Classic Trucks, Wagons

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 9th

The latest edition arrived in the post today

 

[tyred]

Bison and Bedford seen today at a steam event. Leyland a one family from new lorry.

 

[tyred]

Today's old timers

I think someone made this from a rigid. Tractor units were never that long in the wheelbase back then.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 20th

Slightly belatedly, the latest edition arrived in the post today

 

[DRM]

Spotted heading south on the M18, near Doncaster, a Bedford S Type truck, identical colour to this, but not a pristine example, looked like it was in the condition you'd expect to see if it was still being put to work, but well looked after, no photo as I was driving north.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Wednesday 29th

Delivering a large generator (or ail filtration) system earlier this afternoon

EDIT; Thursday 30tb @ 21:16
As featured in

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Those 909's apparantly cost (in the 'outback' specification) circa Aus $500,000 - $600,000
So, there's a lot of money sitting there


View: https://youtu.be/Mf6GnLsYF4g?si=aEDWeQ-CSjp0ba_N

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 3rd

DAF XF
Ian Bentley

Normanton bypass lay-bys
Wakefield

They run a couple of nice Foden Alpha 8x4s on ‘muck-shifting’

https://www.ianwbentleybulktransportltd.co.uk/

One of two

Edit @ 22:01
I just noticed, they're a Triumph restorers too.........................

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 3rd

The latest edition arrived in the post today
I would have thought the subscription had definitely ended by now?
(& it wasn’t an ‘auto-renew’)

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Those 909's apparantly cost (in the 'outback' specification) circa Aus $500,000 - $600,000
So, there's a lot of money sitting there


View: https://youtu.be/Mf6GnLsYF4g?si=aEDWeQ-CSjp0ba_N

https://www.roadtrains.com.au/articles/dirt-road-truckers-kenworth-c509-outback-trucker-review/



View: https://youtu.be/W3vYXTUa48o?si=HnOd03-PXeorLUHR

 

[mickle]

I was yesterday years old when i discovered that REO Speedwagon is an actual American truck from the 1930's