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What's where? Tour the exhibits with the a' of our

stand-by-stand review; see pages 68-71 for plan and complete exhibitors' lis

ITHOUT the benefit of the Parck Bus Garage or even Irkhill Quay, this year's Scot.h Motor Show — the 53rd — a somewhat smaller affair an it was in 1979, and is nfined to Kelvin Hall. Never Bless, there is plenty to see Id a few vehicles are making eir first appearance.

At the light end Mercedes has G-range of go-anywhere hides, while Leyland has chon Kelvin Hall to somewhat lietly introduce the Freighter -tonner, It also has a lighteight six-wheeler, the Conructor 2415, to replace the iver. In the following pages a offer our stand-by-stand ansar to What's where?

EDFORD VI.T. Sales and Service Co Ltd 5 Finnieston Street, Glasgow 5 ackay and Jardine Ltd est Cross, Wishaw 6 atson Bros (Airdrie) Ltd )unty Garage, 28-48 High reet rdrie Imkins Bros Motors Ltd 2 Edinburgh Road asgow PACKAGE of improvements r the Bedford TL truck for 1982 eludes additional variants puipped with turbocharged ennes and improved sound insudon for the cab. Another firstner at the Show is the TM 2600 <4 chassis featuring the 8.2re turbocharged Blue Series esel.

The TM 2600 is rated for )eration at 26 tonnes gvw and fitted with the high-comfort 3gular cab. The 5.02m (198in) heelbase TM features a Fuller ne-speed range-change gear))( and an Eaton tandem-drive de unit to Special Vehicle rder specification.

Representing the TL range is a 83m (1511n) wheelbase TL 860, ited for operation at the maxi mum non-hgv weight of 7.5 tons. This model features the new 5.4-litre turbocharged Red Series diesel developing 80kW (108bhp) net at 2,600rpm.

The TL medium-duty range introduced last year incorporates a number of specification improvements and refinements for the 1982 model year. All models now include an insulated gear lever and improved double-well construction gear-lever gaiter. To reduce in-cab noise, the engine air-intake has also been repositioned on all models powered by the Blue Series diesel.

The temperature-sensing declutching engine fan, which is standard with the turbocharged engines, is made available on the naturally aspirated models as part of an optional noise-insulation package. Recirculatingball power-assisted steering, which is already standard on the TL 1470 and TL 1630, becomes standard on TL 1260 and optional on all other TL models (except for the lighter 3.6-litre petrol variants).

An anti-roll bar option is now available on TL 1470 and TL 1630 and a new five-function Rubbolite tail lamp cluster (stop, tail, indicator, reverse and fog. guard) is standard on all models. The standard driver's seat with adjustable backrest continues to be available with or without the Bostrom suspension unit and the high-back Bostrom driver's seat option is now trimmed in Bedford beige plaid cloth.

The availability of turbocharged engines has been further extended to include the new 8.2/130TD Blue Series diesel — developing 130bhp net at 2,650rpm, which becomes available in TL 750, TL 1020 and TL 1260 models and the new 8.2/175 TO Blue Series diesel — developing (129kW) 173bhp net at 2,500rpm, an option available in TL 1470 and TL 1630. Turbocharged Red Series and Blue Series diesel engines new extend throughout the TL range as an alternative to the naturally aspirated diesels.

Representing the TK range is a High-Spec TK 1260 3.04m (120in) short-wheelbase tipper chassis, rated for operation at 12.6 tonnes gvw. Power train is the naturally-aspirated 5.4-litre Bedford diesel 73kW (98bhp) at 2,600rpm optional-five-speed Turner overdrive gearbox with Bedford's fully floating hypoid rear axle.

The Bedford TK — nearly 600,000 have been produced — continues alongside the TL, offering the cost-conscious operator outstanding value for money. TK covers a range of 36 models offering a combination of gvw, wheelbase, engine and driveline configurations.

BOALLOY LTD 100 Boalloy Ltd Radnor Park Trading Estate Congleton Cheshire THE Economic Tautliner was troduced as a more basic vi sion and supplement of the nouned Tautliner curtain-sid It can be supplied either usinc new trailer, on a rebuilt trai supplied by Boalloy, or on a ci tomer's own trailer.

The front bulkhead has 1 52mm (six-inch) thick sti frame with corner tensioners 1/8in corten steel fitted with so ets for ratchet drive allowing future conversion to full ratcl tensioners. Interior panelling galvanised steel sheet is us above an angled steel "kic plate. The outer panelling is aluminium and the section w the streamlined glass-fibre cc is above. Rolled steel channe used to construct the ba frame, housing double doors metal faced plywood with anti-rust locking bar.

Coated polyester curtail available in 12 standard coloL are built to Tautliner specifi tion. Curtain rollers are Hi bolted to a sewn plate on extremity of the curtain str while hooks are of the oc type.

CRANE FRUEHAUF 185 Crane Fruehauf Ltd Rushes Green Toftwood Dereham Norfolk ALTHOUGH the Norfolk trai maker is not actually exhibiti any products, it is providing formation on them. Trailers, c mountable systems, rigid t dies, vehicle recovery systen parts, servicing, used trailer f ance, vehicle leasing and ren facilities are all covered. yen Tasker Ltd 15 Factory rlinn Industrial Estate nbernauld sgow E FIRST grp sandwich elled refrigerated van menuured by Craven Tasker is un ed at the Scottish Motor )w.

he trailer is manufactured tg sandwich panels consistof grp inner and outer faces, !forcing membranes and it is ilied with insulation, giving overall panel thickness of 2mm (3in). Insulation kness is said to be 127mrn 1) for the roof and 100mm 1) for the floor, front and rear he roof construction is of alwhile the bulkhead is riveted minium/steel structure to apt the weight and stresses up by the mounting of a die'electric refrigeration unit.

he trailer is ATP type apved and carries a six-year :ificate.

