Some of my Transcon Collection
Canât remember if Iâve put these on here before, apologies if Iâm repeating myselfâŚdiesel fumesâŚtoo many milesâŚzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
cliffemec:
rward:
hi all always thought ken trowells red trancon was awsome one of best looking in country used to see in builders merchants everwhere nice guy as well regards rowlandthanks ill tell him next time i speak with him , has anyone got any pics of his fleet back in the day regards Nick Trowell
Hi my name is Ian walker and I use to sell TRanscon for a living and it was me that sold Ken his vehicles does anyone know where Ken is now as I have lost touch with him ,the last I saw of him was when he left Kent on his Harly for the west country ,I would love to talk to him again thank you
Regards ian
wheel nutz:
Come across this the other day, The Third picture of Eddie Jordans old unit
Looks like this one has been saved again? and still in the circus business 
]The transcontinental i drove was for Hatcher Freightlines from Framlingham in 1980 on a w reg it was a 290 â â â â â â â with a 13 speed
splitter box they had two my mate drove the other one but his was a 9 speed box and mine pulled like a train but stopping them was another thing, well ahead of their time, The first time i took it out it felt like the cab was going to come off when you went onto a roundabout or braked.
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Nice beard K, when you were driving that i was a 10 year old still at school ,Iâm now 42 how old doeâs that make you ?
Hereâs a couple you already know RBJ68R was my old mans ( he thinks ) we got stopped for doing 80 mph on the A1 in peterboroâ in it once.
Hi ,dose any body know where I can get any technical info or scale drawings on the transcontinental as Iâm trying to make a model from scratch , but ford donât hold any information on this vehicle âŚ?
Hi milton if u google there is a Dutch site what is English and has loads Of info on transcontintals . Tony
LONG OR SHORT W/B OR RIDGED?
Thanks Guys yeah found that site , but what I need is cab measurements âŚ
Used to see the Ken Trowell transcontinentals almost every day when my Dad used to run out of milton pipes but donât have one photo of it âŚ
It was the first artic i had in 1979 a year after passing my test i was working for WT Aldridge in Woverhampton my version was a VGH 854R blue/white later painted red like the other 2 with a NTC 355 14lt â â â â â â â with a 9 sp gearbox bloody cold in the winter and you had to keep the trailer brakes wound up to stop it but i love it at 24 years old we had another GDH 4T big cam 290E 9sp driven by Bob Webster in 1980 i was given a new one with a new York 12m tilt LFK 24V again with a 290E 9 sp with pilote tyres on the front after my first trip to Rome i asked for VGH back the boss ask why as this one had a night -heater and in the August break was going to be fitted with a cooker and wash basin in the dash like GDH i replied it does not go up the mountains like my old one,so i had VGH back and i must say it never let me down only had a alternator go and a cam follower seize which â â â â â â â replaced FOC they were all maintained by Billinghams in Wolverhampton
Anyone remember us on the Italy run pulling for Ferry Freighting
Milton kid:
Hi ,dose any body know where I can get any technical info or scale drawings on the transcontinental as Iâm trying to make a model from scratch , but ford donât hold any information on this vehicle âŚ?
have a look at Kit Form Services website,they do a 1/24 scale one in resin,it is a superb kit,and would save you a hell of a lot of work.
i think there is a pic of one i made of my dads old transcon somewhere on this thread.
Iâve been making truck cabs in 1/14 , thanks though did contact them last year to see if they could help but he didnât seen that impressed that I wanted to make it my self , and refused to help 
Milton kid:
Iâve been making truck cabs in 1/14 , thanks though did contact them last year to see if they could help but he didnât seen that impressed that I wanted to make it my self , and refused to help
Have you read the book âFord Transcontinentalâ by Patrick Dyer?. Its full of photos of Transcons (some Ken Trowells) and all the info you could ever wish for regarding Transcons. Well worth getting a copy if youâve got an interest in the big Fords.
Mark R:
Milton kid:
Iâve been making truck cabs in 1/14 , thanks though did contact them last year to see if they could help but he didnât seen that impressed that I wanted to make it my self , and refused to helpHave you read the book âFord Transcontinentalâ by Patrick Dyer?. Its full of photos of Transcons (some Ken Trowells) and all the info you could ever wish for regarding Transcons. Well worth getting a copy if youâve got an interest in the big Fords.
CJA1:
First one for PTH/NFC, If your Still out there Stan, and u see this, give us a call, Cheers Chris,
CJA1:
Mark R:
Milton kid:
Iâve been making truck cabs in 1/14 , thanks though did contact them last year to see if they could help but he didnât seen that impressed that I wanted to make it my self , and refused to helpHave you read the book âFord Transcontinentalâ by Patrick Dyer?. Its full of photos of Transcons (some Ken Trowells) and all the info you could ever wish for regarding Transcons. Well worth getting a copy if youâve got an interest in the big Fords.
CJA1:
First one for PTH/NFC, If your Still out there Stan, and u see this, give us a call, Cheers Chris,CJA1:
Bridgewater/MSC, had a fair fleet of transcons70/80s Cheers Chris.
A nice LWB Ducth one
One of the smartest U.K Transcon fleets
Ex Race team
U.K.L.W.B
Early small cam
