In the Demonstration Park

24th September 1954, Page 150

24th September 1954

Page 150

Page 150, 24th September 1954 — In the Demonstration Park

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THE demonstration park at Earls Court can always be relied on to provide much of interest, and on this occasion there is a number of new chassis, as well as some excellent examples of coachbuilding on passenger chassis.

One of the highlights is a Bedford-Yeates coach. In this vehicle, the emergency exit is fitted at the rear on the off side in anticipation of the regulation governing the distance between the emergency and entrance doors.

Duple bodywork is to be seen on such chassis as the A.E.C. Reliance and Daimler Freeline, both of which have Elizabethan 41-scat coach bodies. The new Duple Super Vega body is displayed on Albion and Commer chassis, these particular versions being 35-seaters. Bedford and Leyland chassis are also exhibited with the same basic type of body, but with accommodation for 36 passengers, Bedford and Leyland Tiger Cub chassis have similar bodywork, the former being a 36-seater and the latter a 41-seater.

Burlingham are represented by three models, one being a Commer Avenger chassis with TS3 oil engine, and a specially designed Seagull lightweight 37-seat coach body.

A second Burlingham Seagull body, with 36 seats, has a Bedford chassis as a basis and another Seagull Mk. III 41-seat body is exhibited on a Guy Arab chassis. A doubledecker will be found in a Roe-bodied Daimler. An A.E.C. Reliance chassis is shown with a Roe Dalesman Mk. If An example of chassisless construction is to be s the Leyland-M.C.W. Olympic, 44-seat bus.

The Atkinson Model PD.746 passenger chassis ot is of the lightweight type for double-deck bodies.

Martin Walter, Lomas and Levers all have amb bodies based on Bedford chassis available for insp Levers are also showing a passenger body on a B 10-12-cwt. chassis.

Included in the goods vehicles is the new Sentinel duty six-wheeler designed for home and export. A eight-wheeler has a Homalloy light-alloy platform whilst at the other end of the payload scale is a "Twenty-Five," which has a Perkins P.3 34 b.h.p.

A feature of interest in the Albion Clydesdale on the epicyclic overdrive gear. A full technical desc appeared in The Commercial Motor on September 10.

A passenger-goods conversion unit on a : Commercial J-type van is being shown by Appleyarc also have two ambulances, both based on Commercial chassis.

The new Scammell automatic coupling near for lated vehicles of up to 24 tons gross weight will be strated under laden conditions.