THE FORD EXHIBITION AT HOLLAND PARK.
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Preliminary Details of the Chief Exhibits of Ford Vehicles and Appliances for Use Therewith.
TBE exhibition of Ford products and those of manufacturers of bodies, appliances and accessories used in connection with this make of vehicle, which opened last Friday, is attracting an unusual amount of attention owing to the curiosity and interest which had been aroused by the skilful manner in which the details of the latest Ford vehicles had been kept from the public, and as a result of the many conflicting reports which had appeared regarding the Ford innovation.
We deal in our centre pages with the new Ford itself, and will confine ourselves here to a brief résumé of the exhibits displayed by other participants, dealing with the chief of these in alphabetieal order.
Amongst the most popular of the converted Fords are the Baico 2-2i-ton Supertonna chassis and the DelcoTonna fire-engine, both of which are , shown by Baico Patents, Ltd., 115, Fulham Road, London, S.W.3. The fire-engine is modelled after the wellknown Baico pump, and embodies the same multi-stage, balanced turbine in which two impellers are placed back to back and mounted on ball bearings, the unit delivering 200 gallons of :water per minute at a useful working pressure equal to throwing two fin, jets over a four-storey building. The engine is ehtirely rebuilt, so that it can maintain the high speeds necessary for the work, and it gives over 80 b.h.p.
The Supertonna has a four-spring chassis and a gearbox of the slidinggear pattern, giving three speeds.
The B. d V. Motor Co., Ltd., 14, Broadway, Hammersmith, London, W.6, is showing some particularly interesting exhibits. One is a specially built coffee-stall body on the model T. chassis. The second is a van body equipped as a mobile fried-fish-andchips shop. This is fitted with a fish range made by Teuten and Co., Ltd:, and the vehicle is finished in primrose
colour. Last, but not least, is the B. d V. lawn roller, which is a device of unusual appearance, but of practical value, priced at £120. The rollers are water-ballasted, and the machine incorporates the Ford engine, transmission and back axle.
Carmo bodies are well known amongst Ford users. That shown by Carmo, Ltd. 390-392, Euston Road, London, IsT.W.,3s a laundry-type Car/no Utility. This body is made in specially selected materials and can be supplied to any particular dimensions the customer may require, although standard sizes are, of course, available. Special features include a totally enclosed cab, a tailboard step with a handgrip above it, and a tip-up auxiliary seat at the front so that a clear walk through is rendered possible.
A useful form of loading shovel used in conjunction with the Fordson tractor is that shown by the Chaseside Engineering Co., of Enfield, London, N. This has already been described in detail in previous issues.
Bodies form the exhibit of the Dispatch Motor Co., Ltd., 114-118, Southwark Bridge Road, London, S.E.1. One B34
is a tilt model to fit the new Ford chassis. This has a loading space of 8 ft., 6 ins. behind• the driver's seat, although it can be built to larger or smaller dimensions. The second body is a general-purpose pattern, 7 ft. 6 ins. in length.
j. H. Jennings and Sons, Ltd., Crewe Road, Sandbach, stage a neat and useful travelling shop suitable for a variety of trades. In addition, they have models of cattle trucks and convertible bodies, and an interesting form of tipping gear Another form of roller of heavier pattern is that of the Kingsmead Motor Co., Ltd., Kingsmead Street, Bath, It weighs 2 tons and, complete with tractor, costs £253. The rear roller is driven by two chains from sprockets replacing the tractor wheels.
Two-wheeled trailers to carry 5 tons and an end-tipping type equipped with hydraulic tipping gear are staged by Alex. Laurie und Sons, Falkirk, Scotland. The gear employed on the tipper is of Bromilow and Edwards make.
One of the best-known suppliers of Fordson tractor equipment is MuirRill (Engineers), Ltd., Trafford Park, Manchester. The chief of the products shown is the Super-Fordson tractor, which is 13i ins, longer than the standard model, 3 ins. higher and is claimed to give 40 per cent, more power. It has been produced for heavy work involving 10-ton loads and the surmounting of steep gradients. There isalso a dumping tractor, which carries 2 cub. yards. This can be manoeuvred in very restricted places ; it can also haul easily a 5-ton trailer.
Examples of special bodies for furniture dealers, coal dealers and for general cartage work are to be found on the 'stand occupied by W. .1. Reynolds, of 66, High Street, East Ham, London, E.6.
Standard Equipments, Ltd., Ashburton Road, Trafford Park, Man chester, has an excellent display of equipment, etc., for the Ford and the Fordson. This includes power-operated , shovels and a self-propelling compressor plant with a capacity of 180 cub. ft. of free air per minute at al pressure of 100 lb. per sq. in. It will operate two large paving breakers continuously.
In view of the interest which is now • being taken in the production of sugar beet, the Greyhound beet harvester shown by Studley, Ltd., of Ashford, Kent, is attracting considerable attention. It can be readily adjusted to work in rows of 18 ins. to 24 ins, apart, and , the rear wheels can be fitted with bands to permit travelling on the road. It has revolving augers which work in conjunction with two lifter points to raise the beets from the ground. There is also a special short-turning conversion set for fitting to the Fordson, rendering it suitable for factory work and enabling it to turn in less than 6 ft. radius and work in passages 4 ft. wide.
A special type of Greenhouse body by the Wilson Engineering Co., of Kingston-on-Thames, is one of the exhibits of Allan Taylor and Co., of High Street, Wandsworth, London, S.W.18. The company also stages a special AT pump for gas-main siphons, and a golfing outfit consisting of trailer, mower and tipping body with an enginedriven pump for watering,
F. Walters and Co., Albert Street, Rugby, stages a builder's three-way tipping wagon and the well-known Simplex gritting machine.
Bodies of various types are exhibited by Wilkinson's Ford Depot, 51-54, St. Andrews, Uxbridge, some of these being of specially large capacity suitable for laundry work. The company also holds the sole concession for the British Isles for what is known as the Sub-hub, which enables the ordinary Ford rear wheels to be converted to twin-tyred wheels, the outfit costing £6 10s.