Tailboard Loading for Upper Deck
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N upper deck of sliding trays on to % which kitchen and bathroom equipment loaded by a Burtonwood hydraulic tailLard lift is a feature of a new van body Lilt by Wilsdon and Co., Ltd., Solihull, arwickshire, for Easiclene Porcelain Lamel (1938), Ltd., one of the Rubery ven group of companies. The body is iunted on a Commer 7-ton underfloortined chassis with a Baico extension, ich provides for a body length of 21 ft. e vehicle was supplied by Rootes, Ltd., -rningham.
ihe upper deck is 4 ft. from the floor and Burtonwood loader has a lift capacity 10 cwt. to a height of 7 ft. There are en trays, each having legs which slide in 5 rails, so that after a tray has been ded it can be pushed forward and laced. by another section. A tray weighs lb. and comprises a frame of steel angle ion with a platform of circular rods. van floor is of corrugated alloy section and the equipit on the lower deck is loaded on trolleys; if required, sliding trays could be used.
he body is of normal composite construction with oak ning and a jig-built Herculite roof. The upper sections he rear door are mounted on quadrant arms, so that
• can be folded back flush with the sides,
nother interesting Wilsdon body is a travelling demonion workshop built for British Belting and Asbestos Ltd. It is mounted on a Karrier Gamecock 5-ton :rfloor-engined chassis. It is fully equipped with steel
hes and such brake servicing and repair equipment as Jets, drills and riveting machines. Power is provided . Hampton Industries 3-kW. generator, which is boxed id insulated against noise with Onazote. The generator mibly mounted on a cradle of chassis width and is ed between the workshop and the cab compartment. Le cab is extended to provide living and sleeping
quarters. The compartment is panelled in oak and is fitted with a pull-out divan, a wardrobe and a Calor-gas ring.
Other bodywork details include two Perspex double-skin roof panels, Flowmatic ventilators, deep side windows with sliding-light upper sections and a large rear window.
The van has shaped sides with flared skirts and the front wings are flared into the body panels. The Mintex lettering is in scarlet on a brilliant yellow background; the name is also painted on the roof. This vehicle was also supplied by Rootes, Ltd., Birmingham.
A third body recently completed in the Wilsdon workshops is a light-alloy 1,500-cu.-ft. van built for B.S.A.
Motorcycles, Ltd. It has a sectioned upper deck running to the full length of the Luton extension to carry motorcycles. The body is mounted on a Bedford Vega coach chassis and is 22 ft. long. It is full-fronted with curved quarter-lights of Perspex. Double rear doors and a ramped tailboard are fitted.