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And unexpectedly fragile if they’re still green, Dig.
Yep, I remember paddy at a building site near Bridgewater. Dropped and broke every one of the concrete pipes that were meant to go in the ground. 
Geordielad:
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.
Was the ■■■■■■■ V8 of the 60’s ever a success in anything? I know the V6 version fitted to the Daimler Roadliner’s were a bit of a nightmare but were they any good in trucks where the stop-start nature of bus operations was not an issue.
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Pic 4: A horrid little gutless van!
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From memory, I think it is a Standard Atlas, they didnt seem to last very long.
I wonder what engine was under the bonnet, Standard Vanguard perhaps. Cheers, Ray.
Ray Smyth:
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BuzzerPic 4: A horrid little gutless van!
From memory, I think it is a Standard Atlas, they didnt seem to last very long.
I wonder what engine was under the bonnet, Standard Vanguard perhaps. Cheers, Ray.
No, it was the small engine used in the Standard Ten and Herald of 948cc.
Pete.
Ray Smyth:
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BuzzerPic 4: A horrid little gutless van!
From memory, I think it is a Standard Atlas, they didnt seem to last very long.
I wonder what engine was under the bonnet, Standard Vanguard perhaps. Cheers, Ray.
If only! No, it was a puny 948cc petrol. Whoever spec’ed that was in the wrong job.
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BuzzerPic 4: A horrid little gutless van!
From memory, I think it is a Standard Atlas, they didnt seem to last very long.
I wonder what engine was under the bonnet, Standard Vanguard perhaps. Cheers, Ray.If only! No, it was a puny 948cc petrol. Whoever spec’ed that was in the wrong job.
Surprised it moved empty, let alone loaded.
An older mate had an Austin (?)J4 (?) not sure at all. But I do remember he said it had a TR4 engine in it, which was derived from the Vanguard lump.
Corrections to my memory welcome.
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Ray Smyth:
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BuzzerPic 4: A horrid little gutless van!
From memory, I think it is a Standard Atlas, they didnt seem to last very long.
I wonder what engine was under the bonnet, Standard Vanguard perhaps. Cheers, Ray.No, it was the small engine used in the Standard Ten and Herald of 948cc.
Pete.
Blimey! That engine couldn’t even get the Standard 10 to pull the proverbial skin of the rice pudding 
Mind you, it’s exactly 50 years since I driv one
[From memory, I think it is a Standard Atlas, they didnt seem to last very long.
I wonder what engine was under the bonnet, Standard Vanguard perhaps. Cheers, Ray.
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If only! No, it was a puny 948cc petrol. Whoever spec’ed that was in the wrong job.
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Surprised it moved empty, let alone loaded.
An older mate had an Austin (?)J4 (?) not sure at all. But I do remember he said it had a TR4 engine in it, which was derived from the Vanguard lump.
Corrections to my memory welcome.
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The J4 was offered with a BMC B series engine, petrol or latterly a wee diesel.
I can remember hearing people revving the ■■■■ of those atlas’s trying to get the bloody things going.
CHUCK WAGON ON BEHIND
Or sleeper?
Maybe keep the coal in there too.
Whigham Richardson (Swan Hunter) Shipyard 1906. The cars are standing in the funnels for the SS Mauretania which was launched a few months later.
Tyneside
Some pictures from the early / mid sixties of the Tyne Tunnel, during and just after construction.
Tyneside
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Vesty’s had the only two of these trucks, Jacky and Julie. One is preserved in The Transport Hall of Fame.