, second exhibit is a lowder designed for carrying centrated loads of civil engiering plant and heavy chinery up to 32.5 tonnes. F6 32 LB low-loading semi trailer has a Tasklift hydraulic neck with a bed length of 8.8m (29ft) including the beavertail width of 2.4m (8ft) which can be extended to 2.9m (9ff 6in) when required.

DAF TRUCKS 125 Scotia DAF Trucks Ltd West Mains Industrial Estate Grangemouth DAF TRUCKS introduced a further engine option for the F2800 Series last year. The vehicle can be seen for the first time on a Scottish exhibition stand. The DKSE is fitted with the newly designed economy version of the DKS engine. It has been in production for nine years, but DAF Trucks developed the DKSE engine with improved torque characteristics at lower engine revs. The torque at 1,300rpm is 1,260Nm (9291bft).

Use of the most efficient range of engine revolutions ensures that fuel consumption remains at its most economical while the higher torque available reduces the amount of gear changing required.

Basically, the DSK1160 and the DKS 1160E engines are the same 11.6-litre, six-cylinder, turbocharged and charge-cooled diesel engine, but offer quite different characteristics. The DKSE engine was developed to provide greater economy than was obtained with the DKS, DAF Trucks features prominently on DAF Servicecover, a premium operator support service, combining proven aspects of the existing back-up plus some new ones. Servicecover ensures that the DAF truck operator has available to him a broad range of support services available through the extensive DAF Trucks dealer network. Each dealer workshop within the network has been selected for its strategic location and developed to DAFs' own standards for tooling and equipment.

A terminal link on the stand, direct to the IBM computer at Marlow hq, advises on parts availability and also provides operators with instant quotations on repair and maintenance contracts.

ERF 124 Messrs James Bowen & Sons Ltd Wester Hailes Works Murrayburn Road Edinburgh THE ERF CAB is said to be the only one of its kind made of sheet moulded compound (SMC), a glass fibre material combining strength and light-weight construction with corrosion-proof and fire-resistant qualities.

A high level of safety is provided by a steel cage which supports the SMC panels, making replacement of individual panels a relatively easy job.

New features of the SP3 cab include a fully opening front grille giving improved access to all bulkhead mounted components. Redesigned step panels and wider opening doors provide easier entry. Inside, the facia has been restyled to accommodate a patented heater package, carpet is moulded over the engine cover and a redesigned cab interior back panel incorporates a storage pocket.

The C-Series tractive unit on show is one of ERF's lightweight range plated to 36 tonnes and powered by the Gardner 6LXCT.

A sleeper-cab model, also plated to 36 tonnes, is equipped with a turbocharged Rolls-Royce 290 engine, and a third vehicle has a Cummins 250 turbocharged engine installed.

Weight-saving features include a lighter air intake gantry and chassis members manufactured from a special drawn steel, resulting in a saving of up to half a ton, which can be reflected by additional payload capacity.

FORD 140 Alexanders of Edinburgh Ltd South Clyde Industrial Estate Edinburgh 138 Wylies Ltd 370 Pollockshaws Road Glasgow 141 Clanford Motors Ltd Lon end Paisley 139 La Id law Trucks Ltd Righead Industrial Estate Belshill THE A-SERIES range, which ex mds from 3.5 to 6.3 tonnes vw, is represented by an A 0609 .3-tonne Custom cab model owered by Ford's 3,5-litre dieel engine which gives a power utput of 66kW (89bhp) at ,60Orpm.

Although the Ford Cargo was rtroduced in March, this is the rst showing at a major UK exhiition. Three versions are hown. The smallest is the 0811, pith a gvw of 7.5 tonnes quipped with a Ford six-litre iesel unit rated at 84kW 113bhp) at 2,600rpm and a fourpeed all-synchromesh gearbox. iptional fitments include a tyled stack pipe, 115-litre (25 al) fuel tank and exterior cab tripes.

Plated for operation at 14.7 )nnes gvw, a 1514 tipper chass cab is powered by an 112kW 150bhp) turbocharged Ford sixIre diesel which drives through standard six-speed all-synch)mesh gearbox. A steering box ith integral hydraulic power asstance, and as with other iodels in the range, a driver's oth seat, are standard — but • ashable vinyl seat trim can be )ecified. Examples of the many ptional items available include ,ertia reel seat belts and centre p strap, fuel and water separaPr and brake system protection alve.

A Perkins 8.8-litre naturally asirated V8 diesel developing 34kW (180bhp) provides power )r the newest and largest Cargo iodel on view.

The Cargo 2817 is an articlated unit plated at 28,5 tonnes. ord's eight-speed rangenange all-synchromesh gearox is fitted, but a six-speed box ith a two-speed axle op tional. Power steering and styled stack pipe are both standard items while optional equipment fitted includes driver's suspension seat, under-bumper air dam, brake anti-freeze equipment and fifth-wheel package.

The largest vehicle from Ford is the Transcontinental 4428 tractive unit equipped with the Cummins NT 290 engine, 13speed Fuller RTO 9513 gearbox and upper and lower bunks in the sleeper cab.

GRAY AND ADAMS 101 Gray and Adams Ltd South Road Fraserburgh SIX EXHIBITS cover the range of refrigerated bodywork produced by one of the most northern bodybuilders in Britain.

Mounted on a Ford Transit chassis, a 3.05m (10ft) van body is equipped with the Fetter HY 20D refrigeration unit driven hydraulically from the vehicle engine. A 4.24m (174in) long sandwich construction body mounted on a Ford Cargo 7.38gvw chassis cab incorporates an interior bulkhead facilitating two temperature levels. Both 12m (40ft) chassis-less tandem trailer vans are of one-piece sandwich construction and one is fitted out with meat hanging rails.

