EW A.E.C. EXPORT CAB
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A CAB to fit the newly-styled interior
layout and facia, introduced on the company's heavy export vehicles earlier this year, has been produced by A.E.C. Continental, S.A., of Belgium. Built by Ateliers Bollekens, S.A., the cab is of all-steel welded construction.
The layout of controls and instruments has been the subject of ergonomic studies, which are claimed to reduce driver fatigue to a minimum. The instruments are all grouped. together in a hooded instrument panel immediately in front of the steering column.
Heavy insulation has been extensively used in the cab to cut both engine and exterior noise levels. A three-piece glass fibre-reinforced plastics engine cover is used, the top of which forms a parcel tray; other fittings include tinted glass sun visors and a heavy-duty heater.
These two photographs show the new A .E. C. cab of all-steel welded construction.