0ldCh0d Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 I was going to post this on the Ebay tat thread, However, I think it deserves a place in this thread... Currently at £500.. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Leyland-Roadtrain-T45-Tractor-Unit-truck-Lorry-Classic-Barnfind-Restoration-/202078106420?hash=item2f0ccb3334:g:jo4AAOSw1KNZ3Qn1 It also comes with a spare cab... Sorry for taking this off topic by posting this. mercrocker, Vantman, Inspector Morose and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Cavcraft would cream himsel if he saw that 0ldCh0d 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0ldCh0d Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Ok..One more, Again, Not in the ebay tat thread.,,,, I cream myself over this...lol. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-F-12-/263254543038?hash=item3d4b318abe:g:uH4AAOSwLdNZ225R Volvo F12. scruff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmo Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 danthecapriman, willswitchengage, gordonbennet and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Cavcraft would cream himsel if he saw that He was and still is. 0ldCh0d and Sir Snipes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0ldCh0d Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Stretch Daf XF anyone?.... I am unsure if this is real or mocked up on a computer... CreepingJesus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 I am unsure if this is real or mocked up on a computer... You really, really shouldn't be unsure. fiatdaft, willswitchengage and Nicola H 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0ldCh0d Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 You really, really shouldn't be unsure. I thought that.....lol. Nicola H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 It's fun fair time again and with that comes truck shite of course. This thing is immortal. It's been turning up every year without fail for at least the last two decades. Bonus Merc coupe too. Never noticed this unusual badge on it before. The Super Trailblazer was a bus chassis built primarily for Africa but there are a few in Malta too. This gets scruffier every year. It'll need a repaint soon as there won't be any paint left on the cab. Another ERF that's been running for years Arty shot of old truck and old building worldofceri, Semi-C, scruff and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Great too see showmen still using ERF's and Foden, still see a few on the circuit down in my part of the country though Volvo's and Scania's now seem to be favoured..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 Great too see showmen still using ERF's and Foden, still see a few on the circuit down in my part of the country though Volvo's and Scania's now seem to be favoured.....I guess you have the always beautifully turned out firm of Anderton & Rowlands down your way. There's still a few ERFs and Fodens about but their numbers are thinning out year by year. The Volvo FH and FM seem to be the in thing now but Scanias and DAFs are gaining ground too. Things just aren't the same with so many modern rides on artic trailers pulled by nondescript modern ex-lease tractor units and the proper 'showman's special' is a dying breed. bigstraight6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Yep....I have a feeling we are at the end of an era with showman's lorries. Many of the rides are now Chinese built and on lease plans and it probably won't be long before the lorries are - not just ex-lease. Its always a good day when I see proper old stuff like those in Buckingham there. bigstraight6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 These were taken at Newbury showground a couple of years ago, proper old school fairground scenes! Cavcraft, gordonbennet, Grundig and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 That Newbury ERF might still be somewhere. There's a local(?) showman with this: 1979 Seddon Atkinson 400. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr 1971 Foden S39. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr And I saw this in Winnersh a few years back: 1973 Scammell Routeman Showmans Lorry. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr gordonbennet, worldofceri, Cavcraft and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Actually, I've got a ton of old truck photos for this thread: 1990s BMC Fatih. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr 1975 Bedford TK Pantechnicon. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr 1981 ERF M-Series Livestock Transporter. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr Fiat of some sort.... by Sam Osbon, on Flickr '1988' Morris Recovery Lorry. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr 1980 DAF 2300 Tow Truck 'Stagecoach South'. by Sam Osbon, on FlickrLocal relic still in use with Stagecoach. 1976 Mercedes Benz L-Series. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr 1996 Mercedes Benz MK1820 Lorry. by Sam Osbon, on FlickrLocals to Reading may know the Smelly Alley Fruit Co still use one of these, I actually got a photo of it too...somewhere 1976 Seddon Atkinson 400 Series. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr 1989 Pegaso Ekus. by Sam Osbon, on FlickrYes not a truck but another for the WTF LT recycling topic 1980s Mercedes Benz 813. