GASOLINE AUTOMOBILES. 



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Fig. 6. Panhard & Levassor Vehicle. 



Fig. 6 shows a gasoline vehicle made by Panhard & Levassor, who 

 are perhaps the best known French manufacturers of automobiles, as 

 their vehicles have been the winners in all the notable races held within 

 the past few years. The motor they use is shown in Fig 7, and, as can 



Fig. 7. Motor of Vehicle. 



be readily seen, is of the two-cylinder type, cooled by a water jacket, just 

 as in Fig. 1. The explosion is produced by means of a hot tube, as 

 explained in connection with the last-named figure. This motor is 

 placed under the body of the vehicle, and is connected with the rear 

 axle by means of a train of gearing which terminates in sprocket wheels 

 and chains that connect with driving wheels, each one being operated 



