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LEFT-HAND DRIVE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-05-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Trucking (Road Transport)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- overcenter parking brake lever 1, record 1, English, overcenter%20parking%20brake%20lever
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A dual shoe mechanical brake, mounted at the drive shaft, can be used as either a parking brake or as an emergency brake. The brake shoes are actuated through a cable by an adjustable, overcenter type lever, mounted on the left-hand cowl panel. 1, record 1, English, - overcenter%20parking%20brake%20lever
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Camionnage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- levier d'immobilisation de frein à bascule
1, record 1, French, levier%20d%27immobilisation%20de%20frein%20%C3%A0%20bascule
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
D'après embrayage à bascule (overcenter clutch). 1, record 1, French, - levier%20d%27immobilisation%20de%20frein%20%C3%A0%20bascule
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- left-hand drive 1, record 2, English, left%2Dhand%20drive
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- direction à gauche
1, record 2, French, direction%20%C3%A0%20gauche
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- conduite à gauche 2, record 2, French, conduite%20%C3%A0%20gauche
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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