No way will those old 8 legger pigs will be as quick around the bends as the original old Dodges…
AndrewG:
No way will those old 8 legger pigs will be as quick around the bends as the original old Dodges…
F704 is in the right colour to have been in the Halls fleet which IIRC was Gardner powered. If true I think someone has dropped a clanger. 
cav551:
AndrewG:
No way will those old 8 legger pigs will be as quick around the bends as the original old Dodges…F704 is in the right colour to have been in the Halls fleet which IIRC was Gardner powered. If true I think someone has dropped a clanger.
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Despite trying out rival vehicles, Tony claimed the Leyland Constructor couldn’t be
beaten for his type of work. He claims the ■■■■■■■ L10 / Spicer driveline combination
was nigh on unbreakable when it came to round-the-clock, off-road operation.
The trucks which were all bought secondhand from RMC Roadstone have now been placed in storage or moved to Gothard’s engineering base with a view to mechanical and cosmetic restoration. However, some of them are in a pretty sorry state, but two are very rare Gardner 6LXCT-powered models – a pair of only 200 produced in 1984 which are to be kept and completely restored to full glory.
albion:
Franglais:
TiredAndEmotional:
Franglais:
A film about leaving RDC work ?
Far From The Madding Crowd.Sophisticated Mr F!
But I am talking to a sofistikated audience ain`t I?
That Franglais keeps sneaking in literary references here and there, think he’s a frustrated librarian [emoji38]
Sneaky dig at RDC bores?
More of a frustrated lorry driver really. Been driving this heap instead of a real lorry too long.
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But I have been told I drive like a librarian!
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It can never work, the transport cafes are all shut, the lay-bys have a car parked right in the middle and the snack van shuts at 2pm, you cannot call the waitresses, love, darling or sweetheart, you cannot smoke in the cab, the cameras will be dazzled by high viz clothing.
The quarry won’t let you in without a booking number and they close at 3.30 every day.
Health and Safety will stop drivers changing their own wheels and HA Plod will make drivers sit at the top of an embankment wearing a silver foil jacket and hard hat. [emoji23]
From the ARonline article;
“an American-based production company is looking to create a movie based on East London rival hauliers set in the late-1980s/early-1990s using as many of the trucks as can be cosmetically restored to running order.”
So not exactly Hell Drivers then, more muck away and fly tipping?
Bernard
albion1938:
From the ARonline article;
“an American-based production company is looking to create a movie based on East London rival hauliers set in the late-1980s/early-1990s using as many of the trucks as can be cosmetically restored to running order.”
So not exactly Hell Drivers then, more muck away and fly tipping?
Bernard
Oh no. It is an American production firm? That’s going to be another Guy Richie fast cut frame edited comedy ■■■■-er-ney fest.
“Oooooi, where’s my lowd bonassss Tweakle? Shud be a monkies wurffff!”
moomooland:
Here’s a few of the stars that will be taking part awaiting some cosmetic work before the filming begins.4
3F704 OPH was new in March 1989 and last taxed in March 1997.
Photographs courtesy of John Murphy.They look a bit different from the Kew Dodge tippers they used in the original film back in 1957.
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that’s the buggers,take it you have the same mag
‘’ The trucks which were all bought secondhand from RMC Roadstone have now been placed in storage or moved to Gothard’s engineering base with a view to mechanical and cosmetic restoration. However, some of them are in a pretty sorry state, and two are extremely crap Gardner 6LXCT-powered models – a pair of only 200 produced in 1984 which are to be kept to show just how shi[zb]te the UK truck industry was at the time ‘’
AndrewG:
No way will those old 8 legger pigs will be as quick around the bends as the original old Dodges…
My late Dad had one of these “original old Dodges”
It had a Perkins P6, and even with five gears and Eaton twin speed axle, was the slowest, most gutless dinosaur I ever had the misfortune to travel in.
There must have been some clever tweaking of the film in the original Hell Drivers that made them look as though they were doing more than 20 mph.
Don’t want to be a killjoy/miserable sod here (for a change ) but this film is really going to do our (already crap) public image a lot of good aint it. 
Old John:
AndrewG:
No way will those old 8 legger pigs will be as quick around the bends as the original old Dodges…My late Dad had one of these “original old Dodges”
It had a Perkins P6, and even with five gears and Eaton twin speed axle, was the slowest, most gutless dinosaur I ever had the misfortune to travel in.
There must have been some clever tweaking of the film in the original Hell Drivers that made them look as though they were doing more than 20 mph.
Yes, speeding up the film at two or more times real life, and a picture backdrop. A bit like today’s green screen…
And can the rose tinted glasses brigade stop now? It’s not as if Hell Drivers was a documentary, was it now… 
robroy:
I reckon they should just leave it.
Re.makes of classics are never as good.
Classic example …re.make of ‘The Sweeney’ (tv series and 2 movies) not half as good as the originals, …even though Ray Winstone was in it.
i think bruce willis will pull it of, if any body can
Leyland Constructor and the TL11 engine more power scotty!
AndrewG:
‘’ The trucks which were all bought secondhand from RMC Roadstone have now been placed in storage or moved to Gothard’s engineering base with a view to mechanical and cosmetic restoration. However, some of them are in a pretty sorry state, and two are extremely crap Gardner 6LXCT-powered models – a pair of only 200 produced in 1984 which are to be kept to show just how shi[zb]te the UK truck industry was at the time ‘’
To be fair the constructor 3030 with 300 roller 9 speed fuller and Rockwell axles was a good tool in is day only thing on par was foden 4300 tipper with cat 3306 and 13 speed fuller and the man 30 331 which was the best 8 legged of its day
the nodding donkey:
Old John:
AndrewG:
No way will those old 8 legger pigs will be as quick around the bends as the original old Dodges…My late Dad had one of these “original old Dodges”
It had a Perkins P6, and even with five gears and Eaton twin speed axle, was the slowest, most gutless dinosaur I ever had the misfortune to travel in.
There must have been some clever tweaking of the film in the original Hell Drivers that made them look as though they were doing more than 20 mph.Yes, speeding up the film at two or more times real life, and a picture backdrop. A bit like today’s green screen…
And can the rose tinted glasses brigade stop now? It’s not as if Hell Drivers was a documentary, was it now…
Not a documentary?
Thank god for that.
I saw what I thought was a documentary the other evening about some psychotic clown being elected president. Guess I can relax again.
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the nodding donkey:
It’s not as if Hell Drivers was a documentary, was it now…
Thats my bubble burst…thanks… 
They could cut down on the budget and just film on Commercial way and Lower Thames street on any weekday morning if they want footage of tippers teararsing about !
I think they’ve missed a trick here. Tippers have been done, I suggest northern Irish fridge jockeys. Preferably subbies with 530/580 V8 4 Series Scanias with drivers done up in full tang attire. You’ve even got the truckers restaurant on the ferry to get in all the wonderful and colorful dialog.
robroy:
Don’t want to be a killjoy/miserable sod here (for a change
Come on you don’t really believe that now surely?!