Trucks - Leyland Comet & Super Comet - 1966 advert on postcard

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Leyland Trucks - Leyland Comet and Super Comet
• Publisher:  Mayfair Cards of London / photo from British Commercial Vehicle Museum Trust Archive, c.1990s
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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The Leyland Comet was a long running badge used by Leyland for a series of trucks (and the occasional bus) intended mainly for export markets. The name lives on in India, where Ashok Leyland still uses the badge today.

The semi-bonneted original Comet was first shown in December 1947.^[1] While intended mainly for export, it was also sold in the home market. The wheelbase is 17.5 ft (5.3 m) and the gross weight 8.75 long tons (8,890 kg).^[2] A coach model seating 33 persons, sharing the same front design, appeared in 1948.^[1] The body was built by Briggs Motor Bodies and was shared with the Ford Thames and Dodge D100.^[3] Ford purchased Briggs in 1953, meaning Leyland (and Dodge) were forced to develop new bodies. The original engines were a 75 hp (56 kW) diesel or a 100 hp (75 kW) petrol unit; the petrol version was rarely seen in Britain.^[4]

In 1950 the diesel engine was updated to the new 5.76 litre Leyland O.350 unit, now with 90 hp (67 kW). Max weight was increased to 12 long tons (12,200 kg); models for tropical zones received a considerably lower rating.^[5] In 1955 the maximum power output was increased again, to 100 hp (75 kW) at 2200 rpm, as the new O.350 Mk. III engine replaced the previous version.^[5]

In 1952 a cab over version of the Comet became available. This was sold next to the bonneted model until 1955/56, depending on the market. As for the bonneted version, power from the Leyland O.350 engine went from 90 to 100 hp (67 to 75 kW) in 1955. This model continued in production until 1958, although Australian models continued to use this cab into the early 1960s. This model also entered production in India after having received government approval in 1951.^[6] Ashok Motors, Ashok Leyland after 1954, manufactured it locally. The original front clip design remained in use into the early 1970s. Ashok Leyland proceeded to develop a simplified local cab design and continued to build the Comet into the 1990s.

type=printed

period=post-war (1945-present)

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number of items=single

size=continental/ modern (150x100 mm)