Dieseldog66:
I drove a Marathon for some time in 1978/9, 250 ■■■■■■■ , fuller box & apart from the dodgy brakes and silly steering wheel, it was a great cab, probably the first walk through, loved the space in the cab, although I never drove a Crusader, they were pretty close to being a walk through as well.
So unless someone knows different was it the first walk through or was there another?
Erm the V8 Mandator?
Dieseldog66:
I drove a Marathon for some time in 1978/9, 250 ■■■■■■■ , fuller box & apart from the dodgy brakes and silly steering wheel, it was a great cab, probably the first walk through, loved the space in the cab, although I never drove a Crusader, they were pretty close to being a walk through as well.
So unless someone knows different was it the first walk through or was there another?
Hiya maybe for leyland…you need to go back quite a few years for the first walk through.
it would be the 50,s with a sentinel under floor DV44 i think. then the custom cab ford in 1965.
John
3300John:
Dieseldog66:
I drove a Marathon for some time in 1978/9, 250 ■■■■■■■ , fuller box & apart from the dodgy brakes and silly steering wheel, it was a great cab, probably the first walk through, loved the space in the cab, although I never drove a Crusader, they were pretty close to being a walk through as well.
So unless someone knows different was it the first walk through or was there another?Hiya maybe for leyland…you need to go back quite a few years for the first walk through.
it would be the 50,s with a sentinel under floor DV44 i think. then the custom cab ford in 1965.
John
And the TK Bedford
don’t forget the ts3 commers
daibootsy:
ROSSER,PONTLLIW
I can clearly recall these kind of motors still hard at work,mainly on locals,when I was regularly in South Wales in the mid/late 60’s.They always seemed to have an elderly (well to me at that time !) driver on them who obviously treated their motors with great respect !! Cheers Dennis.
What a fabulous looking wagon.
First lorry i drove after becoming 21 was a Mk 3 8 wheeler belonging to George Read at Mitcheldean.
retriever:
What a fabulous looking wagon.
You’re right, and what really sets it off, it’s on 40 x 8 tyres, always thought an 8 legger looks best on the big wheels.
Bernard
retriever:
What a fabulous looking wagon.
I’ll second that. A wonderful machine. Get one like that today and it would still do a good job of work. A proper drivers lorry.
grumpy old man:
retriever:
What a fabulous looking wagon.
I’ll second that. A wonderful machine. Get one like that today and it would still do a good job of work. A proper drivers lorry.
What everybody else says,my favourite wagon of all times. 
Chris Webb:
grumpy old man:
retriever:
What a fabulous looking wagon.
I’ll second that. A wonderful machine. Get one like that today and it would still do a good job of work. A proper drivers lorry.
What everybody else says,my favourite wagon of all times.
I wonder if it was the Shop Stewards truck,on looking at the office behind “Transport House”,i worked with them under the Tayforth group later,the lads there took no zb and would involve the union at the drop of a hat.good days.Vic.
v7victor:
Chris Webb:
grumpy old man:
retriever:
What a fabulous looking wagon.
I’ll second that. A wonderful machine. Get one like that today and it would still do a good job of work. A proper drivers lorry.
What everybody else says,my favourite wagon of all times.
I wonder if it was the Shop Stewards truck,on looking at the office behind “Transport House”,i worked with them under the Tayforth group later,the lads there took no zb and would involve the union at the drop of a hat.good days.Vic.
hiya,
Vic this motor was before my time but if it was the shop steward’s motor
that would have been Geordie Cook’s wagon who actually went into the
TGWU HQ working strangely enough not for the transport side but more
on the building trades side of things he died well before retirement age.
PS my mistake not Geordie Cook should be Collins still there when I was
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
v7victor:
Chris Webb:
grumpy old man:
retriever:
What a fabulous looking wagon.
I’ll second that. A wonderful machine. Get one like that today and it would still do a good job of work. A proper drivers lorry.
What everybody else says,my favourite wagon of all times.
I wonder if it was the Shop Stewards truck,on looking at the office behind “Transport House”,i worked with them under the Tayforth group later,the lads there took no zb and would involve the union at the drop of a hat.good days.Vic.
hiya,
Vic this motor was before my time but if it was the shop steward’s motor
that would have been Geordie Cook’s wagon who actually went into the
TGWU HQ working strangely enough not for the transport side but more
on the building trades side of things he died well before retirement age.
thanks harry, long retired.
Yea Harry ,i remember drivers talking about him,like you say ,before our time i started Tayforth in 69’ and the photo got me thinking about how strong the union was at that time at Cookies.Like i said Harry good days then eh,Vic.
ramone:
Dieseldog66:
I drove a Marathon for some time in 1978/9, 250 ■■■■■■■ , fuller box & apart from the dodgy brakes and silly steering wheel, it was a great cab, probably the first walk through, loved the space in the cab, although I never drove a Crusader, they were pretty close to being a walk through as well.
So unless someone knows different was it the first walk through or was there another?Erm the V8 Mandator?
Ramone… yes the V8 Mandator of course, but I wouldn’t count the TK, Ford D, or the Commer, they were more a slide over than a walk thru.
I worked for J.L. Robson and Son at Stockton, they were AEC main dealers and used an 8 wheel MK 111 Mammoth Major as a breakdown truck – Anyone remember it ?
It was a pig to drive and for a couple of years as night chargehand it was me who did the accident/breakdown recovery with the beast, power steering, cab heaters, nah, we had to be tough,
but trying hand crank the Lister Diesel for the winch on a cold winters night tended to warm me up a bit.
V Max Nomad:
I worked for J.L. Robson and Son at Stockton, they were AEC main dealers and used an 8 wheel MK 111 Mammoth Major as a breakdown truck – Anyone remember it ?
It was a pig to drive and for a couple of years as night chargehand it was me who did the accident/breakdown recovery with the beast, power steering, cab heaters, nah, we had to be tough,
but trying hand crank the Lister Diesel for the winch on a cold winters night tended to warm me up a bit.
Have a care sir uttering derogatory words about AEC’s. Fine machines, every one of them. 
V Max Nomad:
I worked for J.L. Robson and Son at Stockton, they were AEC main dealers and used an 8 wheel MK 111 Mammoth Major as a breakdown truck – Anyone remember it ?
It was a pig to drive and for a couple of years as night chargehand it was me who did the accident/breakdown recovery with the beast, power steering, cab heaters, nah, we had to be tough,
but trying hand crank the Lister Diesel for the winch on a cold winters night tended to warm me up a bit.
Were Robsons at Haverton Hill? If so I’ve been dragged into their place with an AEC MK3 wrecker - I had an AEC MK3 MM tanker at the time when on for A E Evans.
We had a Militant recovery at the Newcastle dealers, always an interesting day when out with it but I wasn’t keen on the cold Winter days climbing into the huge cab and trying to keep warm. Wonder what happened to that old Beast, it seemed in good condition and hopefully will have found a useful life somewhere after the dealership closed. Franky.
Dieseldogsix:
Wasn’t the six wheeler called a Marshall and the six wheel artic and eight wheeler called a Mammoth Major, just though it may help with your search.
The eight wheelers were deffo Mammoth Majors, but I think the artics were Mandators
