Anyone else like old lorries?

[topsparks]

My father in-law also ran a transport company untill about ten years ago,he has a 1932 ford model AA,a 1937 Fordson V8 flathead tipper and an ex USAF fire engine Ford c-750 now fitted with a beavertail body,it has a 390 ci bigblock with a 4 speed allison auto box,now upgeared with a rear axle from a coach 120 mph topend!

[BruceV8]

Some more of my favourites:

AEC Militant Mk 3 6x6 Recovery vehicle:



Another example in civilian livery.



Funnily enough, both pics show a Scammell Construtor on suspended tow.

[BruceV8]

The AECs were replaced by these Foden 6x6 monsters:



which were developed from the FH70 gun tractors and limbers:



I bloody love things like this!

[BLUETHUNDER]

Something a bit smaller truck wise.I give you my LR101 gun tractor...........

[BLUETHUNDER]

BruceV8 said:

The AECs were replaced by these Foden 6x6 monsters:



which were developed from the FH70 gun tractors and limbers:



I bloody love things like this!

I know someone with a Foden complete with the FH70.I love the fact it has a VW powerplant to power the FH70 about.

[M3John]

BLUETHUNDER said:

Well John.After some investigation will friends in the Military Vehicle world.It turns out that the Antar you were so fascinated by was/and still is owned by Earl Attlee.Aka Viscount John Prestwood.Its normally accompanied at shows with either a Conqueror M.B.T or Centurion ARV.Come to think of it now.I saw the set up at Beltring a few years back with the Conqueror.

WOW good effort Mark with finding that out. I'll you at some point today matey. Don't suppose that the info that came through said that he still has his Scammell Super Constructor with a Crusader cab?

[BLUETHUNDER]

M3John said:

BLUETHUNDER said:

Well John.After some investigation will friends in the Military Vehicle world.It turns out that the Antar you were so fascinated by was/and still is owned by Earl Attlee.Aka Viscount John Prestwood.Its normally accompanied at shows with either a Conqueror M.B.T or Centurion ARV.Come to think of it now.I saw the set up at Beltring a few years back with the Conqueror.

WOW good effort Mark with finding that out. I'll you at some point today matey. Don't suppose that the info that came through said that he still has his Scammell Super Constructor with a Crusader cab?

I wil find out.

[ronj]

M3John/Bluethunder ,
i posted pics of John Attlee's Scammell on page 3 pics 7/8 , the tank is the Conqueror.

All the best ,

Ron.

Edited by ronj on Monday 10th November 22:26

[Benni]

Hi TruckHeads !

There are some great pics here,
I like both the "antique" -and sometimes bizare- looks of british trucks,
and the often displayed art of signwriting and (pin)striping,
that I find typical of british (and ex-commonwealth) heavy haulers.
And I learned that the "circled A" on Rocket Ronnie Picardo´s Jet Truck
does NOT mean he likes anarchy, but is a real "Atkinson" Badge.....


Regards,
Benni

[M3John]

ronj said:

M3John/Bluethunder ,
i posted pics of John Attlee's Scammell on page 3 pics 7/8 , the tank is the Conqueror.

All the best ,

Ron.

Hi Ronj, he must have more than one or updated his fleet then since i last saw him as that is definatly not the same Scammell i saw all those years ago.


M3J.

Edited by M3John on Tuesday 11th November 12:53

[M3John]

Righto chaps, have dug out a couple of pictures for you all of John Prestwood's Mighty Antar when I last saw it in the flesh ~ circa 1990 AND his mongrel of a Scammell - the Super Constructor with Crusader cab but please ignore the very embarrassing picture of me though as a 10 year old !


A side view best showing the `Ballast Body` that was on it...



Can ya see me waving ? ...




The two of them together, you beging to understand just how BIG the Scammell is in this picture...




A little off topic but thought you also might be interested in these. Any other info or values of them would be much appreciated ...

My Dinky model of the Scammell from previous pages...


Another Dinky of a Mcleans Articluated Truck...

[tuffer]

BLUETHUNDER said:

Something a bit smaller truck wise.I give you my LR101 gun tractor...........

