Help wanted any info on this Scania 141

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Hi Keith
It always amazes me that all the truck manufacturer’s throughout Europe took so long to develop proper big cab’s,
When the middle -east traffic took really took off in the early 70’s the drivers were away 6 or 7 weeks at a time and
often double manned, it must have been a bit awkward having all your gear and sometimes another driver with you for 6 weeks or so,
in an F89 for example.
Those early long distance pioneer’s must be gob-smacked now if they take a look in any of the modern top spec cabs, its quite ironic
nowadays, a friend of mine drives a new TGA XXL, and rarely has more than one night out a week !
regards
Jerry

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Hi Jerry
Here is a photo that I have posted elsewhere, and shows exactly what you are saying. I went ME in this, two up with my father for a few months in 1976. We did not have time to sleep so could not even dream of a sleeper cab :slight_smile:

Regards Keith.

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Th pictures don’t do it justice. It really is WORSE than it looks.

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The Heavy Mob:
Th pictures don’t do it justice. It really is WORSE than it looks.

:open_mouth: :open_mouth: :open_mouth:

must be bad then.

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Hello,found the old girl in better times,never liked the “spacetreker” bit or the bloody great 141 V8 badges…good luck with the restoration though :laughing:

Cheers Marc

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It looks well there. Any idea when and where the pic was taken?

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Cant be sure but I took it at Truckfest peterboro 199?

Bubbs

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hope you can get that 141 looking tip top, heres a nice one i saw on biglorryblog, really like the colours

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Hi
He hopes to get it to look like this one

Regards Keith.

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I would love to trace what happened to that truck. When we sold it ,it went to a company in Prees, Shropshire, called Vin Huxley Ltd. From there it went down south to either Jersey or Gurnsea to move railway locomotives from Belgium.

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Got jetlag…

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:open_mouth: at last!for years ive driven past the steel gates hidin that scannie!only the hideous pod visible…in that part of warrington,its done well to last as long as it has!
good look with restoration…a few pics showin progress? :smiley:

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A few panels blast weld & paint good as new 6 mths
Keep us posted with a few pics of your progress heavymob do a few vintage & steam rallies meself be nice to see it round the shows

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gogzy:
hope you can get that 141 looking tip top, heres a nice one i saw on biglorryblog, really like the colours

This 141 and the F16 next to it belong to a guy I know from Caerphilly, he also has a 143 done up too.

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mechanic77:

gogzy:
hope you can get that 141 looking tip top, heres a nice one i saw on biglorryblog, really like the colours

This 141 and the F16 next to it belong to a guy I know from Caerphilly, he also has a 143 done up too.

they both look superb, i would happily drive either of them over a new motor.

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Good luck on the rebuild would like to have a go when it is done :smiley:

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Theres a new old stock windscreen on Ebay for an LB Scania if you need one.

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kindle530 hasnt re trimmed that in the early days has he :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: