1905, ISBN: 9781231325629

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Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: . . . 2. 90; garage and washing, 5. 15; gasoline--called in France essence and in Italy benzine--came to 42. 10 (it is frequently much more expensive in France than in England, and in Italy a very inferior spirit costs nearly four times as much). Altogether the car bill came to 166. 55, or 55. 50 each, which works out at 3 cents a mile. The economical man will do well to avoid Italy, at this time of the year at any rate. By staying in France we should have saved at least 60 in tires and gasoline alone. This bill, including crossing the Channel twice (first class), the railway journey from Turin to Modane and the various custom duties, amounted to 10. 60 each and 55 for the car. The total cost to each of us amounted, therefore, to 170, which can hardly be considered excessive for a holiday lasting nearly five weeks, and spent in the most enjoyable manner it is possible to conceive. And I venture to say that, besides being incomparably pleasanter, it was a good deal cheaper than traveling in a stuffy train would have been. My advice, then, to those wishing to see other countries comfortably and cheaply, is--own a reliable small car of good workmanship throughout, be your own chauffeur, go to small inns rather than palatial hotels and--take care of your tires. The Decauville Variable Inlet. The speed of the Decauville motor is governed by a device by which the effective opening of the inlet valves is varied, but which, nevertheless, does not act directly upon the valves themselves. A sectional view of the arrangement is shown herewith. It consists of a sliding sleeve A provided with a guide surrounding the valve stem B, the sleeve and guide being held together by radial spider arms. By means of a handle on the steering column and the lever C the sleeve A may be r. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN.<

2012, ISBN: 9781231325629

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