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GUY ORDER A.E.C.: Guy Motors (Europe), Ltd., the newly formed company which has taken over the business previously carried on by Guy Motors, Ltd., has placed an order for 48 A.E.C. AV11 470 engines and gearboxes for use in goods models.
SHORT TITAN PREFERRED.A further two Leyland Titan PD2.40 27-ft.long chassis with synchromesh gearboxes, vacuum brakes and exposed radiators have been ordered by the West Mon mouthshire Omnibus Board. The 55seat rear-entrance double-deck bodywork is to be built by Massey Brothers (Pemberton), Ltd.
LEYLANDS FOR MONTEVIDEO: A repeat order has been placed by C.U.T.C.S.A., the private-enterprise cooperative concern which provides most of the bus services in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, calling for 59 Leyland-M.C.W. Olympic integral-construction buses, 52 will have special 40-seat bodywork with wider rear-entrance doors and the remaining s will be of the standard 44-seat design. value of the order is over £400,000.
MERRY WEATHER FOR H KONG: A Merryweather fire appli based on an A.E.C. Mercury ch underwent trials at St. Catherine D London, last week. It is designed dual-purpose machine, being capabl acting as a mobile relay pumping no a JO-/lose fire-fighter. The prit function of the machine will be to charge static water tanks in the ever a serious fire in the island, which many inflammable buildings and tin water supplies.
CLYDESDALES FOR SCOTLAND: Albion Clydesdale tractors, of which sim to have the standard Albion all-steel cab the remainder the alternative glass-fibre have been ordered by Road Services (Fo Ltd.