CreepingJesus Posted February 15 Posted February 15 Yes and no; in essence yes, but the idea, and therefore the no, was (as it was with ERF) that they'd use their knowledge of the home market to build trucks operators here wanted, and Europe didn't necessarily. Tippers were a particular case in point, and more in the way they were built. So they'd have access to the entire parent company's parts catalogues, keep third party suppliers (Cummins, Caterpillar etc.,) sweet, and be on hand to build overspill, specialist/military projects etc. It was spun as a good fit, but the brevity of the projects says otherwise. bigstraight6 1
bigstraight6 Posted February 15 Posted February 15 2 hours ago, willswitchengage said: Towards the end though were they not just a CF with a slightly different engine and gearbox combo? How the yanks did it with PYO engine, never really caught on over here. They still had Cat or Cummins engines, there’s a recovery operator in Cornwall who still run a Cummins powered Alpha which is always a pleasure to see, and certainly hear with the glorious noise from the eminox stack…. willswitchengage and 5speedracer 1 1
The Old Bloke Next Door Posted February 18 Posted February 18 Vantman, martc, primeradoner and 5 others 8
808 Estate Posted February 19 Posted February 19 LightBulbFun, The Old Bloke Next Door, Dyslexic Viking and 4 others 7
The Old Bloke Next Door Posted February 20 Posted February 20 From the Facebook post, Foden Haulmaster pictured at the Mellish Road island approaching Walsall in 1992. The church in the background has since been demolished due to lime stone mining subsidense . Just out of view to the left is The Hatherton Arms pub which was my local when I was living in the area from 2004 until 2010. The pub is no longer a licensed premises having closed about ten years ago and converted into Flats. danthecapriman and 5speedracer 2
quicksilver Posted February 20 Author Posted February 20 5 hours ago, The Old Bloke Next Door said: From the Facebook post, Foden Haulmaster pictured at the Mellish Road island approaching Walsall in 1992. The church in the background has since been demolished due to lime stone mining subsidense . Just out of view to the left is The Hatherton Arms pub which was my local when I was living in the area from 2004 until 2010. The pub is no longer a licensed premises having closed about ten years ago and converted into Flats. B R Whorton are best known for running these, thought to be the only two Quest 80 trucks ever made. The tipper was so crap it didn't even last a year on the road! Datsuncog, danthecapriman, The Old Bloke Next Door and 6 others 9
5speedracer Posted February 21 Posted February 21 18 hours ago, quicksilver said: B R Whorton are best known for running these, thought to be the only two Quest 80 trucks ever made. The tipper was so crap it didn't even last a year on the road! Why ?
quicksilver Posted February 21 Author Posted February 21 Spotted this today. Not as I thought an Isuzu although it has the same cab, but the prototype of the new Rightech RT75 electric truck developed by Wrightbus in conjunction with a Chinese company. I assume it was going to the Wrightbus Repower centre in Bicester but obviously not trusted to get there under its own power as it was being towed by a diesel wrecker. The Old Bloke Next Door, LightBulbFun, High Jetter and 1 other 4
The Old Bloke Next Door Posted February 22 Posted February 22 LightBulbFun, Matty, Dyslexic Viking and 7 others 10
The Old Bloke Next Door Posted February 23 Posted February 23 primeradoner, Dyslexic Viking, martc and 2 others 5
The Old Bloke Next Door Posted February 23 Posted February 23 willswitchengage, Dyslexic Viking and danthecapriman 3
The Old Bloke Next Door Posted February 23 Posted February 23 Vantman, danthecapriman, 5speedracer and 4 others 7
danthecapriman Posted February 23 Posted February 23 51 minutes ago, The Old Bloke Next Door said: Jesus! That one company must be responsible for probably 99% of all Leyland Marathon sales!
quicksilver Posted February 23 Author Posted February 23 13 minutes ago, danthecapriman said: Jesus! That one company must be responsible for probably 99% of all Leyland Marathon sales! And they're still in business today so they obviously survived the experience. danthecapriman and The Old Bloke Next Door 2
Metal Guru Posted February 24 Posted February 24 6 hours ago, quicksilver said: And they're still in business today so they obviously survived the experience. I remember them , used to be based in Strood in Kent when I lived there. (Still are I think).
martc Posted February 24 Posted February 24 A MAZ-504A and a load of Ladas. danthecapriman, Dyslexic Viking, The Old Bloke Next Door and 1 other 4
martc Posted February 24 Posted February 24 Up the Luton. Bilofix was a spin off from Lego, instead of plastic they used wood and metal. 5speedracer, The Old Bloke Next Door, andrew e and 2 others 5
martc Posted February 24 Posted February 24 1965 transport cafe, Oxfordshire. Looks like an Austin Morris FF outside. The Old Bloke Next Door, danthecapriman and Dyslexic Viking 3
martc Posted February 24 Posted February 24 Innocenti A40s aboard a FIAT 600 series. 5speedracer, Dyslexic Viking, danthecapriman and 2 others 5
martc Posted February 24 Posted February 24 Canella is still with us and is a national institution in Italy. Dyslexic Viking 1
martc Posted February 24 Posted February 24 We've had a look at these Magirus Deutz lookalikes before. As we know they are in fact ZIL-4331s at the I.A.Likhachev plant, 1985. Any resemblance to the Magirus is purely coincidental. willswitchengage, Dyslexic Viking and danthecapriman 3
The Old Bloke Next Door Posted February 24 Posted February 24 Dyslexic Viking, Matty, 5speedracer and 7 others 10
High Jetter Posted February 24 Posted February 24 5 hours ago, martc said: Plucky Brits used the colour scheme and developed a long running sitcom from that pic, fun phact 🤣 martc 1
High Jetter Posted February 24 Posted February 24 6 hours ago, martc said: Up the Luton. Bilofix was a spin off from Lego, instead of plastic they used wood and metal. Totally passed me by, but spent hours with Balsa wood at school. (This place, not thought about that for decades) The Old Bloke Next Door 1
quicksilver Posted February 25 Author Posted February 25 I hadn't seen anything properly old apart from the odd horsebox for a while but these two N-reg oldies turned up today. Hard to believe they're getting on for 30 years old. 5speedracer, andrew e, High Jetter and 5 others 8
danthecapriman Posted February 25 Posted February 25 This just came up on my YouTube. Interesting video about heavy haul. Seeing the Pickford’s trucks delivering the transformer was good. That transformer was the kind of thing I used to work on! Good to see how they would have been taken to site. Dyslexic Viking and andrew e 2
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