A railway carriage sits on a Wm Rowe trailer in the old station yard at Elford in the late 80’s
Latest pictures of the ERF restoration project
looks mint andy
CRAIG-D:
looks mint andy
Cheers Craig
Tamworth1:
Latest pictures of the ERF restoration project
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That is one tidy motor T1,and a credit to whoever restored it.I note that it is a C40,ours were C38’s because they all had the Eaton drive axle and not the Kirkstall D85 HR axle fitted to the C40’s.While the D85 axle was trouble free IMO you didn’t require a hub reduction axle for normal road going work.Cheers Bewick.
I’ve been restoring it over the last two years so hope you feel better on how your levy money was spent!
Thanks for clearing the model number up I wasn’t sure if it was a c38 or 40, regards T1
Tamworth1:
I’ve been restoring it over the last two years so hope you feel better on how your levy money was spent!
Thanks for clearing the model number up I wasn’t sure if it was a c38 or 40, regards T1
Oh! so I guess my congrats are for you then T1,thats a ■■■■■■ 
Seriously,well done mate it is a beaut it sure is,I take it that the engine is an 8LXC same as ours had fitted.Here’s a shot of my favourite ERF stood brand new in the depot January '76.I bought it from ERF dealers HLH of Whiffler Rd. Norwich in Nov '75.It was a real little gem for us,never put a foot a wrong or let us down and ended it’s days as our Trailer/tyre fitters yard motor.Cheers Bewick.
Oh! so I guess my congrats are for you then T1,thats a ■■■■■■ Seriously,well done mate it is a beaut it sure is,I take it that the engine is an 8LXC same as ours had fitted.Here’s a shot of my favourite ERF stood brand new in the depot January '76.I bought it from ERF dealers HLH of Whiffler Rd. Norwich in Nov '75.It was a real little gem for us,never put a foot a wrong or let us down and ended it’s days as our Trailer/tyre fitters yard motor.Cheers Bewick.
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Thanks for the congrats Dennis but lets not over do it ha ha. Yes it has a 8LXCT, love your A series top motor in there day have been looking to do one next but now have another C series with NTE290. Regards Andy
Andy you say that your C40 is fitted with the 8LXCT Gardner,our last batch of ERF’s (C38’s) and SedAtks had the non turbo’d 8LXC,I never fancied the Turbo’d Gardner,although I might have “chanced my arm” with the 300bhp Gardner if the price had been “interesting” but the oppertunity never presented itself.I had also gone off ■■■■■■■ when they brought out the 250 (non turbo) and although we got some demonstrators onto the fleet occaisionally with the E290 engine they were too thirsty for my liking and the Scanias knocked them into a “cocked hat” on every comparison,no contest,Cheers Dennis.
Yes Dennis it’s got the 300 in, we never ran any turbo Gardners but when looking for something to restore thought it would be a good idea when this one came along, I’m a big fan of the 14 litre ■■■■■■■ so looking forwards to getting my next c series sorted. Wouldn’t mind doing a Roadtrain after that !
J. Clarke Transport Ltd was still running this ERF EC up to about eighteen months ago mainly presenting trailers for MOT and collecting trailers for workshop repair. It is still used today but only for shunting trailers into the workshop and around the yard.
Does anyone remember Browns? He used to have a small yard, opposite the Park Inn, in Kettlebrook. Only had a couple of old Leylands if I remember rightly, he’d occasionally come up to Aucotts, when I worked in the garage, to get parts.
cracker-bar:
Does anyone remember Browns? He used to have a small yard, opposite the Park Inn, in Kettlebrook. Only had a couple of old Leylands if I remember rightly, he’d occasionally come up to Aucotts, when I worked in the garage, to get parts.
if i remember right my aunties brother worked for them Graham Deakin he later went on to work for Chippys transport
Tamworth1:
ERF C Series restored by J. Clarke Transport Ltd sign writing finished, the end is in sight !
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Looks great andy
Do i see the door of a roadtrain there ■■?
ha ha
Speak soon mate
Mike…
Dave bought the atkinson as a resto project but never got around to finishing it (sold in the auction)
The buffalo was daves yard shunter he fitted the crane on the rear for yard duties as seen here dave working the crane fitting an air deflector on his 2800
Early years for dave with the aec and leyland clydesdale outside local tipper body builders in erdington
Line up in weeford quarry Dave is full of praise for the sed ak said it was a great 8 wheeler
leyland clydesdales simon peters in the cab of a freshly painted hue ready fr work
Dave fitted greedy boards on his early trucks as he would sub for kendricks when the local quarry work dropped off
