86 COMM ER/ KARRIER

22nd September 1972, Page 120

22nd September 1972

Page 120

Page 120, 22nd September 1972 — 86 COMM ER/ KARRIER

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Chrysler United Kingdom Ltd (Commer/ Karrier Division), PO Box 46, London Road, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry CV8 302 Commer Walk-Thru vans which have just been announced as available in automatic form are represented by the KC25 The exhibit is fitted with the Borg Warner model 35 unit behind a Perkins 4.203 diesel which is an alternative to the Chrysler 2.6-litre petrol engine used in the three lightest WalkThrus. Body capacity of the KC 25 is 350 cu ft and the nominal payload is 1.25 tons. With a gross weight rating of 3.5 tons this van does not require an operator's licence.

The PB 2500 Light Bus on show is a standard model based on the 210 cu ft van. This exhibit features the higher power 58 bhp high-compression version of the 1.72-litre petrol engine: it is also fitted with a Laycock J-type overdrive which can now be specified with the new higher power engines. Rear axle ratio is 5.625 to 1.

Commer truck chassis are represented by the VC4. VC8 and the CE 16 Maxiload. The VC4 has just been uprated to 8.5 tons gvw and the model exhibited is fitted with the optional Perkins 6.354 98 bhp diesel. The standard power unit is the smaller Perkins 4.236 four-cylinder diesel. This same exhibit has an 11ft 91n wheelbase and is shown with a light alloy platform body. This specification gives a payload of just over 5 tons on a chassis with an unladen weight of less than 3 tons and can be driven legally without an hgv licence.

A VC8 is shown with a -Luxury-plus" cab which is available through the SKI department on all VC chassis.

Heaviest capacity two-axle rigid in the Commer range is the 16 tons gvw Maxiload. This model has the Chrysler 3D 215 threecylinder opposed piston two-stroke diesel which has an output of 121.5 bhp.

No Karrier vehicles are shown on the Chrysler stand but two basic models are produced and specialized chassis supplied for municipal and airport ground vehicle use. Bantam models are offered as 5.4 tons gvw chassis cabs and as 3 cu yd factory-built tippers. The Gamecock WC4 and WC5 are basically similar to their Commer counterparts and are available for gross weights between 7 and 10 tons with a variety of options.