Cars for "Commercials."
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The decided vogue in motorcars, for use in the furtherance of business by the travelling members of the sales staffs of both large and small commercial undertakings, is one which has good reason for its adoption. The advantages of the self-propelled car for the business-man's round have so often been put forward in the columns of 44 THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR 4' that reiteration of their merits would prove, we fear, hardly necessary to our readers. We may, however, refer them to the following issues of this journal, where full particulars will be found of several types of car suitable for this class of work. The issues to which reference may be made are as follows :27th April, 1905, pages 150 and r5r ; loth August, 1905, page 430; 12th October, 1905, pages 70 and 71; 21St December, 1905, pages 3o8 and 309; 28th December, 1905, pages 326 and 327; 29th November, 1906, page 263; and i4th February, 1907. These articles cover the use of the car for business work in England, France and Germany : they deal with the compartmented car, the motorcab and the modified pleasure car used for business. The latest example of vehicle for this purpose is constructed and marketed by a company of world-wide reputation for sound work. The illustration which accompanies these lines is reproduced from a photograph of the commercial traveller's brougham which was placed on exhibition at the March show of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, at Olympia. by De DionHouton, Limited, of to, Great Marlborough Street, Regent Street, London, W. This company's works has for mans' years devoted attention to the
utility car, and a commercial-vehicle department has formed a prominent feature of the business in London. The body-work of this type of car can have the internal fittings arranged to suit the requirements of the business representatives of any trade, or class of manufactures. This is an important point, when one considers the diversity of the nature of the articles which may be carried round as samples.
The model illustrated in these columns has been designed for the use of a traveller in jewellery, and it is carried on a, 9h.p., single-cylinder chassis of the well-known De DionBouton make. .The traveller finds accommodation, in ordinary circum stances, beside the driver on the frc seat, which is protected to a cert.', extent by an extension of the roof a a glass wind-shield. For use in rea inclement weather, a comfortable s< is provided in the interior of the vehic and in front of this a folding table I been arranged. The effective carryi space on the vehicle is over 5o cul feet, and the greater part of this spz• is contained within the vehicle : b valuable articles can be placed for c riage in the boot at the rear end of car. The whole vehicle has a v( handsome appearance, and should prc a highly satisfactory adjunct to 1 usual verbal apparatus of the travelli salesman.