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THE VEHICLES

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ON PARADE., pis a curious matter that, in spite of the ordivary agaries of the English climate, the London parades of commercial-motor vehicles have, with but few exceptions, been blessed with fine and even warm weather, and this year there was no departure in this respect, although for a short time there appeared a possibility that the weather might not hold good.

For those of our readers who have not a knowledge of the reasons for holdtng this Parade, we will state these in brief. The object is to encourage drivers to take a personal and very real interest not only in the actual driving of their vehicles, but in the condition in which they are kept. It has for long been realized that dirty, ill-kept vehicles are more liable to breakdown and to accidents through the failure of vital parts, not always merely because of the presence of dirt, but for the reason that dirt may hide defects. In addition, a vehicle cannot be kept really clean if oil or grease be oozing from its many working parts, and the feet

that a vehicle is actually clean shows that any losses of this type are being kept to the minimum. Drippings-of oil and grease on to the road are a frequent cause of skidding, thus a well-kept vehicle proves a direct advantage to other users of the road.

For the reason that the parking space available is restricted, the Parade is limited to teams of three vehicles of similar type, except in the section devild to electric vehicles. The most important award is a handsome Silver Challenge Cup presented to the Commercial Motor Users Association

by the proprietors of The Commercial Motor. This is actu

ally the second cup, as the first one from the same donors was won outright by a team entered by Thomas Wethered and Sons, Ltd., in 1924, and a new cup was, therefore, pre sented in 1925, in which year it was won by Shell-Mex, Ltd. The' vehicles displayed exhibited many hours of painstaking effort and, in the majority of instances, the work had been carried out in the men's own time; in every case, every spare minute had been seized upon for polishing, etc. It was amazing to find that many of the vehicles had consider ably exceeded 100,000 Miles' running; five, over 200,000 ; and one, a Leyland owned by Hovis, Ltd., had covered over a quarter of a million miles.

Dealing with the vehicles in the order of parade, starting from the south-west corner, the first were two teams belonging to the Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., consisting of Maudslay, Thornycroft and Tilling-Stevens niekes.

There v.-ere three teams belonging to the British Petriebum Co., Ltd., the first comprising Daimlers with can-carry ing bodies. These were conspicuous for their plated hub caps and polished front springs. Next came two teams of P-type Halleys, the first presenting an almost plated appearance, the vehicles having cast aluminium cylinder heads.

The -first of Bryant and May's two teams included a 30'wt. Albion and two 3-4-ton Thornycrofts, all with van bodies. The other team consisted of 50-cwt. Leylands.

The team entered by Cadbury Bros., Ltd., consisted of 50cwt. Tilling-Stevens, the oldest of which had over 40,000 miles to its credit.

Carless, Capel and Leonard staged a team consisting of three Dennis can-carrying vehicles, two of these being 6tonners and the other a 4-tonner.The condition of the engines on these was most remarkable.

No one would believe, to look at the three Leylands which Carter Paterson and Co., Ltd., had on the parade ground.

that these machines had each more than 200,000 miles to its credit. The front axles, frame cross-members and almost every polishable part of the engines had received attention. The hard work entailed in the carrying of building materials would not appear to lend itself to the upkeep of the vehicles in perfectly clean condition, but despite this the two Vulcan s and the Maudslay of the Cement Marketing Co., Ltd., were spotlessly clean.

The first Morris vehicles to take part in the Parade were three orw-t9nners owned by Charrington, Gardner, Locket and Co., DM., one of which has covered over 11,000 miles.

The publicity type of body was well represented by the Albion, De Dion and G.M.C. vehicles shown by the Chloride Electrical Storage Co., Ltd., the bodies of which are built to represent Exide batteries.

The Albion and Leyland machines shown by Curtis Bros. and Dumbrill, Ltd., had bodies specially constructed forethe transport of pasteurized milk in bottles.

An excellent show was made by the Gas Light and Coke Co., Ltd., of three Dennis vehicles, the dumb-irons, springs and front axles a which were polished.

