LEYLANDS TO PRODUCE FIREENGINES AGAIN A FTER a lapse of nearly
18th July 1958, Page 38
18th July 1958
Page 38
Page 38, 18th July 1958
— LEYLANDS TO PRODUCE FIREENGINES AGAIN A
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20 years, Leyland Motors, Ltd., plan to re-enter the fire-engine market in the near future. The company stated this week that the models they have in mind would probably cause a sensation in the fire-fighting world, as they differed in major respects from conventional vehicles.
They would all have oil engines, and their gear ratios would give high road speeds and large pumping capacities. Mr. J. S. Lees, Leyland's home sales manager for passenger vehicles„ will be in charge of sales.
In pre-war years Leyland were the largest fire-engine manufacturers in the country, and exported large numbers of their models, many of which are still in service. Their first fire-engine was built in 1910 for Dublin.