Star down under.:
oiltreader:
robthedog:
Conventional GUY ?Looks like that was in Germany Rob, the cars an Opel Rekord? and the Beetle.
OilyOpal or Skoda Octavia?
Skoda Octavia I reckon.
ERF-NGC-European:
robthedog:
Conventional GUY ?It’s an export Guy, Rob: a LHD normal control Invincible run by a Belgian operator.
Another Belgian operator ran this LHD Invincible, with a sleeper cab!
Let’s face it, in those days the Continentals knew how to convert our dreary underpowered day-cabbed domestic lorries into powerful ocean-going long-haulers with sleeper cabs!
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I nearly mistook it for an early magnum, crackin job,
The Conventional GUY Invincible was known as the ‘Torpedofront Trekker’ in Dutch brochures, a mainly export model but a few did run on UK roads, Wynns ran one, the Dutch unit shown pulled extra long tandem axle trailers. Franky.
I wonder where Scania and Volvo got their ideas from and Mercedes ! 
Bewick.
Geordielad:
The Conventional GUY Invincible was known as the ‘Torpedofront Trekker’ in Dutch brochures, a mainly export model but a few did run on UK roads, Wynns ran one, the Dutch unit shown pulled extra long tandem axle trailers. Franky.
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First time I have seen a photo of a bonetted Guy
or normal control, as I seem to remember my Eye spy book calling it. Where did the Invincible and Warrior get their styling from? It was carried over to the Motor Panels Big J, to a certain extent.
Geordielad:
The Conventional GUY Invincible was known as the ‘Torpedofront Trekker’ in Dutch brochures, a mainly export model but a few did run on UK roads, Wynns ran one, the Dutch unit shown pulled extra long tandem axle trailers. Franky.
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I’d not seen that Wynn example before! The ‘Dutch’ one appears to be Belgian, as the town on the door reads Anvers, which is French (Walloon) for Antwerp. The Dutch (Vlaamse) word is Antwerpen. It might even be the one shown in the picture Rob put on the previous page!
essexpete:
Geordielad:
The Conventional GUY Invincible was known as the ‘Torpedofront Trekker’ in Dutch brochures, a mainly export model but a few did run on UK roads, Wynns ran one, the Dutch unit shown pulled extra long tandem axle trailers. Franky.
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or normal control, as I seem to remember my Eye spy book calling it. Where did the Invincible and Warrior get their styling from? It was carried over to the Motor Panels Big J, to a certain extent.
Micholotti designed it - I think he was Italian. The later Big-Js were Motor Panels of Coventry.
Normal control is what we used to call bonneted lorries years ago (the flat fronted ones were ‘forward control’ - what the Yanks call ‘cabovers’). As you rightly say the Dutch, and indeed most of the Continent call them ‘torpedos’.
I do like that Belgian Invincible sleeper, until the Magnum came along ( and perhaps after it with a few more home comforts inside) my all time favourite cab.
The Big J that I inherited later was very cramped by comparison.
ERF-NGC-European:
Micholotti designed it - I think he was Italian. The later Big-Js were Motor Panels of Coventry.Normal control is what we used to call bonneted lorries years ago (the flat fronted ones were ‘forward control’ - what the Yanks call ‘cabovers’). As you rightly say the Dutch, and indeed most of the Continent call them ‘torpedos’.
He was one of the numerous Italian designers and coach works with a strong relationship with the Brit motor industry like Triumph cars and from memory also designed the Scammell Routeman cab.
That looks very similar to the Scammell Commander’s and Leyland Landtrain type of design in which the Bathgate Clydesdale and Reiver forward control/cab over type cab was grafted onto a normal control/conventional chassis.That example seemingly doing the same with the old Guy cab.
DIG:
Buzzer:
BuzzerPower sucking loads
Dig
And unexpectedly fragile if they’re still green, Dig.
Special feature for DIG & the others in Australia, some pictures of a female outback trucker seem’s to be the same person in all the shots, was this common as I thought it would be mainly male dominated job, Buzzer
Thanks to ERF-NGC-European, Geordielad, DIG and Buzzer for the photos 
Oily
Boalloy cabbed Guy Invincible.
Buzzer:
Special feature for DIG & the others in Australia, some pictures of a female outback trucker seem’s to be the same person in all the shots, was this common as I thought it would be mainly male dominated job, Buzzer
Was reading that story earlier today Buzzer can’t find it now her name was Toots ? some woman.
Oily
edit:- it was Toots Holzheimer youtube.com/watch?v=jM1J6ih1uTI
youtube.com/watch?v=XmlMkrdJW1w
found the story of her life here adb.anu.edu.au/biography/holzhe … oots-29920
worth a read.
Suedehead:
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What year was this taken?
Dennis Javelin:
Suedehead:
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Suedehead:
Dennis Javelin:
Suedehead:
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1966
Was it a mock up or did some of them enter service? I can’t recall ever seeing one like this before.
There’s been mention of the Atkinson Guardsman previously on the site, it had the V8 ■■■■■■■ engine so presume the floor was lower. It wasn’t a success as nearly all big users of Atkinson vehicles preferred the look of the external radiator, split screen cab and the Guardsman didn’t attract them, probably why the dated look of the Atkinson Borderer, Defender etc lasted so long. Someone may know if they built/sold more than the Bulwark example but I don’t recall seeing any pics of others. Franky.