Six tank wagons, three of Leyland and three of Albion make, were shown by Glico Petroleum, Ltd., and it was notable that each Albion had well exceeded 100,000 miles.

Alfred Graham and Co. paraded a Dennis, a Thornycroft-and a Renault.

Higgs and Hill, Ltd., had a team of three Dennis vehicles equipped with lorry bodies fitted with bolsters for timber.

We have already alluded to the veteran Leyland which formed one of the team of petrel vehicles exhibited by Hovis, Ltd. In spite of its huge mileage, this machine appeared to be in excellent condition. The other Leyland had run 166,000 miles and the Tilling-Stevens over 200,000 miles.

Three Straker-Squires formed the teain entered by John Knight, Ltd., the well-known soap makers.

John Lenanton and Son, Ltd., entered six vehicles, one team included Leyland, Fiat and Thornycroft makes, the other being composed of British-Bernas.

Two of the hardest worked teams were displayed by M. and W. Mack, the transpert contractors, these all being of A.E.C. make, and with a minimum of 100.000 miles to the credit of each vehicle.

Milk demands a clean means of transport, and the three Albions of the Manor Farm Dairy, Ltd., showed that this requirement is recognized.

Conspicuous on the parade ground were the three teams of the National Benz* Co., Ltd., the first comprising Thornycrofts, the second being of A.E.C., Thornycreft and Guy ma.kes, and the third a Thornycroft and two Albions.

Redline Motoe Spirit Co., Ltd., had one team on view, two of these being can-carriers and the other a spirit tanker. Next in order were three teams belonging to Shell-Mex. Ltd., these included three Thornycrofts, three Leylands and three Seammells, which were at the other side of the sqUare. The 'rhornycrofts had each run over 100,000 miles, as also had one of the Leylands. The first team, which won the Cup last year, bore a miniature of it on each radiator cap. The largest number of vehicles shown by an individual concern was six teams by Thomas Tilling, Ltd., these being of particular interest as they bore the names of well-known users, such as W. H. Smith and Sons and Stephen, Smith and Co. (who market Hall's Wine). There were three Leylands in the team of Joseph Travers and Sons, Ltd., these having large boarded tilt bodies for the carrying of groceries, etc: • United Dairies (London), Ltd., whose associated centpanies had vehicles On parade also, showed•two Albions and a Leyland. Three teams were paraded by United Glass Bottle Manufacturers, Ltd., two teams consisting of Leylands and the third of Thornyerofts. Two chain-driven and an Albion worm-driven model formed the first team of the United Yeast Co., Ltd., the last having the good mileage of 84,000 to its credit. The second team consisted of Morris light vans, one of which had already covered 25,000 miles. Another branch of United Dairies, Ltd., i4 Welford's Surrey "Dairies, Ltd., who entered two Albions and a Leyland. Three vehicles employed on contract work and of Leyland make formed the team of Chas. A. Wells. One is employed in the carrying of Gordon's gin and the others in trans porting eillenbury's foods. . So far as the steam vehicles are concerned, it ;s very difficult to make a comparison merely from a superficial examination. Two fuel-oil tankers and a petrol-can-carrying vehicle of Potion make shown by the Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., were in excellent order. The three 'Yorkshires of the British Petroleum Co., Ltd:, were all tank wagons, the oldest of which bad run some 40,000 miles.

• Good mileagies had also been put up by the striking yellow-painted Atkinson and Sentinel 'wagons owned by the Cement Marketing Co., Ltd.

Charrington, Gardner, Locket and Co., Ltd., had thrce teams paraded, two of these being Robes a having polished fireboxes and polished aluminium hub caps. The other team consisted of two Sentinels and a Garrett.

Next in order of stand positions were the three AI!chin steamers entered by Hall and Co., Ltd., which presented a fine appearance.

The last of the steam vehicles were three Garretts belonging to Boris, Ltd., all in excellent condition.

