Carry who? Now come on chaps, we’ve just got this thread back to Jamie’s Aussie Atkis and the idiot troll hasn’t been seen for a day or so. Hopefully it’ will stay that way, and we can get on with Jamie’s thread!
G’day again fellas,
Yeah lets stick to the thread hey? Although it seems to be more NZ Atkis the last few days.
I’ve found another Taylor Hull cab with a bit of blurb. A 335 horse ■■■■■■■ back in 1970 was a good size donk I bet this truck fair hooked along. Can’t say I’ve heard of Million Miller diffs before,240 mate any clues? Repowers were very popular in NZ during the 70’s. There were are an abundance of ‘Pommie’ trucks that were not quite up to the road conditions and desired weights. Also many were given extra axles,there were many 8x4’s here that were not avalable in the UK,such as Bedford TK’s,Ford D series,Commer CA’s with ‘TS3 Knocker’ motors as well as Dodge K series and Leyland ‘G’ cabs.
And the same one in colour
Thanks for the links to other Atkis Glen man and 240.
NZ JAMIE:
G’day again fellas,
Yeah lets stick to the thread hey? Although it seems to be more NZ Atkis the last few days.
I’ve found another Taylor Hull cab with a bit of blurb. A 335 horse ■■■■■■■ back in 1970 was a good size donk I bet this truck fair hooked along. Can’t say I’ve heard of Million Miller diffs before,240 mate any clues? .
‘Million-miler’ diffs are a new one on me too, Jamie. You’re right about the 335 ■■■■■■■ being seriously heavy duty in 1970 - the Shell roadtrains were running with them at that time, and they must have grossed a fair old weight.
G’day again fellas,
I’ve doug up a couple more a mk2 and a mk3
Cracking photos, Jamie!
How come we didn’t get these handsome Atkis instead of those ■■■■ borderers?!
Probably because they could sell every Atki they could make U.K., with a waiting list (as there was for other manufacturers) and they were going to be a lot cheaper than the big Aussie motors!
hiya,
Bit off thread 240 G but i used to drive CBV 311C a Silver Knight for your old firm “with affection” Bill and Ken Bowker but can remember it was the first ■■■■■■■ engined motor they had, a 220 job went like the wind albeit a bit on the thirsty side the motor was nicknamed “The Powerhouse” remember the motor well it was one hell of a rig for the time, but i can’t for the world remember what gearbox was in her, lost her to a Scania 80 Bowkers first and a horrible underpowered thing left soon after.
thanks harry long retired.
hiya,
Thanks for that 240 G, seen it before on that site the aforementioned Scania 80 is also featured coupled to a tilt, i had the 80 Kevin “Plantem” Riley got the best bet the new 110.
thanks harry long retired.
John McVey:
How come we didn’t get these handsome Atkis instead of those [zb] borderers?!
Because the British drivers were conditioned by most managers here to accept motors like the borderer or nothing and if anyone had dared to say anything they’d have been branded as a subversive troll 
.The same question applies today with the yank types that most Ozzies drive compared to the Euro ones here.But it looks like you’ve been let off lightly by 240 Gardner for daring to suggest that the Borderer was zb crap compared to a Detroit powered Ozzy Atki
Carryfast:
John McVey:
How come we didn’t get these handsome Atkis instead of those [zb] borderers?!Because the British drivers were conditioned by most managers here to accept motors like the borderer or nothing and if anyone had dared to say anything they’d have been branded as a subversive troll
But that’s because I’ve known for over 30 years that John is articulate, intelligent and courteous, not to mention that he is also a proper driver.
Carryfast:
John McVey:
How come we didn’t get these handsome Atkis instead of those [zb] borderers?!Because the British drivers were conditioned by most managers here to accept motors like the borderer or nothing and if anyone had dared to say anything they’d have been branded as a subversive troll
You could never be referred to as a “subversive troll” Carryfast ! you can best be described as a “an in your face pain in the A**e” Bewick.
G’day Fellas,
I found another Kiwi one,photo taken by Peter Davies. It’s a 1966 model still working in 93,hopefully she’s tucked away at the back of a yard or poked in a shed some where.
And another Aussie one a mk3
And finaly something a bit different as I found this one and am fond of an AEC. Note the two piece screen,probably fitted as a one piece would have droped out when driving on unmade roads. It’s a Mammoth Major most probably fitted with an AEC AV760 developing a dizzy 206 horse,not much to pull three trailers.
Cheers Jamie
NZ JAMIE:
G’day Fellas,
I found another Kiwi one,photo taken by Peter Davies. It’s a 1966 model still working in 93,hopefully she’s tucked away at the back of a yard or poked in a shed some where. Cheers Jamie
To me, that’s the archetypal Aussie Atkinson, with the Mk.1 RP cab and the Withnell tube radiator from the U.K. Mk.1s. The RP cab was introduced only in 1966, so it must be a very early one.
On the AEC, I’d imagine the screens were flat glass, and that they’d have done that to reduce the breakages and make the inevitable replacements cheaper and readily available. You’re right, 206 bhp isn’t a lot, but the AV760 is a big, torquey motor all those horses are shire horses and not Shetland ponies.
Nice pics, thank you!
Hey mate,
seeing as you like the early ones,I’ve found another. Not heard of a twin stick 'Road Ranger" How many cogs would one of these had mate any idea?
NZ JAMIE:
Hey mate,
seeing as you like the early ones,I’ve found another. Not heard of a twin stick 'Road Ranger" How many cogs would one of these had mate any idea?
That’s a good 'un Jamie, thank you!
I’ve never heard of a ‘twin stick’ Roadranger - surely the whole point of the Roadranger is that it’s all off the one stick??
Thought I’d better bring this one back from the edge. More NZ Atkis,all with 250 ■■■■■■■■■■■■ the slightly different winscreens on the Taylor Hull cabs.
NIce pics Jamie, thank you!!
You know, that Taylor-Hull cab really is spectacularly ugly, isn’t it?
240 Gardner:
NIce pics Jamie, thank you!!You know, that Taylor-Hull cab really is spectacularly ugly, isn’t it?
Yeah ya not wrong mate,they have a style of their own. I think they kinda reflect New Zealand at the time,it would have been a fairly isloated place in the 60’s before jet plane travel,so there would’nt have been a lot of outside influneces apart from stuff from the UK and Australia and I guess for the designers it was a modern radical design. I like them they have a definate home grown look about them.
Found another early Kiwi one.
