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And Now, a Royal Tiger .A RAN6'E. of hOrizontal'underfloor; passenger
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' chassis' • 'for single deck bodies has been Introduced this weekby Leyland Mcitors, Ltd.. 1..eytaild, Lancs. The new series, known as' the Royal ' Tiger, is designed teef.give the oPerator and. bodybuilder freedom to e)6ates their individual tastes in bOdy design; and' is. complementary to the LeylandMCW Olympic; whiCh is, .a; . bias . of ihtegraLeonst ruct ion ,• Chassis' are available:: in"" three wheelbase lerigthi:with. widths of 7 fr.frins. Or 8,ft,The ::models' for the home market khare a Wheelbase ot 15 ft7 ifiSa;rwith,au overall. e veleiele lettitheertf .• ,ft.. tillowilig r-oom. for 44 seated passengers, all :facing by ward. Left-hand control is offered 'irt -O'vefseas lypes. There are „also. 8-ft.-Aidc models of 17-ft. :6-in. and 20-ft. 4-in. wheelbase. •• Each of these classifications includes two chassis, one for coach operation, the other for buS work.R:Oyal, Tiger coach .and bus thasSis differ mainly iri the ,length. of frame, and in, the positions of the fuel tank,: batteries and spare Wheel, which can be arranged to snit front, centre or rear-entrance bodies, -snd luggage ;eettiMartrnerits. The tinelertloar-eengine chassis frame has parallel Side ,meMbers, tapering in depth at the front and rear and rein-. forced at . the centre.; It is fitted with outrigger brackets for body Mounting, and as the frame is level, with the exception of a slight sweep over the rear axle, the body floor can he built directly on to the frame. The Leyland 9.8-li1re oil engine, clutch, andfour-speed Synchromesh gearbox are of integral construction, conventionally mounted amidships in the dhassis. In the finderfloor-engined range a new type of injector, termed the • Aphonie, has been introduced. This is Claimed to reduce engine noise and vibration Without, affecting power. or economy. It is basically the Leyland Standard -injector, sete to n• lower pressure, with a redesigned and more flexible needle operating on a smallerdiameter seating.
The positions of units and cony°
nents in the.Royal Tiger are
similar to those of the Olympic, the radiator being mounted in the frame betweenthe front axle and engine, and sharing adrive with the dynamo. Spiralbevel drive is employed at the rear, and, a divided track rod is used in the steering linkage.
A choice of vacuum or compressedair brakes is offered on all chassis of 15-ft. 7-in. wheelbase. The longer: wheelbase models have air-pressure braking. A power cylinder can be fitted to assist the movernent of the changespeed lever. With the air-pressure system, separate operating cylindersare mounted ad-acent to 'each brake drum. The sytem has two" 1,800-cubic-in. reservoirs, one of which is divided into two coMpartments and can: be used for change-speed assistance and door-gear' operation. The vacuum apparatus has separate operating cylinders mounted on the stub axles for the front brakes, and a rod linkage with the master servo for the rear
The Royal Tiger chassis will be fully described next week, •