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COMMERCIAL MOTORS THE SCOTTISH SHOW.

THE EXHIBITION, opened on Friday last at the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, is a particularly interesting event to those concerned with or interested in the commercial vehicle industry, for it is the first time that a representative display of the products of this indlistry has been staged in Scotland since the old Kelvin Hall Was gutted by fire.

To those users or potential users of commercial vehicles who live in the north, we • would issue the strongest recommendation that they do not miss this opportunity of seeing the finest collection of transport exhibits which has ever been made, for this year the Scottish Show takes precedence over that at Olympia, so far as commercial vehicles are concerned.

Some of the bodies on the passenger vehicles are strikingly comfortable and well finished and, in fact, the progress made in this direction during the past year or two has been most satisfactory.

There are, in all, 25 stands devoted to the commercial vehicle section, and. on Many of these there are examples of several different makes. The total makes actually shown are 13 British and 12 foreign, representing about 114 vehicle and chassis exhibits.

Before the opening the streets Were lined With thousands to greet their Prince. A distinguished gathering filled every corner of Kelvin Hall, and the chair was occupied by Bailie Thomson, President of the Scottish Motor Trade Association. In his introductory remarks, he said the Association had attained its ambition to have Britain's greatest ambassador to open its Exhibition.

ARIL the Prince of Wales said he was always happy to assist' industrial enterprise: The motor industry had developed from being little more than a producer of pleasure vehicles to a vast provider of mechanical transport. He urged the makers not to lose sight overseas trade and to study local conditions, which were many and varied, lie congratulated the Association on its Exhibition and hoped it -Would be a record one.

Stand 80. . Halley Motors, Ltd.

CHIEF interest on the Halley stand is, naturally, the

new rigid-frame six-wheeler, which is shown as a p9seater saloon coach with body by S. H. Kelly, of Parkhead. The chassis of this vehicle and that of the new 2-ton platform lorry are described in detail elsewhere in this issue.

The other passenger vehicle is a 20-seater, rear-entrance bus, also with a Kelly body. This is carried on the Talisman chassis, which has an engine rated at 24.2 h.p., a gearbox providing four forward speeds and final drive by worm gearing. Lastly, there is the well-known P-type six-cylinder Halley as a platform lorry. The engine is rated at 38.4 h.p., and, again, the final drive is by worm gearing. The body is the product of the United Co-operative Baking Society, Ltd.

Stand 81. Macluirg, Rennie and Lindsay, Ltd,

Overland.

THE four vehicles here displayed are all produced by Willys-Overland, Crossley, Ltd. Of the two 25-cwt. models, one is a tipping wagon with hinged-sided body, single-screw gear behind the cab and tailboard hinged at the top ; the other is a well-built van with flexible side curtains to the cab, double rear doors and panelling in wood.

The engine of each is a four-eylinflered monobloe of 31 ins. bore and 4-ins. stroke. Three speeds are provided and the clutch .is a single-plate pattern.

One of the two•oaser exhibits, in both co'f which the Overland Whippet chassis is used, is a useful commercial traveller's brougham with a single and very wide rear door. Finally, there is a 10-cwt. box van.

Both the latter vehieles have four-wheel brakes of the Bendix triple-shoe type, and all the vehicles have adjustable backrests for the drivers' seats. The final drive in each chassis is by spiral-bevel gear.

Stand 82. Guy Motors, Ltd.

MHE only large six-wheeler in the Show is the 60-seater Guy double-deck bus with the upper deck covered. There is no doubt that this vehicle will attract enormous attention. It embodies the latest six-cylindered power unit of 41-in. bore and 51-in. stroke. The gearbox gives four forward speeds and has right hand change, and bath the axles at the rear are driven by under-type Worms. The bogie has double inverted semi-elliptic springs at each side, and the brakes are operated through a Dewandre vacuum servo.

The smaller passenger vehicle is a 32-seater, single-deck bus an a forward-control chassis equipped with a six-eylindered

=r'ine of 4-in, bore and 5i-in stroke. The wheelbase is 10 ft. 5 ins., and four-wheel brakes are provided. Pneumatics are fitted all round, these being 36 ins. by 6 ins., single at the front and twin at the rear.

