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BRITISH ENGINES FOR U.S. MAIL

18th October 1957, Page 46
18th October 1957
Page 46
Page 46, 18th October 1957 — BRITISH ENGINES FOR U.S. MAIL
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A BOUT 60 mail vans operated by J. C. Steinmetz and Co., of Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A., are being fitted with Leyland 0. 680 150-b.h.p. oil engines. Units of this type had been supplied as original equipment in vans delivered this year.

The engines are marketed by thg Twin Coach Co., of Ohio. The vans have a payload of under 4 tons and are returning 9 m.p.g. (U.S.) compared with the 5.5 m.p.g. (U.S.) given by the petrol engines originally fitted.