In the 16-ton-weight range is the new Leyland Freighter equipped with a 7.3m (24ft) van body and Petter DPV 20G refrigeration unit. The largest body shown is a 8.53m (28ft) onepiece van body mounted on a 8x2 Volvo F7 chassis cab with a Thermo King RD1 50 refrigeration unit.

HESTAIR DENNIS 149 Hestair Dennis Ltd Woodbridge Work Guildford Surrey THE 3.75m (147in) wheelbase tipper version of the Delta 1616, chosen from five available wheelbases, is on show on the Hestair Dennis Stand. Standard specification includes the Perkins T6.354.4 engine developing 116kW (155bhp) coupled to a six-speed synchromesh gearbox and single-speed rear axle. Alternative engines that can befitted are the Gardner 6LXB and Perkins V.540 engine at 134kW (180bhp) or Perkins 6.354.4 at 93kW (124bhp). Fivespeed manual or four-speed automatic gear-boxes and twospeed axles are also available.

Frame section is 260mm depth x 75mm x 8mm thick (10.2 x 2.9 x 0.03in) throughout its length and carries a six-ton front axle and 10-ton spiral-bevel rear axle. The new Dennis-built steel cab has a tilt capacity in excess of 60 degrees and allows access to engine and transmission. All vulnerable panels are detachable, box sections are wax injected and the cab is totally undersealed. Fully integral powersteering, air dryer and shock absorbers all round are standard features and the vehicle exhibited has a five-speed gearbox and two-speed rear axle. 131 Stewart Plant Sales Ltd Townmill Road Glasgow 146 Iveco (UK) Ltd Road One Industrial Estate Winsford, Cheshire 147 Ian Spence Truck Sales Northern Road Kintore Aberdeenshire 148 FMD (Edinburgh) Ltd 15-19 West Bowling Grell Street Edinburgh

IVECO is exhibiting examples s models from opposite ends c the weight spectrum. In th maximum-weight tractive lie sector there are two of the inei Third Generation 170.30s turbocharged engines, an the lightweight category, versions of the new Mk 11 DO 3.5-tonne-gross mocie launched in right-hand-cki form at Kelvin Hall.

Completing the seven-vehicl IVECO display are four-wheelie!, for 7.5-tonne and 16-tonne droll operation and 30.5 tonnes gros eight-wheeler.

The main feature of the I Third Generation 170.30 tra is its turbocharged diesel ergi which provides an outp 223kW (299bhp) and a torq4e pd 1,324Nm (9771b/ft}.

Design weight of the 170.301i 44 tonnes and the tractive,unt

hares many components with :her IVECO models such as a flier 13-speed gearbox. In addi)n, many detail improvements ive been made such as to the ,draulic tilt cab giving better lver comfort. A five-point ounting is used for the two!rth sleeper unit, and cab insu:ion, says IVECO, keeps innor noise to low levels.

A modular design electrical stem is used with enclosed ring and fully waterproofed :ings at junctions and compont connections. Full-air twole braking system, which :ets both the EEC and the UK nstruction and Use Regulains, has Stopmaster twindge two-leading-shoe wheel:ke units. There is integral wer-assisted ZF steering and ub-reduction rear axle.

Nhile the two 170.30 exhibits

the IVECO stand have the -ne general specification, one s an optional cab wind deflec

and 3.96 to 1 rear axle ratio !He the other has a standard ) and 4.26 to 1 rear axle.

ihe Mark 11 version of the Daily, introduced at the Glasgow Show, is in both van and chassis-cab forms. Changes have been made to the engine including improved cooling along with a revised design for the thermostat, piston and rings, cylinder heads, valves and valve guides, camshaft, fuel pump and heater plugs.

The 2.5-litre four-cylinder diesel has an output of 52kW (69bhp) at 4,200rpm and a maximum torque of 147 Nm (108.41b/ft) at 2,400rpm and drives through a ZF five-speed synchromesh gearbox.

In addition to the changes to the power unit, the Daily Mk 11 is said to incorporate improvements in the cab with .a revised interior trim and seat coverings and a new instrument panel layout. Larger exterior mirrors are used although the external appearance continues more or less unchanged.

In the gross-weight category above the Daily is the 79F10 integral van with 4.57-litre 70kW (94bhp) water-cooled diesel and a gross weight of 7.5 tonnes. The exhibit is the 3.6m (11.8ft) wheelbase model with high-roof van body and the 4.57-litre water-cooled engine. A 4.1-litre 62.5kW (83.8bhp) air-cooled diesel is fitted to Magirus models.

IVECO is also showing the 168M 16FL as a chassis-cab. This 16.25-tonne gross model has a 120kW (161bhp) air-cooled diesel engine driving through a ZF five-speed synchromesh gearbox to an Eaton two-speed rear axle and the exhibit has a wheel base of 5.55m (216in) for bodies up to 7.3m (24ft) long.

The 168M 16 FL has integral power-assisted steering and Stopmaster brakes and the same specification applies to the eight-wheeler which completes the IVECO line-up at the Scottish Show. The 5.64m (2161/2in) wheelbase version of the 232D 30FK is shown, which is a 30ton-gross 8x4 with a 170kW (228bhp) V8 air-cooled diesel. The drive is through a ZF sixspeed constant-mesh gearbox — the exhibit will have the optional splitter giving 12 forward speeds — to the hub-reduction axles of the rear bogie.

