CHRYSLER

5th November 1929, Page 117

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Builds Commercial

CHASSIS

Fiat Distributor in London.

Mr, John Lamb, who for many years has been associated with the sale of Wolseley cars in London, is, we are told, now forming a company—to be known as Fiat London Distributors, Ltd.—of which he will be managing director. This company, we understand, is taking over the Fiat showrooms at 43-44, Albemarle Street, and will operate as the sole distributor for Fiat commercial vehicles and ears in London and the Home Counties.

The Regent Chassis on View.

The Shillibeer horse-drawn omnibus which has been on exhibition for the past two months at Charing Cross Underground Station in London, has now been removed and its place has been taken by a 1930-model double-deck

pERETAPS the principal reasons why the Chrysler car has attained such popularity are the.. precision with which it is constructed, the straightforwardness of its design, and the lightness of all reciprocating parts. These features are to be found in the Fargo (as the company's new commercial chassis is named), and we may reasonably expect that, after• the machine has been well tried out in this country, it will be found as worthy of esteem as its brother in the privatecar class.

For the present two models will be marketed here, and the first, fortunately, has arrived in time to be dis

bus chassis manufactured by the Associated Equipment Co,, Ltd. It is one of the company's Regent models, the outstanding characteristics of which will be well known to our readers.

Leicester and Tramways Conversions.

The tramways committee of Leicester Corporation has taken into consideration the development of the transport system of the city and recommends the council to apply for powers to enable the corporation, if and when it thinks fit, to convert any of the existing tramway services to trolley-bus operation, and to obtain powers to extend the existing authority to run buses. In this connection, it was recommended that the council should apply for powers to operate outside the city and to arrive at working agreements with existinE operators.

played at the Olympia Show, where it will be seen on stand No. 83, that of Chrysler Motors, Ltd., Kew, Surrey. The price of the 30-cwt. model in chassis form is 1325, and with Englishbuilt van body 1419.

Like the Chrysler car, the Fargo incorporates few novel ideas—in fact, nothing is embodied in the design which is not a tried and satisfactory feature. It has a pressed steel channel-sectioned frame with a maximum depth of 6 ins., this being slightly arched over the driving axle and well braced by three pressed-steel crossmembers, in addition to the engine itself (this being mounted at four

The Belgian Motor Show.

From the "preliminary list 'of exhibitors it would seem that at the 23rd annual Belgian Motor Exhibition, to be held in Brussels from Deceraber 7th to 18th next, there will be no British vehicles on view in the commercial-Motor section. On the other hand American vehicles will be represented by a dozen makes, Belgium by 10, France by seven, Germany and Italy by three each and Switzerland by two.

A Western Welsh Acquisition.

The bus services of Messrs. Cridland which, with Port Talbot as a centre, operate in the Bridgend, Port Talbot and mid-Glamorgan, area, have been acquired by the Western Welsh Omnibus Co., Ltd. Applications have been lodged for the transfer of licences in respect of 24 buses,.

points), and the cross-member beneath the radiator.

The side-valve engine, single-plate clutch and four-speed gearbox are constructed as a unit, the drive being conveyed to the spiral-bevel, semi-floating rear axle by way of a two-piece tubular propeller shaft, in which three balland-trunnion-type universal joints are fitted. The propeller shaft has central support in the form of a ball bearing carried in a flexible self-aligning mounting. Orthodox suspension with semielliptic springs is used, the rear springs taking the drive and torque stresses. The wheels are of the artillery kind, made of ' wood, and have demountable rims, the front tyres being 81-in. by 5i-in. pneumatics, and the rear tyres 32-in. by 6-in. pneumatics. The spare wheel, with its 32-in. by 6-in. tyre, is carried in a sub-frame under the tail of the main frame, The machine is equipped with hydraulic brakes on all four wheels, these being actuated by the pedal, whilst the hand lever controls a contracting-band brake on the transmission between the gearbox and the first trunnion-type universal joint.

Dealing now with the power unit, the engine has six cylinders, the bore and stroke of which are 3 ins. and 4/ ins. respectively, the brake output being 55 h.p. The cylinders are cast monobloc fashion, as is the detachable head. Following modern practice, the combustion chamber is located mainly above the valves. The camshaft and crankshaft have each four bearings, those of the latter being 2/ ins, in diameter. The fan is mounted on an extension of the water-impeller shaft and is driven by a belt in tandem with the dynamo, which is on the near side. The starting motor, also on the near side, engages with the flywheel. The electrical system works at six volts, single wiring being employed. The vertical-type Stromberg carburetter has a single main jet and a plunger acceleration arrangement, and the inductiou pipe is exhaust-jacketed, th6 degree of heat being controllable by a valve actuated from the dash. The carburetter is equipped with an air cleaner.

The engine lubrication is interesting; there is full-pressure feed to all crankshaft, connecting-rod and camshaft bearings, other working parts being lubricated by a positive spray under pressure from a hole in the upper half of each connecting-rod bear lug. Oil is drawn through a filter

in the sump and forced through an oil cleaner mounted on the scuttle-'—a most accessible position. Of particular interest is the skew drive to the distributor for the coil ignition and to the oil pump, this being by an obliquely placed shaft (taking its drive from the camshaft) which extends across the engine, driving the distributor on the off side, level with the top of the crankcase and the gear-type oil pump on the near side, level with the crankshaft main bearings.

The oil filler and crankcase breather are on the near side, and a vertical crankcaseventilating pipe extends downwards on the off side, the end of it shaped so that the passing draught causes a slight negative pressure which exhausts gases from the crankcase. Split-skirt aluminium-alloy pistons of the special type employed in the Chrysler car are used.

The fuel tank is mounted between the main frame members under the driver's seat, the feed being by a, vacuum tank, to which is attached a visible-type petrol filter ; the vacuum is obtained from the induction system in the ordinary manner. The back-axle ratio is 5.66 to 1, overall ratios on the indirect gears being respectively 9.85, 19.92 and 87.19 to 1 forward and 44.60 to 1 reverse.

As regards the dimensions of this chassis, the wheelbase is 11 ft. 1 in., the front track 4 ft. 9 ins, and the rear track slightly greater ; the frame height under normal load is 2 ft. 1 in. The front springs are 3 ft. 3 ins, long and 2 ins. wide, the rear springs being

4 ft. 3 ins, long and 2 ins. wide. The overall length, including the front bumper, which is fitted as standard, is 16 ft. 61 ins., and the machine will turn in a circle of 24-ft. radius. The Fargo is a chassis built for high performance and long life.