Coach Rally May • Be a Record
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ARLY indications are that the Brighton Coach Rally, to be held on April 23-24, despite the recommended boycott by the Passenger Vehicle Operators Association, may attract a record entry.
The most distant, entry to be received so far is from McIntyre's Coach Tours, Aberdeen,. who have nominated a Harrington bodied A.E.C. Reliance. Other operators from a long way away include the Northern General Transport CO., Ltd. (A.E.C. Reliance-Harrington), the Embankment Motor Co., Ltd., Plymouth (Bedford-Duple and Albion with operators' own bodywork), the Western Welsh Omnibus Co., Ltd. (A.E.C. Reliance-M.C.W. and Albion Nimbus-Harrington) and J. B. Tatlock and Son, Ltd., Manchester (BedfordPlaxton).
Overseas interest in the competition is growing and the Beuk company of Noorrdwijk, Holland, whose entry 'attracted much attention last year, have entered a Scania-Vabis with Roset. coachwork.
G.M.C. PRODUCE LIGHT VAN
nESIGNED to meet the need for a
delivery vehicle for use in congested urban centres, the Junior van is a new product of the General Motors Corporation, Michigan, U.S.A. It is 14 ft. long and has a. body capacity of 243 cu. ft. The floor is 2 ft. high from the ground, enabling the driver to enter easily. Wide rear doors and sliding side doors 5 ft. 6 in. high provide access to the payload.
The body and chassis are made as a unitary structure. The wheelbase is 8 ft. 2 in. and the turning circle 36 ft. Power is supplied by a six-cylindered engine developing 133 b.h.p. and 244 lb.-ft. gross torque. The engine can be withdrawn through the front of the vehicle for major attentions.