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New Light Van Has Air-cooled Engine
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A LIGHT van, with a choice of three
air-cooled engines mounted amidships, has been introduced by Fairthorpe, Ltd., Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks. It is known as the Atom Wagonette and there are three models.
The Mark I has a 250 c.c. overheadvalve four-stroke engine which develops 11 b.h.p.; the Mark HA a 322 c.c. twin-cylindered rotary-valve two-stroke giving 15 b.h.p., and the Mark HIE a 650 c.c. overhead-valve four-stroke twin-cylindered unit which develops 35 b.h.p.
Chain drive is used, the Albion gearbox providing three forward ratios and a reverse. All wheels are independently suspended by coil springs controlled by double-acting hydraulic sh ock absorbers, Hydraulically operated brakes take effect on all wheels, with two-leadingshoe units on the front wheels and oneleading and one-trailing-shoe units on the rear wheels. Drum diameter is 7 in. and the width is 11 in., the total frictional area of the facings being 67.4 sq. in The 13-in wheels are equipped with 5.20-in, tubeless tyres. Floor space in front of the driver is 6 sq. ft., with 20 sq. ft. in the driving compartment and a similar area in the main body.
With manual starting, the Mark I model costs £297 6s. including purchase tax; the extra charge with electric starting is £18 15s. The Mark HA (electric starting) costs £337 Os. 6d. and the Mark HIE, £386 Is. 8d.
NEW PICKING-UP POINTS ON CONTINENTAL TOURS?
THE East M idl and Licensing Authority last week adjourned an application by Sheffield United Tours, Ltd., and Barton Transport, Ltd., for permission to pick up Continental tour passengers at Newark, Grantham and Stamford.
Messrs. W. Gash and Sons, Messrs. Thomas Motor Tours, Messrs. Wright and Sons and British Railways objected.
Mr. R. Seely, for the applicants, said that people from Newark, Grantha,m and Stamford who went on early Sunday coach tours from Nottingham to the Continent had to -travel to Nottingham on Saturday night or by tail. on Sunday morning. A supporting witness said she had either to pay £3
for a taxi or spend 12s. 6d on a night's lodging at a Nottingham hotel.
Another witness said he had booked for a Continental tour with S.U.T. starting on a Sunday, but he would have to travel by motorcycle from Winthorpe to Newark and take a taxi to Mansfield to meet the coach.
For British Railways, Mr. J. Granville Dixon said there was a bus from Newark which reached Mansfield 17 minutes before the coach left. Alternatively, one could travel from Newark to London and take the coach from there.