KARRIER MOTORS 102 North Eastern Motors Ltd Main Street Fallin 118 Karrier Motors Ltd P.O. Box 46 London Road Ryton-on-Dunsmore Coventry ANNOUNCED just before the Show, the new Dodge Commando 2 range encompassing eight rigid chassis from 7.38 to 16 tons gvw, and three tractive units at 18, 19.68 and 26 tons, is represented by a G11 (11.2 tons) chassis-cab and a G20 tractive unit.

The G11, a 4.03m (159in) wheelbase, highway model, is equipped with the new 88kW (118bhp) Perkins Z3 in-line sixcylinder diesel engine driving through a five-speed gearbox and a single-speed axle. Optional headlamp wash/wipe and rear underrun bar are also fitted.

Power for the 620 tractive unit comes from the new Perkins Z6 turbocharged in-line six-cylinder unit rated at 110.4kW (148bhp). Power steering is standard. Both models have the uprated cab trim which is said substantially to improve the driving environment. A cloth-covered suspension seat is now standard and heavy-duty cloth trim conceals the main areas of sheet metal while vinyl trim is fitted to t inner door panels.

Two examples from tl Dodge 50-Series are shown. T 546 with a wheelbase of 3.2'; (127in) chassis-cab is design for operation at 4 tonnes with a drive-line consi ing of a 54kW (73bhp) diesel e gine, four-speed gearbox and 4-ton capacity rear axle. Semiliptic springs and telescop shock absorbers are fitted frc and rear while the air/hydrau dual-line service brake incorp rates load sensing.

Optional cab comfort pack also included on this model.

The 50-Series 575 12.7cu (4 50cuft) high-capacity pan van claims the biggest paylo. margin of any vehicle plated to 7.38 tons. It is mechanica similar to the 546, but has heavier capacity rear axle. A fE tory-built van body incorporat glazed rear doors and transl cent roof.

LEYLAND VEHICLES 114-117 Leyland Vehicles Guild Centre Lords Walk Preston 113 McLay's Garage Ltd 57-59 High Street Kirkintilloch Glasgow 112 Taggarts (Motherwell) Ltd Knowetop Motherwell Glasgow 119 Kirkby Hogarth Ltd Johnston Avenue Industrial Estate Hillington Glasgow 111 Lothian Trucks Ltd Straiton near Loanhead Edinburgh LEYLAND VEHICLES has a tot.

of ten vehicles at the Scottis Show. Eight commericals ir clude the Freighter 16.15 and Constructor 24.15 — makin their world debuts. OthE models on the stand are Roadtrain 16.28, a Cruiser 16.2 a Constructor 30.21 eigh• wheeler and two models fror Leyland's Bathgate range — th -hgv Terrier TR738 and the er BX1325.

inounced at the end of Octo-1 the Freighter range consists wo models — the Freighter 3 and the Freighter 16.15. )are 4x2 rigid chassis plated )peration at 16.2 tonnes gym ady in production, they re:e the Clydesdale, which will phased from production by and of the year.

• eighter 16.13 is specified I the Leyland 402 naturally rated engine with an output 100kW (135bhp) and the ghter 16.15 with the turbo-ged Leyland 411 engine. -1 models feature the "slim" :ion of the C40 cab — as d to Cruiser and to Construe;ix-wheelers.

le C40 cab is hydraulically d to a full 65° to give easy quick access to the engine.

• ger glass areas and • view mirrors improve allnd vision. Interior noise Is are said to have been stantially reduced so that the er benefits from all of the ign features.

part from the cab and enthe vehicle specification rens in broad outline the same or the Clydesdale.

he latest addition to the 3e of Constructor six-wheelthe Constructor 24.15, re es Reiver, and, but for or two obvious features, it res the same basic specificaI as the Reiver.

onstructor 24.15 is fitted with same cab as its six-wheel istructor stablemates and iser, and it is offered with the -le 411 turbocharged engine I is fitted to the Freighter )d at 115kW (154bhp) at )Orprn. Maximum torque of ,Nm (360Ibft) is developed at )Orpm.

Tie transfer box and twinipshaft arrangement from the Reiver is superseded by the through-drive as used on Bison and its successors — Constructor 24.21, and the Constructor 24.18, which is claimed to be simpler, lighter and easier to service. Unladen the Constructor 24.15 (swb tipper) tips the scales at around 5.97 tonnes.

Shown in the colours of J. Barclay Forrest, the 3.22m (126in) wheelbase Roadtrain 16.28 sleeper is specified with the Leyland TL12 Flexitorque engine, Spicer SST10 ten-speed constant-mesh gearbox and the Leyland hub-reduction rear axle.

Designed for operation at 40 tonnes gcw, Roadtrain has a trailer/payload capacity of over 20 tonnes when operating at the UK legal maximum of 32.5 tonnes gcw.

Cruiser 16.21 was launched earlier this year, featuring the Leyland TL11A engine, also designed for operation at 32.5 tonnes gcw.

The engine is matched to a Fuller RTO 9509A nine-speed constant-mesh gearbox and Leyland hub-reduction axle.

Painted in the colours of James McKinnon, of Kilmarnock, the Constructor 30.21 is fitted with a lightweight Wilcox tipping body and will be used for the delivery of animal feeds and the haulage of bulk grain.

The 5.77m (227in) wheelbase vehicle is fitted with the Leyland TL11A engine and the 0473 sixspeed constant-mesh gearbox allowing a body plus payload capacity of over 22 tonnes. The 5.1m (140in) wheelbase Boxer is shown with Leyland's 6.98 turbocharged engine developing 102kW (137bhp) at 2,600rpm and 355Nm (262 lbft) torque at 1,650rpm coupled to a Turner T5-200 five-speed synchromesh gearbox.

The 3.55m wheelbase Terrier TR738, to be used for sales promotion by both Leyland and Dunlop, with a special body painted to represent the packaging for Dunlop golf balls, is fitted with a Leyland 6.98 NV engine and five-speed synchromesh gearbox.

