Amedee BolleeAutomobile Biographies The pioneer inventor of a steam carriage. In April, 1873, Amedee Bollee, of Le Mans, France, the noted French engineer, filed a patent for a steam road vehicle and two years later he built the steam stage that he named Obeissante. Toward the end oi that year this stage was run in and [...]  |
James Gordon BennettAutomobile Biographies Took sporting side of the automobile movement. So interesting was the sporting side of the automobile movement that it early attracted the attention of James Gordon Bennett. The great runs, or tours, or races commenced in 1891, and continued annually from 1894 on, resulted in the offering of the Bennett trophy for international [...] |
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 [...] |
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 [...] |
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 [...] |
The Motor Cycle IndustryThe distribution of the motor cycle industry is on the whole similar to that of the car industry. The main differences are that, in respect of the motor cycle, Great Britain has from the first occupied an extremely prominent position, while the effects of quantity production of American manufacturers have not up to the present [...] |
Two Cars, The Excellence Of Which Is Largely Due To Experience On The Racing TrackThis is, that the distribution of the industry must be dependent also on the purchasing capacity of the average member of the population in each Duntry. In this respect, the United States has an immense advantage. The purchasing capacity of the individual is good and the population is large. There is thus created a home [...] |
Factors That Have Assisted DevelopmentThe motor industry owes its existence primarily to the tremendous progress made in the design and manufacture of internal combustion engines. According to Mr. Dugald Clerk, the total power generated by gas engines in the United Kingdom in 1876 did not exceed 2,000 horse-power. In 1907, a total of three-quarters ,of a million horse-power was [...] |
