Old BRS lorries and vans photos

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Back at Shitefest 12â„¢ last year I picked up a couple of old lorry books for peanuts of a stool at the Atwell Wilson Museum, I know sod all about lorries but I have made the effort to scan the book and here with the power of the internet i will share them.

 

1949 Vulcan 6PF Perkins Diesel by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1949 Leyland Octopus 9.8 Leyland Diesel 6 Cyl Engine by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1948 JNSN with Perkins P6 Diesel by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

AEC Matador Wrecker Pictured in 1950 by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1949 Bedford OSS with a load of BMC Cabs by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1951 ERF Model 6.8 Tippers with Gardner 6LW Engines by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1953 Morris Commercial FV by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1953 Atkinson L1586 16 Tonner with Gardner 8.4 112bhp Diesel and Nuffield Tractor by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1948 JNSN Flat 6 Tonner by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1966 AEC Marshal 6x2 22 Tonner by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1961 Big Bedford with Leyland Comet Engine by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1966 Guy Big J4T with Cummins 220 BHP Diesel Engine by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1958 AEC Mandator at Glasgow Freightliner Terminal in 1966 by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1967 AEC Mercury by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

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1955 ERF by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1955 Foden FG Flatbed by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

Leyland Octopus Twin Trailered Artic by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

Albion HD57L Climbing Beattock Hill by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1953 AEC Mammoth Major with Holmes Cab by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

Albion Chieftain with Holmalloy Cab in 1967 by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1958 Seddon DD8 British Sugar Corporation Contract Tanker by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1953 Gardner powered Atkinson in Merseyside 1966 by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1968 Bedford KGA by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1961 AEC Mercury BRS Parcel Box Truck by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1973 Guy Big J4T Midland Brothers by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1965 AEC Mandator in Dunstable 1967 by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1975 Seddon 34/4 by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1976 Scammell Crusader by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1974 Volvo F88 by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1975 Guy Big J4T by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1979 Seddon Atkinson 400 Rolls Royce Engine Artic with Grimsby Fish Trailer by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

BRS Rescue AEC Mammoth Major Recovery Lorry from 1977 by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1976/77 Volvo F86 Eastern BRS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1974 AEC Mandator Western BRS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1979 ERF B-Series with Tautliner 40ft Trailer by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1975 Leyland Redline Terrier by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

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Pair of 1980 Leyland Roadtrain Lorries by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1981 Leyland Clydesdale Kelloggs Lorry by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1981 Ford Cargo by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1967/68 Ford L50 Truck by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1956 Austin KWED 3 Tonner by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

Wartime Bedford Lorry from 1953 by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

BMC VA Noddy Vans BRS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

Wartime Scammell 15 Tonner BRS in 1950 by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1950 Leyland Beaver 12.B1 delivering Hillman Minxs by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1964 AEC engined Seddon 19 Tonner transporting Triumph 1300 Shells by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1965 Commer Maxiload 12 Tonner Artic transporting Jaguar Mk10 Bodies by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1950 Commer 7 Tonner Gordon's Gin Lorry by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

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1951 Bedford OLBZ Luton ALBA delivery van by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1956 Hillman Husky Van by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1963 Standard 20 Van by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1964 Austin FGK 30 Cadburys cakes by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1975 Volkswagen Transporter Van BRS Rental by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1980 Bedford KM1630 Baxter Hoare Shipping outside London Bridge by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1976 Leyland DAF 2200 by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1980 Fleet of Mercedes Benz L508D by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1980 Bedford TL1000 Colgate Toothpaste by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1980 Dodge G13 Commando, Dodge 50 Series Delivery Van and Mercedes 1619 Artic Nestle by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1981 Leyland Roadtrain with Jaguar V12 Power Boat by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1973 Bedford TK Southern BRS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1968 Scammell Contractor Heavy Haulage Tractor Unit by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

[autofive]

Thanks Trigger

 

that's made my day

 

 

 

I slept in this lorry park in 1979

[triumph1300]

These are amazing. Thank you for posting these up. Fantastic. My grandad used to be a lorry driver and its brought back some good memories. Cheers

[Wilko220]

Fantastic! These photos are brilliant.

Love the grille on that "JNSN"!

[M'coli]

Excellent stuff Trigger, I've thoroughly enjoed looking through this thread. Many thanks forthe hard work of putting it together, it must have taken you a good wee while!

[Vin]

 

1974 Volvo F88 by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

 

TOP WORK TRIG

 

This F88 is still around and on the show circuit, I recognise the number plate from 'Classic and Vintage commercials'...I do find it quite interesting to see the first wave of foreign makes like the Volvos and the Daf all decked out in the UK liveries.

 

I agree that the grill on that Jensen (yes they made lorries too... ) is ACE.

