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Oilers Prominent t "The Royal"
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AS the ban placed by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders on vehiclemaker members three years ago still obtains, the only commercial vehicles to be exhibited at this year's Royal Show will be those of specialized types, such as cattle carriers, horseboxes or logging outfits, which may be defined as being of direct interest to the agricultural community. This forecast, therefore, is confined to these types and certain auxiliary equipment.
The Show will be held at Nottingham from July 5-8. On the first day, Tuesday, the opening time is 8 a.m. and on all other days 9 a.m. The closing time on all days is 8 p.m. Prices of admission are: Tuesday, £1; Wednesday, 10s. before 2 p.m. and 5s. after; Thursday, 5s.; Friday, 2s. 6d. Parking fees for coaches will be 10s. per day and for cars 5s.
A notable feature of the Show will be the high percentage of oil-engined chassis carrying specialized bodies. Motors, Ltd., Birch Garage, near Manchester (Stand 11), four vehicles, three with oil Heywood Heywood, will have engines.
18-ft. Container
On an Albion Chieftain chassis will be a light platform body with an 18-ft. detachable container panelled in resinbonded plywood with the interior lined in aluminium. This vehicle weighs under 3 tons. A Commer TS3-engined chassis will be seen with a platform body with a 14-ft. container having detachable partitions and sheep decks.
The third oil-engined vehicle will be a Thames 3-tonner with a generalpurpose 14-ft. body to operate as a platform type with high loading hoard, or as a drop-sided truck with additional detachable sides and tailboard for carrying cattle.
For milk-delivery work, Heywood's will 6e showing a Commer 15-cwt. chassis, with platform body, high loading board and removable aluminium
roof. •
Two container vehicles are to be Shown by J. H. Jennings and Son, Ltd., Sandbach, Cheshire (Stand 515). One will have an Austin 5-ton oil-engined chassis and the other a Bedford. The platform for the container is dropped at the rear to reduce the incline of the container ramp, which is spring loaded for ease of operation.
n48 Vincents of Reading, Ltd., Station Square, Reading, will show, on Stand 481, a Windsor horsebox and a dualpurpose vehicle, designed to carry both cattle and horses, based on a Bedford chassis. The Windsor horsebox carries three animals, but by removing the partitions the box can be used for livestock haulage or for general purposes.
The three container vehicles to be exhibited by Carmichael and Sons (Worcester), Ltd., The Butts, Worcester, on Stand 480, will have oil-engined chassis, these being a Morris 5-tonner, a Commer 7-tonner and a Thornycroft 5-tonner. The Morris and the Commer will carry examples of the bodybuilders' standard 18-ft. container body. The rear ramp is spring-assisted and the body is fitted with a hinged self-loading deck for sheep.
The container to be shown on the Thornycroft chassis will be 17 ft. long and built throughout in light alloy. It is claimed to be a ton tighter than a wooden container.
A complete range of Land-Rovers is to be shown for the first time at the Royal by the Rover Co., Ltd., Meteor Works, Solihull, Birmingham (Stand 241). A standard version, a detachable metal-top model, one with a truck cab, and a station wagon, will represent the 7-ft. 2-in.-wheelbase chassis. On the 8-ft. 11-in.-wheelbase chassis will be mounted a standard pick-up body and a de luxe version.
A. C. Penman, Ltd., Queensbury Motor Works, Dumfries (Stand 85), will be represented by two examples of their container body, the outstanding feature of which is the method of fitting or removing it by driving the vehicle through a set of ramps. That to be shown on an Austin 5-ton oil-engined chassis will have a light-alloy platform body.
Universal Power Drives, Ltd., Aintree. Road, Perivale, Middx., will have two timber tractors of the latest Hannibal normal-control type on Stand 302. Both versions arc powered by Gardner 85 b.h.p. five-cylindered oil engines and the chassis are four-wheel-driven.
Biggest in the Show The most powerful machine to be exhibited will be the Douglas excavator, which will be seen on Stand 344, to he occupied by Douglas Equipment, Ltd., Kingsditch Lane, Cheltenham. It has been specially designed to carry various types of excavator up to a capacity of 8 cu. yd. The specification includes a five-speed gearbox and a 15-ton solidbeam bogie with overhead worm-driven axles.
Amongst the equipment to be shown by Stanhay (Ashford), Ltd., Elwick Works, Ashford, Kent, on Stand 232, wilt be a hydraulic loader, which can readily be mounted behind the driver's cab. It derives its hydraulic power from a gear pump driven from a power takeoff and is designed for dealing with loads of up to 5 cwt.
Trailers of many different kinds will be exhibited by Taskers of Andover (1932), Ltd., Waterloo Iron Works, Andover, Hants, on Stand 29. These will range from a 3-ton hydraulic tipper with mechanical hitch, to an 8-cwt. model suitable for attaching to light vehicles.
A full range of trailers will be sponsored by the Salop Trailer Co., Ltd., Midland Carriage Works, Old Coleham, Shrewsbury (Stand 346). These will include end and three-way hydraulic tippers and four-wheelers.
Trailers from 2i-ton to 4-ton capacity are to be exhibited by Tye Trailer Co., Ltd., Hull Road, York. A feature of Tye trailers is that the steel frame supports the whole of the body, which makes for strength and stability. The Easihaul model for 3-ton loads, has screw-type tipping gear.