Dual-purpose Light-alloy 5-tonner
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ALIGHT-ALLOY cab which can be knocked down for export is an interesting feature of a platform body produced by Carmichael and Sons (Worcester), Ltd., The Butts, Worcester, for mounting on an Austin forward control 5-ton chassis, powered by a
• Perkins P6 oil engine.
The platform is also of aluminium construction, and can be fitted with drop-sides or be used for carrying the concern's . light-alloy cattle container described in the August 13 issue of The Commercial Motor. The first vehicle to be completed will be employed in this country by a farmer in the Worcester area, Mr. Edgar W. Newman, Hill Furze Farm, Fladbury, for the transport of fruit and livestock. The unladen weight of the vehicle without the container is 2 tons 17 cwt.
Pop rivets are extensively Used in the construction of the cab, which can be assembled in under three days by two men. It is built in three units, which comprise the front, the two sides and back and the roof. The floor and engine cover are in one piece and the wings are incorporated in the cab structure. Other details include twin windscreen wipers and mirrors.