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No Blind Spots in New Tender Body

18th February 1944
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

Smart Utility Body Which -Provides Driving Vision of an Unusually High Order UTILITY tenders, . in a range of useful sizes and based on chassis of .established makes,have made for theinselves a definite niche in the sphere

of road' transport. Such machines', especially under the abnormal conditions of to-day; have achieved con siderable popularity because they can carry goods: and passengers either independently or as a .composite load. This does not mean that only chassis of medium or large capacity can be used, for there are ,many examples of small chassis of limited horse-power being used to good effect in this.. direction. . •

A case in point is to be found in a six-seater utility conversion, based on a Ford Prefect 10 h.p. chassis; for the body of which Messrs. Queensway Motors, 119, Queensway, London, W2; are responsible. The lines of the body are attractive and conform, in general, with the accepted practice of such picHlucts, but there is a number of out-, standing features deserving special mention. •

The most important, particularly from the angle of safety, is the pillarless windscreen which, coupled with door lights that are frameless along the edges abutting the screen, ensures a measure of vision that has to be experienced from the driving seat properly to be appreciated. However, an accompanying picture taken from that position gives a good impression of how ...that bugbear, the blind spot, has been overcome. . . The' body is in no way weakened by the absence of front pillars, because . new ideas are employed in constructing the roof and door frames, which 'also make it. draughtless. The windscreen glass is heat-treated and toughened; being' tempered it can withstand a severe deflection, and, of course, possesses non-splinterable properties. ' Although the rear screen with its dual lights and the tailboard (it carries a spare wheel) are normally loCked, the former is readily detachable and the . latter can be iciwered. The result is that full internal height in the body can

be used for loading. The sloping back gives a smart effect.

The interior is serviceably finished, and the rear full-width seat is wider and deeper than usual, whilst it can be removed from the body 'to give

increased space f or goods. The two oc6aSional seats in the centre are made to fold, and when lowered conform with the floor lave 1, the support given to them avoiding any weakness at the pint where they sink into the floor.

The exterior is finished in the normal panel and ribbed style associated -with utility bodies for tenders, but it is interesting to learn that the'firm are con ducting experiments with the ultimate idea of building' the body

panels in laminated plasticsheets, so as to obtain a more permanentweatherproof finish. • The area of window space gives not only excellent vision all around, but a sense of distinct roOminess.

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