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Luxurious Coach. Char-&-bancs. Tipping Wagon. Single-deck Bus.
STAND No. 84.
THE three vehicles forming the Associated Equipment Co.'s exhibit are the 28 or 29-seater limousine coach, the body being built by the Eastbourne Aviation Co. for the British Ex-officers' Travel Association; a 27-seater char-abanes, and a bus to seat 40 people.
Dealing with the first exhibit, it is safe to say that, without any attempt to produce an ornate result, the style and finish' of this vehicle are a long way above the average. It is panelled and finished throughout in walnut. It is divided into two compartments, each equipped with a portable folding leaf table. The rear compartment has_ four armchair seats at the rear and two sixseated couches on either side of the etn separate seats attached to the floor, four seating two people each and three single seats, with two additional or occasional armchair seats, which can be used if required. The decoration of the ceiling
is particularly fine. • It is .covered-with lincrusta waken., and-is decorated. by a carved walnut fan or shelLmoulding. Except for the Windowa 'over the*heel arches; all side windows drop, to their full depth, whilst the fanlights are hinged and open in pairs ,alternately to the front and rear, so as to providefor entrance and emission of fresh air. Its many features will attract much attention to this vehicle.
The, char'-a-bancs is a 27-seater, the seats being arranged in pairs on the spare traverse; the front driving seat accommodates. three people, the single . doorway admitting through the space that would be occupied by the extension to the left of the driver's seat, whilst five are accommodated on the rear seat.
The third exhibit is a bus.to,.seat.40, the entrance being what is known as centrally placed (actually being a little forward of the centre on the near side). It is divided into two compartments, with the couch type of 'seat (accommodating six people each) in both compartments. This type of seat gives accommodation for rather a larger number of people than would be provided by the ordinary square seats.