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A Compact Collection

10th November 1961, Page 197
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A Walk R-ound the Outer Gangway Inside Kelvin Hall

)UGH most of the glamour of Motor Show must be of necesiated with the vehicle exhibits, .s, components and so forth rtant to the operator, not only question of obtaining spare his vehicles, but also because he can often improve on either the perfoi mance or the comfort and safety of his vehicles by wise purchase in this field.

So tear yourself away from the centre stands, and take a stroll round the outer gangway inside Kelvin Hall. This sort of safari is best done systematically unless a visitor has one particular stand, and one only, that he must see, so this conducted tour will start at Stand 147 and finish at 237.

The well-known Manchester concern of Runbaken occupy this first stand and their exhibits include ignition equipment. All manner of vehicle washing and polishing preparations can be found on the next stand, whilst next to this Cary's exhibit springs, including their Laminaire progressive type. Bowes Seal Fast tyrerepair equipment and polishes can be seen on Stand 151, next to which is a wide assortment of Lodge Sparking plugs, Duron brake linings and clutch plates in profusion are on display on the next stand, whilst next door Telehoist concentrate on their bodywork and tipping gear products. The usual assortment of Bramber engineering items can be seen on Stand 155, the next stand offering examples of Tecalemit lubrication specialities. G. E. Neville's stand beard photographs of their products and sections of their special U-shaped tipping bodies and Bulker transporters, whilst the display on Stand 158 presents a comprehensive selection of Repolite pistons, piston rings, cylinder liners and so forth.

On the other side of the Bunhouse Road entrance, Trico-Folberth, Ltd., show screen washers and cleaning preparations, also their interesting doubleleaf Aeramic windscreen-wiper blade. On the next stand, Trico's associate company, Marchal Distributors, Ltd., display lamps, sparking plugs and horns, whilst on the next stand to -this can be found

all manner, of body flttings. Walking farther along the line of this Wall the visitor passes a stand of publications. one stand devoted to lubricants, then' that of the Adrolic Engineering Co., whose articulated-vehicle stabilizer is well known, and next to this will be found one of the remarkable Gardner 6LX diesel engines f the exhibit being fully equipped and including •a Plessey 3H hydraulic pump.

On Stand 166 operators with tipping vehicles will find something of interest for them, whilst operators of all types of vehicles will find a wide and interesting range of spare parts on the Edmunds, Walker stand next door The next three stands contain. car-engine tune-up equipment, components and piston rings

• respectively, whilst on the corner Thom

son and Brown display an extensive range of accessories, components and body finishes.

The next stand round the corner is devoted to paints, and two stands next to it might be able to provide financial help for your next purchase. Pilot Works, Ltd., who have bodies on several of the vehicles on display in the Show, exhibit their OV2 tipping gear and various valves and power take-off and pump units, and across the other side of the doorway, Smith's show a full range of instruments, batteries, thermostats, antifreeze and so forth. Next to Smith's is the Lucas stand, and there is plenty of interest here, ranging from theftprevention master switches to a thermostatically controlled radiator-fan motor, and including the latest Night-Day flashing-indicator system.

The next two stands in numerical order are filled with tyres and rubber products, and on the first corner we find Simms displaying ' fuel-injection equipment, starter motors, dynamos, an alternator, lamps, injector servicing equipment, and the latest version of their petrol-injection system, which is claimed to give improved fuel economy and performance. Having turned the corner, the visitor passes more tyres, friction materials, accessories, upholstery materials, paints, batteries, more friction materials, more batteries, and finishes at the Champion stand, where the main attraction is spark ing plugs. .

On the next stand—

No. 191—Girling, Ltd., show se products, including a .mechani unit, 'a tandem master cylinc Mastervac vacuum servo and at ing type of suspension damp contains a cushion of gas. more upholstery on the next so next to this Borg-Warner are feature of their new small transmission, this being of a siz. for delivery vans of up to 1-ton Friction material and tyre: the next stands, and in tilt Castro], Ltd., feature their lubrication equipment. 'Coolim are Scrck's 'main line of busi examples will be seen on Si next to which are all types o plates. On the neighbouring t be found a wide range of Rorr sories, including seat belts. The stands are occupied by Ai Products and Borg and Beck, companies whose field emb manner of braking equipment joints, filters and clutches.

The Widnev safety belt is s the Karobes stand, and next ° a wide selection of Mintex g friction materials, fan belts and sting equipment. On Stand 204 Dewandre feature air-pressure cuum braking equipment, an brake, and heaters and demisters, other things, and their stand is I by a fine display of Oldham te corner of this " leg " Turner (Glasgow), Ltd., show a variety ssories, including batteries, car; and workshop equipment, a feature being made of the fuelL test appliances made by the Engineerin.g Co., Ltd., the sim-: f which is of great interest. Two full of tyres are next in line, Laving turned the. corner, we come ye stands concerned with, in this lubricants, tyre repairs, hiremore tyres and more lubricants_ Lg. the snack bar we find two of :t four stands concerned with tyres, and the other two with finance, and the next stand features a very complete range of AC-Delco products. Finance again on the next stand, followed by lubricants, tyres '(Michelin " X " is the main feature here), more components and accessories, paints and vehicle finishes, finance again, yet more accessories, and, at the end of the row, the stand of a Glasgow publishing concern.

Passing down the., remaining side of the Hall, we arrive at Stand. 227, where Ripaults, Ltd., show miles and miles of cables and various pieces of workshop equipment in connection with the wiring of vehicles, also featured are harness assemblies, bonnet -fasteners, terminals and connectors. The Commercial Motor stand comes next, and beside it Irvine Electrical Services display Lucas, C.A.V., S.C., AC-Delco equipment, also Champion, Lodge and K.L.G. sparking plugs.

More publications on the next stand. and alongside the Argyle Street entranc. • Chloride Batteries, Ltd., display a representative selection of Exide batteries. Passing across the entrance, the next stand, encountered is that of C.A.V., Ltd., where fuel-injection equipment and electrical components are the speciality, and after this comes yet another tyre stand.

The journey is nearly over: on the first stand in the last block of four, Lombank, Ltd., can attend to your inquiries, and next to them Autornaticket display their latest products. L. F. Brenner, Ltd., seem to have Made few omissions from their comprehensive exhibition alt. ,accessories, and then we come to the last stand—in numerical order—which again is concerned with finance and .hirepurchase.

Quite a selection, and very few. things seem to have been left out. A compact collection, and a most necessary one.

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