From J S Aggregates website.
Nicely kept isn’t it!
I’ve heard you need to know what you’re doing to drive one, sorts the men from the boys…I think I’d be firmly in the “boys” catagory.
I remember going on a factory tour of Foden in 1975. It really produced a lot of trucks from a relatively small site, my only concern at that time though was fibreglass cabs although in retrospect that was innovative. Anybody know why Paccar dropped the company as opposed to trying to sell it on?
Seemed fitting to include a few ‘retired’ ones:
Trubrit:
I remember going on a factory tour of Foden in 1975. It really produced a lot of trucks from a relatively small site, my only concern at that time though was fibreglass cabs although in retrospect that was innovative. Anybody know why Paccar dropped the company as opposed to trying to sell it on?
Variety of reasons but as with everything Paccar, led by the balance sheet. When they acquired Daf and the Leyland works they decided to gain efficiencies by producing both Dafs and Fodens from the Leyland plant and closing the Sandbach factory. They then had the problems caused by changing tooling etc to switch from Daf to Foden to Daf.
The decision was made easier for them by ■■■■■■■■ decision not to go for Euro 4, thereby reducing the differences between the Alpha and the CF
It was also made easier by most accountant driven British hauliers chosing to buy the cheaper CF over the more up market Alpha. DAF also played its part, understandably protecting its own interests, by fighting tooth and nail against Foden being allowed access to the XF cab.
Two of those did get built by Fodens, allegedly, with 600 horse ■■■■■■■ Signatures on tap, but were soon shipped off to Seattle once DAF kicked up a big fuss over them.
Paccar haven’t sold them because they have ensured that there is nothing to sell, no factory, no product. Nothing but a great name with great history.
a few shots of sandbach i came across
hard to think some of the worlds greatest trucks were made here !!! 
taken in their yard in green lane walsall,which is still there(now
hills electrics)
found this on the net.
would that be mr foden ?.i bet he’s spinnin in his grave. 
limey…great roadtrains !!
curnock:
would that be mr foden ?.i bet he’s spinnin in his grave.
Yep, that’s Edwin himself, curnock.
Here’s his eldest son William, who remained Governing Director until his death in 1964 aged 96
And to complete the big three here’s the youngest son and a great British Transport man himself, Edwin Richard Foden.
when you think about it,the whole family has been stitched up
by the foreign truck market.brought up and dumped