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr10000s of these in Greece Plenty more I haven't put on Flickr...must get round to it. Asimo, Justin Case, CreepingJesus and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I think I have mentioned before... Years ago I was in a yard and the guy was making a long chassis showman's box-ontheback using an ex BOC artic/ very powerful cab. Interesting structure... The various bits were all bolted together... However the factory chassis [originally] seemed to be riveted. Not MOTd are they.... TS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I didn't know there had been a Pegaso badged LT! Must have been what replaced the Pegaso badged Austin J4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0ldCh0d Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Cavcraft and willswitchengage 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willswitchengage Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 ^ ???????????? So that's the old DAF 95 cab on a Seddon Atkinson? Someone please fill in the blanks Top photos btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 They're the same cab aren't they? Also, my Leon turbo failed in Scotter in a hilariously massive way and I cruised to a halt in Smith's entrance. Nicola H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I think I have mentioned before... Years ago I was in a yard and the guy was making a long chassis showman's box-ontheback using an ex BOC artic/ very powerful cab. Interesting structure... The various bits were all bolted together... However the factory chassis [originally] seemed to be riveted. Not MOTd are they.... TSNope showmans class is mot exempted, in fairness most are well kept round our way tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share Posted October 14, 2017 ^ ???????????? So that's the old DAF 95 cab on a Seddon Atkinson? Someone please fill in the blanks Top photos btw.It's the Cabtec cab, shared by the DAF 95, Sed Atki Strato and Pegaso Troner. Later Stratos built after the Iveco takeover have the same cab as the Iveco EuroTech. Justin Case, Nicola H and 0ldCh0d 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I'm pretty sure that in the late 90s/early 00's, 'Smith's of Scotter' used to run the fleet on Dutch number plates, even though they are just outside of Scunthorpe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Yeah, wasn't it when RFL for HGVs went through the roof and it was their way of fighting/avoiding it? Used to see quite a few RHD, foreign registered trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I remember reading around that time that Eddie Stobart either had done the same or were planning to, because it worked out much cheaper. Belgian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonbennet Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Can't blame them, IIRC VED for my then 38 tonner, 2 axle unit, 3 axle trailer peaking at about £3200 around 1983.My boss bought and issued to me a 3 axle twin steer sed ack in 84 which reduced the VED to about £1500, still a high amount, though he'd taxed it so i could stil pull 2 axle trailers @ 38 ton, it might have been cheaper still had he taxed it for 6 axles only. Lot cheaper VED now, but maybe too low, 44 ton lorries with 2 fixed axles on the 3 axle tractor unit and 3 fixed axles on the trailer are literally ripping the roads to shreds. How and why did the propaganda that 38 then 44 ton lorries on 6 axles would do less damage to the roads than 4 @ 32 ton, another load of bollocks swallowed wholesale. Richard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 How and why did the propaganda that 38 then 44 ton lorries on 6 axles would do less damage to the roads than 4 @ 32 ton, another load of bollocks swallowed wholesale. I remember 'Radius Gauge Cracking' on the railways... because Stobart + TESCO Co2... no kitten was safe... railways will be brought to a StandStill!... [/daily fail] http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ffe.12432/abstract what happened... ? TS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Lot cheaper VED now, but maybe too low, Why too low? I thought it was meant to be revenue neutral with HGV levy factored in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonbennet Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Why too low? I thought it was meant to be revenue neutral with HGV levy factored in.Because its cheaper than some cars are now paying, VED is just another revenue and has no bearing on road useage or damage, have you seen the state of roundabouts in particular but also the inside lanes of dual carriageways on routes used by the heaviest lorries, the roads are crushed and the surface ripped off turn surfaces in a matter of months. We really can't go on like this, though i don't know what the acceptable answer is, the country is vastly overpopulated and servicing this constantly increasing population has meant massive increases in lorry movements, this exacerbated because we no longer have the regional and local factories that used to service a locality within reason, no room for local industry any more between the retail parks warehouse monstrosities and housing for the good little consumers which keep the former ever expanding buying cheap shit clothes and plastic tat that will last 5 minutes then be thrown and replaced starting the next lot of movements. We import far too much hence the main ports and chunnell and routes to/from are now bottlenecks, far too much stuff passes through, en route to warehouses...warehouses being our one growth industry.The railways can't possibly cope, rail and road should have been integrated 30 or more years ago along the lines of Freightliner, with fast efficient hubs where containers could be transhipped onto rail for the long haul, we simply don't have the room now and the costs would break the country, which already has a national debt it can't possibly service added to every year by the defecit. The road miles travelled by most goods are now ridiculous, the infrastructure designed for a population around 25% less than current and we're busy papering over the cracks with hare brained schemes like so called smart motorways, in other words we've run out of road space so hard shoulder running is the sticking plaster idea, which will semi work for a while till they've finished the smart motorway work by which time the population will have risen more than that extra road space can possibly provide for. The rail does its bit, there are some good container routes, but where they do a good job is shifting aggregates from the outlying pits into that london where its used to build more houses shops offices etc, perpetuating the need for more of the same. Someone with a big set of bollocks is going to have to stand up one day and say stop, and mean it. catsinthewelder, puddlethumper, Justin Case and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundig Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 ^^^^^^^^^^ At last, somebody who thinks like me ^^^^^^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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