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 […]
Zweiteilige und abnehmbare Felgen – 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, Allgemeine Automobil=Zeitung, VII Jahrgang, […]
La gagnante du Grand Prix, Translation – La Vie Automobile – 31 August 1912
This article from the well-known French technicalist-journalist Charles Faroux extensively and meticuously describes the many new features of the Peugeot Charlatans‘ designed and developed small 7.6 liter capacity, 4-cylinder, hemi-head, 4-valve, doube overhead camschaft Grand Prix engine. With this engine, being the very precursor for many more engines still to come over decades, Peugeot won […]
La gagnante du Grand Prix – La Vie Automobile – 31 August 1912
This article from the well-known French technicalist-journalist Charles Faroux extensively and meticuously describes the many new features of the Peugeot Charlatans‘ designed and developed small 7.6 liter capacity, 4-cylinder, hemi-head, 4-valve, doube overhead camschaft Grand Prix engine. With this engine, being the very precursor for many more engines still to come over decades, Peugeot won […]
Jantes Démontables et jantes amovibles, Translation – La Locomotion Automobile – 22 June 1906
With authorisation of the Bibliothèque national francais, gallica.bnf.fr.Text and jpegs compiled by motorracingistory.com, Translation by DeepL.com La Locomotion Automobile – Volume 12, N° 25, June 22, 1906. REMOVABLE RIMS AND DETACHABLE RIMS Since the invention of the pneumatic tire, we have had to contend with its fragility and repair damage to the tire or […]
Detachable Rims for the Grand Prix – The Automobile – 28 June 1906
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com The Automobile, Vol. XIV (14), No. 26, June 28, 1906, p. 1009 DETACHABLE RIMS FOR THE GRAND PRIX PARIS, June 15.-An extremely interesting feature of the Grand Prix will be the use of detachable rims and tires by some of the competing cars. […]
Jantes Démontables et jantes amovibles – La Locomotion Automobile – 22 June 1906
Avec l’authorisation du Bibliothèque national francais, gallica.bnf.fr.Text et photos compilé par motorracingistory.com. La Locomotion Automobile – 12e Année, N° 25, 22 Juin 1906. JANTES DEMONTABLES ET JANTES AMOVIBLES Depuis l’invention du bandage pneumatique, on a eu à lutter contre sa fragilité, et à réparer les accidents causés à l’enveloppe ou à la chambre à […]
Straight-8 Race Engine Popular – Motor Age – 26 May 1921
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. XXXIX (39), No. 21, May 26 1921 Straight-8 Race Engine Popular Duesenbergs, Ballot, Sunbeam and Frontenac Exponents of This Type-Flywheel May Be Dispensed with-Better AccelerationBy B. M. IKERT BEFORE taking up the discussion of the modern racing engine it is […]