Classic Trucks, Wagons

[Richard A Thackeray]

Not a foggy day on the 6th of May?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-FZZ7ye7h8

Every so often, there's some good 'mickey takes' of songs, but.................. that's not one of them

 

[DRM]

It seems Ford are making a comeback with the F-Max range, saw one in Leeds yesterday LHD from Poland, it actually looks like the product of a one night stand between a Volvo & a Scania

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

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It seems Ford are making a comeback with the F-Max range, saw one in Leeds yesterday LHD from Poland, it actually looks like the product of a one night stand between a Volvo & a Scania

Interesting
I wonder if they'll re-introduce the Transcontinental name?

https://www.fordtrucks.com.tr/en/f-max
Built in Turkey. apparantly; https://www.truckanddriver.co.uk/latest-stories/ford-f-max-named-international-truck-of-the-year/
https://www.ukhaulier.co.uk/news/ro...power-efficiency-and-cutting-edge-technology/

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Has anyone watched tonights Top Gear’?

In particular, the HGV segments
The Scania R620 that was used, on the track based segment, belongs to John McGuiness, the multiple IOM TT winner, as his bike/equipment carrier (the 'light coffee colour', with 'splurges' of blue & black')
The track being the old RAF Church Fenton






If the programme helps to generate empathy for truck-drivers, from the Bum-W, Audi & 'rep-mobiles', that's all & good!

 

[DRM]

Interesting
I wonder if they'll re-introduce the Transcontinental name?

https://www.fordtrucks.com.tr/en/f-max
Built in Turkey. apparantly; https://www.truckanddriver.co.uk/latest-stories/ford-f-max-named-international-truck-of-the-year/
https://www.ukhaulier.co.uk/news/ro...power-efficiency-and-cutting-edge-technology/

There doesn’t seem to be any dealers in the UK yet, probably down to Brexit, but didn’t IVECO buy/own the lgv side of Ford

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

There doesn’t seem to be any dealers in the UK yet, probably down to Brexit, but didn’t IVECO buy/own the lgv side of Ford

I'm not certain on that

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Has anyone watched tonights Top Gear’?

In particular, the HGV segments
The Scania R620 that was used, on the track based segment, belongs to John McGuiness, the multiple IOM TT winner, as his bike/equipment carrier (the 'light coffee colour', with 'splurges' of blue & black')
The track being the old RAF Church Fenton

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If the programme helps to generate empathy for truck-drivers, from the Bum-W, Audi & 'rep-mobiles', that's all & good!

I saw the Golden Compass Scania that was also used, at TruckFest, at Newark, last October

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Just watching the programme Trucking Heavy, the narrations almost as bad as (the previous) Trucking Hell
Whomever wrote the script/narrators notes wants beating with a Suzie

The wording "When The Sun Sets On The East Coast “, was spoken

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I bought the new edition in WH Smiths, in Pontefract, earlier

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I’ve seen a couple of Fodens this past week, still out hauling loads
One 8x4 tipper, & a 6x4 tractor-unit on landfill work, as it was exiting Welbeck tip

The 8x4 was one of Ian Bentleys (they run 2 of them), from Shelley (between Huddersfield & Wakefield)
There's a photo of one, at the bottom of the 'About Us' section; http://ianwbentleybulktransport.co.uk

Sorry no photographs, as on both occasions l was in the car (& ‘solo’)

 

[tyred]

Bedfords

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Thursday 11th

Daughter picked it up for me today, at Woodall Services
It’s 2 weeks overdue, from the stated ‘on sale’ date

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 21st

Wakefield Road/A655
Warmfield

Ford Cargo

I presume this was a horse box, as there’s no rear wall to the cab

 

[PeteXXX]

I drove many thousands of miles in one of those! It had exactly the same rattly buzzing sound eminating from the gear lever as it's predecessor, the 'D' series!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I've been amusing myself with these, whilst I've been off work, sick, for a couple of days

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