British Trade Fair, Stockhoh
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AMONG the exhibitors of commerci vehicles and ancillary equipme present at the British Trade Fair whil opens in Stockholm today and closes ■ Sunday, June 3, are the British Mot Corporation, the Ford Motor Co., Lb companies" of the Lucas Group, t] Rootes group, the Dunlop Rubber CI Ltd., and Vauxhall Motors, Ltd.
The B.M.C. stand features an o English half-timbered inn, with vehicl displayed in a tea garden behind Austin and Morris models of from 5-cm to 5-ton capacity are displayed, also z Austin Gipsy 4 x 4 and five Nuffie tractors.
Ford have the largest stand at the Fai It covers 19,200 sq. ft. and the full rani of the company's products are on vim Rootes Group exhibits include a Comm( school bus and Karrier Gamecoc specially adapted for the Swedish marke and the latest Commer goods model Besides a full range of tyres, Dunlop ai showing disc brakes, constant velocii joints, servo units and collapsible cot tainers for road transport.
Seven Lucas companies are showin all types of electrical, fuel-injection an braking equipment, in addition to ele tronic components, gas-turbine con bustion and fuel-system equipment, an a hydrostatic transmission. Vauxha are displaying four Bedfords: TJ norma control 3and 7-ton chassis and TI forward-control 4and 74-ton chassis.
Orders and Deliveries
50 EACH Ashok Leyland, Ltd., of Madra have received orders for 100 Leyland Corm bus chassis, valued at over £280,000, froi two large bus undertakings. Madras Stal Transport, and Andhra Predesh State Roa Transport Corporation have each ordered 51
DUMP TRUCKS FOR /ND/A: A repei order has been placed for 13 Scamme Himalayan 12-14-cu.-yd. dump trucks fa national projects in India.. The chass, will be supplied C.K.D. with Telehoi; tipping gear and the bodies will be bui in India by Tractor and Equipmet Corporation, Ltd., New Delhi,
B.R.S. INCREASE ORDER: British Roa Services have increased their latest order fc A.E.C. Mercury tractive units to 141 fror the original figure of 71.
50 MORE FOR HAROLD WOOD Harold Wood and Sons, Ltd., Heck inondwike, Yosrks, have placed an orde for 50 more A.E.C. Mammoth Maio eight-wheelers.
HUNGARY ORDERS CRASH TENDERS A repeat order for four Thomycroft Nubia 4 x 4 fire crash tenders has been placed b the Hungarian Government. The vehicle will be fitted with Pyrene equipment, wi accommodate a crew of seven, and b capable of discharging foam at the rate o 6,400 gallons per minute.
B.R.S. ORDER MORE TASKERS Taskers of Andover (1932), Ltd., hay received orders from British Roa Services for 71 10-ton semi-trailers. Whel completed this will bring the total o Taskers trailers supplied to B.R.S. to 1,502.