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of orders for Leyland goods assis placed through Ashenhurst, Williams d Co. Ltd., of Dublin, will allow Irish lerators to utilize to the full the new nistruction and Use Regulations which me into force last month. Six Leyland avers will he supplied to A. Guinness d Co. (Dublin) Ltd., for use in conaction with drawbar trailers to carry _tintless in tanks with a g.t.w. of about 25 as. Ranks (Ireland) Ltd., of Shannon ills, Limerick has ordered a further six bion Chieftain Super-Six chassis, and inereat ProduCts of Ireland Ltd., three hion Reivers, Chadwicks Dublin Ltd., liner Products Ltd.,_ of Santry, Dublin, d Mineral Waters Distributors Ltd., of have ordered a total of 12 Leyland on chassis, the latter company also taking o Leyland Comets for long-distance ulage.
IRBOCIIARGED MAJESTICS FOR :RU: 4 .E.C. distributors in Peru, Peruin Autos Lida. of Lima, has ordered four aiestic six-wheeled chassis to be supplied c.d., complete with Durand,' cabs. They 11 be fitted with the turbocharged A.E.C. V.694 die nil engine. FIRST BEDFORDS FOR ROYAL MAIL: An order for 250 Bedford light vans has been received hr Vauxhall Motors Ltd. from the G.P.O. Delivery of the vans—the firstever Bedfords ordered for Royal Mail duties—is scheduled to start next May at the rate of 25 a month. The vans will be based on the Bedford CA 15117 cwt. chassis and built to G.P.O. specification. They will be powered by Perkins 4.99 diesel engines and fitted with four-speed, all-synchromesh gearboxes.
THORN YCROFT ,FIRE-CRASH TENDERS FOR AIR MINISTRY: A total of 21 Thornycroft Nubian fire-crash tenders has been ordered by the Air Ministry to the design developed in conjunction with the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The vehicles are six-wheelers, powered by 197 b.h.p. highspeed petrol engines.
BIG AUSTRALIAN ORDER FOR ROVER COMPANY. An order for 900 Land-Rovers for the Australian Army is worth more than £500,000 to the Rover Company in Britain. The vehicles will be assembled in Australia, when they will be worth £A1.350.000. They are to be delivered by the middle ryi next year.