New Commer and Karrier Prices
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rHE latest prices of Commer and I Karrier vehicles have been published CoMmer Cars, Ltd., and Karrier
&atom, Ltd. Typical prices with tax re as follows:
Commer 25-cwt. chassis, £513 16s. 1d.; -3-ton Superpoise 10-ft. 2-in.-wheelbase hassis, £672 2s. 9d.; 34-ton Superpoise 0-ft. 2-in.-wheelbase chassis, £723 5s.; -5-ton Superpoise 13-ft. II-in.-wheelese chassis, £850 15s.; 5-ton 11-ft. 9-in.vheelbase chassis, £1,028 16s. Id.; 6f7on 9 ft. 7 -in. wheelbase chassis, 1,105 9s. 5d.; 7-ton 11-ft. 9-in.-wheelGse chassis, £1,092 13s. ,11d.; Avenger lassenger chassis, £1,188 10s. 7d.
K a rri e r Bantam 2-ton chassis, .633 10s.; 3-4-ton chassis £812 19s. 5d.; lantam 4-5-ton tractor chassis and cab vith coupling gear, £.751 3s. 4d.
I.R.S. TELEPRINTER NETWORK LARGEST IN U.K.
Tk1E teleprinter service operated by British Road Services is to be .xtended to cover, some 180 group Aces throughout the country, in dalition to headquarters, divisional and
Iistrict offices. Services at present )perating link London, Norwich. firmingham, Manchester, Huddersfield .nd Glasgow. This system will form he basis of a main network connecting .11 major centres in the country, which vill, with secondary feeder networks, .onstitute the largest private teleprinter cry ice in Britain.
In the secondary feeder network, full Ise will be made of the G.P.O. Telex mblic teleprinter system to enatie nessages to be exchanged with other feIex subscribers.
SWEDISH TIPPING GEAR FOR BRITAIN?
A CONCERN in Sweden is making
a telescopic hydraulic tipping gear or end or three-way movement, with s .apacity up to 6 tons. It is being used is standard on many Ford and Theirrolet lorries in that country, and he maker wishes to introduce this gear o the British market. Those interested hould communicate with Mr. C. E. Uhlstedt, Swedish Chamber of Comnerce for the United Kingdom, 14, frinity Square, London, E.C.3.
SURVEYING IN COMFORT
A N A.E.C. four-wheel-drive load "learrier, with two trailer caravans, as been supplied through Roura and 7orgas, Ltd., High Holborn, London, W.C.1, for irrigation survey work in igypt. The A.E.C. Matador, an 'a-Service vehicle, has been rebuilt by icottorn, Ltd., New Malden, Surrey, ,nd equipped with a 22-ft. 6-in.-long .11-metal body and a Warner electrical olenoid unit to operate the brakes on he trailers.
This outfit will be used in connection vith irrigation operations of the Upper Egypt Project, the A.E.C. carrying two infield portable 6,25 kW. generators, [riven by oil engines, supplying the railers with light and power. When amoing on a site the canvas tilt will be removed from the lorry to form a tent for the driver and mates, and the vehicle will then be used for carrying oil fuel, water and general stores.
Brockhouse 3-ton trailer chassis are employed with bodies constructed by Coventry Steel Caravans, Ltd. These units are arranged for luxurious office and living quarters for the survey officers and their servants, the sides and roof being of double-skinned construction and having further insulation to maintain a comfortable temperature.
As this unit will be operating in the Western Desert, electrical coolers and refrigerators are included in the appointments.
SPECIALIZED REPAIR SERVICE TRANSPORT engineers of 25 I borough councils, over a period of five days, recently made a tour of the works of Motor Repairers and Spares,
Ltd., and Relined Brake Drums, Ltd,, 76, High Street, Stoke Newington, London, N.15.
The respective facilities offered by these concerns include engine reconditioning and brake-drum relining, and in both cases the technique employed is of more than usual interest.
• B.R.S. TRAFFIC ClGURES for tonnage carried and
mileage covered by British Road Services, quoted in 'The Commercial Motor" last week, related to the fourweek period to December 31, 1950, and not to the wtiole year.