5thwheel:
Buzzer:
BuzzerI of Browns Scania’s,but how on earth did that happen?
Answers on a postcard please!
David
It appears to have taken a lot of effort to achieve that!
Seems to be the bottom twist-locks of a container peeking through?
Franglais:
5thwheel:
Buzzer:
BuzzerI of Browns Scania’s,but how on earth did that happen?
Answers on a postcard please!
David
It appears to have taken a lot of effort to achieve that!
Seems to be the bottom twist-locks of a container peeking through?
I would guess that it was an empty flat trailer as any container would have rested against the tree.
Photo taken at the Irthlingborough Repair Depot.
Dig
DIG:
Photo taken at the Irthlingborough Repair Depot.Dig
BRS…bit of a shocker,doubt that would of managed to get repaired!
David
5thwheel:
DIG:
Photo taken at the Irthlingborough Repair Depot.Dig
BRS…bit of a shocker,doubt that would of managed to get repaired!
David
In my time there David I don’t recall any that were called write offs ,they were stripped down to chassis rails a London based company that specialised in chassis repairs {they did all the london taxi bingles but there name escapes me at present}.They would send 2 tradesmen in a fully equiped van and would repair and straighten the chassis usually in a day we had our own body shop which would rebuild the cabs etc I can’t say if it was economically viable but a different world then.
Dig.
DIG:
5thwheel:
DIG:
Photo taken at the Irthlingborough Repair Depot.Dig
BRS…bit of a shocker,doubt that would of managed to get repaired!
David
In my time there David I don’t recall any that were called write offs ,they were stripped down to chassis rails a London based company that specialised in chassis repairs {they did all the london taxi bingles but there name escapes me at present}.They would send 2 tradesmen in a fully equiped van and would repair and straighten the chassis usually in a day we had our own body shop which would rebuild the cabs etc I can’t say if it was economically viable but a different world then.
Dig.
A point to remember, I suggest, is that after the war and into the 50’s it was not easy to get new vehicles to replace damaged ones. So the only option was repair, often very major repairs, rather than simply lose the vehicle.
5thwheel:
DIG:
Photo taken at the Irthlingborough Repair Depot.Dig
BRS…bit of a shocker,doubt that would of managed to get repaired!
David
Reckon that would polish out 
5thwheel:
Buzzer:
BuzzerI of Browns Scania’s,but how on earth did that happen?
Answers on a postcard please!
David
I reckon a wall fell on it
robthedog:
5thwheel:
Buzzer:
BuzzerI of Browns Scania’s,but how on earth did that happen?
Answers on a postcard please!
David
I reckon a wall fell on it
An Australian or Kiwi one, obviously.
DIG:
5thwheel:
DIG:
Photo taken at the Irthlingborough Repair Depot.Dig
BRS…bit of a shocker,doubt that would of managed to get repaired!
David
In my time there David I don’t recall any that were called write offs ,they were stripped down to chassis rails a London based company that specialised in chassis repairs {they did all the london taxi bingles but there name escapes me at present}.They would send 2 tradesmen in a fully equiped van and would repair and straighten the chassis usually in a day we had our own body shop which would rebuild the cabs etc I can’t say if it was economically viable but a different world then.
Dig.
I think that would be the Blaker Motor and Welding Co. They were at Park Royal and had a depot in Sussex somewhere.
Bernard
albion1938:
DIG:
5thwheel:
DIG:
Photo taken at the Irthlingborough Repair Depot.Dig
BRS…bit of a shocker,doubt that would of managed to get repaired!
David
In my time there David I don’t recall any that were called write offs ,they were stripped down to chassis rails a London based company that specialised in chassis repairs {they did all the london taxi bingles but there name escapes me at present}.They would send 2 tradesmen in a fully equiped van and would repair and straighten the chassis usually in a day we had our own body shop which would rebuild the cabs etc I can’t say if it was economically viable but a different world then.
Dig.
I think that would be the Blaker Motor and Welding Co. They were at Park Royal and had a depot in Sussex somewher
Bernard
Thanks Bernard your quite correct.
Dig
I think I have posted this before but it is another we rebuilt at the Repair Centre and I had a bit to do with its recovery as it was involved in a bizarre accident, the truck was travelling down the slip road onto the M1 at Northampton when a car travelling at high speed hit an object on the fast lane that had fallen off a truck ,the car became airborne and hit the truck in the area of the front drivers side wheel inflicting the damage shown the truck driver sustained a broken arm and a few bruises very lucky the car driver not so lucky.
Dig
DIG:
I think I have posted this before but it is another we rebuilt at the Repair Centre and I had a bit to do with its recovery as it was involved in a bizarre accident, the truck was travelling down the slip road onto the M1 at Northampton when a car travelling at high speed hit an object on the fast lane that had fallen off a truck ,the car became airborne and hit the truck in the area of the front drivers side wheel inflicting the damage shown the truck driver sustained a broken arm and a few bruises very lucky the car driver not so lucky.Dig
IIRC, the M1 old slip road at Northampton was very tight (by today’s standards) and the Bristol would’ve been travelling slowly; so the damage would have been caused by the velocity of the flying car!
Buzzer:
Buzzer
Now the problem is where to set up a crane without it getting that sinking feeling.
Dig
Buzzer:
Buzzer
This was in Watford apparently, going back around 7 years ago a sink hole appeared on the road near the football ground so I wonder if Watford is prone to them?
Buzzer
