88-LEYLAND

25th September 1964, Page 179

25th September 1964

Page 179

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Page 179, 25th September 1964 — 88-LEYLAND

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Leyland Motors Ltd., Leyland, Lanes.

THERE are eight vehicle exhibits on the Leyland stand, . and in every case except one there is a change from the specification of models seen at Earls Court previously, or the exhibit is a completely new model. Of most interest are two Freightline models which have the new Leyland cab, and of equal interest on the passenger side, are the Panther rear-engined single-decker chassis and Atlantean with dropped-type rear axle,

The Freightline chassis are a Beaver 8-ft.-wheelbase, 30ton g.t.w. tractive unit with the 0.680 engine and a Retriever six-wheeler, which is shown as a tipper chassis with a wheelbase of 11 ft. and has a gross weight rating. of 20 tons. The Retriever has an 0.600 engine, power-assisted steering and six-speed overdrive gearbox.

A vehicle designed specifically for a large order for the Middle East is a bonneted Super Comet tipper, A special cab is fitted on this vehicle, which has a wheelbase of 13 ft. 3 in. and is designed for a gross weight of 14 tons. The engine used is the 0.400, which drives through a six speed overdrive gearbox to a two-speed Eaton axle. The steering box is a Marles cam and triple roller. A second vehicle intended primarily for overseas use is the Super Beaver four-wheeler, which is shown with its recently modii fled front end. Th.! radiator is lower and, as a result, there is a sharper angle to the bonnet line than previously. The Leyland 0.680 engine and seven-speed box are used. The wheelbase is 12 ft. 11 in„ the exhibit being a tipper version with a gross weight ratim2, of 18 tons.

Completing the Leyland goods exhibits are the Leyland 90, the recently introduced version of the 2-tonner with OE.160 engine and an increased weight rating of 4.5 tons gross, and the Leyland 20 van which is unchanged for the Show and still retains the 0E.138 engine. The Leyland 90 is shown with a wheelbase of 11 ft. 3 in. as a personnel carrier with an 18-seat body by Cravens Homalloy.

The Panther chassis at Earls Court is a left-hand drive bus version and this is its first public showing, the model being introduced as a single-deck coach at the Amsterdam Show earlier this year. The bus chassis has a low-height chassis frame forward of the rear axle to give a low step height and uses a derated version of the 0.680 engine producing 155 b.h.p. The coach version of the Panther can be seen on the Demonstration Park, this being for Ribble and powered by the standard 0.600, 130 b.h.p. engine. The new offshoot of the Panther—the Panther Cub—can be seen on the Park Royal Vehicles stand.

The dropped-centre-rear-axle version of the Atlantean was only recently announced, and this is designed to allow a low, continuous floor level in the lower saloon. The Atlantean on the stand has a 77-seat Park Royal body for Sheffield Corporation and has the 0.600 engine and Pneumo-Cyclic gearbox which, with the new layout, is independently mounted.