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(ANDY forward-control van version of the .edford TJ normal-control 25-cwt., 35-cwt. 3-ton models has been produced by H.C.B. eering, Ltd., Totton, Southampton. It is known t parcels-delivery van, but e adapted for us:. as, for ce, a mobile shop, workor library. The prototype, Jed by The Commercial r last Friday, is based on:wt. oil-engined chassis. .ward control increases the length by 3 ft. 10 in. to 12 ft. 4 in. . The internal width and height are 5 ft. 6 in. The use of 16-in, wheels I are standard on Bedford Ti
s of up to 4-ton capacity) reduces ading height at the rear to 2 ft. 8 in. m. Overall dimensions of the e are: Length; 17 ft. 8 in.; width, 10 in.; height (unladen), 9 ft. 2 in. a wheelbase of 9 ft. 11 in. the g circle is 39 ft.
he basic model there is no bulkhead the driver, but one can be ed. Roller shutters can be installed cc of the usual double rear doors, provide a loading aperture 6 ft. and can be fastened back against )dy sides.
ible hinged side doors. to permit twoor three-way loading, are other extras. Translucent panels can also be fitted in the roof, and a loading space 4 ft. 3 in. long, 1 ft. 10 in. high, and 6 ft. 6 in. wide can be arranged above the driver's head. Other variations can also be made.
The cab has external sliding doors with sliding windows, and access is made easy by an outside recessed step on each side, ahead of the front axle, and only 1 ft. 4 in, from the ground. The height from this step to the cab floor is 1 ft. 2 in.
The driver can walk round the seat to reach the load or the near-side door. Instruments are neatly grouped in front of him and two quickly detachable glassfibre bonnet panels make the engine easily accessible. A windscreen 2 ft. 2 in. deep ensures good forward vision to within 6 ft. of the stout front bumper.
Apart from square-top wfieel-arehes, the floor is unobstructed. The body consists of 22-gauge steel panelling on wooden framework.
With the Bedford 200-cu.-in. oil engine, the standard model of the 35-cwt. Univan weighs about 2 tons 34 cwt, unladen. and with the 214-cu.-in, petrol engine, approximately 2 tons 14cwt. The conversion costs £135' and the body £310.
In addition, conversions to forward control are available for the whole Ti range up to 7-ton capacity. The cost of a stage I conversion, which is supplied with the radiator mounted on a bulkhead. is £.105, and of a stage 2 job, which includes scuttle and windscreen, £135.