As regards goods yehieles there are two of these, a 30-cwt. van with an engine of 19.2 h.p. Treasury rating, four speeds with right-hand change, and an axle driven by an overhead worm in a banjo casing. The body is panelled in wood and slatted inside. Double doors are provided at the rear.

The 2-tonner is shown as a lorry of the platform type. It has a 25.6 h.p. engine, four-speed gearbox and a rear axle tot the double-reduction, bevel-and-spur type equipped with underslung springs. The transmission drum is carried in front of the axle, the pot of which faces forward. This vehicle is mounted on solid 'tyres.

Stand 83. Alexander Motors. Bean.

ALL those interested in the transport of passengers by coach should examine the latest type of all-weather vehicle on a Dean chassis. It is a sun-saloon, 18-seater, in which the sides are permanent and are equipped with drop windows, whilst the whole roof can be rolled back by Means of a handle which causes sprockets to engage with regularly spaced holes cut in steel gutters mounted permanently on the. sides of the body. The seats are of the semi-bucket type with a gangway, and a space is provided for light luggage behind the last row. A spare wheel is carried under the rear of 'the vehicle. There is a door at each side of the driver's seat, and the four-piece sloping windscreen has two opening sections.

An 18-seater bus of the one-man-controlled type is also oil view. This has a two-step entrance with folding door and emergency rear door. There is a partition with a blind behind the driver, who has a sliding glass panel for signalling. The seats are of the semi-bucket type with spring, backs. -Headroom is afforded by a well-domed roof and ventilation by three drop windows at each side.

The 25-ewt. van has ass enclosed cab with an extra seat at the near side, and wind-up windows in both doors. The rear doors are double, and the spare wheel, which is carried underneath the rear, protrudes some 10 ins, and acts as a fender. There is also si 30-ewt. hinged-sided lorry.

One chassis is.on view, this being the 30-cwt. model with a four-cylindered monobloC engine with a detachable head in 0.•e. piece. The magneto is mounted vertically at the near sick of to,. Timing case and the dynamo driven at a steep angle from the off side of the timing case. The separate gearbox is mounted on two stout, steel-plate cross-bearers, and the drive to the spiral-bevel gears in the vertical banjo casing is through a propeller Shaft with Hardy disc joints.

Stand St IL Y. Dickson.

. Renault.

TWO of the Renault exhibits displayed here are chassis, the third is a 1-ton platform lorry with detachable sides. The P.R. 37-cwt. chassis has a radiator carried slightly forward to give a _Tong loading space. The engine is a monobloc with a detachable head and side valves, and a dynamotor is mounted at the front end of the crankshaft. An invertedcone clutch, faced with leather, takes the drive to a rubbercushioning device and thence to the only universal joint on the chassis—that within the gearbox torque ball, the gearbox being mounted at the forward end of the torque tube, which is of exceptional length and ends in a vertically split axle easing into which the axle tubes are driven and riveted. The rear .springs are underslung and the braking is on all four wheels.

Another chassis exhibited is the P.H. 2e-ten model, which is specially designed for coaches and buses. It has a centrifugal oil purifier, enclosed governor gear and automatic advance for the magneto, whilst friction-type dampers are fitted to each side of the front axle. This chassis has the wellknown Renault servo brake goer, operated through a friction clutch. The braking takes effect on all four wheels.

Stand 85. John Croall and Sons, Ltd.

Leyla,nd, Associated Daimler, Graham-Dodge.

0" of the most conspicuous exhibits here is e an Albion Viking saloon bue of the front-entrance type with two

steps, a folding door and emergency exit. The seats are of the semi-bucket type with facing pairs over the wheel arches and one pair at the front facing towards the off side. The . driver is isolated by a partition extending to his near side. In the roof, which is highly ornate, is an oval panel in light wood with lights arranged around it. Incidentally, this body is a product of the chaesis maker.

Another most handsome passenger vehicle is a Pullman touring coach of Leyland make on a Leyland Lioness chassis, which is painted in two tones of grey and upholstered in fawn crocodile leather with grey-lacquer woodwork.

