Truck Shite

[Shep Shepherd]

I grew up near Dover and used to see Hungarocamion trucks quite a lot on the A2 and the A20 going to and from the Eastern Docks in the late 1980s and early 1990s 

I believe that the company was privatised in the late 1990s and became Warberers about 20 years ago.

[quicksilver]

56 minutes ago, Shep Shepherd said:

I grew up near Dover and used to see Hungarocamion trucks quite a lot on the A2 and the A20 going to and from the Eastern Docks in the late 1980s and early 1990s 

I believe that the company was privatised in the late 1990s and became Warberers about 20 years ago.

Waberers have painted one of their modern Volvos in the old Hungarocamion green livery as a tribute:

Update: it's not alone. This was intended to be a one-off but it was so popular it's been followed by 15 more.

[warch]

On 28/10/2023 at 22:23, Dyslexic Viking said:

I recently watched a documentary on youtube and was surprisingly many American trucks in Africa now. They are possibly simple and hardy together with large living space which makes them desirable?

Older US made trucks are very popular in the Australian Outback too, they're usually very simple mechanical designs with few electronics to go wrong. They are quite overbuilt so they are strong, spares backup is good (absolutely vital in the arse end of nowhere) and mechanics know how to fix them. I get the impression owners like to run them forever , with periodic overhauls rather than buy a new truck every few years as they do in Europe. Incidentally urban hauliers in Aus do use quite modern trucks and Europeans models are quite popular. 

[CreepingJesus]

I know when my cousin was a miner in Queensland, he used to go the odd trip out in his mate's Kenworth; proper multi trailer coal wagon strictly from mine to docks and back. If I remember the details correctly, the whole rig was licensed specially under local exemptions for that route, and because it had a (not otherwise approved) Cummins QSK brute powering it. It was far from the only rig of the type, but they were the only things up to the job.

[warch]

Just now, CreepingJesus said:

I know when my cousin was a miner in Queensland, he used to go the odd trip out in his mate's Kenworth; proper multi trailer coal wagon strictly from mine to docks and back. If I remember the details correctly, the whole rig was licensed specially under local exemptions for that route, and because it had a (not otherwise approved) Cummins QSK brute powering it. It was far from the only rig of the type, but they were the only things up to the job.

Places like South Africa, Australia and Canada do allow exemptions for older kit that doesn't pass emissions rules elsewhere in the world. Hence why they can still buy 70 Series Landcruisers (the utility truck model) there. I suppose, from an environmental point of the view, the main issue with diesel emissions is in built up areas with loads of traffic, you're not really poisoning anyone's lungs in the outback because absolutely no one lives there.

[CreepingJesus]

And in QLD they're all as mad as cut snakes anyway! 😂

[warch]

31 minutes ago, CreepingJesus said:

And in QLD they're all as mad as cut snakes anyway! 😂

Tell me about it, I'm married to one!

[martc]

Friday afternoon - 'can you design us a new pick-up for Monday?'

Designer, Randy Faurot, - 'no problemo boss'

Monday morning -

Very breif details here https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/news/studebaker-museum-adds-prototype-and-experimental-vehicles-to-collection

[Metal Guru]

On 01/11/2023 at 19:50, martc said:

Friday afternoon - 'can you design us a new pick-up for Monday?'

Designer, Randy Faurot, - 'no problemo boss'

Monday morning -

Very breif details here https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/news/studebaker-museum-adds-prototype-and-experimental-vehicles-to-collection

Was the designer still at primary school when he did that?

[New POD]

5 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

Was the designer still at primary school when he did that?

Probably. 

[New POD]

On 01/11/2023 at 19:50, martc said:

Friday afternoon - 'can you design us a new pick-up for Monday?'

