Clearway Bodies in Production
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four standard types of body Tiotred by Palmer Coachbuilder Ltd. for the Thames Clearway chassis (The Commercial Motor, July 5, 1963) are now in production. All bodies in the range are of steel-braced composite construction with steel panelling, and have a one-piece reinforced plastics roof with integrally moulded ribs.
The 500-cu.-ft. integral van body detailed at the time of the Clearway introduction has external sliding cab doors as standard but hinged doors are available as an option, whilst at the rear wooden roller shutters or full-length doors are standard. Interior width is 7 ft., headroom is 6 ft. 3 in. and internal length is 11 ft. 7 in. Basic retail price is £338.
Two variations are a retail delivery body and mobile shop. The delivery van has display windows the full height of the body on each side and costs £498 retail for the shell complete with display windows. 'Interiors can be equipped to operators' requirements. In the mobile shop the nearside sliding cab door gives access to the interior and an exit door is fitted at the rear nearside as standard. A counter and shelving can be incorporated as extras according to requirements. There are windows on both sides and the two nearside sliding doors with access steps are included in the body price of £398 retail.
The fourth model in the range is an integral Luton body providing a capacity of 720 Cu. ft. with an inside height of 7 ft. 6 in. and a Luton-head height of 2 ft. 3 in. The retail body price is £378.
1.0.T.A. London Meeting A MONO the meetings of the Institute rA of Traffic Administration's London Centre programme for 196314 will be an illustrated address by Mr. G. F. A. Wilmot, University of London, on "The pressing problems of London's traffic" (November 12); an address on Modern methods of handling and distributing coal" (January 14); an illustrated address by Mr. K. McBryde, traffic manager for Babcock and Wilcox, on "Transport of heavy engineering equipment" (February 11), and a joint meeting with the Transport Studies Society, University of London (March 13). A Russian 65-tonner A LOAD capacity of 65 tons is claimed for a lorry recently built in Russia— at the Byelorussian Motor Works in Minsk. It is over 40 ft. long and 13 ft. wide and is fitted with a diesel engine giving it a top speed of about 35 m.p.h.
Future plans are said to include a 60-ft.-long vehicle with a capacity of 110 tons.