Miller Front Drive Racing Car – Motor Age – 11 December 1924
This article, written by the French journalist Paul Dumas, described the Miller 91 front wheel drive of 1924. This car was based on the idea and a request of Jimmy Murphy, who perished that year. Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comMotor Age, Vol. XLVI (46), No.24, December 11, 1924 Miller […]
67 Cu. Inch Straight-8 Racing Engine by Salmson – Motor Age – 22 March 1928
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. LIII (53), No. 12, March 22 1928 67 Cu. In. Straight-Eight Racing Engine Built by Salmson Built by Salmson of Paris, Develops 100 hp. at 5800 r.p.m. and Will Turn Up to 8000 r.p.m. – Gives Car a Speed of About […]
Cirumvent the Impasse in Front-Wheel Drive, Part I – Automotive Industries – 4 June 1927
Over many years, the technical specialist and highly rated author Peter Martin Heldt wrote for several American automotive magazines. In this 1927 article in Automotive Industries, he explains the different aspects of the then upcoming front-wheel drive. Because of its lengthy write, it’s divided here in two parts. Not only an interesting read, but I […]
Cirumvent the Impasse in Front-Wheel Drive, Part II – Automotive Industries – 4 June 1927
Over many years, the technical specialist and highly rated author Peter Martin Heldt wrote for several American automotive magazines. In this 1927 article in Automotive Industries, he explains the different aspects of the then upcoming front-wheel drive. Because of its lengthy write, it’s divided here in two parts. Not only an interesting read, but I […]
Influence de la Vélodipédie sur la Carrosserie – La Nature – 7 september 1895
In this september 1895 issue of the French popular scientific magazine La Nature, the French technical journalist Baudry Saunier presents two innovations. First the wheel hub in ball bearings and secondly, the ever first Michelin pneumatic tyre as applied in the 1895 Paris-Bordeaux contest. The assembly and securing means for the tyre are extensively described. […]
Influence de la Vélodipédie sur la Carrosserie, Translation – La Nature – 7 september 1895
In this september 1895 issue of the French popular scientific magazine La Nature, the French technical journalist Baudry Saunier presents two innovations. First the wheel hub in ball bearings and secondly, the ever first Michelin pneumatic tyre as applied in the 1895 Paris-Bordeaux contest. The assembly and securing means for the tyre are extensively described. […]
Ball Bearings and Rubber Tires for Carriages – Scientific American – 7 December 1895
In those days, technical journalistst on both sides of the ocean, excchanged their knowledge. This article is the English translation of the original one, published earlier in the september 1895 issue of the French magazine La Nature. The first application of the Michelin pneumatic tyre in a French contest and the application of ball bearings […]
Première voiture de bandages pneumatiques Michelin – La Traction Mécanique – 1896
Avec l’authorisation du Bibliothèque national francais, gallica.bnf.fr.Text et photos compilé par motorracingistory.com. Translation by DeepL.com La Traction Mécanique – La Revue scientifique et industrielle de l’année, 1898. Automobiles à pétrole Michelin. Automobiles à pétrole Michelin. — La figure 302 représente la voiture Michelin qui prit part à la course Paris-Bordeaux-Paris en 1895 et qui fut […]
Where the Pneumatic Tire got its Start – Motor Age – 9 June 1921
This article, written by the well-known American reporter stationed in Paris over many years, W. F. Bradley, gives the background of the very first European application of Michelin pneumatic tyres. The 1895 Paris-Bordeaux contest wasn’t a success for them at all. But the disappointment on that very first experience with pneumatic tyres during a contest […]
Meritorious Features of Wire Wheels – The Automobile – 9 September 1909
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com The Automobile, Vol. XXI (21), No. 11, September 9, 1909 MERITORIOUS FEATURES OF WIRE WHEELS By Joseph A Mackle IN the early days of the history of the automobile, solid-tired wire wheels were standard practice, and for the low powers and low speeds of […]