Plaxton Consort Restyled
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• WITH exterior lines fully in keeping vY with contemporary styling, a new 41-seat luxury coach body by Plaxtons (Scarborough), Ltd., is to be seen for the first time In the demonstration park at Earls Court during the Commercial Motor Show.Two versions will be exhibited. on A.E.C. Reliance and Ley
land Cub chassis respectively. • Known as the Consort IV, the body has a large wrap-round fixed windscreen. Light-alloy composite construction is employed with the exterior roof and side panelling in aluminium. The front dome has a large Perspex panel above the windscreen. • Reinforced plastics are embodied in the corner panels and rear dome, the joints protected by rust-proof mouldings. There are three lift-up ventilators in the front of the roof and another at the rear. The toughened glass windows have top sliding ventilators and panel cavities ar( additionally ventilated to avoid condetr sation.
The A.E.C.version has a central sliding doof and the Leland a from entrance. An emergency door is locatec behind the off-side rear wheel-arch.
Luxury seating, with Dunlopillo fillingi and moquette upholstery, is provided, at are ash trays, grab handles and foot rests Plastics materials, toning with polishe wooden mouldings, are part of th( interior trim. Sponge-backed rubber flooring covers gangway and entrance Interior parcel racks are supplemented 11.3 a 110-cu.-ft. rear locker.
" Standard equipment includes twir destination frames below the windscreen illuminated name and registration-numbei frame in the rear waist panel, flashing direction indicators, chromium-plated bumpers and twin windscreen wipers.