Accent on Luxury in Mobile Showroom
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AWELL-EQUIPPED and highly finished mobile showroom has been supplied by Blue Star Garages, Ltd., Hampstead, London, N.W.3, to the order of the National Cash Register Co., Ltd. The design of the vehicle was conceived by Mr. C. W. T. Howard, Blue Star's commercial manager.
The showroom has a Hooper body mounted on a Bedford SB3 passenger chassis, powered by the Bedford 300 Cu. in, petrol engine. Particular attention has been paid to providing a luxurious interior to the vehicle. All the woodwork is of cherry-wood, ,and trimming has been carried out in light grey Vynide, with soft-pile carpeting.
The main body is glazed with frosted glass and inside each window there are anti-theft shields. A similar guard is provided below the large sliding roof panel. The vehicle will be used to demonstrate all National Cash Register products.
For electrically operated appliances, a
3-kW. generator is provided to make the showroom independent of outside sources. This is powered by a Coventry Victor A.N.4 908 c.c. air-cooled twincylindered 15 b.h.p. petrol engine, which is mounted as a unit with the generator. The complete assembly is carried in a sliding cradle beneath the rear of the chassis frame which 'has been extended by 3 ft.
The cradle carrying the engine and generator can be pulled out for normal maintenance of the engine or removed completely for overhaul purposes. The engine, which can be started from the driving cab, -draws its fuel from the main petrol tank.
The driving cab is separate from the main demonstration body, and emphasis has been placed on good visibility. The main body is well lit along each side,
with fluorescent lights at the rear, and there are two extractor fans in the back panel. Fifteen removable panels are provided in the skirting at each side of the body to carry the name of the type of equipment being demonstrated at the time.