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irlington Bodybuilders Ltd, Ugh Road, Ponders End, Enfield, Middx. itroduced since the last Show, the Coronet ghtweight Luton body is specifically aimed at the under-3-ton market. In addition to the Coronet, the company is exhibiting a dual-purpose light-alloy platform body, designed to cater for vehicles in the 16-ton-gross category carrying an ISO 20ft container and hauling a drawbar trailer. The third exhibit is a demountable Luton body, the lifting system of which incorporates four double-acting rams actuated by an electrically driven hydraulic pump.
Having a capacity of 975 cu ft, the Coronet body is based on a Leyland Terrier TR650 chassis. It has aluminium longitudinal runners and lightweight steel cross-bearers, the roof being a one-piece grp moulding. The dual-purpose platform body has steel cross-members in the twistlock areas and steel longitudinals. It is seen mounted on a Leyland Buffalo chassis.
The demountable body has a capacity of 1850 cu ft and is based on a Bedford KGL chassis with a wheelbase extension. It is of light-alloy construction, the underframe being of fabricated steel folded sections.