Automobile Biographies Nicholas Joseph Cugnot The pioneer inventor of the steam locomotive, invented a new gun, with which the cavalry were equipped. Nicholas Joseph Cugnot born at Void, Lorraine, France, September 25, 1725.Nicholas Joseph Cugnot died in Paris, October 2, 1804. Concerning the early life of Cugnot, little is known. He was educated for the [...]

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Dashboard That portion of an automobile body which forms the front of the forward seat space, and, in the accepted type of “motor-in-front” construction, the back of the bonnet space in which the motor is housed. It acts as a wind break, and as a support for various indicating and control devices. It is made [...]

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Calcium Carbide A compound (CaC2) produced by the reaction of carbon and quicklime in the electric furnace. It is the source of acetylene gas (C 2 H 2 ), when water is applied to it, according to the reaction CaC 2 + H 2 O = C 2 H 2 + Ca O (quicklime). The [...]

The automobile terms spelled with first letter B

Babbitt An alloy used for the linings of shaft bearings, which possesses excellent antifriction properties and which is not likely to mar the shafts which run upon it. It is readily melted and cast into the form required to fill the space between the shaft to be supported and the caps and stands of the [...]

The automobile terms spelled with first letter A

Ability A term sometimes employed to express the relationship between car weight and engine output, more particularly used in estimating the hill climbing and speed capability of cars. No unit of ability has been agreed upon, but the output of the motor in horse power, or its piston displacement, divided by the weight of the [...]

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