Specialized Design in Grocery Van
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QUILT with a light-alloy underfraine I-1 and an upper structure of timber and alloy, with alloy panelling, a grocery van recently completed by Silverdale Motor Bodies, Ltd., King's Heath, Birmingham, 14, for A. B. Gibson, Ltd., has a separate forward
compartment for bacon and a rear compartment for provisions.
The body is mounted on a Bedford S-type chassis and the vehicle weighs under three tons.
The bacon compartment is fitted with hanging gear and the alloy surfaces are anodized in the interests of hygiene. It is reached through a sliding door on each side, whilst the rear section is provided with a tailboard and roller shutter.
There is a rack in the rear compartment for cooked meats and galvanized metal gullies in both sections to facilitate washing out. Five ventilators are inserted in the roof, one on each side and two at the front. All the alloy sections were supplied by the Northern Aluminium Co., Ltd.
The panels are finished in cream with red lettering.