ONE-PASSENGER TAXI

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 88, 5 July 1927, Page 12

ONE-PASSENGER TAXI

A GERMAN PRODUCTION Attemnts to provide cheap transPi? rti t tlon ln Gerrnan y have developed the hanomaq, one-passenger taxi It seems a better solution than the motorcycle taxis being used in America, as it gives greater comfort and weather protection The most original part v T hlc e> though, is the design Of the chassis. The engine, radiator, and transmission are all located at the rear of the frame, below the “ oot - Access to the engine is allowed through a detachable side panel in the body. The engine develops 10 h.p., and is a single-cylinder fourcycle type, with magneto ignition overhead valves and ball bearings in the big ends. Engine, clutch, and three-speed gearbox are in one unit. A single enclosed chain drives the rear axle from a sprocket carried on an extension of the gear box shaft There is no differential. The driver has not to walk around to the back to start the engine, as a novel selfstarter, a combination of lever chain and spring is fitted near the hand brake. Transverse springs are used m front, and special coil springs at rear. Both hand and foot brakes operate on one drum, fitted to the right hand rear wheel. A petrol consumption of about 70 miles per BTliriVs&^ or h^ w £fch