Aluminium secret out

18th October 1980, Page 23

18th October 1980

Page 23

Page 23, 18th October 1980 — Aluminium secret out

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DETAILS of the interior of the a (Coventry) Ltd (CM, October 4) The cab, which forms the focal point of the Motor Panels Stand at the NEC, is manufactured from the same tooling used to build the conventional MP steel cab.

The instrumentation has been modelled to "suit the technology of the year 2000" and includes thermostatically controlled cab heating and computers which can be programmed.

Modular construction has been used for the instrumentation so that the system may be luminium cab from Motor Panels have now been released.

modified for specialist vehicle application.

According to MP, the seats in the new cab represent a significant weight saving over conventional units as they are of tubular construction covered in an openweave material.

The back portions of both seats fold forward to form the ends of a bunk, with the centre portion being formed by a foldaway tubular frame covered in the same open-weave.