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— NOT a test climb, but the DAILY WORK of the Daimler C.F.6 Coach Chassis.
Here are some of the mountain gradients climbed day after day by Daimler C.F.6 Coaches on regular scheduled tours in the mountain fastnesses of the Eastern Alps and Northern Italy :—
, T. The climb to Pso di Costalunga is s8 miles of continuous narrow winding road with hairpin bends on an average gradient steeper than i in 10 with pieces of a in 4. and i in 6.
2. Over the Katschburg Pass is about 2 miles, starting with i in 4.1, then x in 12, then i in 6i, increasing to I in 41 to the top. The descent starts with I in 3/ with the remainder at a in 4..
3. The Arlberg Pass has about 2/ miles on an average gradient of I in 7/with 8 left andright hairpin bendswithin 4 minutes of the start from Sturben 4. The climb to Pso del Pordoi is 7/ miles on an average gradient of i in 16 with hairpin bends.
The Daimler C.F.6 Coach Chassis was chosen for power, Silence, flexibility and utmost reliability, the result of the Daimler Company's zo years' experience of sleeve valve engines.