W. H. ChurchAutomobile Biographies W. H. Church The pioneer inventor of carriages. A physician of Birmingham, England, Dr. W. H. Church gave many years to the study of steam locomotion. Several patents were secured by him between 1832 and 1835, and in the latter year a common road carriage, built according to his plans, was brought out. [...]  |
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 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 Industrial MotorWe come now to what is doubtless destined to be the most important of all the branches of the motor industry. In revolutionising the means of carrying passengers along roads, the motor has been immensely successful, and has affected the life of civilised countries in no slight degree, notably by encouraging people to live in [...] |
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 [...] |
An Example Of ProgressAnother example of obstructive legislation is to be found in the tendency to tax the fuel of the motor vehicle, though this may perhaps be justified if the tax be imposed with the agreement of the motoring community, and the proceeds definitely earmarked to go to the improvement of the roads. Then again, laws devised [...] |