Wheres the 181 gone?

[jellison]

topsparks said:

My father in-law also ran a transport company untill about ten years ago,he has a 1932 ford model AA,a 1937 Fordson V8 flathead tipper and an ex USAF fire engine Ford c-750 now fitted with a beavertail body,it has a 390 ci bigblock with a 4 speed allison auto box,now upgeared with a rear axle from a coach 120 mph topend!

You have a Volvo T5!! Does that count.

[Vipers]

This is the Bedfored MK I drove in 1974 in the R.N. I took my driving course in an Bedford RL, straight from a motorcyclists, so it gave me a car license for ziltch.




Hi and Lo ratio, and 2 or 4 wheel drive, but the diffs didnt lock, but that was 34 years ago. Small compared to trucks this days, but we enjoyed it, we always wondered if the tyres were street legal.

I won't mention when my pal was driving through Germany, and they got a flat, couldn't move the wheel nuts, so called in the German Army, who straight away knew that one side of the trucks wheels had LEFT handed nuts................... so I won't mention that one.

Oh and being the R.N., we had to polish the bugger, washing wasn't enough............

Edited by Vipers on Sunday 7th December 16:11

[funk odyssey]

Vipers said:

This is the Bedfored MK I drove in 1974 in the R.N. I took my driving course in an Bedford RL, straight from a motorcyclists, so it gave me a car license for ziltch.




Hi and Lo ratio, and 2 or 4 wheel drive, but the diffs didnt lock, but that was 34 years ago. Small compared to trucks this days, but we enjoyed it, we always wondered if the tyres were street legal.

I won't mention when my pal was driving through Germany, and they got a flat, couldn't move the wheel nuts, so called in the German Army, who straight away knew that one side of the trucks wheels had LEFT handed nuts................... so I won't mention that one.

Oh and being the R.N., we had to polish the bugger, washing wasn't enough............

Edited by Vipers on Sunday 7th December 16:11

and still the British Army depend on these beasts!

[BruceV8]

funk odyssey said:

Vipers said:

This is the Bedfored MK I drove in 1974 in the R.N. I took my driving course in an Bedford RL, straight from a motorcyclists, so it gave me a car license for ziltch.




Hi and Lo ratio, and 2 or 4 wheel drive, but the diffs didnt lock, but that was 34 years ago. Small compared to trucks this days, but we enjoyed it, we always wondered if the tyres were street legal.

I won't mention when my pal was driving through Germany, and they got a flat, couldn't move the wheel nuts, so called in the German Army, who straight away knew that one side of the trucks wheels had LEFT handed nuts................... so I won't mention that one.

Oh and being the R.N., we had to polish the bugger, washing wasn't enough............

Edited by Vipers on Sunday 7th December 16:11

and still the British Army depend on these beasts!

You can't beat a smelly old Robert Redford!

[Vipers]

BruceV8 said:

You can't beat a smelly old Robert Redford!

Ours always smelt of bloody wax.............. hours of polishing it.

[funk odyssey]

Vipers said:

BruceV8 said:

You can't beat a smelly old Robert Redford!

Ours always smelt of bloody wax.............. hours of polishing it.

typical RN!

[BruceV8]

Vipers said:

BruceV8 said:

You can't beat a smelly old Robert Redford!

Ours always smelt of bloody wax.............. hours of polishing it.

Ours smelt of oil, diesel and paint. Where you a clearance diver then Vipers?

[Vipers]

BruceV8 said:

Vipers said:

BruceV8 said:

You can't beat a smelly old Robert Redford!

Ours always smelt of bloody wax.............. hours of polishing it.

Ours smelt of oil, diesel and paint. Where you a clearance diver then Vipers?

Did my CD2's course in 69 in Vernon, which covered B & MD at a place called DEODS, near Chatham I seem recall, did my HGV3 at the booty place at Eastney. They used to say "If it moves, salute it", "If it dont move, paint it" or polish it as the case may be. Fond memories.

Edited by Vipers on Tuesday 9th December 15:23