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Visor-canopy for Export Leylands

16th November 1951
Page 43
Page 43, 16th November 1951 — Visor-canopy for Export Leylands
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ACOMBINED sun visor and roof canopy has been introduced by Leyland Motors, Ltd., for fitting to the cabs of heavy-duty vehicles for export to hot countries. Vehicles for use in the Shell company's oilfields will be the first to be equipped in this way.

The units are made from the blanks of standard roof panels, the canopy being practically a duplication of the fixed roof over which it is mounted. It is made of 16-gauge light-alloy material and is held about 4 ins, above the roof by two steel bridge brackets bolted to the cab roof sticks. The canopy follows the contour of the front of the cab above the windscreen and is carried forward about 9 ins, in front to form a full-width visor.

To insure a fully effective air flow between the canopy and the roof, the gap is wider at the rear than at the front. The space at the front is 2 ins. deep and 4 ins, at the centre, whilst at the rear it is more pronounced to facilitate extraction.

VEHICLE SERVICE GUIDE

FOR many years "The Motor Trader" has made a feature of its service sheets covering popular makes of car, commercial vehicle and tractor. They are published in the form of eight-page supplements. A volume just released by The Trader Publishing Co., Ltd., Dorset House, Stamford Street, London, S.E.1, contains 52 of these supplements published since 1947.

The sheets bear the date of their original publication and no attempt has been made to bring them up to date, but they are, of course, accurate as applied to the particular model of the period.

The volume, which is visibly indexed under vehicle makes, is prefaced by an illustrated glossary of the technical terms used in the service sheets, whilst 14 pages are given over to conversion tables and other useful information. The price is £3 3s., post free.

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