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for the British Market
A 35-cwt. Citroen Model which has Six-cylindered Engine, Servo Braking, and a Substantially Constructed Chassis, AS already mentioned in The Commercial Motor, the well-known Citroen concern has introduced a chassis for 35cwt. pay-loads. The first model arrived recently at the premises of Citroen Cars, Ltd., Brook Green, London, W.6.
A familiar note is struck by the radiator design, the component used being i Galley. This is carried on a cross-member of the frame, and the top is stayed to the pressed-steel dash. The water is circulated through the radiator and cyline der block by an impeller mounted on the fan spindle.
A bumper bar of pressed steel ties together the front dumbirons and forms an additional cross-member. The next
lateral member is that carrying the radiator and there is an inverted U-shaped one below the engine which forms the rear mounting basis for the engine-gearbox unit. Next is a crossmember below the _driver's seat and there are three gus.seted ones at intermediate points between the back of the cab and the end of the chassis. Nineinch extension pieces are riveted to the frame members. The maximum depth of the frame is 7 ins., the flange width is 21 ins., and the thickness of the metal
is A in. The frame is horizontal throughout, except for the slight upsweep over the rear axle.
Semi-elliptic springs are used fore and aft, those at the front being 2 ins. wide and those at the rear 21 ins. All have oilles,s bushes.
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An I-section front axle with upswept ends has canted king-pins to give centrepoint steering. The track rod is behind the' axle beam. Lovejoy rebound dampers are fitted to the front axle. A banjo-type rear axle is employed. This, of course, houses the familiar Citroen herring-bone gears.
Adjustable rake is provided for the steering column. Disc wheels are used with detachable outer rim-flanges for tyre removal. The front tyres are 30 ins. by 5 ins., whilst the rear ones are 32 ins. by 6 ins.
Four-point engine suspension is employed, there being two brackets at the front, whilst the rear of the engine rests on a cross-member of the frame, a pair of stout rubber buffers being interposed.
The engine is a six-cylindered unit of 72 mm. bore and 100 mm.
stroke (2,442 c.c.), The R.A.C. rating is 19.3 h.p. All the valves are on the off side, the cover plate being below and behind the inlet manifold. This is held in place by dogs, which also retain the exhaust manifold with a forward-facing outlet ; a hot-spot is arranged between the two.
Mixture is supplied by a Soles carburetter, which is equipped with a Tecalemit fuel filter and an air cleaner.
On top of the detachable head, which is retained in place by 21 nuts, is an ignition distributor of Delco make.
A monobloc casting is utilized for the crankcase and cylinder block. On the near side is the dynamo, a box-type oil filter, the filler, dip-stick and starter motor. On the front end of the crankshaft is a vibration damper.
In a conventional type of bell housing is the clutch, and the gearbox mates with the back face of this housing. Four forward speeds are provided.
Under the driver's seat is the fuel tank, from which petrol is drawn by a vacuum tank on the front of the dash. This latter tank is of large size and gives a very serviceable fuel reserve. Bendix-Duo servo brakes operate on all four wheels, the drum' S at the rear being 17 ins. in diameter.
A five-lamp set is supplied, also a locked metal toolbox on the off side, behind the running board.
In chassis form the cost is 5-265. The following are the leading dimensions :Wheelbase, 10 ft. 11 ins. ; overall length, 16 ft. 1 in.; overall width, 5 ft. 7 ins. Drop-sided lorry and van bodies will be available, and prices will be published in the near future.