British Engine for Polish Bus?
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A PROTOTYPE Polish bus, named the ri San (a river in Poland), has been produced with a 98 b.h.p. six-cylindered petrol engine. hut provision has been made to install a British Perkins or B.M.C. oil unit. The final installation will, however, be a Polish-made oil engine.
The vehicle is of unitary construction with a stressed-steel skin, although the lower external panels may be easily removed. Internal arrangements may vary, between those for a 60-passenger crush-loader and a 35-seat luxury coach. The engine is at the front and the gearbox, a five-speed unit with overdrive, is mounted amidships.
Suspension is conventional, and both vacuum-servo and air-pressure brakiny systems are being tried. Running components are similar to those used for Star lorries. The vehicle weighs over 8 tons unladen.