LEYLAND DAF
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• For its first ever show as Leyland DAF, the newly formed company is exhibiting eight vehicles on stands 18-23, 30, and external stands 7, 8 and 93.
The new 8x4 224kW (300hp) Perkins Eagle-engined Constructor 30-30 is fitted with a Fuller RTX 1165B gearbox, and will go into service with T Tulip, equipped with a Stanley lightweight aggregate body and Edbro ram.
The latest Cummins-engined Freighters are represented by the 13:16 model with the six-cylinder 'B' series turbocharged 311 engine producing 119kW (160hp). The 4x 2 vehicle is fitted with a Neville Charrold dropside tipper body with an Anthony Carrimore ram for urban use.
The FA 1900 DNS is the latest 17tonne gross weight 4X2 chassis equipped with the new 6.2 litre turbocharged and intercooled six-cylinder engine rated at 156kW (209hp). It has a Neville Charrold body and tEdbro ram for service with Tarmac.
Also on show are the FAT 2300 6x4 and the FAD 2500 8x4 chassis rated at 170kW (228hp) and 198kW (265hp) respectively. Apart from the 30-30, two other Constructors are displayed: a 24.23 with an all-steel body from GWF Nicholson, and a 30.25 with an alloy insulated body.
The outside stand exhibit is an FTG 3300 DKX 6x2 twin-steer tractor unit with a Stevecastle tipping trailer.