The British Motor Industry, 1896-1939Macmillan, 1977 - 258 pages |
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Page 57
... established agricultural engineering business in Yeovil , Somerset , were more enterprising . After producing , we are told , a ' self - propelled oil engine ' in 1892 , the firm manufactured a total of twelve cars between 1895 and 1897 ...
... established agricultural engineering business in Yeovil , Somerset , were more enterprising . After producing , we are told , a ' self - propelled oil engine ' in 1892 , the firm manufactured a total of twelve cars between 1895 and 1897 ...
Page 93
... Established firms such as A. Harper Sons and Bean of Dudley , which had been making fire grates , domestic castings and shot since 1890 , turned over to motor - car com- ponents after they had become a public company in 1907. The Moss ...
... Established firms such as A. Harper Sons and Bean of Dudley , which had been making fire grates , domestic castings and shot since 1890 , turned over to motor - car com- ponents after they had become a public company in 1907. The Moss ...
Page 209
... established firms were able to produce satisfactory motor lubricating oils for sale in the districts where their names carried their own recommendation , Many companies which did not even attempt the refining of petrol were able to ...
... established firms were able to produce satisfactory motor lubricating oils for sale in the districts where their names carried their own recommendation , Many companies which did not even attempt the refining of petrol were able to ...
Contents
THE FIRST SELFPROPELLED VEHICLES | 1 |
QUALITY CARS AND SPECIALIST BODY MAKERS | 27 |
THE AMERICAN CHALLENGE AND BRITISH RESPONSE | 77 |
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