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11th August 1972, Page 41
11th August 1972
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

Ve welcome letters for publication ,n transport topics. Address them o Commercial Motor, Dorset iouse, Stamford Street, London >E1 9LU Scammell replies to 'Un Routier'

was amazed, as I am sure were many )thers, to read the inaccurate and misleading ;tatements by "Un Routier" of Southampton n Commercial Motor, July 28.

I hope that it is totally unnecessary for me :o point out that in-cab fuel guages, rev :..ounter, heating /demisting and fresh-air ventilation are standard in the Crusader and always have been.

Surely your correspondent would have found of more interest the fact that Scammell have spent a great deal of time and effort in putting prototype vehicles on Continental work so that drivers' and .operators' constructive suggestions could be incorporated into the final production build; as indeed they have been.

Unfortunately it is not clear which particular prototype vehicle, and at what stage of its development, your correspondent is referring to, since our test machines have ranged from the smaller 4 x 2 Crusader through to a 6 x 4 left-hand-drive 320 bhp sleeper cab model. The latter is at present working in Yugoslavia and though its cab interior is no longer representative of the production version, it is still giving valuable "requirement" information, which is exactly what it was intended for I

My I suggest that if your correspondent steps out from his cloak of anonymity we could, with his employer's permission, show him many interesting features on the current production models. Could we buy him a cup of coffee to stand on the fold-down tables, which are standard? Or perhaps a case of Coke which can be so easily stowed in one of the two big seat lockers. Invite him to spend the night in one of the bunks of one of the biggest sleeper cabs in Europe — on the Crusader!

Many people, more eminent than I, have commented on the trait in the British character that assumes that a foreign product must he superior to the British equivalent. I hope that in the next year or so we can start to believe in our own considerable ability, otherwise the future looks grim for the British haulier who will shortly be facing similar competition!

I am, however, extremely optimistic; I can even see on the near horizon the day when the French trade press will carry a story derogatory to French trucks with the signature "Driver Le Havre".

I. C. WILSON, Home Sales Manager, Scammell Lorries Ltd. Watford.

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