Swedish Three-wheeler Using a configuration which has been favoured previously
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by British commercial three-wheeler manufacturers, the Crescent 2-cwt, chassis exhibited by R. and C. Autocars, Ltd. (Stand 73A) is produced in Sweden by Nymanbolagen A.B. It is powered by a-Sachs fan-cooled twostroke. engine of 50 or 100 e.e. capacity according to the customers' requirements. The single unsprung rear wheel is driven through a three-speed gearbox by a chain in either case.
The front axle is suspended on hollow rubber double-cone-type springs, and braking on this axle is effected by a pedal —on the rear wheel a handlebar-mounted lever is used. The chassis is designed to accommodate a range of quickly detachable bodies, including a 220-cu.-ft. container and an all-metal galvanized truck body. Basic price of the chassis is £170.
With a single wheel situated at the front of the vehicle and the load carried behind the driver, the Cimatti threewheeler has a reverse layout to the Crescent. It is exhibited by Cirnatti Imports, Ltd., and is manufactured in Italy (Stand 65).
The rear axle, which incorporates a differential, is chain-driven from the threespeed engine-gearbox unit. Fan cooling is employed for the 50 c.c, two-stroke engine. Truck or van bodywork may be fitted and the payload capacity of the c 12