Iii the electric section, Carter Paterson and Co., Ltd., had three G.V.C. vehicles, One of which had run over 35,000 miles. Next to this was a Walker owned by the Chloride Electrical Storage Oa., Ltd. Hackney Borough Council had an Orwell and two Garretts. One was equipped as a water cart and another with a special double-container body for house refuse, this having lugs at the side for lifting purposes. Hurls, Ltd., in addition to their other teams, had one composed of a Walker and two Edisons, all these having run considerably over 40,000 miles, but this record was easily beaten by the Edison belonging to London Wholesale Dairies, Ltd., which had covered over 109,000 miles. Finished in striking .blue and situated next to this was a Walker be-longing to the Metropolitan EleTteie Supply Co., Ltd.

The Awards.

Winning Team gains The Commercial Motor Challenge Cup and the C.M.T.Y.A. Silver Medal :—Gas Light and Coke Co., three Dennis vans. Mr. A'. Thompson receives the Engineer's Prize, the C.M.U.A. Silver Medal. The drivers, .T, H. Jarman, G. Bennett and It. P. Dobson, win the Shrapnell-Smith Challenge Cup and each receives £2 and a Medal.

Runners-up (the drivers each reeeiving £1 and a Souvenir Medal) :--Cartor Paterson and Co., Ltd., three Leyland vans.

Third,: Anglo-American Oil Co.; Ltd., three Tbornycrofts. Fourth : Shell-Mix, Ltd., three .11tarnyerofts. Fifth : Boris, Ltd., two Leylands and a Tilling-Sterehs. Sixth Shell-Max, Ltd., three Scainmell tank wagons. Seventh : J. Lenanton and Son, Ltd„ mixed team. Eighth. Shell-Mex, Ltd., Leylanda. Ninth, and Tenth : Bryant and May, Ltd 11th, 12th and 14th : British Petroleum Co., Ltd. 13th,-: Howls, Ltd. 15th: Carless, Cape! and Leonard,. Ltd., 16th. Anglo-American Oil Oa., Ltd. (mid team). /7th: A.A. Oil Co. (3 Fodens). 18th: Charrington, Gardner, Locket and Co., Ltd. (3 Morris). 19th: Manor Farm Dairy, Ltd. 30th: British Petroleum Co., Ltd. (3 Yorkshires).

21st: Hall and Co., Ltd. (3 Allehies.) 32nd: J. Lenanton and Son, Ltd. . 23rd: IliggS and Hill, Ltd. (3 Dennis). 24th: C. A. Wells. 35th. Curtis Bros and Durnbrill, Ltd. 20th: National Benzole Co., Ltd. 971hr Themes Tilling, Ltd. 28th: National Benzole Co., Ltd., 29th. Cement Marketing Co., Ltd. (Sentinel and 2 Atkinaons). 80th: Alfred Graham and Co., Ltd.

31st : Welford's Surrey Dairies, Ltd. 32nd: United Yeast Co., Ltd. 53rd: United Dairies (London), Ltd. 34th: Cadbury Bros., Ltd., '85th: United Glass Bottle Manufacturers, Ltd. 56th: Redline Motor Spirit Co., Ltd. MA: Cement Marketing Co., Ltd. 38th Glieo Petroleum, Ltd. 39th: National Benzoic Co., Ltd. 40th: Thomas Tilling, Ltd.

Electric Vehicle Section, Winner gains the special plaque presented by the Electric Vehicle Committee of Great Britain, Ltd. (a section of the British Electrical Development Association) : Willesden District Council, Orwell tip wagon. Second : London Wholesale Dairies, Ltd., Edison. Third, fourth and fifth : Metropolitan Borough of Hackney, Orwell and 2 Gartetts. Sixth: Meux's Brewery Co., Ltd., G.V.C. Seventh, eighth and ninth : Hovis, Ltd., Walker and 2 Edison. Tenth: Carter Paterson and Co., Ltd., G.V.0..


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