MERCEDES-BENZ 97 Callanders Engineering Co Ltd 47 Kirklee Road Glasgow 121 Western Auto Co Ltd Bridge Street Newbridge Midlothian MERCEDES-BENZ is showing examples throughout its weight range from the 508D van to 1628S tractive units.

The load area of the 508 is high enough to stand up in when loading and unloading. A range of side-door types and locations cater for individual needs, but all vans are equipped with rear doors which open fully to 180° or can be held at 90°.

The Mercedes-Benz 48kW (65bhp) and 63kW (85bhp) diesel engines and the 66kW (90bhp) petrol engine have been in use for a long time, but the six-cylinder 96kW (130bhp) diesel unit used on heavier models is relatively new to the 508.

Both haulage and tipper versions of the 1617, a 16-ton twoaxle rigid, are available powered by the Mercedes-Benz OM 352A six-cylinder in-line 5.67-litre turbocharged diesel producing 124kW (168bhp) at 2,800rpm and maximum torque of 490Nm (361 lbft) at 1,600rpm.

The LP 813 employs a naturally aspirated version of the same engine and is rated a 93kW (125 lbft) at 2,800rprr Similarly powered is the 121::' but here power-steering be comes standard.

Designed for 38 tonnes Cont nental operation, the 1625 i plated at 32 tons for UK opera tion. The V8 OM 422 111 diese engine is naturally aspirated an rated at 84 kW (247 bhp) matched to an eight-speel synchromesh gearbox. Maxi mum torque occurs low on th rev scale at 1,200rpm.

The 1628 has a 14.6-litre V8 t, drive it which gives 205kV (276bhp) at 2300rpm but is als' coupled to an eight-speed bo with splitter and crawler gea driving through to a hub-reduc tion axle. There is a choice c two sleeper-cabs.

RAY SMITH DEMOUNTABLES 198 Ray Smith Demountables Ltd Botolph Bridge Oundle Road Peterborough

SHOWN for the first time at an show is a set of portable legs t be used for handling container: Details of the company's COIT plete range of demount equir ment is available and the Sca tail-lift can be seen demon: trated with its special vertic descent feature.

RENAULT TRUCKS AND BUSES 104 Stewart Truck Services Dunipace Mill Larbert, Stirlingshire

SINCE the GF151 16-ton-gv1 chassis cab made its first a; pearance at the last Scottis Show, sales in the UK hay grown to almost one a wee This year's exhibit has the ne, optional Renault six-spee overdrive gearbox in place of th standard ZF five-speed unit; in proved performance and ect nomy are claimed.

The factory-fitted sleeper-ca option is well appointed an roomy. Power is provided by 4kW (153bhp) Renault six-cylder turbocharged engine.

A TR 305 maximum-weight 3ctive unit offers the power, rmfort and claims the economy emanded by long-haul 3erators.

Twin bunks are standard for is vehicle, which is driven by a anault 222kW (298bhp) turboiarged and intercooled six-cylder diesel, said to be flexible ith a maximum torque output 1,253Nm (924 lbft) at just 30Orpm.

ANDBACH ENGINEERING 50 eaverbank Motor Co Ltd

ast Mains Industrial Estate roxburn, West Lothian

FODEN 40-tonne 5.10 eetmaster tractive unit, on this laker's stand, is fitted with a olls-Royce 2651_ Eagle diesel igine, Fuller RT9509B gearbox nd Rockwell R180 hypoid ngle-reduction rear axle, with a rtio of 4.33:1 giving an engine Deed of 1,590rpm at 96km/h lOmph) for increased fuel ecoOM y.

Numerous alternative powerain combinations are said to be vailable to match specification ,ith operator's needs and pretrences.

The S. 10 sleeper-cab includes ptions such as additional side rindovvs, driver's and mate's Jspension seats, stereo radio assette, Hatcher wind deflector, )g lamps and factory paint nish.

Chassis fittings include York ig D fifth-wheel with 40-tonne ghtweight cradle, chassis plat)rm and 410 lit (90 gal) alulinium fuel tank. Foden lectrics incorporate armoured onduit and sealed junction oxes to protect the electrical ystem against road dirt and rater.

Chassis to cab and cab to enme connections are by raterproof multi-pin plugs for asier servicing.

The chassis harness is clipped Iside the frame to keep clear of irt and avoid damage. Resettable contact breakers and terminal blocks are used and are located in the centre panel inside the cab.

Servicing access is made easy, says Fodens, by a lifting front grille and a cab tilt of 65°.

SCANIA 144 Scania (Great Britain) Ltd Tongwell, Milton Keynes 145 Reliable Vehicles (Scot) Ltd Clyde Street

Renfrew SCANIA (Great Britain) Ltd is showing two tractive units on stands 144 and 145.

The two units are an R142MA 4x2 RS34 and a P82MA 4x2 RSi 34. The R142 is the heaviest tractive unit in the GPR range and has a double-bunk sleeper-cab. The 14.2-litre turbocharged V8 engine develops 289 kW (388bh p).

At the lower end, the P82 is the smallest Scania unit made for the UK market, although the one on show has the sleeper-cab option. Both models are from the relatively new Scania range, and the P82MA is fitted with the latest engine, the DSi8. It is intercooled and develops 172kW (231 bhp) from its 7.8 litres.

The only extra on the vehicle on display is a Bostrom passenger seat. The plated weights

are 52 tonnes for the R142 and 36 tonnes for the P82 (with DSi 8 engine).

The Scania stand is being run in conjunction with Reliable Vehicles (Scotland) Ltd, Scania's distributor for Scotland.

