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Drawing-room Comfort

27th April 1951, Page 35
27th April 1951
Page 35
Page 35, 27th April 1951 — Drawing-room Comfort
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NOVEL but practical ideas, aimed at achieving the highest standard of luxury, are embodied in a new Commer coach employed by Maidstone and District Motor Services, Ltd., on private-hire work. Named the Knightrider, the vehicle seats only 18 passengers. Another unusual feature is that it is finished in navy blue instead of the normal cream and green of Maidstone vehicles. It was designed by the chief engineer of Maidstone and District. Mr. Marshall Bodywork is by Thomas Harrington, Ltd., Hove, and exceptional visibility is afforded by the extremely thin windscreen framing and by the extension of the windscreen round the sides of the body in two wide, curved sections. The windscreen is, moreover, deep. Large, deeply sprung armchairs, upholstered in leather, are fitted. The seats are arranged in pairs on the off side and singly on the near side. On each side every other seat is of the reversible type. Card tables are fitted between each pair.

Woodwork and the instrument panel in the driver's compartment have a mahogany finish, and the driver has a full-length bulkhead behind him, with a space on the near side allowing access to the interior.

No sliding roof is fitted, but there are three hinged glass panels in the roof, and artificial lighting is arranged in the shape of tubular fixtures under the luggage racks. Ample luggage accommodation is provided in the rear locker for the needs of a party on a Continental tour.

Radio is a standard fitting and the heating system comprises hot-water piping running round the interior at floor level. A conventional hot-air heater in the cab is installed.

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