Eye-catching black and whites

[warch]

I found a piccy of a GP0 Land Rover towing a Sno Trac in 1965. I now really want a Sno Trac, might only use it one day every ten years but god I'd look cool on that one day. 

[somewhatfoolish]

3 hours ago, warch said:

I couldn't find any information on what a Snowtrac weighs, but as they're aluminium bodied I imagine they're quite light, possibly no heavier than the thing towing it (c. 1.4 tons). Mind you I've never seen a trailer like that before, is it ex military? Those girders underneath are a bit peculiar, it looks like it weighs at least a tonne in its own right.

The heaviest thing I've ever shifted with my Land Rover 88 is another Land Rover 88 on a car trailer, north of Bristol to South Shropshire, that was about 2 and half tonnes, which in retrospect probably would have been illegal. I suppose the pleece would turn a blind eye to one of their own doing this in 1970 though.

They weigh two-thirds of bugger all, most of it is aluminium sheet and a beetle engine in the front; if it's more than 15cwt I'd be surprised.

Edit to add; the empty weight is listed in the manual as 1150kg, which seems quite heavy for what it is but there you go. The book capacity for a series LR and a braked trailer is 2 tonnes, but I suspect that is limited by the crappy brakes as the towing limit with a trailer with coupled brakes(like an HGV) is 3.5 tonnes

[ETCHY]

6 minutes ago, warch said:

I found a piccy of a GP0 Land Rover towing a Sno Trac in 1965. I now really want a Sno Trac, might only use it one day every ten years but god I'd look cool on that one day. 

Matchbox/Lesney did a cool model of a Sno Trac if I recall, might keep you going until you get the real thing 

[warch]

10 minutes ago, ETCHY said:

Matchbox/Lesney did a cool model of a Sno Trac if I recall, might keep you going until you get the real thing 

I do have a couple of Lesney landrovers to tow one with now you mention it.

[martc]

GAZ 24 'Volga'

[martc]

Trendy young things, trendy young car.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

On 2/17/2021 at 8:41 AM, Asimo said:

But the syrup trade had some nice trucks.

Speaking of syrup...

 

[sheffcortinacentre]

5 hours ago, warch said:

I found a piccy of a GP0 Land Rover towing a Sno Trac in 1965. I now really want a Sno Trac, might only use it one day every ten years but god I'd look cool on that one day. 

If it's still there, there's one in a front garden in Carlton in lindrick near Worksop.

[JimH]

One for the grapple fans

 

[warch]

Is that Dickie Davies?

[JimH]

It most certainly is. Why a photographer disturbed him while he was checking that the vacuum advance pipe was still in place is anyone's guess.

[JeeExEll]

On 2/17/2021 at 9:50 PM, Rab said:

It's still around, taxed till May 2021.

Some info here -

http://m.ipernity.com/#/doc/conner395/25215997

[warch]

20 minutes ago, JeeExEll said:

It's still around, taxed till May 2021.

Some info here -

http://m.ipernity.com/#/doc/conner395/25215997

That's good to know, obviously the tow truck didn't fare so well, that was last taxed in 1984.

[Rab]

These two are sitting in a Perthshire farmyard.

[JeeExEll]

Pininfarina design proposal for the Morris ADO28, which became the Marina.

Looks a bit like what a Fiat 131 would have looked like had one appeared in Trumpton.

Pininfarinamarina.  An opportunity lost.  That was meant to be 

Sadly things took a different direction and it didn't happen, but what a fantastic bootlid badge that would have been - in chrome script right across the bootlid.

[Remspoor]

On 2/18/2021 at 6:00 PM, Andrew353w said:

Brilliant! A Daf 33 estate car! These were never sold in the U.K., though.

Actually it is a van:  A bestel. Some had no side windows some had one side window others had two.

Maybe something like this would be classed as an estate car?

 

[Andrew353w]

18 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

Actually it is a van:  A bestel. Some had no side windows some had one side window others had two.

Maybe something like this would be classed as an estate car?

 

Blimey, 40+ years of being in and around Dafs and I've never seen this before! The rear light clusters are from an early 750cc Daf, but beyond that I've no idea! Any more information ? Please PM me! 

[Remspoor]

Sorry I have no more info.

How about this one?

https://www.autoweek.nl/autonieuws/artikel/achtergrond-60-jaar-daf-600-deel-2/

[JeeExEll]

Check out the rusty sill.

Chickenwire + glassfibre + brushed on black underseal = sorted m8.

Late registration too, one of the last on a K-plate.

[JeeExEll]

[JeeExEll]

MGB Greenhouse.

Looks good, in a sort of small aircraft way.

[JeeExEll]

Hyundai Cortina factory, South Korea, in 1968.

[Remspoor]

[martc]

Westminster Bridge, somewhere between 1905 and 1915

Piccadilly Circus, somewhere between 1915 and 1930

[martc]

Remember kids, don't smoke

Unless you have metal lungs -

[martc]

Darnall, Sheffield

[martc]

Sverdlovsk, USSR, 2nd of May 1984.

[DVee8]

My FiL's bus garage in Chester le Streets market place 1 of 4 sites they owned around Chester le street.

It now looks like this

[busmansholiday]

23 hours ago, martc said:

 

Blackpool, looks like corner of Chapel Street and the Prom, opposite Central Pier.  There used to be a Doctor Who exhibition to the right of where the Cyberman is pictured (know all arsehole mode off).

 

[busmansholiday]

So whilst mentioning Blackpool, have one from me.

 

Bet that Mk I 'tina GT would be worth a few quid these days.