SEDDON ATKINSON 128 and 130 Seddon Atkinson Vehicles Ltd Woodstock Factory

Oldham, Lancs.

NOW in its fifth year of production, the 200 is often used as a tanker in Scotland, but the Show model with a 3.81m (150in) wheelbase, an International D358 engine, five-speed Eaton gearbox and rear axle, is destined to become a skip loader.

The 300-Series consists of rigids and tractive units, but was introduced originally as a sixwheeler as it is shown here with a 4.26m (168in) wheelbase, an International DT466 diesel engine, a six-speed ZF gearbox and an Eaton 380 double-drive bogie.

Replacing the 400-Series, the 401 comes to the Scottish Show for the first time. Both sleeper and day-cab models are shown with tractive units having a 3.12m (123in) wheelbase and powered by turbocharged diesel engines from Cummins and Rolls-Royce rated at 216kW (290bhp). Improved payload, corrosion resistance and instrumentation are a few of the benefits over the previous model.

VOLVO TRUCKS 126& 127 Volvo Trucks (GB) Ltd

Irvine Ayrshire MAKING its first appearance in Scotland is the new spec "Luggerline" with lower revving engine, a new gearbox and a cab guaranteed against corrosion for three years.

Although brake horsepowers have been reduced, in some cases torque ratings are higher and available over a wider speed range to improve economica • , operation. The new range co, sists of three, in-line six-cylincit turbocharged diesel units.

The TD 100GA is employe with F10 models while the T 120GA and TD 120FC can specified with the F12. Also ft the F12 models is a new 1. speed gearbox, designate SR70, which was produce specifically to work behind tlnew TD 120FC power unit ti gether with new final-driv ratios to ensure optimum matcl ing between drive-line and ei gine performance.

YORK 132 York Trailer Co Ltd

St Marks Road Corby Northants YORK TRAILER Company is e: hibiting a lightweight curtair sided trailer designed and bui for Joshua Tetley and Sol Leeds-based brewer.

The 12.2m (40ft) curtainside trailer weighs 4,470kg (4 tor 8cwt), the same as a conver tional platform trailer, and th weight includes centre partitic and a patented load restrair system for part loads.

The vehicle was built in assr dation with Tetley's to provide lightweight trunking vehicle ft both palletised loads and Te ley's own palletless handlir system for kegs.

Bodywork is to a new Yo design to be known as Tapertif in which the front and rear bul heads taper inwards so that tlroof is narrower than the pla form. This means that with Cu tains tensioned the load is he both in and down.

A full-length wear band welded into the curtains at strategic height to protei against damage from keg Fitted to the bodywork is centre load-restraining bulkhez with a patented moving trolle load-restraining curtain whit allows part loads to be fastene to two areas on the vehicle to a load distribution.

The trolleys run in roo mounted tracks with a pair spring-loaded locking bolts th enable the load-restraint curta to be pulled into position at tt top of the load, then tensione around the part load to the fo of the bulkhead. ISTIN MORRIS rlaw Cars Ltd Nether Auldhouse Road ]sg ow pleyard (Edinburgh) Ltd :stfield Avenue nburgh TH nothing new to offer on ; light commercial vehicle nt, BL cars has the long-servMinivan and Marina (or is it ?) on show. The minivan is ! 95 model, fitted with the ohy 3cc four-cylinder petrol ene. It It has a maximum gross ight of 956kg (0.94 tons) and a /load capability of 254kg (0.25 1). Maximum power of 39bhp ries in at 4,750rpm. Still denated Morris, the 440L van is de luxe version with a 75cc ohv four-cylinder petrol jine, developing 55bhp at 00rpm. Carrying capacity of 3kg (0.5 ton) is within a gross ight of 1,499kg (1.48 tons).

'lye Sherpa models are on )w, including a 230 van with lpg conversion. The economy y Sherpa is there, too, alonge a 255L petrol dropside ck. A two-litre 0-series petrol jined minibus and a 255L secred exhibit with a Tipmaster per body complete the play.

BEDFORD 134 S.M.T. Sales and Service Co Ltd 205 Fin nieston Street Glasgow 135 Mackay and Jardine Ltd West Cross Wishaw 136 Watson Bros (Airdrie) Ltd County Garage 24-28 High Street Airdrie 137 Tomkins Bros Motors Ltd 712 Edinburgh Road Glasgow BEDFORD's latest addition to the light end of the model range is the KB 26, a 1-ton pick-up built in Tokyo and announced earlier this year. It claims one of the biggest cargo-decks in its class and offers a choice of petrol or diesel engines but is shown here equipped with a 1.6-litre petrol engine.

A derivative of Vauxhall's smallest estate car in the Chevanne, painted in one of the four new colours and fitted with a revised trim pack already available in the Chevette.

Bedford's CF medium and small truck range is a represented with a 2.69m (106in) short-wheelbase CF250 van featuring the 2.3-litre GM diesel engine and a 3.56m (140in) extralong-wheelbase CF 350 small truck powered by a 2.3-litre petrol engine. CF bodywork was improved last year and now incorporates corrosion resistant zinc-coated steel panels in vulnerable areas, and is further protected by a coating of PVC sprayed on the underside of the bodyshell and injected into sills and doors during manufacture.

The line-up Would be incomplete without the long-running HA, which still sells in sufficient volume to ensure continued production. FORD 140 Alexanders of Edinburgh Ltd South Clyde Industrial Estate Edinburgh 138 Wylies Ltd 370 Pollokshaws Road Glasgow 141 Clanford Motors Ltd Lonend Paisley 139 Laid law Trucks Ltd Righead Industrial Estate Bellshill THIS SHOW provides the fi opportunity to see impro. ments to the Fiesta Van and t new Escort van announced the beginning of this year.

