As if anyone on this forum would stoop to such underhanded tactics, Johnnie! 
Outrageous suggestion! None of us would ever tamper with a picture. Here’s one of my squeaky clean ones to prove it! Robert 
Eight miles high
And when you touch down
You’ll find that it’s
Stranger than known…
I’m just waiting for Dennis to tell us whose chassis that really is. Despite the cab parked red herring-like behind it! 
Retired Old ■■■■:
I’m just waiting for Dennis to tell us whose chassis that really is. Despite the cab parked red herring-like behind it!
Hiya,
Give that man a coconut it’s either an AEC an Albion or a Leyland defo an ergo cab originally.
thanks harry, long retired.
No it cant be Harry,thats not the steering wheel that was in any of the egro cabbed lorries looks a bit to thin to me.May be wrong 
harry_gill:
Retired Old ■■■■:
I’m just waiting for Dennis to tell us whose chassis that really is. Despite the cab parked red herring-like behind it!Hiya,
Give that man a coconut it’s either an AEC an Albion or a Leyland defo an ergo cab originally.
thanks harry, long retired.
Sorry, don’t like correcting such a distinguished contributor as Harry, but all Ergo-cabbed chassis were cranked down at the front, not straight.
Assuming that really is a Big J with an 8LXB in it there’s no actual proof that it isn’t a home built special or aftermarket modified job using an engine transplant at whatever point in time after it left the factory.Although maybe confirmation of matching engine and chassis numbers at the time of original registration might prove the case at least on the balance of probabilities.
Although the biggest shock and surprise in that case would be why would anyone want to put that in the thing instead of a turbocharged ■■■■■■■■ 
Carryfast:
Assuming that really is a Big J with an 8LXB in it there’s no actual proof that it isn’t a home built special or aftermarket modified job using an engine transplant at whatever point in time after it left the factory.Although maybe confirmation of matching engine and chassis numbers at the time of original registration might prove the case at least on the balance of probabilities.Although the biggest shock and surprise in that case would be why would anyone want to put that in the thing instead of a turbocharged ■■■■■■■■
Fuel economy would be a good place to start CF,turbo ■■■■■■■■
not known for their frugality !!
David
Buying British as well had a bearing on things at that time (70’s) I reckon? Gardner, Rolls, Leyland were still manufactured here whereas ■■■■■■■ were thought of as being American. It soon all changed of course when Gardner’s had their disputes and their engines not only took longer to deliver but were also not competative on pricing. Another ‘can of worms’ opened?
Pete.
Neither were the naturally-aspirated ones, come to that! But I know which I would rather punch up & down the roads all day & every day and it wouldn’t be that “frugal” underpowered, noisy lump of Patricroft rubbish.
Retired Old ■■■■:
I’m just waiting for Dennis to tell us whose chassis that really is. Despite the cab parked red herring-like behind it!
Well I must admit ( ■■■■ blast and ■■■■ it!) this is the closest that we have got to what is maybe a Guy chassis but I wish I could get a “Butchers” at the axle ends !! the fron’t axle sure looks the part as it is identical to the Mastiff front axle( I think) and the Guy and Mastiff did use the same chassis assembly from memory,oh! dear,this does sound ominous ! I do hope my Christmas isn’t going to be ruined by sustained attacks from the “proles” who will now be rushing to the Bookies to bet on the Christmas “double” The birth of Baby Jesus and finding of an authentic 8LXB Big J !! I use the word “authentic” with great care as there maybe a deal of “photo shopping” going on here especially with a Big J cab “lurking” in the background !! Bewick.
Yes Dennis, when the Mastiff was launched at out garage we were told that it was a Guy chassis. Did Guy not have pivoting front cab mountings so that the cab could be tilted by crane etc (even though it wasn’t really a tilt cab in the normal sense, the Foden S39 was the same) but I just can’t remember after 40+ years!
Pete.
windrush:
Yes Dennis, when the Mastiff was launched at out garage we were told that it was a Guy chassis. Did Guy not have pivoting front cab mountings so that the cab could be tilted by crane etc (even though it wasn’t really a tilt cab in the normal sense, the Foden S39 was the same) but I just can’t remember after 40+ years!Pete.
I think you right Pete as that front end looks very similar to the Guy/Mastiff,-------now hang on a minute I think we did drop an 8LXB engine into one of our Mastiffs----- but my memory is a bit cloudy after all these years------but !!! Dennis.
Well your Mastiffs certainly had an eight potter in them Dennis so you are partly correct in that statement!
Pete.
windrush:
Well your Mastiffs certainly had an eight potter in them Dennis so you are partly correct in that statement!Pete.
Well spotted Young Sir !! in the words of Capt. Mainwearing I was wondering when someone would make that observation 
“They don’t like it up 'em” as Corp.Jones would say ! Cheers Dennis.
Sadly people, this is only a recreation of those rare beasts…
This until recently had a 6LXB installed…
The 8LXB came from a poorly C series ERF
The hunt goes on…
fryske:
Sadly people, this is only a recreation of those rare beasts…This until recently had a 6LXB installed…
The 8LXB came from a poorly C series ERFThe hunt goes on…
Spoilsport!! I know, you want this to run on to 100 pages…
Pete.
fryske:
Sadly people, this is only a recreation of those rare beasts…This until recently had a 6LXB installed…
The 8LXB came from a poorly C series ERFThe hunt goes on…
April the 1st already ?