VEHICLES FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.
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THE NUMBER of goods vehicles, such as lorries and yams, is considerable, and they range from the 5-cwt. Trojan, shown on Stand 169 by Leyland Motors, Ltd., to the 5-6ton Karrier fitted with brewer's lorry body, shown by James Ross and Sons on Stand 151,
As pointed out in the introduction, several types of goods vehicle are designed particularly to meet Scottish require assents, these including bakers' vans to hold large numbers of
loaves and "smalls. Of these, one of the neatest is the 15-cwt. Beardmore, designed to carry bread and cake. This is equipped with slides to hold 13 standard boards, each of which will carry 211 2-lb. loaves.
On the same stand (166) the makers show a 30-cwt. van to carry 24 boards, or a total of 672 loaves. Ventilation is the most important item in the construction of these vans, otherwise the bread becomes "sad." Consequently, to assist in the removal of steam, roof ventilators are provided at the front and rear. The roof is also covered with zinc, as the biscuit boxes might cut through the water proof material. The body is built with ash frames and mahogany pane/s and is lined, There is a neat spring-loaded catch for the double doors, and to prevent these being opened accidently the key must be pnahed in before it can be turned. Three steps are fitted to the side of the large van. The Beardmore lorry has a platform with low fixed capes and a smaller cape tailboard, whilst the sides are hinged so that they can be swung down or detached altogether. It was rather interesting to learn from the Beardmore experience that the enclosed cab is not very popular in Scotland; the drivers prefer the open type when there are many stops. One of the few tipping wagons in the show is to be found on a Chevrolet chassis on Stand 129 of the Western Motor Co.„ Ltd, This has a long single screw operated by hand. A neat commercial traveller's .body is also shown on a Chevrolet. This has a wide back door with a Yale lock and a well-protected cab with frameless windows. Close to this is another commercial traveller's vehicle of the box-back type, with a short hood protecting the driver. Oo the Albion Stand, No. 127, is a 30-cwt. subsidy chassis,
also fitted Out as a baker's van,. the body being built by William Kinross and Sons, of Stirling. The rear portion of this body carries large trays at the near side and small at the off, these being protected by a drop tailboard and a lift-up flap provided with ventilators. Between the cab and the rear loading space is a small compartment with. doors on each side, and a roof rail permits the carrying of tins, etc. The Morris van, shown by A. and. D. Fraser on Stand No, 124, is a small but workmanlike proposition. It haa two rear doors with round lights and small ventilators. There is also a ventilator at the top of the scuttle dash Ni) wheel arches are u.sed; but the sides of the body are stepped.
A body of a rather interesting type is to he seen on the 2-ton Delahaye shown by the Glasgow and Paris Motor Co., Ltd., on Stand 150. It has a fixed canopy with steps leading up to it for loading purposes, fairly high slatted capes at the sides, these being hinged and removable, and curtains, which make the vehicle entirely enclosed; the back is, of course, permanent. This body was built by Grant, Cameron and Curie, of Glasgow, and the vehicle is mounted on pneumatic tyres.
On the same stand is a Lath. 30-cwt. baker's van, with angle-iron slides for boards of "smalls" and a double back door. Here may also be found a 13 h.p. Delahaye traveller's brougham, with body by W. Park a.nd Son, Ltd., of Glasgow. This is a the limousine type with a single door at the back and shelves inside.
Several goods vehicles are to be found on the Vulcan stand, No. 128. One of these is a general-purpose lorry, to carry 311 cwt., with hinged and detachable sides and tailboard, and a fully enclosed driver's cab with frameless windows. There is also ft'2-ton timber wagon similar to that which was shown at Wembley. In ihis the cab roof is strengthened and slopes down towards the rear of the body, and a detachable centre bolster is provided inside the body. The pillars on the cab are carried above the roof to afford side support to the load.
Tho Star van shown on Stand 126 by D. McNeil, Ltd., is built for 20-25-cwt. loads. It has double doors, and a spare wheel is mounted on the off side. The cab is roomy and provided with a double windscreen having a quarter openmg, and a Hiding panel communicating with the interior of the body.
On stand No. 188 Dodge Brothers (Britain), Ltd,, show their well-known 15-cwt. van, whilst the Glasgow dealers, Hendry and Co., Ltd., who occupy stand No. 187, show a. Graham Brothers 30-cwt. baker's van.
Halley goods vehicles are represented by a 35 h.p. P-type chassis fitted with a standard platform body to carry 3-4-ton loads. This is shown on stand No. 167.
Two goods vehicles are shown on Stand No. 147 by John I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd. The smaller of these is a standard box van built for a Scottish biscuit manufacturer and mounted on the 30-ewt, subsidy model, whilst the other is a standard 4-ton lorry with a 50 h.p. engine, and built for a Glasgow user.
Visitors to the Show are being afforded the first opportunity for inspecting a new 20-25-cwt, Bean commercial chassis in several guises. It is shown on stand No. 144 by Alexander Motors. /t is exhibited as a flat lorry with 3.in. capes and 12-in. hinged and detachable sides, and as a van with a body built in Edinburgh. This has ample loading space, being 8 ft. long inside and 4 ft. 2 ins, from the floor to the roof.
What we believe is the only hydraulically operated tipping wagon exhibited is the 30-cwt. Guy withWoocl Hydraulic gear. This is shown on stand No: 145 by WO Peebles _Motor Co., Ltd.
Overland vans are to be found on two stands, Nos. 146 and 185, the first occupied by Rossleigh, Ltd., and the other by Ma,charg, Rennie and Lindsay, Ltd. These have English' built bodies..
' -We have already referred to the Trojan van, but for those who are not fully acquainted with this little vehicle we may mention that it is provided with a novel type of fonr-cylin dered two-stroke-cycle engine, epicyclic two-speed gearbox and solid tyres. Its riding cinalities are remarkable, owing to the system of springing which is adopted. The improvements in the latest model include a pedal-operated priming device.
One of the Fiat chassis shown by the South Western Coach Works, Ltd., on stand Na. 171 carries a traveller's brougham body built by the exhibitors. This is mounted on the 15-cwt. type with 15-20 h.p. engine whilst a van by the same makers is staged on the 30-cwt. model of 25 bp.
A model K 16 30-cwt. G.M.C. carrying a fiat lorry body is to be found on stand No. 172, where it is shown by David Carlaw and Sons, Ltd.