Duple now blows the mist away warmly
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THE USE of a recirculatory system for side window demisting—thus avoiding cold air being blown over the windows to the discomfort of passengers—is one of the modifications introduced by Duple Coachbuilders for the 1976season range of Dominant bodies. An additional motor has been incorporated in the blower box in the centre of each parcel rack.
The rack structure has been changed: there is a wider crosssection to permit increased air flow to the jet vent outlets for each passenger and extrapadding has been provided as a safety item. The design of the rack itself is new, with reading Right : The new design of parcel rack on Dominants for 1976 has more padding, bigger cross-section for the air ducting, and reading lights between the jet vents.
lights alongside the jet vent units—the lights are available with individual switches or with control from a master switch on the driver's console.
The switches on the wrapround driving console are now illuminated by a scft green diffused light to help identification in the dark.
Externally the only identifying change is the fitting of stainless steel headlamp surrounds in place of the black plastic units previously used.