Dedicated to Fodens. Paccar's biggest mistake. R.I.P!

thefan46 · 19 January 2011 00:23

wally-walton:
Heres the foden my dad currently drives

is that one of festas?

les_freathy · 19 January 2011 19:33

A RMC mixer truck from 1959

wally-walton · 19 January 2011 22:46

TheFan46:

wally-walton:
Heres the foden my dad currently drives

is that one of festas?

Yes its one of Festa’s its one of the last 2 fodens he bought before foden ceased production and they started buying volvo’s. Will try and get some more of the fleet when im next with my dad

moose · 20 January 2011 23:36

anyone know where that foden alpha 6x4 fred dibnah tribute truck went ? ( red with twin stacks ) last time i saw it was for sale at coates park commercials at alfreton about this time last year

moose · 20 January 2011 23:36

whoops

les_freathy · 22 January 2011 10:34

One from the fairground looks to be ex gritter and operated by Forrest fairs in Kent. It looks good in the matching livery for truck and living van the photo was taken at Deal about 8 years ago
cheers
Les

muckaway · 23 January 2011 21:10

Here’s Smiths Bletchingtons’ last Fodens;

fryske · 23 January 2011 21:23

Foden S85 gritter at night

30 seconds exposure outside the pub…

Foden S85 gritter YYO557T by fryske, on Flickr

les_freathy · 25 January 2011 19:54

A nice shot of a Foden DG timber tractor in the livery of T Reynolds Bury St Edmunds

muckaway · 26 January 2011 17:28

chorcheela:
Seemed fitting to include a few ‘retired’ ones:

Here’s another ex Smiths wagon

captmarvel · 29 January 2011 13:10

a photo of my uncle davy johnstone and a foden 8 whheler of halliday palnackie.

dave_the_renegade · 29 January 2011 16:34

captmarvel:
a photo of my uncle davy johnstone and a foden 8 whheler of halliday palnackie.

That model always looked a big lorry when I was a kid.

fryske · 5 February 2011 23:38

Gratton Foden T7TWG by fryske, on Flickr

J J Meecham Foden P217KVM by fryske, on Flickr

muckaway · 6 February 2011 13:23

marmon86p · 9 February 2011 16:28

Best pair of motors we had Foden 4525, 18 speed fuller…thought we were going to get a ■■■■■■■ signature 15L in a daf 95 but were let down by paccar so had to go to ERF

straight_eight · 12 February 2011 23:34

marmon86p:
Best pair of motors we had Foden 4525, 18 speed fuller…thought we were going to get a ■■■■■■■ signature 15L in a daf 95 but were let down by paccar so had to go to ERF

Think we had these 2 4000’s at Steve Badcock Civil Engineering for a while, used to pull like trains, dont know what became of them after he had them??

marmon86p · 13 February 2011 09:15

STRAIGHT EIGHT:

marmon86p:
Best pair of motors we had Foden 4525, 18 speed fuller…thought we were going to get a ■■■■■■■ signature 15L in a daf 95 but were let down by paccar so had to go to ERF

Think we had these 2 4000’s at Steve Badcock Civil Engineering for a while, used to pull like trains, dont know what became of them after he had them??

You did have them both, i carried in driving S reg for a while then me brother in law greg drove them till he got scania, Saw the R reg for sale recently which has been converted to 6x4…