When you look at the picture with both chassis, the left has the tear-drop-plates on the pull-jaw
and to me it is the right chassis hence 12-97-FB with in the middle also a plate on the lowest
horizontal part of the grille
White registration-plates in Holland are only for the time being till the definite plate comes
ERF-Continental:
When you look at the picture with both chassis, the left has the tear-drop-plates on the pull-jaw
and to me it is the right chassis hence 12-97-FB with in the middle also a plate on the lowest
horizontal part of the grilleWhite registration-plates in Holland are only for the time being till the definite plate comes
Yes! You’re right! Thank you. Robert 
Often remarked by Robert…the waisted chassis (to enable the heavy kirkstall-axle) …here a reprint out
of the 1973 Illustrated Parts Catalogue, for the collectioneurs TSP 48
ERF-Continental:
Often remarked by Robert…the waisted chassis (to enable the heavy kirkstall-axle) …here a reprint out
of the 1973 Illustrated Parts Catalogue, for the collectioneurs TSP 48
Good find! And you can compare it with the ERF diagram. Robert
I need to update the overview on importers, distributors, dealers and service, till now
I know of UK, Eire, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Germany, Cyprus and
Portugal…but are more countries known? For the European that is
ERF-Continental:
I need to update the overview on importers, distributors, dealers and service, till now
I know of UK, Eire, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Germany, Cyprus and
Portugal…but are more countries known? For the European that is
I imagine that there may have been an agent of some kind in Greece: we know that at least 4 LHD B-series went there so it’s possible ‘Europeans’ went there earlier. You mention Cyprus: bear in mind that both North and South Cyprus is RHD so normal domestic models would probably have been shipped out. Also the British had a strong presence there in those days. Robert
Thx! I will consideryour info.
The book “The inside story” of Dai Davies mentions that the first operation of ERF in Europe,
when Uk was not with the EC yet, was in Portugal with Sodac Ltd. in lisbon, whereas the
magazine "chassis’ of 1974 mentions Evicar Comercio Camiões also in Lisbon. Evicar is now
a DAF-dealer. Work to do, thank God internet and posters on TNUK
ERF-Continental:
Thx! I will consideryour info.The book “The inside story” of Dai Davies mentions that the first operation of ERF in Europe,
when Uk was not with the EC yet, was in Portugal with Sodac Ltd. in lisbon, whereas the
magazine "chassis’ of 1974 mentions Evicar Comercio Camiões also in Lisbon. Evicar is now
a DAF-dealer. Work to do, thank God internet and posters on TNUK
Here here!! Glad you mentioned Portugal as that country is completely off my radar for ERF. From now on, I’ll keep a look-out for any info. Cheers! Robert
Portugal being small in terms of surface and transport compared to Spain…I remember that the name
of Pastor from Barcelona-region was mentioned as ERF-importer/dealer, but no written evidence though.
ERF-Continental:
Portugal being small in terms of surface and transport compared to Spain…I remember that the name
of Pastor from Barcelona-region was mentioned as ERF-importer/dealer, but no written evidence though.
If you look on the LHD ERF ECs thread you’ll see plenty of Portuguese registered units, so there must have been an ERF presence. Robert
A small find, but it brightened up my day! This NGC is peeping from behind other ERFs in Richard Read’s yard at Longhope. I identify it as NFH-120P, as it was the only one of the VIJORE six to have rectangular fog lights with stone-guard grilles mounted on the bumper, and because it had no Kysor air-con unit. Robert
This amazing pic of a piggy-back Trans-Arabia ERF NGC was kindly sent to me this morning by Jerry Cooke. Robert
Why didn’t Boalloy ‘jump’ into the gap of cabs…as ERF was and wanted to remain an assembler?
I assume there were more cab-manufacturers…as smaller companies as Dennis, Shelvoke Drewry etc
applied cabs from or manufactured themselves inhouse…
ERF-Continental:
Why didn’t Boalloy ‘jump’ into the gap of cabs…as ERF was and wanted to remain an assembler?I assume there were more cab-manufacturers…as smaller companies as Dennis, Shelvoke Drewry etc
applied cabs from or manufactured themselves inhouse…
The Boalloy cab for ERFs preceeds the NGC by a good ten years. They built the first LV type cabs in the early '60s before Jennings took the design over. Boalloy then concentrated on making trailer superstructures including the famous, innovative Tautliner curtainsider.
For some good info provided by ‘ERF’ on flikr, here is an interesting link:
flickr.com/photos/35455701@N03/5099533790/
Robert
Sorry, A-J, my last post failed to answer your question! The LV cab designed by Gerald Broadbent at Boalloy was unveiled at the Earls Court Show in 1962. However, the following year JH Jennings became a wholly owned subsidiary of ERF and from then on they built their own version. In short, the answer is that they built the cab in-house instead of out-sourcing it. Cheers, Robert
I did not complain (yet)…thank you for the fruitfull response as always
ERF-Continental:
Why didn’t Boalloy ‘jump’ into the gap of cabs…as ERF was and wanted to remain an assembler?Hiya…that’s an easy one…GENTLEMEN’S AGREEMENT…Jennings helped Edwin Foden out when he needed cabs.
i’ll bet there was no contract just a friendly agreement…now here goes Beeches garage ERF main agent in Stoke was owned by
the Edwards family(but it was know by its previous owner) mr Edwards had a fibre glass works in Keel st Tunstall. they made fibre
glass panels for ERF years ago they also made fibre glass mudguards for ERF and Foden. there was 3 sons in the Edwards family
they at one time was directors at ERF…they also made Kitcar bodies…guess who has one.when you think about these cabs made of wood frame and glass fibre. Boalloy is in Congleton… Jennings in Sandbach
Foden in Elworth and Edwards in Tunstall…all these companies had workers traveling from one town to another.
there was people who lived in Congleton traveled to ERF or Fodens. my foreman come from near Tunstall and in fact worked at
Wilsons who made moulds for Edwards before he joined Jennings so some people carried skills from one company to another.Beeches garage now at Cliff vale in Stoke still carries its original owners name but is now i think owned by the Davey family
who was a Stoke haulier who used mostly ERF lorries in their fleet
robert1952:
ERF-Continental:
Why didn’t Boalloy ‘jump’ into the gap of cabs…as ERF was and wanted to remain an assembler?I assume there were more cab-manufacturers…as smaller companies as Dennis, Shelvoke Drewry etc
applied cabs from or manufactured themselves inhouse…
The Boalloy cab for ERFs preceeds the NGC by a good ten years. They built the first LV type cabs in the early '60s before Jennings took the design over. Boalloy then concentrated on making trailer superstructures including the famous, innovative Tautliner curtainsider.
For some good info provided by ‘ERF’ on flikr, here is an interesting link:
flickr.com/photos/35455701@N03/5099533790/
Hiya a good friend of mine Neil his dad drove that ERF for Helsby Longden years ago.
see the Blue Bowyer cabbed lorry in Malta i tried to buy it but the brothers have so much money they re not bothered.
i got a meeting with one of them in his air con office but he had no interest