The third passenger vehicle is a Graham Brothers saloon bus of the one-man type with front-entrance having two steps and folding door. There is, of course, an emergency exit. A partition is provided behind the driver's seat. The interior woodwork is in french-polished mahogany, and the chassis is the standard T.C.R. type.

The sole Associated Daimler exhibit is also displayed on this stand. It is e 3-4-tonner embodying standard units and equipped with a flat platform body..

Stand SO. The Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd.

G.M.C., Chevrolet, Citrate

HERE is to be found one of the useful Citroen ve.hicles, known as a farmer's four-seater. It is really a dualpurpose type, for, although quite of normal appearance, the back panel is hinged to form a tailboard, and the rear petit, of -seats can he removed entirely, thus leaving what is prace tically a' light toffy with a:faie amount of loading space.

Two of the remaining three exhibits are Chevrolets, one being a 25-cwt. light lorry with hinged sides and tailboard, and the other a 10-cwt. van. The engine af both models develops 32 b.h.p.;. it has a detachable head and overhead valves.

The fourth exhibit is a new development of the G.M.C.; it is the T 20 model and embodies the standard six-eylindered Buick engine which is mounted on rubber at three points and develops 63 t.h.p. The crankshaft is carried on four bearings and force-feed lubrication is employed. The drive is taken through a dry multiple-disc clutch to a three-speed gearbox and thence to spiral-bevel gearing in a vertieal banjo axle.

Stand 87, Westfield Autocar Co., Ltd.

Morris-Commercial. Morris-Commercial.

'THAT ceetaiely prove one of the centres of interest here is the Morrie-Commercial six-wheeled chassis, built -to conform with the W.D. :specification and equipped with, chain tracks to pass round the twin tyres of the bogie wheels. It has an engine rated at 15.9 h.p., a single-plate clutch and gearbax built as a unit with an auxiliary gearbox.

The arrangement of the spring-cushioned torque rods, each of which extends from "a bracket on the worm casing of its axle to a frame eross-liar, is partictilariy neat. • At the rear is a laminated Spring for the drawbar hook. ' • •

A 14-seater coach with two dcrors and of the all-weather pattern is mounted on the Z6-type chassis, Thesides are pernianent; whilat the roof can be folded back. It has drop windows and semi-bucket seats.

Another -Z6-type chassis is equipped -with a platform lorry body, whilst the new light ton chassis is equipped as a van. This -complete vehicle is specially built tobe taxed at £16 pez annum.

Stand 106. Rossleigh, Ltd.

Dennis.

ANEAT little 20-seater bus with fabric body mounted on the 0-type chassis is oneof the ■interesting exhibits shown here. Owing to the low chassis frame it has one-step only. ,There is a partition behind the driver 'and the folding door is operated by a lever from the driver's seat.

The larger bus is a 32-seater with a rear compartment and two doors at the near side, each being in one piece and carrying a hand rail. Here, again, there is one step only at each entrance. The seats are of the semi-bucket pattern with spring backs. • Goods vehicles are represented by a 30-ewt. platform lorry: The engine is a four-cyliudered monobloe developing 36 b.h.p.' at 2,000 r.p.ni. An external cone-clutch faced with fabric is employed to convey the drive to a four-speed gearbox. The final drive is by overhead worm gearing. It is claimed that this vehicle will run 20 miles to the gallon of fuel and 800 miles to the gallon of oil. There ate many improvements in this model, including a propeller shaft mounted in a self-aligning ball bearing in a divided torque tube, a frame 2 ins, lower, chrome-vanadium steel springs and an external petrol filler.

91'he fourth Dennis exhibit is an example of the new 0type four-cylinder chassis which was fully described in this journal a few weeks ago. The engine is a monobloe of 85 mm. bore and 120 mm. stroke, developing 36 b.h.p. at 2,000

Stand 107. Glasgow and Paris Motor Co., Ltd.

Delahaye Lath, Rochet-Sehneider.