 

I reckon the 'BRS TRUCK RENTAL' livery is up there with 'ROADLINE' in the iconic livery stakes... interesting to see it on the VW...now that would be something to recreate instead of the pineapples and rust scab nonsense

[Cavcraft]

Took these last year:

 

 

 

[Jon]

Another thanks from me too, Trigger; these must've taken you hours to sort out. Did BRS trial lorries back in the day? I've never knew V reg Leyland Roadtrains existed and have certainly never seen a W reg Ford Cargo. The odd X reg ones I used to see looked pretty incongruous. It's also interesting to see so many open trailers with tarpaulins and twin-wheeled trailers too, something that must have almost ceased to exist on UK roads now.

[rml2345]

Have to add my thanks as well Trig, those are fantastic!

Don't fancy much driving a 40s/50s rigid 8 but they do look bloody handsome... Especially that Seddon DD8.

[Rusty Pelican]

Thanks , These made my week which has been otherwise fairly shit .

[Junkman]

This must be one of the nicest threads we ever had.

[quicksilver]

Awesome stuff Trig, thanks for sharing. They don't make lorries like they used to They're all great but the Scammell Crusader's got to be my favourite.

[Justin Case]

Superb set of photos Trigger, thanks for putting them up and brightening up the start of the week for all of us I like the way that the Jensen pantechnicon (I've been waiting for ages to use that word has just had BRS symbols stuck on the cab doors; it must have been photographed very soon after nationalisation!

 

Have you got any of the BTC films made in the 50s? They are superb period stuff and you can get them on video now.

 

Anyway, here are a fine pair of Bristols for your delight (no thread hijack intended though):

 

1961 and 1957 Bristol BRS Articulated lorries by geoffp5, on Flickr

[Mr Lobster]

Cheers Trig, enjoyed them very much!

[STUNO]

I don't have any interest in trucks, but thoroughly enjoyed a look through these. Thanks trigger !

Did anyone notice the Vauxhall Viscount on dealer plates behind one of the trucks? and the Hillman Husky van just might be a Minx van.

[Shep Shepherd]

I really like the photos of the trucks in the 1980s BRS livery

[Mash]

Excellent Trig, I'm pinching the one of the Triumph 1300s on the transporter!

 

I was also just about to say I have NEVER seen a W-reg Cargo either.

[trigger]

Thanks guys!

 

Have you got any of the BTC films made in the 50s?.

 

No, but I do have this video about driving a old Bedford through the night. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvd5Y_maKQc

[Tetleysmooth]

I must be getting bloody ancient.

I've driven a good few of these lorries, not for BRS, but for other companies.

Pass the zimmer frame, chaps.

Nice pics Trig.

[vulgalour]

mmmm 7 tonne Gin wagon...

 

That Matador wrecker is just adorable.

[406V6]

Did anyone notice the Vauxhall Viscount on dealer plates behind one of the trucks?

Yes, great spot - must have been brand new at the time. But it's a Cresta Deluxe. The Viscount had a grille formed of checked material with a black surround. I was a determined Vauxhall spotter in the days when I wore short trousers and appreciated the subtle differences between quite similar models like the Cresta, Cresta Deluxe and Viscount.

 

Thanks Trigger for the excellent pics.

[boobydoo]

Great pics! My uncle worked for BRS in the 60s and 70s and he always used to give me BRS logo-ed keyrings and coasters and the like. He got a new company car every couple of years, although it seems that the company hadn't an allegiance to a particular marque. I used to love riding in the back of them, thinking how posh they were. Austin A60s, a Cortina Mk II, Hunters, a Cortina Mk III, Maxi, Princess etc .

 

All lorries look the same to me now, so nice to see a few I recognise from childhood.

 

I was a determined Vauxhall spotter in the days when I wore short trousers and appreciated the subtle differences between quite similar models like the Cresta, Cresta Deluxe and Viscount.

Cresta to Viscount is easy, but Cresta to DeLuxe? Would that be two headlights not four? I hardly ever recall seeing the single headlight ones, though.

[Andrew353w]

Many thanks for the post, Trig! Way back in the early 1980s I worked for BRS Truck Rental in Potters Bar! Your pictures brought back many memories!

[ifc63]

and the Hillman Husky van just might be a Minx van.

 

Looks very much like the 1955 Commer EDV (Express Delivery Van) I saw at Llandudno Transport Extravaganza a couple of years ago.

I don't know if they did a Hillman-badged version of the same but I remember the owner saying his Commer shared the same grille as the Minx saloon of the period.

[solid61]

Also out of interest for any anorak vauxhall spotters like me, the photo with the cresta in was taken in kimpton road luton,right in the heart of vauxhalls massive factory,Just a shame theres a couple of fords sneaking in the corner of the photo.