67 LEYLAND REDLINE

22nd September 1972, Page 126

22nd September 1972

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c/o British Leyland Truck and Bus Division, Leyland, Preston PR5 I SN.

All Bathgate models now have a revised cat which gives them a bolder, more distinctivE

appearance and gives drivers an improved Jash layout. The instrument binnacle which Ased to be in the centre of the dash is now -noved to a position immediately ahead of the Jriver and is incorporated in an attractive -noulded plastics facia. The cab, which is liftable, has good knee and headroom and jood all-round visibility.

A new range of engines designated the 98 ;eries has also been recently announced and Nill be used exclusively in Bathgate-built :rucks. The new engines though based on the 3revious range now have common bore and woke dimensions and use a rotary DPA fuel Jump which incorporates an injection advance and retard mechanism for optimum 'eel consumption.

Four examples of the new Redline models are on the stand and of these the Super Mastiff SM2400 6 x 4 certainly deserves attention. This model has a 14ft Oin. Nheelbase and is plated for operation at 24 :ens gvw. It is powered by the Perkins V8 510 diesel developing 180 bhp gross at 2800 -pm and can be specified with five-speed or 10-speed range change gearbox. The bogie is 3 revised version of the well-known Albion 'our-spring design and is fully non-reactive.

The new four-cylinder 98 series engine the 1./98 is shown in a 9ft Sin. 6.5 tons gvw Terrier TR 650. The 4/98 develops 69 bhp at 2.600 rpm and 170 lb ft torque at 1650 rpm.

The six-cylinder engine, the 6/98, can be ieen in the 8ft Oin. wheelbase 16 tons gcw Boxer BX16TA artic and the 12ft 7in. 12 tons vw Boxer BX1200 haulage chassis. The 5/98 engine develops 109 bhp at 2600 rpm 3 nd 262 lb ft torque at 1650 rpm.

These two new engines, the 4/98 and 5/98, are featured as separate exhibits in their awn right on the stand. c lo British LeylancltruCk and bus division, Leyland, Preston, PR5 /SW.

This stand up until two or three weeks ago would have been called Albion, but that marque name has now been dropped in British Leyland's drive towards rationalization; now the Glasgow-built models carry the name Leyland.

The new range of Leylands announced just a few weeks ago share the seine updated cab of the other Scottish-built Leylands, the Redline models. This move means that the old LAD cab is now dropped and the Ergomatic cab is no longer offered on these models. The new cab is fully tilting and is a big improvement on the LAD and is more. roomy than the Ergomatic which is strictly a two-seater.

These Leylands continue to use the Leyland 400 series of engines: the Chieftain CH40 /13T 9ft 6in .-wheelbase 13.5 tons rigid, for example, uses the 401 engine which develops 132 bhp at 2600 rpm and 300 lb ft torque at 1600 rpm. This wheelbase is intended primarily as a tipper chassis and can be specified with a six or 10-speed gearbox. The rear axle is a 9 ton Albion hub reduction type.

Perhaps the most popular model in the Glasgow range is the 6 x 4 Reiver and the latest 24 tons gvw model is on show. The new model has the revised Bathgate cab, the Leyland 401 engine and a revised four-spring non-reactive bogie. Several changes have been made to improve life and maintenance periods of the bogie and it has been simplified by redesigning so that all brackets and connecting rods, etc, are now on the outside of the chassis. In this very competitive 24 tons tipper range the Reiver has the distinct advantage of having a kerb weight of only 5.35 tons for the shortest wheelbase chassis cab.

The other two exhibits are a 16ft 4in. ,wheelbase 16 tons gvw Clydesdale 4 x 2 haulage chassis and a 9ft 6in. wheelbase 24 tons gvw two-axle Clydesdale tractive unit.