Froggy55:
Just found on a French forum this Scammell in an awful soapy blue livery.
Same firm, truer colour.
Oily
Other day, other picture found on the same French Forum. Would any of you have more to say about this truck? It reminds me some French TV broadcasting trucks of the 1960s.
windrush:
The Standard Atlas was an ‘exciting’ van to drive!They only had a 948 cc engine so were painfully slow, the gearlever emerged from somewhere behind the driver so was rather hit and miss. They also had a transverse leaf spring at the front so rolled around a little, if the spring main leaf broke it often punctured the engines sump! Otherwise not a bad vehicle…
Most of the Scarab Four models were exported so quite rare in the UK.
That reminds me of the time a Standard Atlas came into the Birmingham City Transport garage at Selly Oak.
It was brand new and the first one we had seen, it was delivering something to the stores and a crowd of us gathered round the thing.
Our regular stores van driver, Marge, who drove our Austin/Morris LD, asked the driver if she could sit in the drivers seat. He said yes, Marge climbed in and gave the interior the once over.
Now to the oddly placed gear lever, Marge depressed the clutch and tried to engage a gear, and promptly broke a bra strap.
Cue a outburst of laughter and a few ribald comments.
Exit Marge with a red face.
A G4S (Group Four) Mitsubishi in Market Place, Wigan, 15/10/2019.
The driver appeared to come out of Greggs with a small cash safe
on a trolley. He probably got a free pastie. 
Ray Smyth.
Smiths crisps Nocton, Lincs. nmp Buzzer
oiltreader:
Thanks to Buzzer, coomsey, DEANB and Ray Smyth for the pics
OilyFort William 2014
Hello Oily ,Barnett transport Ellesmere Port ,thank you Trevor.
Thanks to Buzzer, Froggy55 and Ray Smyth for the pics
Oily
Can the pram wheels do anything other than satisfy state regs. Steve(Jones) can perhaps enlighten us.
Another BRS Albion.
hi oiltreader yes its just there state regs usually on the us.side this is what u call tipping ya load lol last week in atlanta georgia full load spuds on the deck
and a guy having bad start to the day in connecticut he was lucky nice guy actually from new zealand so of course we had the crack about rugby
Form an orderly queue please gentlemen ! Nmp
Just a couple today the first not sure what make of truck it is, the second an F88 on a 1971 reg plate which in its day must have been awesome to drive, something I did in 1973 for Richard Benney, Helston, Cornwall reg no. YAF 888J 16 speed box in her as well he bought it a year old and also had a J reg Scania brand new, plus three ERF A series and my regular charger a GUY big J . When I first drove that F88 I thought I was dreaming what a move up in the world back then, Buzzer.
Buzzer:
Just a couple today the first not sure what make of truck it is, the second an F88 on a 1971 reg plate which in its day must have been awesome to drive, something I did in 1973 for Richard Benney, Helston, Cornwall reg no. YAF 888J 16 speed box in her as well he bought it a year old and also had a J reg Scania brand new, plus three ERF A series and my regular charger a GUY big J . When I first drove that F88 I thought I was dreaming what a move up in the world back then, Buzzer.
The top photo is of a Scammell.
gingerfold:
Buzzer:
Just a couple today the first not sure what make of truck it is, the second an F88 on a 1971 reg plate which in its day must have been awesome to drive, something I did in 1973 for Richard Benney, Helston, Cornwall reg no. YAF 888J 16 speed box in her as well he bought it a year old and also had a J reg Scania brand new, plus three ERF A series and my regular charger a GUY big J . When I first drove that F88 I thought I was dreaming what a move up in the world back then, Buzzer.The top photo is of a Scammell.
One of Sid Harrisons of Sheffield I think ?
Regards John.
