Tyre tests on Marathon
30th July 1976, Page 17
30th July 1976
Page 17
Page 17, 30th July 1976
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PIRELLI has bought a Leyland Marathon four-wheel rigid with a 548cm (216 inch) wheelbase to test tyres on motorways and A-class roads.
The truck will be loaded to the maximum 16 tons gvw on a 7.S metre (24ft) triple dropside timber body custom-built by Mackworth Bodyworks.
This Marathon has a Leyland TL12 six-cylinder engine coupled to a Fuller nine-speed gearbox with a heavy-duty hub-reduction axle with a 4.82:1 ratio.