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A large number of our readers will be well acquainted with the features of the gentleman portrayed on this page, for the picture is of Mr. Fred. R. Kay, who has been for many years with the Rover Co., Ltd. We have known him personally for more years than we care to count Be has now joined the Vulcan Motor and Engineering Co. (1906), Ltd., as home sales manager.
Mr. Kay is well known, liked and respected by the dealers, and he feels sure that he will secure the agents' support. We heartily wish him success.
Mr. J. Preen, who for 15 years was stores manager and chief buyer for the Darracq Motor and Engineering Co., Ltd., has been appointed commercial manager for Messrs. Wilfrid Overton, Marsh Street, Walsall, who make fittings which are popular in the commercial-vehicle trade.
We publish on this page a portrait of Mr. J. Allingbam Taylor, who has just been appointed regional sales manager for the Irish Free State by the Dunlop Rubber Co. (Ireland), Ltd. Mr. Taylor has had a long and varied experience with Dunlop interests, his first appointment being in India, where he spent 4i years as manager for the whole of India, Burma, Ceylon and Singapore. Returning to England, he was appointed manager of the Dunlop depot at Newcastle.
During the period from 1915-1920 Mr. Taylor looked after the company's interests in Ireland and had charge of the arrangements for the building of a new depot in Dublin. Later he again Proceeded to India as acting general manager, being responsible for the opening and organization of various new depots. Upon his subsequent return to England
he was appointed district manager for the Midlands area, a position which he held until two years ago, when he proceeded to Fort Dunlop to occupy a responsible position.
Spares for the Ford.
We have received from the Ford Motor Co., Ltd„ 93, Regent Street, London, W.1, a copy of its spare parts price list which became effective as from the first of the year. The parts which are listed are for the A, AF and AAF models, and as the different components and auxiliaries are clearly set out under main headings reference is a simple matter. Each part has a different number and, apart from the price being given for single articles, prices for lots of 10 and lots of 100 cars are stated.
Birmingham Tackles Traffic Control.
It has been decided to form, from members of the general-purposes committee of Birmingham Corporation, a small standing committee to deal with the question of traffic control. Instructions to this committee entail its consideration of questions relating to the distribution of vehicular traffic, the fixing of stopfing places for buses, tramcars and trolley-buses, the suggestion of new routes for such vehicles, the making of orders for one-way-traffic streets, the alteration of 'highways and the provision of arrangements for the safety of pedestrians.
Tradesmen Run Their Own Buses.
A short time ago tradesmen in the Mairidee, Newport (Mon.), district complained to the Newport authorities that the municipal bus service had the effect of taking shoppers away from Maindee. This was put down to the fact that certain buses did not pass through the shopping area of the town. The tradesmen endeavoured to persuade the authorities to operate a service to meet their wishes, but because they were unsuccessful they have now acquired a bus, which they run, at half-hourly intervals, from Christchurch, and the service is, we are told, receiving ample patronage. Salford's Bus Tenders.
The tramways committee of Salford Corporation recommends acceptance of the following tenders:—
Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., for six Reliance 32-seater six-cylinder single-deck buses at a cost of £1,265 each, plus a sum of £476 for spares, a total of £8,066.
Dennis Brothers, Ltd., for six standard 32-seater six-cylinder singledeck buses at £1,345 each, plus £437 for spares, a total of £8.50?; three standard 50-52-seater six-cylinder double-deck buses at £1,772 each, plus £437 for spares, a• total of £5,753.
Leyland Motors, Ltd., for three Titan 50-seater six-cylinder doubledeck buses at £1,750 each, plus £556 for spares, a total of £5,806.
A Dainty Publicity Van.
An interesting picture which appears on this page is of a Morris Minor van, the body of which has been designed so as to resemble as nearly as possible one of the shop windows of Messrs. Diana de Paris, of Shaftesbury Avenue, London. The shop windows on each side have mirrors at the back and sides, as well as parquet flooring, the lighting of them being effected by vacuum-tube lamps. Each window shows three model dresses or blouses on stands.
The back of the van, which is quite shapely, represents part of the shop facade between the windows, in which the clock plays a conspicuous part. Apart from its publicity merits, the body, which was constructed by Messrs. Bonallaek and Sons, Cable Street, London, E.1, has sufficient space for accommodating 30 dress
boxes. It should be . mentioned that a spare wheel is carried in a special compartment below the floor. The vehicle is highly efficient for delivery and publicity purposes.