THIS BETTER CAR WILL RUN AND RUN. NEW DESIGN FOR THE MOTOR CAR

A brief description is given of a patented invention (bp 1472471) which aims to redesign the motor car by making it simpler and safer. The conventional wheels of the car are replaced by huge elastic circles arranged on each side of the chassis, each running round a track of guide rollers. The rollers are power driven by a petrol engine or electric motor and spin the tyre rings to propel the car along. The advantages are listed and include improved road holding and comfort. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Magazine Limited

  King's Reach Tower, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LS,   England 
• Publication Date: 1977-7-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 27 p.
• Serial:
  • NEW SCIENTIST
  • Volume: 75
  • Issue Number: 1059
  • Publisher: REED BUSINESS INFORMATION LTD
  • ISSN: 0262-4079

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Comfort; Design; Elastomers; Electric vehicles; Friction; Gasoline; Patents; Tracked vehicles; Vehicle design; Vehicle performance; Vehicles; Wheels
• Old TRIS Terms: Road holding
• ITRD Terms: 1057: Air transport network; 9011: Design (overall design); 7474: Elastomer; 1039: Heliport; 8548: Patent; 1646: Vehicle handling; 1372: Wheel
• Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00164241
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 14 1978 12:00AM