TTIE commercial traveller will find his wants catered for by the provision of a 12-cwt. Delahaye brougham with two large shelves, blinds to the side windows, a sliding window in the back door and similar windows in the enclosed

driver's seat. • On the -50-cwt._Delabaye is a capacious bread van of the usual type employed in Scotland. There is a rail_ around the roof and. tbe,spat•e wheel is carried above the cab. . „. .11. platform lorry body is shown on a 2-ton Rochet Schneider chassis. The cab iS enclosed and has drop win dows in the Iwo doors– -• For farmers there is a Latil 35-cwt. cattle wagon on the low4evel :chassis.; the. sides' have slatted extensions and the wheel arches are rounded to avoid risk of damage.

Chassis are represented by three exaniples—a 35-Cwt. Latil, a 2-ton Delahaye and a 2-ton Rochet-Selineider. The Latil has a four-eylindered engine, four-speed gearbox built as a unit with the engine, a transmission brake with ribbed' drum and a Spicer jointed shaft taking the drive to a differential box slung on the frame, short shafts with Spicer, joints conveying the -drive to the pinions of internal gearing in the rear wheels; which, incidentally, have totally enclosed brakes.

The Delahaye chassis has. an L-headed engine, the centrifugal water pump of which' is lubricated by ,o, screw-down greaser of large capacity on the dash. The clutch is an external cone faced with leather and with Spring inserts. The separate four-speed gearbox is carried at 'three points and the lever engages with a notched quadrant. A built-up rear axle with bevel drive is employed and the rear springs are underslung,. Cables are used to operate the brakes, those toi.the front brakes being connected to links on the dumb-irons, rods from, these links passing back to i he camoperating shafts.

Stand 108. A. and I). Fraser.

MorrisCommercial. MorrisCommercial.

THE largest Morris-Commercial vehicle on this stand is a sPecial van designed to carry a large number of tins of biscuits and provided with a roof rail for accommodating some of them.

Another interesting, vehicle is a van with a special body built to meet the requirements of a manufacturer of preserved Meats, Scotch haggis, etc. It has louvre ventilators in the sides and is equipped with sliding trays, similar to those used in certain types of baker's van. It is mounted on the 1-ton chassis.

Transport for the distribution of petrol is represented by a RP. lorry for carrying petrol in tins. It is equipped with the usual steel fire-screen behind the cab.

The remaining two goods vehicles are a hinged-sided lorry. and a platform lorry built to the order of a laundry for the transport of semi-finished washing.

Stand 109. The Vulcan Motor and Engineering Co., Ltd.

AVEHICLE which is -being exhibited for the first time by -this company is the now 3-ton runabout. This is a low-loading WO, providinela huge platform area the full width of the vehicle and entirely free of wheel arches, etc. The driver's cab is at the right and leaves a space at the near side for carrying long lengths of material. The engine is a 17.9 h.p., similar to that used on. the 30-cwt. model, Four forward speeds are provided by the gearbox awl the drive is taken through a cane Oath. an open propeller shaft leading

from the gearbox to worm gearing in the rear axle. The actual area of the platform body is 100 sq. ft., and the loading height 2 ft. 4 ins.

Although it was not mentioned in the catalogue, the company is exhibiting its new Brighton-type bus, which embodies six-cylindered monohloc engine with .overhead valves and two Zenith carburetters. It is a 20-seater vehicle with twostep entrance, folding door and emergency exit. The seating is of the semi-bucket type, spring backs being provided. At the rear, there are two pairs facing backwards. Ventilation is afforded by eight drop windows.

There is also a forward-control 30-seater lins of the Manchester type. This has a blind behind the driver and a sliding window for signalling. Two entrances with folding doors are at the near side and there is a separate door to the driver's cabin. The seats have comfortable spring backs and the suspension is exceptionally good. Thei front springs are of a special type with leaves above and below the main leaf and secured by four clips at each side. The footbralte, which works through a Dewandre servo, expands shoes in drums en all wheels.

The remaining vehicle is a 80-seater general-purpose lorry.

Stand 110. Albion Motor Car Co., Ltd.

