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New Bristol Range for Passenger ' Vehicle Operators
Page 45
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DETAILS can now be released of the passenger chassis being made available by Bristol Commercial Vehicles Ltd. for the open market. Five basic models are to be offered: the Lodekka low-height. double-decker chassis in both long and short versions; the •36 ft. rearunderfloor-engined. single-decker coach and bus chassis: and the 30 ft. underfloorengined, single-decker chassis.
The LodAka is a front-engined chassis designed to take semi-integral bodywork. and will he available in four forms --the ELF and FL for forwardand rearentrance 30 ft. bodies respectively. .and the FSF and FS for 27 ft. 6 in. forwardand rear-entrance bodies. Both Gardner and Leyland engines are offered, the Former being either the 6LW or 6LX and the latter the 0.600; the Bristol engine is not being offered, at least for the time being.
Two versions of the 36 ft. single-decker chassis are offered; one is the RELL with a low frame and designed for bus bodywork, whilst the Second is the RELH coach chassis with a higher frame. Again both Gardner and Leyland engines are offered. Finally, the 30 ft. chassis is the well-known Bristol MW, which is powered by a midships-mounted Gardner 5 or 6HLW engine, and designed for either bus or coach bodywork. Fuller details of the chassis are given in the Passenger Chassis Review beginning on page 78 of this issue.