The Fiesta van range is repi sented by an 1100L (finished metallic champagne gold) will gross vehicle weight of 1,1601 With a capacity of 1,117cc, t engine, developing 39.5k (53bhp) at 5,700rpm, is mount transversely with the gearbc Recent improvements inclu wrap-around bumpers and mc comfortable seats while stE dard equipment incorporates reversing lamp, heated re windows and a tail-gate wasl wipe.

Ford's new front-wheel-dri Escort van provides high payloads and more lead spa and claims better performan and economy than previo models. On show is the Esc(

6 van with a gvw of 1,575(1.55 -1). The standard 1,296cc ohc trol engine with an output of kW (69bhp) features self-adding hydraulic tappets and :ctronic ignition.

Britain's best selling light:ight commercial vehicle is resented by the Transit 100 stom van plated at 2,400kg 36 tons) gvvy and powered by rd's 1.6-litre OHC engine rated 48.5kW (65bhp) at 4,750rpm. The introduction of the Ford ' (variable venturi) carburetter d thermo-viscous fan are both :ent improvements which are d to reduce overall fuel conmotion. Push-button radio, :r mud-flaps, wheelrim embeliers are just a few examples the wide range of optional uipment available with the )nsit range.

ERCEDES-BENZ St 120 Handers Engineering Co Ltd , Kirklee Road asgow

IE Mercedes-Benz G-Series of Jr-wheel-drive cross-country -s make their first British aparance at the Scottish Motor ow. The vehicle will have a ong appeal as a service or pport vehicle for off-road 3 chinery in inaccessible ices.

Jiesel or petrol units power a rt-wheelbase, two-door and .1g-wheelbase four-door estate -. The diesel version is the 300 ) powered by the three-litre

five-cylinder engine developing 65.6kW (88bhp), and the petrol engine is the 2.8-litre twin ohc fuel injected six-cylinder developing 1.19kW (150bhp). Fourspeed manual transmission is standard for the two diesel powered models, but the • Daimler-Benz automatic fourspeed transmission is standard on the petrol versions, Front and rear differential locks can be engaged or disengaged while on the move.

• Also on show is the new-toBritain 208 petrol light van available in two body sizes with roof heights of 1,550mm (5ft) as standard and 1,830mm (6ft) optional, Both are employed with the 207D/307D range but here provide for a payload of 1,020kg powered by the Mercedes-Benz M115 four-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol unit rated at 63kW (85bhp) at 4,800rpm to give a geared speed of 1 1 4km/h (71 mph) and a rolling gradeabiiity of 40 per cent. RENAULT UK LTD 78 Renault UK Ltd 553 Gorgie Road Edinburgh 77 Tennant Armadale Cross Garage Armadale West Lothian 75 Grant Melrose and Tennant Ltd 64 Kirkintilloch Road Bishopsbriggs 76 Wylie and Lochead (Motors) Ltd 117 Berkeley Street Glasgow 79 Datry Motor Company Drakemyre Dairy BOTH Trafic and Master light commercial vehicles make their Scottish Show debut. Renault claims to have the biggest onemake commercial range in Europe with a choice of petrol and diesel power, front and rearwheel drive and a range of body types.

Renault diesel car models, 18TD, GTD, TD Estate, 20TD and 20GTD, were introduced last autumn and now account for nearly 12 per cent of diesel car sales in the UK.

TOYOTA 84 Drum Service Station Fossoway Kinross 86 Stirling Cars (Glasgow) Ltd 1158 Cathcart Road Glasgow 88 Andrew Brown (Cars) Ltd Downtown Garage Keith Street Hamilton

LAND CRUISER is the latesi model from Toyota and make5 its debut at the Scottish Show The five-door estate employs 76kW (102bhp) diesel engine tc drive all four wheels and pro. vides a high level of comfort at E very competitive price. A 1,6. litre petrol engine is used ir Toyota's Hi-Lux pick-up, whicr provides seating for three inside the cab and has a payload capacity of about 25cwt,

Bodywork and cab are iden• tical for the Hi-Lux 4x4 pick-up. but it is equipped with a go-anywhere chassis, a two-litre petro. engine, a four-speed gearbo)1 and two-speed transfer box with 12 inches of ground clearance; ii costs just over £1,300 more.

A payload of just over one tor is quoted for the Hi-Ace panel van short and long-wheelbase petrol-engined models of 1.€ and two-litre capacity, The HiAce pick-up enjoys the same benefit of the three-seater forward-control cab and an all-steel body.

WALTER ALEXANDER 122 and 123 Walter Alexander and Co 91 Glasgow Road Falkirk THE two-trolley ambulance on show was designed to meet the DHSS Ambulance Service Purchasing Advisory Group specification. Body construction employs a complete frame and panel design using hardwood and fire retarded grp. Exterior panels are split horizontally at the waist to facilitate ease of repair. Perimeter rubber is used to contain the large 1,780x 500mm (70x2Oin) sliding glazed units. :ORD 140 klexanders of Edinburgh Ltd iouth Clyde Industrial Estate :dinburgh 138

Nylies Ltd

370 Pollokshaws Road 3Iasgow 141 ;laniard Motors Ltd _onend 'aisley 139 -aidlaw Trucks Ltd lighead Industrial Estate 3ellshill 'ORD's optional minibus pack inables all Transit bus deriveives (except those with threeitre petrol engines) to comply to ill requirements of the 1977 Ainibus Act. The 15-seat Cusom bus on show employs the 'ord two-litre ohc petrol engine ated at 58kW (78bhp) at 1,500rpm and features a sideoading door and rear mudlaps.

