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Vulcan Manufacturing Plans
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T"policy to be adopted by Vulcan Motors, Ltd., Maidstone, now that it has been acquired by Tilling Stevens, Ltd., was outlined by Mr. R. F. Clayton, managing director, at a conference of Vulcan distributors held at the company's works on Thursday of last week.
Briefly, no sudden change is contemplated. An assurance was given that no completely new vehicle chassis would be announced next month, or yet next year. Certain models were to be dropped, and production activities concentrated upon the 2i-, 3and c58 5-tonners. By cutting down the number of types it was possible to reduce prices. Rigid standardization with the aim, and deviation from specification, without extra charge, was to be avoided.
By this means it was anticipated that Maidstone-made Vulcans would be as good and probably better than formerly, whilst the Vulcan reputation, it was hoped, would be enhanced. To convince the distributors that these hopes were justified, they were conducted around the works and shown the excellent and comprehensive equip
ment there installed, together with examples of the precision work executed.
A representative of this paper accompanied the party, members of which admitted being favourably impressed by what they saw, notably the building, for the War Office, of TillingStevens petrol-electric searchlight lorries, equipped with Cotal two-speed auxiliary gears.
The range of chassis and their prices will be as follow:-2i-tonner, £350 (formerly £365); 3-tonner, £365 (a new model); 5-tonner petrol, short. £472 (formerly £487k); long, £480 (formerly £495); 5-tanner oil (no price change), short £790, long £795.