The Leyland Hippo was a 6x4 heavy general service cargo truck made by Leyland Motors. Introduced in 1929, it stayed in production for 40 years. The first six-wheeled, 12-ton goods carrier was shown at the Commercial Motor Transport Exhibition at Olympia in 1929 as a rigid-chassis 6x4 with the largest engine Leyland had made, an inline six of 72 brake horsepower giving 30 mph through a four-speed gearbox. The cab-over unit was 27.3 feet long, with tipper and platform models, and a 1931 facelift stretched it to 30 feet and 19 tons of capacity. An eight-wheeled Octopus followed in 1934, and the army took 330 militarised Hippos at the start of the Second World War.
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Introduced in 1929, it remained in production for 40 years.
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The Leyland Hippo was a 6x4 heavy general service cargo truck manufactured by Leyland Motors.
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Introduced as a rigid chassis 6x4 truck, the hippo had the largest engine by Leyland at the time, which was an in line six with power output of 72 brake horsepower (54 kW) giving a 30 mph (48 km/h) top speed supported by a four speed gearbox.
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