The Industrial Motor Company.
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Exhibit :-1O-cwt., Canvas-top Van; 30-cwt., Canvas-top Van; 30-cwt., Stripped Chassis; Two-cglinder Aster Engine.
The " Royal Windsor" industrial vehicles, which are manufactured by the Industrial Motor Company, of Thames Street, Windsor, are shown here, and from the examples staged we are of the opinion that they are carefully-made machines on which a considerable amount of thought has been expended by their makers. They depart very little from recognised practice, and at present the company is confining its attention to the production of medium and light-weight capacity machines. An ingenious method of demonstrating the sound quality of the material utilised in the manufacture of these machines is adopted by this company. A 3o-cwt. standard machine is shown partly dissembled, with many of its parts exposed to view, in proximity tc new and unused similar parts. Mt vehicle in question has been in constant and hard wear for six months, during which time it has completed considerably over tx,000 miles on the road. No important repairs or replacements were effected during that time, and, as the result of a comparison of the new and old parts during our visit to the stand, we were unable to detect any considerable sign of wear on the used ones.
The claims of the makers are that they have marketed a vehicle which, whilst departing very little from conventional design, has, as its main features, strength, simplicity, and accessibility. As the company is only engaged in the construction of commercial motor vehicles, its designs have not been unconsciously influenced by current pleasure-vehicle practice.
Freedom from engine troubles is as-. sttred by the fitting of either Aster or Gnome engines, whose reputations are undeniable. We are interested to note that the constructors have adopted the straight-tooth type of differential gear,. very similar in design to that which• . has done such good work for so many years on De Dion standard vehicles.
The 3o-cwt. machine has a 5-inch, pressed-steel frame, and has side-chain final drive. The engine develops 17b.h.p. at 1,000 r.p.m., and is automatically governed on the inlet, and all valves are mechanically operated.