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FEW NEW VEHICLES AT GENEVA SHOW
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Front Johan F. goon, Geneva, Wednesday 'THIS year's Swiss Motor Show has a larger commercial-vehicle section than on previous occasions, and a surprisingly large number of non-Swiss exhibitors are present, adding greatly to the interest of this Show. There are no particularly striking new designs here in Geneva, but close investigation reveals quite a few novelties.
The British influence is strong, and not only in completely British vehicles (including the new A.E.C. models described on page 60 of this issue). For instance, the Austrian manufacturers, O.A.F., have introduced a new range under the type name Tornado, and one of the models on display has a Leyland diesel engine. A Leyland engine is featured also in the Finnish Situ goods chassis, which is being publicly displayed here for the first time outside Scandinavia.
Among the vehicles expected to arrive by opening day is a German Neoplan coach with B.S.I. disc brakes, making this the first German p.s,v. to be offered with such equipment. Lancia are exhibiting their Superjolly in van form for the first time, factory-built van bodywork not having been available when this design was introduced at the Turin Show last November. Interesting bodywork and trailer exhibits are fairly numerous. including a German Schenk ail-plastics refrigerated van body on a Berna chassis, the refrigeration equipment of which is of Butterfield manufacture, making use of liquid air. Another novel design is the German Akermann semi-trailer with poSitively steered axle complete with Telma electric retarder, also hydraulically operated landing gear.
The Show is officially opened tomorrow and stays open until Sunday. March 22. A fully illustrated report will be published in next week's issue of The Commercial Motor.