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Motor ignition debate and early dual systems at Olympia show
A wide discussion on oil ignition in engines paired with magnetos dominates reports from the Olympia motor show. Dual ignition com ports promise independence and efficiency though durability of platinum contacts remains a concern. News notes trials, timelines, and engineering estimates, with Melbourne Sydney records and 1908 Talbot runs cited alongside the push for affordable bicycles and motor cycles.
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St ‘Olympia
England
Toa
Reidsetien
Tipity Cdlope
Dali
Aime
Shiek
Pantadte Tivesk
Hester
HK Princes
Huta
Melbourne
Sydney
F. Roe
Boyd
Tong
Vauxhall
Mensrs
C. B. Kellew
H. B. James
Talbot
G. G. White
Turner