New Personnel Vehicle From Manchester
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I NTENDED for the carriage of workers and their equipment, or for camping holidays, the new Deansgate personnel vehicle is a'13-seater based on the Morris 12 van (or the 15-cwt. Commer which gives a 14-15 passenger 'capacity); the conversion is carried out by Williams Motor Co. (Manchester) Ltd., 325 Deansgate, Manchester, 3.
In the Morris the driver and one passenger are accommodated at the front, the remainder being provided with longitudinal seating behind •the halfbulkhead. The slatted longitudinal wooden seats are carried 'on steel frames and are fitted with padded back-rests. The basic specification does not include seat cushions but these can be supplied for £18.
Three large windows are fitted on each side and one to the full-width rear door. Firmly embedded in rubber framing, they are entirely suitable for normal use but by the use of some force can be punche Qut with the elbow should it at any tim be necessary to make an emergency exi The vehicle can be finished to an standard 1.C.I. colour. Complete on th Morris J2 chassis the price is £634. p.s.v_ version is likely to be announce in the near future.