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[SunnySouth]

7 hours ago, sutty2006 said:

A few more from yesterdays truck racing 

 

 

 

If one of them was racing with a steam loco in tow that’s very impressive indeed!

The Leyland and Seddon A are lovely!

[martc]

50 minutes ago, SunnySouth said:

Some Google sleuthing suggests it’s one of these:

Which, apparently, is an Ayats Pegaso. No idea what the chassis might be though!

Thanks for the sleuthing. Pegaso would have made the chassis, Ayats was (and in fact still is) the coachbuilder - https://ayats.es/en/home#

[SunnySouth]

1 hour ago, martc said:

Thanks for the sleuthing. Pegaso would have made the chassis, Ayats was (and in fact still is) the coachbuilder - https://ayats.es/en/home#

I did wonder! Ayats can be found in limited numbers in the UK, as far as I know exclusively in decker form either as coaches or custom built open toppers - an odd mix, all of them I think being the Bravo model. They’re all knocking on a bit now, I assume they no longer sell in the UK?

(Not my photos).

[Noel Tidybeard]

seen a brown one of these a couple of times this month

[SunnySouth]

6 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

seen a brown one of these a couple of times this month

Quite sexy aren’t they? But, Ford…. Just nah! 
 

Incidentally is it all actually Ford stuff underneath, or are they just flogging someone else‘s kit that they’ve tarted up?

[Snipes]

I've seen a couple or ford lorries recently. I know they never really went away in places like South America. Maybe a euro operator got hold of a few?

[SunnySouth]

1 hour ago, Snipes said:

I've seen a couple or ford lorries recently. I know they never really went away in places like South America. Maybe a euro operator got hold of a few?

They are/were running an ad campaign over here recently I thought? Trying to re-establish themselves in the market?

[busmansholiday]

19 hours ago, SunnySouth said:

Some Google sleuthing suggests it’s one of these:

Which, apparently, is an Ayats Pegaso. No idea what the chassis might be though!

Ayats are a Spanish coach builders and Pegaso were chassis makers in Spain.

 

Edit, beaten to it.

[Spottedlaurel]

2 hours ago, Snipes said:

I've seen a couple or ford lorries recently.

I saw at least one in France, a more rugged look with round headlights - can't remember if it was an 8-wheeler or cab pulling a tipper trailer. But definitely modern and had a Ford badge.

[martc]

^^^ Those Fords are made in Turkey https://www.fordtrucks.com.tr/

Here's a clip from an article from 14/10/24, they've plans to sell them here, but they are sold across the continent so there is a good chance of seeing a LHD one here -

https://trans.info/en/ford-trucks-interview-399815

The ones with the round headlights have a familiar name 'Cargo'.

Tonnes of info about it here - https://www.truckanddriver.co.uk/latest-stories/new-ford-cargo-1846t-is-on-the-road-and-biglorryblog-has-the-full-story/

 

[martc]

[martc]

I'm not sure how they have the nerve to photograph one of these near salt water. The angles of the front wheels, bumper and number plate make it look like it's had a minor shunt as well. Top work the Chrysler publicity department.

[martc]

Extensive use of Ford products by Citroen. I guess the transits at least got kicked into touch once Citroen started bringing their vans over here. They never had/still don't have any heavy lorries (sold in the UK at least).

[martc]

Gerposa were bought out by Christian Salvesen, which then became Norbert Destressangle, and are now XPO.

[martc]

A Swiss registered Scania-Vabis.

[danthecapriman]

42 minutes ago, martc said:

Extensive use of Ford products by Citroen. I guess the transits at least got kicked into touch once Citroen started bringing their vans over here. They never had/still don't have any heavy lorries (sold in the UK at least).

That says everything anyone needs to know about French cars!😆

Good old Ford’s!

[quicksilver]

On 12/08/2025 at 11:23, martc said:

^^^ Those Fords are made in Turkey https://www.fordtrucks.com.tr/

Here's a clip from an article from 14/10/24, they've plans to sell them here, but they are sold across the continent so there is a good chance of seeing a LHD one here -

https://trans.info/en/ford-trucks-interview-399815

The ones with the round headlights have a familiar name 'Cargo'.

Tonnes of info about it here - https://www.truckanddriver.co.uk/latest-stories/new-ford-cargo-1846t-is-on-the-road-and-biglorryblog-has-the-full-story/

 

The F-Max is becoming a more common sight over here, mostly Turkish for obvious reasons but I've seen them from various other countries too - not just from the east but also French, Dutch and Spanish so they're making inroads into western Europe. I've never seen one but apparently there are a few LHD private imports kicking around on UK plates.

[danthecapriman]

Are there any of the Pegaso trucks left from their very short time on sale in the UK?

They had a partnership with Seddon Atkinson and shared cabs etc but Pegaso did also try selling trucks here at the time (early/mid 90’s?). Just wondering if any of them survived?

[Vantman]

[willswitchengage]

On 13/08/2025 at 17:28, quicksilver said:

The F-Max is becoming a more common sight over here, mostly Turkish for obvious reasons but I've seen them from various other countries too - not just from the east but also French, Dutch and Spanish so they're making inroads into western Europe. I've never seen one but apparently there are a few LHD private imports kicking around on UK plates.

I see F-Maxes all over Europe. Not sure if they're officially exported from Turkey, but it's been a tremendous success at penetrating Europe's very protective truck market. I'm pretty sure they only sell one option, too, one cab, one engine (500) and one axle arrangement - presumably to keep costs in check.

[willswitchengage]

On 27/07/2025 at 21:56, Dyslexic Viking said:

She is/has been to the UK filming trucks so I guess there will be more to come.

1978 Leyland Marathon

 

He really doesn't want his face showing 🤣

[willswitchengage]

On 17/07/2025 at 07:33, Vantman said:

I have only ever known them as 'Super Singles', supposedly for weight saving,i had a mate with them on his tipper back in the 1990s.

They're more popular in America, I've never seen one in Europe before.