Automatic Clutch at Last
The French, German and American motor-engineers who havo been seeking an automatic cluth for ten years have been beaten by a London engineer, Mr Noel Newton. Mr Newton has invented a clutch, controlled ccntrifugally, which enables a car to be started from a standstill by engaging any gear and pressing tho accelerator. It is unnecessary to declutch when stopping. The clutch gives a flexiblo drive at low speeds, slipping a few revolutions before becoming solid. It will bo included in a 1931 British model.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7301, 31 October 1933, Page 11
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88Automatic Clutch at Last Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7301, 31 October 1933, Page 11
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