Big Range for Ford Show
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MANY exhibits of special interest to VIcommercial-vehicle operators will be on view at the Ford Exhibition, which opens at the Albert Hall, London, on Thursday next, October 15, and closes on October 24.
The range of standard Fordson models to be shown includes the 5-cwt: van, 15-cwt. van, 25-cwt. lorry, 25-cart. van, 2-ton forward-control lorry. 3ton chassis equipped with Anthony tipping gear, and a 5-cubic-yd. allsteel body 2-ton long-wheelbase lorry, and the Fordson Sussex six-wheeler. The Ford Tug with two-wheeled semitrailer and the latest Fordson breakdown truck, which has as its basis the 2-ton chassis, will also be on view.
In addition to the standard models, ,special bodywork will be shown by W. Harold Perry, . Ltd. (25-cwt. laundry van), Arthur E. Gould, Ltd. (25-curt. van), and Harold J. Willett, Ltd. (20-seater coach). It is also expected that the following concerns will have special bodies ready in time forrn the exhibition :— A. Ferraris, Ltd. (2.-ton Luton van), Wallace Carr and Co., Ltd. (Lawson overtype van incorporating 2-ton chassis), Herbert Lomas, Ltd. (ambulance), and H. E. Nunn and Co:, Ltd. (van).
A complete range of Fordson tractors will be on view and makers of agricultural implements will be represented by Stanhay, Ltd., Midland Implement
co., A. E. Twose and R. A. Lister and Co., Ltd.
Van-painting demonstrations will be given by Messrs. Multiplex Van. Displays, and other demonstrations of interest to commercial-vehicle operators include the dismantling and reassembling, in 15 minutes, of the Fordson V-8 engine. The Ford laboratory test set will be on view and the company's engine-exchange plan will be clearly explained.
The exhibition will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, and the price of admission will be is. 3d. A full description of the exhibits will appear in next week's issue of The Commercial Motor.