did anybody ever drive an old twosroke with a david brown gearbox?. i drove one for a bit on atlas transport & shipping. thier main fleet were dodges but they had a few of these old fodens on contract to british alluminium. the air filter was in the cab and they were so noisy, but they could have pulled up the side of a house. no power steering, just a five speed gearbox with super low. but they did have air brakes. i seem to remember they had a ratchet handbrake. top speed about 40 mph. no heater ,freezing in the winter, baking hot in the summer. proper lorry. ray.
Trubrit:
DAFMAD:
Just a thought for those that may not be aware and state they like to buy British made trucks. Well DAF are made in the UKSo buy a DAF
I should be on commission.Some won’t believe it so look Here
I must admit I didn’t know that…very impressive
I could be totally wrong, but i thought that only special types/ heavy haulage were built in the uk?
daftrucks.co.uk:
Leyland, Lancashire — PACCAR-owned Leyland Trucks is the largest producer and exporter of trucks in the UK and has the capacity for 25,000 DAF trucks each year. The 600,000m2 plant (85 football fields) is considered to be one of the most modern, flexible and efficient manufacturing plants in Europe.
Also more importantly, look Here
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It appears they make RHD versions of most models
when bought 5 new trucks daf took me to see them being built big place.
CAT ENGINED…some kind of gas conversion(disconnected now) at warwick services southbound …on route to southampton docks.
wrecktech100:
CAT ENGINED…some kind of gas conversion(disconnected now) at warwick services southbound …on route to southampton docks.
thats a ex west transport (ilkeston) motor,they had loads of them up till about a year ago,the gas conversions had been disconnected for a long time due to the cat engines kept cracking the cyln heads.they were replaced with axors and i dont think the drivers where overly impressed with them.the fodens where sold on by a dealer in coalville,they still had a lot for sale when i last visited about 4 months ago.
BTTT ! 
BonkeyDollocks:
BTTT !
you need to get a LIFE
taking pics of Fodens
clyde:
you need to get a LIFE
taking pics of Fodens
( smileys censored ) jd
clyde needs to get back on his x-box. 
wrecktech100:
clyde needs to get back on his x-box.
You’re not wrong there fella.
Does he not realise that Fodens help build Britain ? Or is he a complete Scania Muncher in the same way as those same gender munchers ?
In fact,let’s not go there. 
hiya,
thought i might have seen salkelds get a mention they ran nothing but fodens and those two strokes sounded well never had anything to do with them so can’t cast judgement,thanks harry long retired
Just like buses. You don’t see one for ages then three come at once
Someone must have some pictures of Campey of Selby. He lived and breathed Foden 
BTTT Again !
thought id add these few
H Baker of Bradford have always run a few well turned out Fodens over the years.
This Alpha was pictured at this years Trans Pennine Run
C12.450
The 4000xl I drive , the last foden out of Sandbach
truckfest cica 1988
