ELIZALDE TYPES
TYPE 30 C
This model was derived directly from the Type 30 Grand Tourer and had been developed «to cater to 40-seat bus orders, as well as for delivery vans and cars with a rated service load of up to 4 tons» (some sources place this capacity at 4,500 kg and Ciuró even at 5,000 kg). Its 3.8-litre engine was identical to the Type 30 private car with the same 75 hp.
One of the particularities of the Type 30 C lay in its transmission, which had two cardans and «four normal gears and four slow gears for heavy work and towing». The distance between the axles on the chassis was 5 metres, with a total length of almost 8 metres. The dual rear wheels were fitted with the largest tyres on the market.
Although it still featured in the 1925 catalogue, the report published by the brand for the First National Automotive Congress in July 1926 no longer mentioned it. In its stead, the 24/30 appears, «a model studied for an Official Centre, with a chassis suitable for 30 occupants or a lorry with a rated load of three tons», probably commissioned expressly by the army.
Tests of different Elizalde Type 30 C (lorry)
Tests of the Elizalde Type 30 C truck
ENGINE
Four 90-mm-bore and 150-mm-stroke cylinders with special bronze cylinder head delivering above 55 hp, fitted with a rev limiter.
IGNITION
Ignition magneto.
CARBURETTOR
Automatic.
COOLING
Radiator, pump and fan.
CLUTCH
Progressive and powerful with leather cone.
GEARBOX
Four speeds, the fourth drive and one reverse.
REAR AXLE
“Floating” type, with the tubes supporting the wheels, not the axles. It has a kick-down switch with two combinations, one normal high gear for doing 40 kilometres an hour on flat stretches and another lower gear for steep slopes or for towing.
TRANSMISSION
Double cardan.
BRAKES
One at the foot, another hand, acting independently on the 52-centimetre rear-wheel drums.
FRAME
Stamped steel plate.
WHEELS
Removable Michelin for 1085 x 180 tyres.
CHASSIS
Total length 7.6 m. Total width 2.040 m. Wheel base 5.050 m. Bodywork housing 6.150 m x 1.020 m.
PRICE
Chassis with 6 Michelin wheels with special tools, electric light, no tyres. 38,000 Pesetas