AMONGST the six vehicles shown here, perhaps the most striking is the 30-00 h.p. Monarch 20-seater coach, which is an excellent example of the de luxe passenger vehicle on a 16-ft. :3-in. wheelbase. The are two doors at the near side, and the seats are arranged at each side of a gangway, those at the off side accommodating two passengers, and those at the near side, one ; all are fitted with pneumatic cushions and face forwards, with the exception of those over the wheel-arches.

The interior fittings include parcel racks, an umbrella stand, folding tables sunk into the backs of the cross Seats and a large portable folding table at the rear. Lockers for light luggage are under each seat, and there are large lockers under the floor.

The other passenger vehicle is a 32-seater bus, with rear entrance and driver's seat 'beside the engine. The chassis frame is kept very low to facilitate entrance and exit. Of the. goods vehicles, the one of particular interest is the new'. 4-ton forward-dash model, which has been designed to conibine ease of manteuvrability with large body space and a high degree of accessibility.

• Another goods vehicle is the 2-3-tun model, with platform body and 34-in, by 7-in, pneumatic tyres. It is a high-speed vehicle, and is equipped with four-wheel brakes.

Two 24 h.p. vehicles, one a 25-cwt. confectionery van, weighing less than 2 tons unladen, and the other a 2-ton bread van of the well-knewn pattern used in Scotland, complete the exhibits.

Stand 111. _ John I. Thornyeroft and Co., Ltd.

AMOST attractive vehicle to be found here is a 20-seater saloon bus on the new Ad model, six-cylinder chassis. It is it one-man-control type with front entrance, emergency exit and semi-bucket seats.

The largest bud is a 30-seater, front-entrance type, also with emergency door and semi-bucket seats. It is mounted on the L.B. model passenger chassis, which has a gearbox forming a unit with the engine, a two-Piece propeller shaft, with its centre bearing mounted in a Efardy fabric disc, and final drive by an untlertype worm. Four-wheel brakes are standard and there is' an external-contracting transmission brake.

Another 20-seater bus is shown on the A2 long chassis. Finally there is a bread van on a 2-ton subsidy model.

Reverting to the Ad chassis, this was described in our issue for October 25th. It is capable of speeds up to 55 m.p.h. and embodies many interesting features. The engine, for instance, has its cylinder barrels pressed into a single casting forming the water jacket. The timing gears are at the rear.

Stand 112. The Western Motor Co., Ltd Chevrolet, G.M.C., Citron,

TliERE are at least two vehicles on this stand which should interest the farmer. One is the Citron farmer's dual-purpose four-seater with detachable upholstery, aide screens and roll-up rear curtain above the back panel, which folds down in the same manner as a tailboard. The second is a two-tier cattle wagon on a 25-cwt. Chevrolet chassis.'.

The tailboard forms a ramp, and a large part of the off-side front also hinges down to form a second ramp so that cattle do not have to be backed out. Clamps with external handles secure the upper floor to angle irons running along the sides so that it can be removed in a few minutes.

Fr market gardeners there is a 25-ewt. Chevrolet with fixed slatted sides.

As regards passenger vehicles, there is a handsome 20seater G.M.C. bus with sloping fixed screen in one pieee, with triangular side panels and art opaque sun visor. Two steps and a folding door give access at the front, and there is an emergency door at the back.

The second passenger vehicle is a Chevrolet 16-seater coach with three doors, central gangway and side curtains.

PimaIly, there are a de luxe light van, a stake-sided lorry with chains, and a platform lorry on Chevrolet chassis,and a model T40 G.M.C. chassis with the special Buick engine.

Stand 113. Bryson Bros. (Motors), Ltd.

Harrier, Gifford.

rpm.: only 'Carrier exhibit at the Show is that displayed ..

here. It is a service bus to carry 29 people, mounted on the CM low-load-line chassis and arranged for operation by one man. There is a one-step entrance with folding door and just near the entrance are two hinged seats facing the • off side. Seats in facing pairs are provided over the wheelarches and spring backs add to the comfortThe floor of the driver's portion of the vehicle is stepped up and there is a partition behind his seat. The roof is nicely finished in Lincrusta. This . vehicle has an engine of 4 ins. bore and ins.• stroke, a gearbox providing four forward speeds and final drive by under-type worm gearing.