VALTER ALEXANDER 122 and 123 Na!ter Alexander and Co )1 Glasgow Road 'alkirk

k NORMAL-HEIGHT doubleleck body on 4.955m (195in) wheelbase AiIse mark Ill underrame is shown which is menuactured virtually entirely from iluminium alloys. The structure rtilises heavy gauge 1 light-alloy russ panels on a framing of dexander-designed alloy extruions. The 1.575m (981n) pillarentre module adopted gives iptimum attachment to the 5test generation of chassis, while time combining good tructural integrity with excelant passenger vision. Seating or 79 passengers is provided — .4 in the upper saloon and 35 in he lower saloon.

A grp staircase of the forward ecending type provides access CI the upper saloon and 18 locaed immediately to the year of he driver's cab. The trifold enance/exit door is pneumatically ontrolled, hopper units are prolded in some side windows for entilation while a powerful

heating and demisting system caters for winter conditions.

HESTAIR DENNIS 149 Hestair Dennis Woodbridge Works Guildford Surrey THIS, THE first public showing of the new Dennis Lancet range of psv chassis, features a midibus version for Portsmouth City Transport. The Lancet is available with a range of wheelbases to suit bus or coach bodywork from 8-12m (312 to 4801n) overall length. Various engines can be fitted giving from 92.5 to 160kW (124bhp to 215bhp) outputs and manual or automatic transmissions can be specified.

There is a choice of retarders and leaf spring or air suspension which completes the wide range of options available for this pas senger chassis. The moc shown is powered by a Leyla 402 engine coupled to an Allis, fully automatic gearbox. Ty AT.545, S-cam brakes with automatic slack adjusters, a leaf-spring suspension ha been fitted.

LEYLAND 119

Kirkby Hogarth Ltd 338 Maryhill Road. Glasgow

113 McLays Garage Ltd High Street Kirkintilloch THE TIGER represents a hien well proven designs coup ed performance and durability wi full air suspension, the Leylai TL11H turbocharged engii mounted admidships and gearbox mounted retarde while a 12m (40ft) Plaxtic Supreme V1 body completeS tl specification.

The Cub, specially adapted take wheel chairs, is fitted With 32/33-seater McLays bodY at equipped Ovith a Ratcliff teilli Some of the seats are detech 44, Ile to permit clamping of the vheelchairs to the floor.

With a 4.35m (178in) wheelase chassis, the Leyland 6.98 IV naturally aspirated engine is latched to the Turner T5-200 ye-speed synchromesh gearox; power steering is fitted.

PASEAL 64 .paseal Ltd attle Road ailsham ast Sussex PASEAL Ltd is exhibiting its roduct range including tyre-fitng and wheel-balancing equiptent. Specialist tyre maintenice products including repair iaterials and hand tools are beg demonstrated as is Apa3a1's own manufactured lanolin :earn hand cleaner.

A new wheel pulley for spigotiounted assemblies is shown id Apaseal has qualified engiaers in attendance on the stand I help visitors who would like to iscuss tyre fitting/balancing roblems.

ICHAEL BRANDON lichael Brandon Ltd 5/17 Oliver Cresent awick Dxburgh 1E FOLLOWING products are hibited on this stand at the Show: Arman wiper equipment, NGK sparking plugs, Centurion motorcycle helmets, Century oils and Guiloy scale models (motorcycles and trucks).

PROTECTOL 194 Protectol Group of Companies Barnard Castle Co Durham THIS stand is showing the Protectol rust-proofing system and is also exhibiting a range of car and van accessories.

SERCK SERVICES 174 Serck Services Claybrook Drive Washford Industrial Estate Redditch Worcs SERCK SERVICES is featuring its range of automotive and commercial radiators including plastic tank and the new Serck guard radiators. Its range of Serck security and acrylic number plates, oil cooler kits and elements for cars and motorbikes, together with a range of products for commercial vehicles is also displayed including turbochargers, power-steering rams, water pumps. clutches, fuel tanks and air braking. 153 Swan, Tennent & McMeekin 8 Dixon Street Glasgow G1 4AT A SPECIAL FEATURE of bodystraightening equipment is on display featuring the design award winning P188 system manufactured by Blackhawk Automotive Ltd. There is also on show a selection of the latest garage equipment by leading manufacturers including diesel test units, hydraulic jacks, battery chargers, compressors, etc, together with a number of new workshop tools.

TRICO 168 & 169 Trico-Folverth Ltd Great West Road Brentford Middlesex A DISPLAY of clear-vision equipment including wiper blades and arms for cars and commercial vehicles, windscreen washers rear screen wipers and washers, screen-care accessories, an airoperated wiper system for heavy lorries and coaches, and a wash/wipe kit for exterior mirrors makes up Trico's stand at the Scottish Motor Show.

Supporting the "mainstream" Trico products is a selection of supplementary items including an air tank draining system, shatterproof mirrors and locking petrol caps. 184 Veeder-Root Vehicle Products Division Wester Gourdie Kingsway West Dundee VEEDER-ROOT Ltd, the Bri tachograph maker, is exhibil its range of chart analysis eq, ment, from the small ha operated chart reader to compact ACES and computer cessories.

The ACE 2 gives immed analysis printed out on its c in-built printer and costs CE The ACE 3, at £1,000, has all features of the ACE 2, plus cc puter compatibility for furt processing of the chart d, Linked with the Commod 8032 business computer and cessories the ACE 3 provi, computerised analysis at ab £4,000.

Tachographs are also display — mechanical, electrc and the new Veeder-Rc Timesaver which is availablE no extra cost on both mecN cal and electronic tachogra; and is said to offer the same r formance as current "au matic" tachographs in that driver has only to set the d knob to "Drive" when he dri, off — there is no need for him turn it to "Other work" making deliveries. Veeder-R1 can also offer a Timesa: conversion service for exist Veeder-Root tachographs.