Guy Plans for Earls Court Show
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A MONG the Guy exhibits to be disPA, played at Earls Court next month there will be three complete Wulfrunian double-deck buses and a Wulfrunian chassis. All the buses will have Gardner 6LX oil engines, and the bodies are to be built by Charles H. Roe, Ltd., Park Royal Vehicles, Ltd.. and the Northern Counties Motor and Engineering Co., Ltd.
The Park Royal-bodied Wulfrunian and the bare chassis will be on the Guy stand, as will two Warrior models and two Invincibles. One of the Warriors
,e will be a 12-ft. 1-in.-wheelbase four wheeler with B.M.C. 5.1-litre oil engine
and van body, whilst the other will be a Light 8 eight-wheeler with A.E.C. oil engine and 24-ft. platform body.
Both the Invincible exhibits will have unusual features. One chassis will be a six-wheeled 13-ft. 9-in.-wheelbase tractor with Gardner 6LX engine and Z.F. 12-speed gearbox which has a sixspeed constant-mesh main section and two-speed synchromesh auxiliary sectiOn integral with it. This chassis is suitable for a gross train weight of 45 tons.
The other Invincible is a 13-ft 9-in.wheelbase eight-wheeler built to export specification and powered by a RollsRoyce C6.NFL 210-b.h.p. oil engine. This chassis will have a double-drive rear bogie with limited-slip third differential, lever-type dampers at the front axles, eight-wheel braking and power-assisted steering.
On other stands at Earls Court there %ill be two Warrior tractive units With air suspension, a Warrior Light 6 sixwheeler, a highcapacity export single-decker based on a Victory chassis and several other Warrior and Invincible models.