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SOME OF THE GUY LOW-PLATFO RM-LEVEL AND OTHER BODIES.
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THE bodybuilding section of the works of Guy Motors, Ltd., Fallings Park, Wolverhampton, is fairly extensive, as in the large body-erecting shop accommodation for over 100 motorbus bodies and lorry bodies in course of erection is available, while, on the opposite side of the main road through the works, a new shop is being built which will accommodate a further 75 bodies in course of erection and will also give housing accommodation to about 100 chassis. , This department has had considerable experience in the construction of all types of vehicle, not only of those conforming to standard, requirements but of those built for special needs, and the department has shown considerable originality in the development of special types and also of special body features, to some of which we propose to make reference. Take, for instance, the promenade runabout, which, in recent years, has become so popular at the• seaside resorts of the country. .Guy Motors pioneered this particular vehicle, the first having been built for the Bournemouth Corporation a few years ago and being fitted with wheels 20 ins. in diameter.
The small wheels were adopted in order to give a particularly low loading line, which is rather essential for the class of work to which the vehicles are put, as they cater for the seaside visitor of the less energetic kind—the one who prefers to have an easy ride along the promenade rather than have a vigorous walk. Various seaside and other resorts have adopted the promenade runabout, and new orders have been issued for the forthcoming season, Exmouth and Blackpool being amongst the resorts which are having new machines built. Guy Motors now adopts a dropped frame for seaside service, and it is able to obtain a particularly low-loading line without resorting to the use of very small wheels. The use of tyres of larger diameter and section and of twin tyres on the rear wheels, coupled with the fact that the runabout travels on smooth roads and at a moderately slow speed, introduces sufficient resilience to avoid the need for upholstery on the seats, which is, again, an advantage, because, the sides of the vehicles being open, the seats are, to some extent, exposed to the weather. Some corporations prefer the vehicles to be roofed and some like them without roofs.
The Guy emergency door for buses is, of course, well known. The retainer is fitted with levers for operating both inside and outside the vehicle, whilst the driver is also able to operate the locking mechanism by means of a handle situated close to his left hand. The moment the catch is withdrawn the door flies open by the action of a spring, and the step underneath falls into its position. Another important feature in Guy buses is the provision of a recess to hold the spare pneumatic wheel, The recess is circular and is positioned on the off side of the vehicle by the side of the driver's compartment, the protrusion on the inside of the vehicle taking the spate to the right of the gear and brake levers. The spare wheel is suspended ,on a bracket inside the recess so that the tyre does not rub against the metal work and so that it does not project beyond the line of the body, a leather cover being supplied in order to close in the recess.
Of the extensive range of bodywork for goods carrying, we choose for illustration the 1-tanner with a special sliding-tilt body, this latter having been made by one of the agents for Guy vehicles, Portsmouth Commercial Motors, Ltd. The tilt slides forward on roller bearings over the top of the cab, thus enabling the whole of the floor space of the vehicle to be exposed for loading and unloading. So soon as either of thesc operations is completed the tilt over can easily be slid backwards by hand and locked in position.