Worldtrtasters to be Made in Yugoslavia
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A' agreement has been signed between Leyland Motors, Ltd., and Industrija Motora Rakovica of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, for the latter company to have manufacturing rights for the next 10 years to produce the Leyland Worldmaster underfloor-engined passenger chassis and the Leyland 0.680 oil engine, which is used to power the Worldmaster bus.
Coupled with the agreement is the placing of an order to the value of over £1m. by Indostrija Motora Rakovica for 160 Worldmaster complete buses and spares.
Their specification includes the LERT1.1 chassis with an 18-ft. wheelbase. suitable for a 34-ft.-long body, exhaust brakes and a 4-speed semi-automatic gearbox with a special hill-holding device that enables the bus to pull away smoothly on a steep hill.
The bodies, which will he built by Metropolitan-Cammell-Weymann, Ltd., are of the " standee " type with seats for only 23 people, but with standing room for 100 passengers.