Unusual Features on a Furniture Van
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IN order to enable the transport of furniture by Motor vehicle to be speedily and safely undertaken, Messrs. Fyall and Shearman„ motor engineers, with works at Carysfort Road, Stoke Newington, London, N.16, have constructed a capacious body incorporating several original features, which is mounted upon an Albion 3-ton chassis.
The loading space extends above the driver's cab, which, incidentally, is equipped with full-length doors having drop windows. Access to the compartment above the driver's cabin may be gained either from the back of the body o-s by means of a trap-door in the roof of the driver's cab.
The loading height of the vehicle is 3 ft. 4.1. ins., whilst the internal length of the body at the roof-level is 21 ft. The internal length at the floor-level is 14 ft. 2 ins., this measurement being taken from the rear end of the floor to the bulkhead of the driver's cab, whilst a with of 6 ft. 11. ins, is available for loading purposes.
Another unique feature is the construction of the front wings. These are intended to give a long life, and have a surface of shaped wood as a foundation, which is covered with sheet metal.
The body is constructed largely of hardwood and its• spaciousness should prove a considerable asset in connection with the transport of bulky articles.