York's 'Junior' City-Van Joins Freightmaster in U.K. Market
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THE City-Van semi-trailer boxvan which was exhibited at
this year's Amsterdam Show by York Trailer Europa N.V. (see The Commercial Motor, February 14) is now to be marketed in the U.K. Designed by the York Trailer Co. Ltd. primarily for delivery work in urban areas, the City-Van is, in effect, a " junior " version of the York Freightmaster and is offered in lengths from 18 ft. to 28 ft., heights of 6, 7, 8, or 9 ft, widths of 7 ft. or 7 ft. 6 in., and for payloads between 5 and 8 tons. List prices are from £1,196.
extruded section used for the cant rails allowing external riveting.
Standard suspension is a new design— called Pillapoise—employing Aeon tripleconvolute hollow rubber springs (one at each side) with the axle located by rubber-bushed radius rods. Leaf spring suspension to the same design as on other York single-axle models and with 11-leaf springs is optional. Also standard is a light alloy roller shutter at the rear body opening, but full-height, full-width doors can be fitted as an option. Openings 3-ft. 2-in, wide with roller shutters can also be incorporated in the body sides if required.
Three axle options are listed, these having I5-in. 8-stud wheels, 16-in. 6-stud wheels or 20-in. 8-stud wheels. The 16-in. size is intended to suit Bedford or similar tractive units and, in fact, the axle uses Bedford hubs, brakes and so on. With this axle fitted, the floor height is about 3 ft. 4 in. S.A.E. fifth-wheel coupling with vertical landing gear is standard with automatic coupling an alternative.