Designer, Randy Faurot, - 'no problemo boss'

Monday morning -

Very breif details here https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/news/studebaker-museum-adds-prototype-and-experimental-vehicles-to-collection

There's no way anything that shit was done in a weekend. There would have been multiple meetings before a project manager was tasked with pulling 56 different work package together.  Unfortunately these 56 design teams probably didn't like each other, so did what the fuck they wanted. Eventually the Project manager were given an ultimatum. Show something by Monday or your sacked. The result is a bloody miracle concocted by 5 first year apprentices on weekend overtime. 

All probably went on to long careers in Foden. 

[Rust Collector]

On 29/10/2023 at 21:28, quicksilver said:

Hungarocamion

One of my anoraky pleasures when driving abroad is spotting the exotic sounding haulier names and then seeing if the English equivalent would have such a nice ring to it. 'Hungarian Lorry' just wouldn't have quite the same ring to it in my opinion although sums up exactly what the company provides 😅

[Captain Mainwaring]

Here are Some Trucks, spotted at a show a couple of months or so back. I'd have got more pics but I met up with an old colleague of mine so I was preoccupied with gassing like a blue rinser.

 

[Metal Guru]

4 hours ago, Rust Collector said:

One of my anoraky pleasures when driving abroad is spotting the exotic sounding haulier names and then seeing if the English equivalent would have such a nice ring to it. 'Hungarian Lorry' just wouldn't have quite the same ring to it in my opinion although sums up exactly what the company provides 😅

It’s the same with Italian cars like Maserati  Quattroporte.

[twosmoke300]

On 14/08/2023 at 22:59, High Jetter said:

Oops! Good attempt tho

You can’t park that there mate etc 

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, twosmoke300 said:

You can’t park that there mate etc 

Wasn't intentional tho...

[martc]

1954 Citroën 23RU.

Hanomag nee Tempo Matador, Hanomag were bought out by Mercedes and continued to make vans under the Mercedes name.

[martc]

1974 Ryder Paymaster R-100,  Cummins VT-903 engine and Fuller RT-910 transmission.

The Paymaster was designed in the late 1960s by driver/inventor Dean Hobbensiefken in Lyons, Oregon. He wanted to build a lorry that would be more aerodynamic, more fuel efficient and easier to maintain. The wedge-shaped cab and roof-mounted spoiler help smooth the flow of air over and around the cab and trailer. After building two initial units, rental company Ryder Corporation bought the design and had ten units built for testing. Due to the economy at the time and low driver acceptance, the design was returned to Hobbensiefken who could not sell it to anyone else.

[martc]

[Shep Shepherd]

On 25/08/2023 at 14:35, quicksilver said:

I knew Rob Gassor had bought another ERF a few weeks ago but hadn't seen it until today, so here it is still grafting at a mere 24 years old. I think he's driving this one now and has employed another driver for the grey one.

Saw this outside Gloucester this afternoon. It's been de-liveried but the ghost of the Cummins sticker above the door is still visible. It really shifted and sounded great 

[quicksilver]

5 minutes ago, Shep Shepherd said:

Saw this outside Gloucester this afternoon. It's been de-liveried but the ghost of the Cummins sticker above the door is still visible. It really shifted

He and his drivers don't hang about and get all over the country in these old girls. He's got a third now, this older E14. With the big Cummins in a 4x2 chassis it should go even better than the ECs.

[Shep Shepherd]

It's a joy to see old ERFs (and Fodens and Seddon Atkinsons) being used as their makers intended.

[sutty2006]

Fairground ERF 

 

👌

 

 

[martc]

Škoda 706 RT.

[martc]

I think this lorry was coach built for Lambretta, but what is it based on? I think it could be an OM.

[MJK 24]

You can’t outrun the radio…

🚙💨💨💨                 🚓

 

[martc]

Fully loaded MAN transporters, but who are the VW's for? Could be the ADAC or the Bundespost both of whom had/have yellow and black liveries, but is that a Swiss flag on the door?

[quicksilver]

They look like PTT (Swiss Post) Beetles.

[martc]

1965.

[martc]

Still with us - https://mokasirs.com/en/an-italian-story They roast coffee.