German Parcelcars for the British Market
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The Products of a German Concern Which is Marketing, in this Country, 6-cwt. and 10-cwt. Delivery Vehicles. '
lurOTOR-VELIICLE users in general 1V_Lare now gradually overcoming their objections to three-wheeled vehicles and are increasingly appreciating the low cost of operating these machines. Such facts have evidently been realized by the concern responsible for the construction of the ItoMx parcelcur:—a machine of German origin —because it is now marketing its product in this country. The sole concessionnaire for these vehicles is Sealand Trading, Ltd., of Buchanan Buildings, 24, Holborn, London, E.C.1. This concern, incidentally, requires sub-agents.
There tire two capacities of Ro11fix machine, one being 6 cwt. and the other 10 cwt. Many 'lyrics of boil may be obtained, suitable for a large number of trades, but we will state the dimensions and prices only in the case of box bodies and open trucks. In connection with the 6-cwt. machine with an enclosed box, the dimensions and prices arc as follow :-4 ft. 9 ins. long, 2 ft. 9 ins, wide and 2 ft. 8 ins. deep (£89 10s.) ; 5 ft:4 ins, long, 2 ft. 9 ins, wide, and 2 ft. 8 ins. deep .(192 10s.). With regard to the open trucks, one model has a body 4 ft. 7 ins. long, 2 ft.
7 ins, wide and 1 ft. 5 ins, deep, and sells at £87 10s., whilst the other costs £89 and has a body measurity, 5 ft, 4 ins. long, 2 ft. 7 ins, wide and 1 ft.
5 ins. deep.
Turning now to the parcelcars of 10-cwt. capacity, each type of body (truck and box) has three sizes, the lengths, as in the case of the 6-cwt. vehicle being the only dimensions, which are different. For a parcelcar equipped with a box body, the following are the sizes and prices :-5 ft. 4 ins. long, 3 ft. wide, and 2 ft. 9 ins. deep (£111) ;
6 ft. long (£112 10s.) ; 6 ft, 0 ins. long (£117 10s.). In the case of the truck the sizes are 5 ft. 4 ins. long, 3 ft. wide, and 1 ft. 7 ins. deep; 6 ft. long and 6 ft. 6 ins. long. The prices are £108, £109 and £110 respectively.
The 6-cwt. vehicle is powered by a 200 c.c. two-stroke-cycle engine, which is capable of propelling the machine at a maximum speed of 25 m.p.h. A gearbox provides three forward speeds and a reverse, and the transmission is by
chain. A kick-starter is included in the equipment. The chassis is of the motorcar type and stoutly constructed of channel-section steel.
An interesting feature of the machine is the springing, which is of the coil type. A double-coil spring is fitted to each wheel, this ensuring the mini mum risk of road shocks being passed on to the commodities that are transported. Steering is effected by means of a motorcar-type steering wheel, which is connected to the track rods through a chain and shaft.
The conveniently situated foot brake operates shoes in the drums on all three wheels, whilst the hand lever applies the rear-wheel brake. The fuel tank has a capacity for a gallon, the maker recommending a mixture of 12 parts of petrol to one portion of oil. It is stated that fuel is consumed at the low rate of a gallon for every 60 miles.
A novelty in the Ro11fix is struck by the provision of a spare wheel, which is carried at the side of the body. Electric lighting may be provided.
The equipment of the 10-cwt. model varies only a little from that of the smaller design. The engine is of the two-stroke-cycle type and has a pistonswept volume of 350 c.c., whilst the maximum speed of the vehicle is said to be 81 m.p.h. Fuel is consumed at the
rate of a gallon for every 47 miles travelled and the tank provides accommodation for 1.8 gallon of fuel. Rollfix parcelcars may be obtained with either one or two saddles, these being situated on the casing which partially covers the rear wheel and which extends above the engine.