A '70’s view of the works:-
bob-lad:
is that gas conversions that are now laid up… 
yas mate natural gas bout half dozen of them
Wheel Nut:
Someone must have some pictures of Campey of Selby. He lived and breathed Foden
Only have this one which has seen better days, taken at Cotes Park Commercials Somercotes 13th September 1992
Here’s a pic of Bassett’s ex-W/D (RAF) Foden DG6 - ‘Hercules’ dating from 1940 and heavily modifed in Bassett’s workshop at Tittensor, I took this piccy a few years ago at Tern Valley Ralley, near Eccleshall showing Hercules in retirement and in the ownership of a preservationist after a long career with Bassett’s, including many call outs by the Police for assistance on the M6 and throughtout the Midlands area.
Hercules originally wore Bassett’s two tone blue livery and had a 4 piece windsceen before a rebuild in the early 70’s when the yellow livery was applied and lower postioned twin head lights were fitted. Hercules has carried various reg’s (no doubt including Reg Bassett himself! 
), originally trade plate 826 E and later 444 RF, after regulations regarding the use of trade plates were changed in 1986, Hercules carried Q832 QVT and later as seen above the ‘age related’ plate GSJ 426 is carried, which was one of the previously unused Bute County Council (Scottish) numbers allocated by the DVLA as a 'age related mark.
Here’s the young and more handsome looking 
Hercules:-
For more on BIG Tows see my recently opened thread on the Old Timers section.
Don’t forget the Foden’s.
has anybody got any pics of these motors they were ran by freightliner, and a company part of freightliner called E.F.L
pic courtesy of it says erf not raf
Some to add from Stanfield taken at this years Smallwood show.
tipit i restored the british railways winch foden first time ive seen it out looks good. foden only made 6 of thease think bloke that owns it said that 3 remain. i also did the red and blue foden it was british salt for years started as tanker then flat. that was a state before i got hold of it.think it was one of first to be fitted with rubber backend. the blue foden in direct transport was another idid about 6 years ago.seems funny to see them together.
the ex british salt. red and blue onehttp://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n … ure092.jpg
a couple of Fodens - a 2 stoke ex Tilcon mixer (which is still in use) - in this month’s CVC coincidentally and an ex Moreton Cullimore S39 – new as a mixer but worked latterly as a quarry tipper - now resting in some woods
mjt:
i also did the red and blue foden it was british salt for years started as tanker then flat.
It was run by Gordon Stead for many years, its regular run being Buxton empty to Middlewich, load salt for Birds eye at Grimsby and back to Buxton empty. Gordon only moved on, to a C Series ERF, when the legislation banning foodstuffs from being carried on flats was introduced. Sadly Gordon is no longer with us, nor I believe are Birds Eye at Grimsby.
Heres a few of my Photos
A few at Llandudno
and a few randoms
