Engelman's autocraft; being an instructive study of the automobile; its care and management; how to drive; locating troubles and repairing them; with chapters exploiting some of the latest devices used in automobile construction (1914)
Engelman, Roy Albert, b. 1889 · Cincinnati, O., The American chauffeur publishing co. · leaf 58
. Any one who deliberately drives over a heavystone or similar obstacle is literally asking for ablowout. The reason is that the effect of a heavy car ata high speed, striking a stone, is just the same asthat of a heavy missile hitting the tire. Some-thing has to give way, and this is usually… … FABRIC BROKEN BY A BRUISE. The tread is like a boot sole, made for hardwear, but the side walls may be compared to theboot uppers. The result of running in the man-ner indicated is to wear off the sides, which arespeedily ruined, although the tread may be intact. This kind of injury is almost…
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