New B.M.C. Pick-ups
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DICK-UP versions of the Austin I 10-12-cwt. and Morris J.4 vans are announced today by the British Motor Corporation. The new vehicles are priced at £445 in primer finish, compared with £420 for the vehicles in chassis-cab condition. Also announced today are optional versions of the standard vans with side-loading doors. These doors can be incorporated in either side of the van at an extra cost of £12 10s., the sideloading models in primer being priced at £482 10s.
Mechanically, the new pick-ups are identical to the vans as introduced last September. The all-steel body has a capacity of 75 Cu. ft. below the waist line, the ribbed steel floor being 7 ft. 11 in. long and 5 ft. wide. The sides are 2 ft. high, and a canvas tilt can be supplied at extra cost. The bottom-hinged tail-gate is 3 ft. 7 in. wide.
The new pick-up model has an unladen dry weight of 19.4 cwt. and a maximum gross rating of 35.7 cwt. The standard tyres are 5.90-14-in. (six-ply) tubeless, with an option, on export vehicles only, of 6.40-14-in. (six-ply) tubeless equipment.