Hindle Auto dominates
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'HIS YEAR's engine re-manufacturing exhibition in Blackpool, was upported by our associate journal Motor Trader, and ran concurently with the 46th annual conference of the Federation of engine e-manufacturers.
More than 50 companies had tends and the number of visiars comfortably exceeded the 83 recorded at the last exhibiion two years ago.
Most interesting stand for ommercial vehicle operators as that of Hindle Auto Prolucts, Bradford, This company as promoting the Hindle Power xchange scheme for diesels, which covers Ford, Bedford, Ley3nd and Perkins engines, short notors, crankshafts and cylinder leads.
Many component suppliers lad cv as well as car parts on lisplay. One devoted entirely to he commercial side was that of .eyland Parts, an innovation vas the Multipart re-manufacurer's guide, which presents a nass of information relating to both British and foreign diesel units. Leslie Hartridge showed its award-winning Series 2500 diesel fuel pump injection test stand and Roto-Master featured a comprehensive range of turbochargers.
Much of the re-manufacturing equipment on display was very specialised and would be bought only by cv owners with the inclination to carry out their own machining. Examples were the sophisticated cylinder borers, crankshaft grinders, honing machines and sizing and crack detection devices, shown by companies such as Dave Hadley, Delapena, EAM, fondera, George Kuikka, Griffon. Lions Equipment, Prince, Repco, Tetroc and Thompson Machine Sales.