Ford Transcontinental

There are a pair of nice matching Transcons on Kev Challos page. The P reg was a regular on the Greek job with me

Always well turned out…Ken Trowells Transcons carrying Milton pipes were a common sight in the 80s

I had this demo for a while…it went well but was so short it kicked you in the back worse than an 88.

OLT:
somebody still loves 'em

Is Binnsy stll running this one :question: :question: :question: havent seen it about for a long while :neutral_face: :neutral_face: :neutral_face: :confused: :confused:

Pictures from my collection of A360 KKK. Sorry if you took them and if you want them removed just ask.

found some old ads


You can never have enough pics of these motors :slight_smile:

I think this one was owned by Ford’s

We had 6 Transcons at Powells TPT including the ex bandag 350 and we all loved them


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this rig looks well smart

Heres a few more alive and well!

1970’s truckstop picture…well Gaydon 2010 really!

Carl:
this rig looks well smart

Now THAT is a proper looking set up!!! :wink: :wink:

Anybody know anything about it? Past history etc??

bullitt:

Carl:
this rig looks well smart

Now THAT is a proper looking set up!!! :wink: :wink:

Anybody know anything about it? Past history etc??

THIS IS AN EX BIRDS EYE TRUCK, I HAVE A PICTURE OF IT IF I CAN FIND IT

Bullit after Birdeyes that belonged to a guy named Jimmy who ran under the banner BET He had 3 of them and a new 3300 DAF
They had a yard of River Road next to to Seabournes old depot they were all ex Unilever and in red and white and looked very smart I had a ex kestrals on a s pate a xreg ex Glynn Johns and 2 A regs from Danny Mcgee ex Unilever will try to post pics on here later all 4 were great trucks

Cheers for the info mrken. It looks like it is set up to do some serious distance work, do you know how far they went?

Cheers, bullitt.




FREDDIE:

tetragaz:

fly sheet:

The Chinkytrotter.

hey flysheet

you got anymore pics or info about this motor, always wandered if a reno turboliner roof would fit on with it being more or less the same cab.

cheers
gaz

IF THIS IS REG EHJ706X IT’S PARKED UP IN A YARD JUST OF THE AI NORTH OF STEVENAGE.

Hi all, if it is EHJ 706 X i think i saw it in one of the classic commercial mags for sale. £4250 the price.

Hi flysheet, looking at some of those old pictures of EHJ 562 T stuck in the mud in Hungary reminded me that unless someone who owned it after me changed the rear axle then it still did’nt have any diff lock. I did meet someone who owned it at the bottom of the Blanc in Jan or Feb of 94 when there had been an avalanche up at the tunnel and we were all stuck at the Total services for a while even sat in the cab but I don’t remember his name. I was driving to Italy with a Daf 95 and low loader loaded with two six wheel ‘‘deuce and a half’’ military trucks working for the US Air Force, best company I ever worked for but the boss got into trouble for having an affair with his secretary (all over the tv something to do with a cigar).
regards Chazzer

Hi Chazzer,

It was without diff lock as far as I recall, It may have been me I’m sure I owned it in 94, I was known to partake in the odd electric woodbine so my memory is a tad shot but it most likely was me. I do remember being snowed in on the frejus a couple of days before christmas one year in it heading down to Greece though & the french snow ploughs kept piling snow on me all night :imp: I could’nt get out of the cab next morning bloody snow up to the windows!

Sounds like a good job you had their Fella pity about the bosses antics, I think I would have done the same myself though alls fair in love war & road haulage :smiley:

Fly sheet