The two other passenger exhibits are both Clilfords with six-cylindered engines. The larger is a 26-seater with twostep entrance awl folding door and most comfortable seats of the semi-bucket lyric with spring backs.

The seeond vehicle is a roomy service bus with front entrance, arranged for one-man control, and an emergency exit. The body is a Mitchell and is of a standardized type..

Stand 114. Mackay and Jardine, Ltd.

Clyde, Leyland,

A CLYDE exhibit of particular. interest is the new low21 level passenger chassis with six-cylindered engine and four-wheel brakes operated through" a Devnedre vactiuni servo. The cylinders are east en bloc as is .the, separate header. The auxiliaries incInde a Zenith carburetter and C.A.V. dynamo, An impeller pump is driven from the an spindle, a link •belt being employed.

The propeller shaft is in three sections,. that at the centre being carried in a long sleeve mounted under two-cross-members.

A 26-..seater bus. body is shown.on this type of chassis, It has a two-step entrance and an emergency exit. .•

There is also a 2-ton Clyde platform lorry on the fourcylinder chassis. .

On the Clyde stand is a 5-ton Leyland platform lorry, as the company acts as an agent as Well -as providing its own vehicles.

Stand in. Malcolm Breehi,n and Co.

Reo.

DEO vehicles are very well represented here, and there. It are two chaSsis which permit visitors to examine the construction of two types of American vehicle which have proved very popular in this -country.

• The Reo Pullman" has a six-cylindered monobloe engine with overhead inlet valves, and exhaust valves in the normal position_ it has North-East electrical equipment. Engine and gearbox form a• unit, the gearbox having central change and eentral brake lever. A two-piece-propeller shaft in a centre bearing with fork and pin joints takes the drive to a spiral-bevel rear axle in a vertical banjo housing. Fourwheel brakes are provided, and these have conepensators of the whipple-tree type. There is an interesting vacuum servo device known as the Bragg-Kliesrath.. Small points have received consideration—for instance, the levers are mounted on serrations, not keys, and there are supplement

ary leaves under the rear springs. .

There is a striking 25-seater saloon bus with full bucket. seats anil a separate, bucket seat for the driver, and an interior lined with real leather. An unusual feature is the provision of a number of large rectangular mirrors, at each side of the roof.

Another passenger model is a 20-seater fabric-covered bus' with an Eton body and semi-bucket spring-backed seats. Finally, there' are the 14-seater Speed wagon and the long Sprinter chassis.

Stand 116. Leyland Motors, Ltd.THE vehicles shown by this well-known company are its

standard range and do not include any of the new sixcylinder models. This conforms with the policy of the company in that there is no intention of superseding its welltried products, for which there is an excellent demand.

One interesting deviation from former practice which we noted, however, in connection with the Trojan van is that it is now equipped with semi-elliptic springs at the rear in place of the cantilever type, although the latter type is still used for the front axle. The load capacity is 7 cwt., and the body capacity approximately 87 cubic ft.

The one passenger vehicle is a Leyland Lion long-wheelbase single-deck bus With two-step entrance, folding door Cud 25 seats, those' over the-wheel-arches being arranged in facing pairs. Drop windows are provided and there is a sliding winthew behind the driver; there is also a lifting glass panel for signalling. A high camber is employed for the roof and parcel racks are 'fitted.

Then there are two' platform lorries, both 4-touners. and of the 0.11.2 type, but one is the standard goods model with , solid tyres, dlld the other is the express type'with 28-in. by 7-in, pneumatic tyres. The" chassis are of the bonneted pattern, each with engine of 34.3 rating, enclosed coneclutch, fOur speeds and double-reduction rear axle. • Stand 117. Beardmore (Paliley), Ltd.

rilHE only taxicabs on view at the Show are to be found on this stand. They are both built to comply with the Scotland Yard regulations, and are similar to those in regular use on. the streets of London. A chassis of this type was shown. The engine is rated at 15.6 h.p., has a combined fan and impeller water pump, pressure lubrication to the main bearings, etc., Bosch magneto, four forward speeds with righthand change, a fabric-faced cone clutch and bevel drive. There is a neat 15-cwt.• van panelled in 766 in.Stuidenla.

