Sep. 09, 1954 - Demonstration Of British Military Vehicles: Many Hundreds of visitors from this...

Sep. 09, 1954 - Demonstration Of British Military Vehicles: Many Hundreds of visitors from this country and overseas, attended a special and unique demonstration of British military at the Fighting vehicles Research and Development Establishment (F.V.R.D.E.) at Chertsey, Surrey, today. Stages primarily to promote sales in this special of our exports trade, the display included short of 100 different trade, the display included little short of 100 different vehicles giving an inmates compass of usage, Lad and personnel carrying motor vehicles 5 cwt. to 230 tons carrying capacity, workshop lorries, mobile cranes, tankers and tailers up to 60 tons for tank transportation, and even armoured cars are among the exhibits part in seen either in the display centre, or taking [art in specatcular demonstrations of their qualities on test circuits. The event has been organised jointly by the Miistry of Supply, to who specifiction the vehicles are built, and by the society of Motor Manufacturers and Tradersm, certain of whose members are responsible for the carrying out of the production programme.Photo Shows A rear view as a vehicle - a 5cwt. load carrier having a high cross country performance, and designed to provide accommodation for diver and three passengers or driver and 5cwt load -0 seen wades through water - as the driver stands up to clear the water