. Automotive industries . ight being made up, however, by ballast. This makesit possible to carry the spare wheels inside the bodyand thus reduce head resistance. With an all-aluminumbody construction and the use of light materials through-out, it has been possible to get weight down to 1750 lb.,with full road equipment. THE Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders(Great Britain) has voted a substantial sum for aperiod of years to the Institution of Automobile Engi-neers, subject to a stipulation as to representation that islikely to be accorded, so that it is anticipated the arrange-ment wi
. Automotive industries . ight being made up, however, by ballast. This makesit possible to carry the spare wheels inside the bodyand thus reduce head resistance. With an all-aluminumbody construction and the use of light materials through-out, it has been possible to get weight down to 1750 lb.,with full road equipment. THE Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders(Great Britain) has voted a substantial sum for aperiod of years to the Institution of Automobile Engi-neers, subject to a stipulation as to representation that islikely to be accorded, so that it is anticipated the arrange-ment will very shortly become definite. The Institutionsome time since placed before the Society a proposed ex-tended programme of work, together with particulars ofthe financial position, and the matter has received care-ful consideration at a number of meetings. The Councilof the Society agreed that the proposed work in questionwould be of value to the industry generally, and that theinstitution should be assisted The four-cylinder x Bignan sport model I , ■tin ,i III i ,r-lilrr Kite AN ignition system capable of higher current economythan the ordinary closed-circuit battery ignition sys-tem, has been recently invented. The feature of the systemis a control cam which determines the length of time dur-ing which the primary circuit remains closed. In the ordinary closed-circuit battery system the breakercam must be designed to keep the circuit closed at highspeed a sufficient length of time to permit of the properloading up of the coil, and at low engine speed the primarythen remains closed for a much longer time than necessarywhich results in waste of electrical energy. In the newsystem the regular breaker cam and thecontrol cam are located side by sideon the breaker shaft. The angularposition of the breaker cam relative tothe shaft is controlled by a centrifugalgovernor for the purpose of automaticspark timing. In the same way the an-gular position of t
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