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Page from 'The Motor' magazine, issue 157, featuring news articles on wartime motoring conditions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 170\1\ img092 | |
| Date | 25th September 1940 | |
| September 25, 1940. 157 The Motor THE NEWS Offer a Lift MOTORISTS are asked to give lifts to people who are stranded at bus and tram stops or tube stations during the present emergency conditions. A card attached to the windscreen showing your destination will enable those who are going your way to come forward readily. Increase the Petrol Allowance Now IN view of the urgent need for private car transport, pressure should be brought to bear upon the Petroleum Department, to increase the petrol ration. The simplest method of doing this is to make the units good for 1 1/2 or 2 gallons instead of 1. MOTORING ON GAS—This SS{S. Smith} car has been run on gas for many months, the fuel being supplied by a Cowan producer plant, shown attached to the rear of the body. It is specifically designed for private cars; it can be built into the rear panel if needed and does not require expert maintenance. The price is £105, much of which will be recovered by lower fuel costs by motorists travelling considerable distances, and impressions of driving the car on the road will be published in our next issue. REALLY IMMOBILIZED—Bonnet and radiator removed, while owner was doing business nearby, but apparently that business was concerned with the radiator. He is seen behind the car, carrying that component under his arm. But Trapping Still Goes On RAIDS may go on for hours, men... New Tyres for Old WHEN a tyre is worn out you are asked, now, to return it to the original manufacturer, carriage forward, through the trader from whom the tyre was bought. This is part of a special war measure operated by Moderate prices will be charged and lists will be found at local traders. It is not expected that the reconstructed tyre will give the same service as a new cover, but, obviously, if the casing has not been run too | ||