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General Motors, Ltd., Thurloe Place, London, S.W.
Stand No. 21.
GENERAL MOTORS, LTD., of Thin-be Place, London SW:, intend te exhibit an example of the, Chevrolet light van and the Oldsmobile chassis.
The former model incorporates a fourcylindered valve-in-head-type engine, with a bore and stroke of 3 11-16 ins. and 4 ins, respectively, the cylinders being east en bloc. The clutch is of the cone type, with adjustable compensating springs, and it conveys the drive to a gearbox of the ordinary selective-sliding type which provides three forward speeds and a reverse. The rear axle is of the three-quarter floating type. The van is designed for loads of 7 cwt., and at a price of .B250 should appeal to many small tradesmen. The wheelbase of the chassis is El ft. 6 ins.
The engine of the Oldsmobile lorry is of the four-cylinclered type, with the valves in the head of the cylinders, which are 5 11-16 ins, bore by 54 ins. stroke. Lubrication is by a combination of splash and forced feed, and cooling water is ' circulated by a centrifugal pump. The clutch is of the leather-faced, cone type, and it conveys the drive to a gearbox giving three forward speeds and a reverse. The engine, clutch and gearbox form a unit. The tubular propeller shaft, with two dust-proof universal joints, conveys the drive to the rear axle.