Standardisation And The Assembly Of Standardised ComponentsThe subject of standardisation is inextricably mixed up with that of quantity production, and also with such questions as the possibility of co-operation among manufacturers and the relative merits of complete manufacture in one factory as against assembly of a number of standardised components. Any divisions that we may make in this branch of our [...]  |
Road Vehicle DevelopmentsWhile the staple product of the world’s motor industry as a whole consists of vehicles fitted with internal combustion engines, the power of which is transmitted to the road by mechanical means, there are other developments which are fully deserving of specific mention. First among these comes the steam vehicle. In the early days, numerous [...] |
The Motor Cab And The Char-A-Banc – Public Service VehiclesThe history of the motor cab has been curious in more ways than one. Perhaps the most interesting fact is that the very rapid development of motors in this sphere was largely due to a quite extraneous circumstance. For years past, the public, while tolerating the cab driver as a proverbial humorist, had very much [...] |
The Private CarWe now proceed to a general consideration of the products of the motor industry, and the practical achievements of those products. First of all, the industry developed the motor car for touring purposes and to minister to the recreation of the individual. Later on, the private car became known as the “pleasure car,” to distinguish [...] |
Motors In Military ServiceTraction engines and tractors were used in small numbers during the South African war; a fleet of light motor vans was of considerable service to the Italians during their campaign in Tripoli, and a fair number of motors, noteworthy for their variety rather than their high quality, did service in the wars limited to the [...] |
Motors In Local Government ServiceThe field for the employment of motor vehicles in local Government service is necessarily limited, but is nevertheless very varied. In the early days of the movement, the local authorities generally were not favourably disposed towards motor vehicles. They looked upon them primarily as road destroyers, and as dangerous contrivances from which the public needed [...] |
Two Typical High-Class British CarsFrom this it must not be gathered that the policy of the British motor industry is merely a policy of protection. The industry does not only look to the government to help it, but intends very seriously setting about the work of helping itself by the adoption of the best possible methods in view of [...] |
Motor Vehicles IndusrtyThe effects of the Great War have made themselves felt throughout the whole structure of the motor industry. In the first instance, the war caused a sudden dislocation due to the temporary but immediate extinction of some markets and the abnormal development of others. The ordinary everyday business of the industry was totally suspended in [...] |
The Motor Omnibus – Public Service VehiclesIn the sphere of the public service vehicle, the products of the motor industry have made astonishingly rapid progress, resulting in the almost total displacement of passenger traffic dependent upon horse haulage. In face of the motor cab, the old horsed vehicle bids fair to end its already precarious existence very shortly. For pleasure trips, [...] |
The Motor In AgricultureUndoubtedly, one of the biggest fields for the extension of the motor industry is in connection with agricultural operations and the carriage of farm produce and supplies. Up to the present, this development has to some extent lagged behind other sections of the motor industry. Where hard roads are available, the carriage of produce and [...] |
