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Weight-change delay afflicts Italians
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By A. J. P. WILDING, AM1MechE, M1RTE
THE MOST IMPORTANT of the Turin Show new models are on the stand of OM. This concern has recently become more closely amalgamated with its parent, Fiat, but their stands are still widely separated in the commercial-vehicle hall.
The new model, however, is the result of collaboration between Fiat and 0M—and Unic of France, also owned by Fiat. Named the OM 150, the truck is for a gross weight of 14 tons in Italy (15 tons elsewhere) and has a 185 bhp engine. Of equal interest on the OM stand is a Titano with a new 305 bhp gross diesel, supercharged with a Roots-type blower.
Increased-weight regulations expected in Italy have still not materialized and this must have an effect on developments by other makers. Only new Fiat is the 241 pick-up for 1.4 ton loads.
Lancia has a new version of the Esadelta —the C—for 8-ton loads and with a 185 bhp diesel. And the Alfa Romeo/Saviem (France) marriage has produced a new baby, the F20 2-ton van with 3-litre diesel and front-wheel drive.
Italy is a most difficult marketforexporters and little effort is made here by foreign firms. Bedford is the only British make and from Spain there is Pegaso which has an eightwheeled version of its 1066 chassis and a new 4 x 4.
But Russia continues to show interest in European shows and this is one of the major news stories in Turin. Russian commercials have not been exhibited in Italy before but this year there are the products of four factories on show. There is the huge BELAZ four-wheeled dump truck that was at the recent Construction Equipment Exhibition in England and also GAZ, MAZ and ZIL models.