willswitchengage Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 That 8v -92 dunt fuck about eh? I'm pretty sure the Carmichael airport fire engines used those. Incidentally, just googled it and Carmichaels appears to be the most recent British vehicle manufacturer to close its doors - in mid 2018. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Cummins also did a V6 IIRC, sure Atkinson and possible Foden used it.Sent from my SM-G930F using TapatalkDodge fitted the ill fated Cummins V6 vale engines in their 500 series, it was a very poor engine with numerous issues and was dropped after a short time and the company reverting to Perkins engines.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 I'm pretty sure the Carmichael airport fire engines used those. Incidentally, just googled it and Carmichaels appears to be the most recent British vehicle manufacturer to close its doors - in mid 2018. RIP.2 stroke V8 diesels. They sound freaking awesome. HarmonicCheeseburger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 2 stroke V8 diesels. They sound freaking awesome.They did sound freaking awesome, especially with twin exhausts up the back of the cabs. We had a few 6x4 Scammells fitted with them for heavy haulage. sutty2006 and HarmonicCheeseburger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 The green Volvos and Mercedes look like former fleet members of 'Humber McVeigh' of Grimsby... (they are Grimsby registrations too, JV & EE...) Vantman, jon.k and ShiteRider 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 OK truck lickers, what's the lorry in bigstraight6's avatar? I do know but it's a pretty obscure beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 OK truck lickers, what's the lorry in bigstraight6's avatar? I do know but it's a pretty obscure beast. I know........but I cheated with google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vantman Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Rowe Hillmaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Rowe Hillmaster?It is indeed a Rowe Hillmaster, one of the 120 or there abouts built by the Cornish company between 1954-62. The particular example in my avatar (126 CAF) is 1 of 15 that are apparently known to survive though I’ve not seen this particular lorry myself as it’s under restoration, I have seen a fair few of the other survivors as most are owned by Westcountry based enthusiasts and appear at local shows.Another example (37 AOD) has just been restored by its original owners, the Gregory transport company and the lorry is now proudly on display in a heritage reception area of the companies Cullompton base. Asimo, Dick Longbridge, Vantman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 The fair is in Milton Keynes at the moment. Amongst all the modern stuff I found this pair of classic Fodens still going strong with Hatwells Leisure's Electric Dreams Waltzer, and very nice they are too. GCE 479W - Perry Hatwell by Adam Floyd, on Flickr E465 MHW - Perry Hatwell by Adam Floyd, on Flickr That puddle was really quite large BTW but those Fodens were worth getting wet feet forOn reflection... by Adam Floyd, on Flickr RayMK, danthecapriman, Supernaut and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Lovely....it saddens me to think that there might be no more fairground Fodens before long. Resourceful bunch though, showmen, so maybe they will keep 'em going a bit longer. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 The last few times the fairs came by they were empty, I doubt they were even covering wages for the casuals let alone making any money. I wouldn't want to be a traveling ride owner/ operator these days The days of getting £10 an hour cash for putting up/ pulling down then taking tickets/ eyeing up women at the smaller shows are gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Wandered past a truck graveyard I've seen but not been able to get a photo before. This is the best I could manage. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangernomics Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Dad used to drive for these and those old A series were rebuilt overnight sometimes. Used to go to Gordon’s farm on a Saturday morning and get paid about £20 to wash wagons. Best part was reversing them into impossible gaps because you could. Weird how I ended up in IT really. Cavcraft and Vantman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangernomics Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I also used that red paint to do the rear subframe on my first mini after the radius arms died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Had a trip up to the Commercial Vehicle Museum in Leyland, because why not. It's a good start when this is in their carpark... Drinking and Driving is bad, mkay, but apparently you needed a stiff drink after piloting this Anyone remember the Scampi Fries advert with the Roadrunner driving out of the sea? This is the scale model they used TEH FEWTURE worldofceri, Cavcraft, Asimo and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowperil Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz4XIldOb2E This Scampi Fries advert? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 doug, Pillock and Supernaut 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangernomics Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Had a trip up to the Commercial Vehicle Museum in Leyland, because why not. It's a good start when this is in their carpark... Drinking and Driving is bad, mkay, but apparently you needed a stiff drink after piloting this Anyone remember the Scampi Fries advert with the Roadrunner driving out of the sea? This is the scale model they used TEH FEWTUREThe future looks like an old Citroen LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 It was the mid 90s take on the future, so it's sort of our futuristic past. That said.... Well their idea of what the future entailed was: * Aluminium chassis bonded with glue rather than welded.* Computer controlled engine (fuel injection etc)* Satnav (well, the speedo had "miles until next turn")* A TV screen for unknown purposes* Aerodynamic aids I don't reckon that's a bad stab. Apparently it was on Tomorrow's World. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 That's Eck Norton innit? somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Cheers for the photos, Pillock, I'm glad the museum's still going. I went there in 1994 when I went on a mini-break to a hotel in Preston, with my parents (halcyon days....). I don't remember seeing the Scampi Fries Roadrunner at the time, which is strange, as I love Scampi Fries and I can't think where else it may have been at the time. I think if I'd been the model maker and spent all that time detailing that model, I'd be a bit miffed to see how little of it was actually seen in the final advert - I reckon the box body on a home made wooden go-cart chassis would've sufficed! I also remember seeing the Transit Supervan II in its original mk2 body and livery, before the body was butchered into the smiley face Supervan 3 that Ford demonstrated a couple of years later. I also brought this back as a souvenir of my visit: Quite why I bought a souvenir ash tray aged 13 (when no-one in our house smoked), I'll never know. Equally strange is why I chose to bring it to NZ with me... Matty and Pillock 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Yours truly in the very truck. Jon and Pillock 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Oh yeah, I had to have a 'go' in it myself, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 This photo was taken at the auction at the break up of the old Albion Museum in Dumfries some years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vantman Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Sleeper cab 1965 style! worldofceri and bigstraight6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 That LAD sleeper cab looks great, though it looks a bit of a struggle to get up on the bunk! Normally those cabs had 2 headlamps, and the sun visor is an extra, maybe it was destined for overseas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 ^^^^ Where are those side windows in the boudoir from? First thoughts was a Reliant Regal mk111 but it doesn't look quite right... I've definitely seen something like them somewhere and it's bugging me. The hair mattress certainly sounds inviting though. Vantman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vantman Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 mercrocker, Cavcraft, RayMK and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willswitchengage Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Saw some sick lorries on Saturday night... I was on the bus and these bad boys were moving some electrical transformer on the other side of the road. There was a pusher tractor too. We got ourselves a convoy! Vantman, mercrocker, LightBulbFun and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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