A SIX-WHEELED DE LUXE COACH.
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Brief Details of a Large-capacity Vehicle Built for Longdistance Touring.
NOWthat the rigid six-wheeler is being used to an increasing extent for regular bus work, particularly by municipal authorities, it is not surprising that such machines should also be claiming attention in connection with another branch of passenger travel by road—i.e., motor coaching. It certainly seems that where it is desired to use a large-capacity vehicle and to
give a considerable degree of riding comfort the six-wheeler is very suitable.
What is believed to be the first coach body mounted on a British-built rigidframe six-wheeled chassis is shown in an accompanying illustration. It consists of an example of WLeetype 50-80 h.p. chassis built by Karrier Motors, Ltd., Karrier Works, Huddersfield, on which is mounted a 39-seater body built by Harrington, Ltd., of Brighton. It is one of two coaches of this type ordered by G. H. Allitt and Sons, Ltd., of Rotherhithe, which intends to use the vehicles for long-distance touring during, the forthcoming season.
In this type of vehicle the driver is positioned alongside. the engine on the off side, and he is protected by side screens as well as by the ordinary front windscreen. The whole of the body proper is thus used for carrying passengers, who are accommodated in deep and well-sprung semi-bucket seats upholstered in leather. The inside lining boards and the backs of all the seats are carpeted to match the coachwork, which is finished in carmine with black understructure.
There are only two doors for the use of passengers, one being located at the front end and the other behind the rearmost wheels on the near side. The penultimate row of seats is only connected to the off side of the body, the space which is left on the near side facilitating the movement of passengers. Luggage boxes are fixed along each side of the body as well as at the rear, where a spare wheel is carried.