…even Carters had them on containers at one time!!
I’ve just been reading an interesting article on Fodens by the venerable L.J.K Setright, who used to write about trucks as well as cars.
What publication was the article by L.J.K. in chorcheela? I am an avid fan of his writings and haven’t come across that one. More info please.
kickstart:
What publication was the article by L.J.K. in chorcheela? I am an avid fan of his writings and haven’t come across that one. More info please.
‘Long Lane With Turnings’ is the book (ISBN-10: 1862078726).
He reveals that he had a secondary interest in HGV’s and used to drive and test them for various publications of the day. He refers to the fact that he managed a ‘6-wheel drift’ in a Leyland artic around the company’s test track in Lancashire!!! There’s also a piece about the quality of engineering of British trucks in general, and Fodens in patricular, in which he bemoans said state, and (rightly as it turns out) predicts the demise of the British truck industry in the face of superior foreign competition.
Which I suppose brings us back to the point of this thread!!
If you want to see my pictures of some very special and rarely photographed Foden’s. go to my website www.fototruck.com Look for the ‘‘GALLERIES’’ section, then ‘‘WARHEAD CONVOY’’
Hope these are of interest, please let me know what you think…
fototruck.com:
If you want to see my pictures of some very special and rarely photographed Foden’s. go to my website www.fototruck.com Look for the ‘‘GALLERIES’’ section, then ‘‘WARHEAD CONVOY’’Hope these are of interest, please let me know what you think…
Got any pics of quarry tippers mate ? 
BonkeyDollocks:
fototruck.com:
If you want to see my pictures of some very special and rarely photographed Foden’s. go to my website www.fototruck.com Look for the ‘‘GALLERIES’’ section, then ‘‘WARHEAD CONVOY’’Hope these are of interest, please let me know what you think…
Got any pics of quarry tippers mate ?
Fraid not mate… bit young you see!!
found a couple more Foden pictures
There you go
Thanks Wheeel Nut, cant seem to get the picture to come through off photobucket!!!
Just thought i`d put a picture up of my old girl still earning her corn.
Old Fodens never die they just keep on going!!
steve dug:
Thanks Wheeel Nut, cant seem to get the picture to come through off photobucket!!!
Just thought i`d put a picture up of my old girl still earning her corn.
Old Fodens never die they just keep on going!!
make sure you have put both tags in
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these are the tags that were missing.
Sometimes if you cut and paste it can miss them off
hy there heres a foden my dad got new in 85 had a ■■■■■■■ 290 engine and was his pride and joy
i like the pics of foden and i ame quite lucky to have a poster of an old 1970s foden quite rare i believe my dad gave it to ma and well i tell ya the people who shut down foden ought to be shot cause they made some of the best trucks we have now in the uk
It says ERF not RAF:
made up i have seen this pic,
my dad used to drive 4 this firm called EFL (part of freightliners) he used to drive J63 DUL
they wer all registerd numbers like J63 J64 etc they had abaout 100 wagons an a few erf’s if i remember right and each 1 had a eminox on the n/s
the fodens were 4450series rolls engines i was only young bak then but i remember it like the back of my hand
if any 1 else has pics ov this wagon or any other in fleet please inform me
thanx
took this in frieghtliner birmingham about 1997
mark h:
[if any 1 else has pics ov this wagon or any other in fleet please inform me
thanx
Next time I’m on the docks I’ll have a proper snoop around .There was a big pile of scrap next to this, so it might contain the remains of some of the other trucks…
curnock:
took this in frieghtliner birmingham about 1997
thanx 4 tha curnock bringin bak some memories i was young bak then (born in 86) now a class 1 driver myself and i wud have love to have driven 1 of them
It says ERF not RAF:
mark h:
[if any 1 else has pics ov this wagon or any other in fleet please inform me
thanxNext time I’m on the docks I’ll have a proper snoop around .There was a big pile of scrap next to this, so it might contain the remains of some of the other trucks…
yerr tha would b great thanx, wa dock was tha pik took and around wa time ■■