BLMC's big splash at Brussels
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• The newly formed truck and bus division of the British Leyland Motor Corporation will make its international debut at the Brussels Motor Show which opens on January 15. There will be a total of 38 vehicles from various companies in BLMC as well as 10 engines and four gearboxes which will make the display the biggest yet by a British group at an overseas show.
The central theme of the division's exhibits will be the pattern of road transport in the 1970s and the display will be headed by the Leyland gas turbine tractor which will be making its first appearance outside the UK. Other exhibits will include the Leyland Bison six-wheeler, AEC trucks—the V8 Mandator and V8 Mammoth Major 6 amongst them—and various AEC and Leyland passenger vehicles. There will be Guy trucks and buses designed for the European market and 13MC models will include two examples of the Laird and three EA vans as well as lighter trucks and J4 and JU vans. Completing the BLMC display will be eight examples from the Land-Rover range.