La Roue détachable Rudge-Whithworth – La Vie Automobile – 20 December 1920
Seven years after the 1913 introduction of the Rudge-Whithworth central wheel assembling and locking device, a short commentary is given in this article, highlighting its general succes in the automotive world (translation included). Avec l’authorisation du Conservatoire numérique des Arts et Métiers (Cnum) – https://cnum.cnam.frTexte et photos compilé par motorracinghistory.com La Vie Automobile 16e Année. — […]
Wire Wheel again Comes to the Front – The Automobile – 16 May 1912
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com The Automobile, Vol. XXVI (26), No.20, May 16, 1912 Wire Wheel Again Comes to the Front Lightness, Flexibility, Strength Against Vibration and Shock, and Tire Economy Points in Its FavorMode of Manufacture as Carried on at the McCue Company’s Plant HISTORY repeats itself. […]
La nouvelle roue amovible Rudge-Whithworth, Translation – La Vie Automobile – 12 October 1912
This article from the well-known French technicalist-journalist Charles Faroux describes the 1912 newly designed steel detachable wheel of the company Rudge-Whithworth. Here, it says like: „….a new wheel hub assembly…..which not only provides absolute security against loosening, but also tightens itself during operation if it has been insufficiently tightened during assembly“. Part of this article […]
La roue amovible R.A.F., Translation – La Vie Automobile – 13 July 1912
Charles Faroux decribes in tis article, the most important specifics of the detachable, all steel wheel of R.A.F. Definicely not being the Britisch air force, the name stands for la Société des Roues Amovibles Francaise.; the Company for French detachable wheels. At the 1912 Grand Prix at Dieppe, these wheels had quite an influence on […]
La nouvelle roue amovible Rudge-Whithworth – La Vie Automobile – 12 October 1912
This article from the well-known French technicalist-journalist Charles Faroux describes the 1912 newly designed steel detachable wheel of the company Rudge-Whithworth. Here, it says like: „….a new wheel hub assembly…..which not only provides absolute security against loosening, but also tightens itself during operation if it has been insufficiently tightened during assembly“. Part of this article […]
La roue amovible R.A.F. – La Vie Automobile – 13 July 1912
Charles Faroux decribes in tis article, the most important specifics of the detachable, all steel wheel of R.A.F. Definicely not being the Britisch air force, the name stands for la Société des Roues Amovibles Francaise.; the Company for French detachable wheels. At the 1912 Grand Prix at Dieppe, these wheels had quite an influence on […]
Wire Wheels Return after 20 Years, Part III – Motor Age – 8 May 1913
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. XXIII (23), No.19, May 8, 1925 Wire Wheels Return After 20 Years Foreign-Made Wheels – Part IIIBy H. A. Tarantous IN Europe the wire wheel has flourished more than it has in this country. In England the majority of the […]
Wire Wheels Return after 20 Years, Part II – Motor Age – 1 May 1913
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. XXIII (23), No.18, May 1, 1925 Wire Wheels Return After 20 Years American-Made Wheels Part IIBy H. A. Tarantous THERE are eight American makes of wire wheels on the market and if recent reports are to be upheld, within a […]
Wire Wheels Return after 20 Years, Part I – Motor Age – 24 April 1913
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. XXIII (23), No.17, April 24, 1925 Wire Wheels Return After 20 Years By H. A. Tarantous – Part I ALTHOUGH no definite record is at hand to determine the actual introduction of the wheel, it may be said that the […]
Zweiteilige und abnehmbare Felgen, Translation – Automobil=Zeitung – 15 July 1906
This article in the Austrian magazine „Allgemeine Automobil=Zeitung“, directly refers to the two-weeks earlier published article in the French article of Henri Gaillard in „La Locomotion Automobile“. It shows that indeed, severaly European magazines cooperated in some respect. Text and images with authorisation of anno.ac.at / Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, compiled by motorracinghistory.com, Translation by DeepL.com Allgemeine […]