measured in terms of energy values, petrol in three times more powerful than T.N.T., six times more powerful than nitroglycerine, eight times more powerful ...

    Article : 45 words
  24. FRANCE HAS MOST ROADS.

    France is one of the best roaded countries in the world, having 2.08 miles of roadways per square mile of territory. England has 2.04, United States 0.99, and ...

    Article : 106 words
  25. UNUSUAL MOTOR TEST.

    The North Manchester (Eng.) Motor Club recently held a new type of event which they described as a road courtesy and safety test." It included the use of ...

    Article : 86 words
  26. BROKEN SCREEN WIPER.

    A disconnected or broken windshield wiper of the suction type will cause difficulty in starting, and will affect the action of the vacuum tank, causing it to run ...

    Article : 32 words
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