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  2. In the MOTOR. WORLD.

    Why is it that when a slight mishap occurs on the road the man who imagines he has a grievance invariably proceeds to hand out advice to the other party about ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 180 words
  3. Weird Machine

    Who is there who has not been annoyed by having a tyre punctured at a most inconvenient moment by a nail picket up from the road surface This ...

    Article : 167 words
  4. East and West Meet

    Religious shrines and Shinto music centuries old figure in the dedication ceremonies which mark the opening of modern highways in Japan. And to complete the ...

    Article : 95 words
  5. Rubber and Spring

    By compressing a flat-section helical spring in rubber, M. Weydert, a Frenchman has achieved a shock absorber of totally new design. ...

    Article : 77 words
  6. New Method of Gas Producing

    A method of making gas from waste materials, shavings, cornstalks, and rubbish of all sorts has been invented by an Austrian engineer, who claims that gas ...

    Article : 108 words
  7. FAST DRIVING COSTLY

    Wind resistance encountered by a car goes, up toy about the cube of the speed. Therefore the resistance increases much faster than ...

    Article : 109 words
  8. GUARD AGAINST BUSHFIRES

    Summer is almost here, and with it will come the ever-recurring bushfire risk, which has caused such havoc to life and property ...

    Article : 92 words
  9. Past Retiring Age

    What should be done with old, old, exceedingly old cars? They are dangerous on the road, because they have passed the limit of reasonable ...

    Article : 150 words
  10. Motoring in New South Wales

    The rapid rate at which motor traffic in New South Wales is growing is indicated in official returns, which show that, at the end of August, cars registered in that ...

    Article : 86 words
  11. French Horsepower Formula

    French "cheval-vapeur" (h.p.) formula has recently been revised. It still depends upon revolution speed, number of cylinders, bore and stroke, but the ...

    Article : 92 words
  12. Not Portia

    In a police court the corpulent arm of the law had just publicly assessed the fair prisoner's speed at 35 miles an hour Contemptuously overlooking her captor she ...

    Article : 99 words
  13. Wandering Cattle

    Motorists travelling after nightfall on country roads are always liable to meet with cattle either grazing by the roadside or even lying on the roadway, and extreme ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 179 words
  14. American Production

    Passenger car production in America from January to June of this year totalled 1,800,000. This was about 10 per cent, less than ...

    Article : 44 words
  15. Tramcar Windscreen Wipers

    Tramcars in German towns are fitted with large glass screens to shield the drivers. Car-type windscreen wipers are now being provided to overcome the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 108 words
  16. Danger of Haste

    Haste is the basic cause of the majority of accidents, according to many authorities. Sudden decisions to do something are accountable for nearly all motor car ...

    Article : 83 words
  17. World Motor Cars

    One motorcar is in operation for each five citizens in the United States. The statistics for the world as a whole showed 27,650,267 automobiles in operation at the ...

    Article : 107 words
  18. LIGHTING UP TIMES

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 62 words
  19. To Check Speeding

    A German inventor has patented an arrangement whereby two speedometers can be driven from the gearbox. One is placed in front of the driver in the usual ...

    Article : 70 words
  20. New Fire Device

    A new fire-extinguisher, which puts out flames by freezing them, was demonstrated recently, in the English plant of the General. Electric Company. The extinguisher is ...

    Article : 141 words
  21. Ford Belief

    Henry Ford celebrated his 64th birthday (on August 2) with the declaration that his new model Ford will prove even a greater success than the Model T. ...

    Article : 190 words
  22. New Life for Worn Cars

    As cylinder walls will persist in tapering and losing their proper circular shape, piston rings are now being made to chase the changing contours or cylinders and ...

    Article : 168 words
  23. Not What Was Meant

    "To taking down magneto, finding trouble and patting same back as before 16/6. ...

    Article : 22 words
  24. Advertising

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    Advertising : 705 words
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