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  • 21drum\ up — v 1. To get by trying or asking again and again; attract or encourage by continued effort. The car dealer tried to drum up business by advertising low prices. 2. To invent. I will drum up an excuse for coming to see you next week. Syn.: make… …

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  • 22Twin leading drum brake — The twin leading drum brake design is typically found on the front of automobiles. Its advantage is that it provides maximum possible retardation in its intended direction of travel, i.e. forwards. Everything else being equal, it is more powerful …

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  • 23Harley-Davidson Servi-Car — The Harley Davidson Servi Car was a three wheeled utility motorcycle manufactured by Harley Davidson from 1932 to 1973.Concept and usesThe Servi Car was designed during the Great Depression when Harley Davidson was desperate to expand its product …

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  • 24dashboard drum — n. A car dashboard used as a drum. dashboard drumming pp. Example Citation: Despite our enthusiasm for the trip, keeping it interesting for the duration of the drive proved challenging. We listened to a book on tape. We played dashboard drums in… …

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  • 25Leading/trailing drum brake — The leading/trailing drum brake design is typically found on the the rear of automobiles, though it has appeared on the front of some older models such as the Bedford CA. [Bedford CA service training manual 1959] Its advantage is that is equally… …

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  • 26Crosley Car Owners Club — The Crosley Car Owners Club (CCOC) was historically notable as being one of the first American support groups for owners and enthusiasts of American built automobiles, in this case those built by the Crosley Corporation in Richmond, Indiana,… …

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  • 27Three-drum boilers — Three drum boiler, casing removed …

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  • 28R11 (New York City Subway car) — The R11 New York City Subway cars, built by the Budd Rail Car Company, were a new technology prototype test train ordered as part of a new 400 car fleet for the Second Avenue Subway in 1949, a line that was never built. This resulted in the… …

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  • 29Electronic drum — An electronic drum is a percussion instrument in which the sound is generated by an electronic waveform generator or sampler instead of by acoustic vibration.How electronic drums work When an electronic drum pad is struck, a voltage change is… …

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  • 30Simmons (electronic drum company) — Simmons was a pioneering British manufacturer of electronic drums that supplied electronic kits from 1980 to the early 90s. The drums distinctive, electronic sound can be found on countless albums from the 80s. Certain musicians of the time were… …

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