Fiat.

(OE of the best-finished vans in the. Shaw is exhibited IL/here. It is a 25-cwt with a sliding panel behind the driver's seat and a totally enclosed eel), the finish and construction of which closely resemble those of a private car. There are double rear doors equipped with oval lights, and a roof rail permits the carrying of extra load.

Apart from this vehicle is one designed exclusively for the commercial traveller. It is a 15-20 h.p. model, -with a single, wide, rear door containing I sliding window and one large shelf. Inside the rear portion at the near side of the body is also a folding seat. There are large windows at the sidà which are equipped with curtains. One of the features of the equipment is The oil and electric Lucas lamps.

Stand 119. General Motors, Ltd.

Chevrolet, G.M.C.

WE have already alluded to the Chevrolet and G.M.C. exhibits on Stand 86, but a still more comprehensive exhibit will be found on that occupied by the maker, and 'here is an example of the new G.M.C. T.40 chassis for loads of -40-50 cwt. This chassis has a special Buick six-cylindered engine, which is three-point suspended in rubber mountings and develops 63 blip.

The T.20 G.M.C. is shown as a 14-seater bus. This also' has a Buick six-cylindered engine. The body is steel panelled and its entrance is at the near-side front, there being an emergency deer at the rear.

There are several Chevrolet vehicles, including a 34-seater bus of the one-man type, a 25-cwt. boxvan and a 25-cwt. chassis.

Stand 120. Crerar's Motor Depot.

Gifford. Gifford.

THIS well-known agent and bodybuilder is showing a Gifford six-cylinder passenger chassis with a 15-ft. wheelbase and a frame height of 2 ft. 2 ins. The side-members are cranked and inswept at the front and arched some 10 ins, at the fear.

With regard to complete vehicles, there is a 20-seater Clifford bus with Crerar body of the one-man-operated type 'and having deep semi-bucket seats with spring backs.

The second bus is a 30-seater special service type, with one step at the rear entrance and a shallow step into the main portion of the body. At the rear is a sociable compartment. F. D. Cowiesen and Co. Albion, Leyland.

TIOROMINENT on this stand is a Leyland Lioness coach 1 with a magnificent body built by the exhibitor. It is of the semi-Riviera type, with the rear part of the roof permanent and the front portion of fabric. The vehicle accommodates 25 passengers, and the driver's seat is isolated; the seats have deep squabs and spring backs. There is a lamp above each of the drop windows and a bell push on each pillar. External glass louvres facilitate ventilation in wet weather and prevent condensation on the glass.

The permanent roof is reinforced with steel to permit the use of a luggage rail and ladder, if desired.

Two handsome Albion vehicles complete this exhibit. One is a Viking 20-seater, with a similar type of body to that just described, except that there is a compartment with a hinged cover at the rear to carry the spare wheel, which in the Leyland is mounted under the rear of the chassis.

The second Albion is a 32-seater forward-driver bus, resembling that on the maker's own stand, with the exception that the entrance is at the front near side and an emergency door is provided at the back. The body also affords excellent headroom owing to the high arching of the roof.

Stand 122. Dodge Brothers {Britain), Ltd.

Graham Brothers.

MU'S stand is devoted entirely to Graham Brothers chassis and vehicles. The former is of particular interest in that it is a six-cylindered type of 26 h.p. and known as the model T.D. The equipment includes an air cleaner and Lockheed hydraulic operating gear for the brakes. The clutch is a single dry plate, and the gearbox provides four speeds with central change. Final drive is by annul-bevel gears.

One of the vehicles is an all-weather eciach with Englishbuilt body having a full-length front door at each side and an emergency door on the near side. The seats are of the semi, bucket type with spring baeks. There are five drop windows at each side. The side framing is permanent and on it can slide the all-metal framing for the hood.

Two 15-cett, vans end a ton lorry complete the gbods vehicles. • One of the vans is the standard type, and the other is known as the De Luxe ; both are panelled in Flymax.