Another two of Southalls finest,seen at Gaydon 2010.
I agree with you Dave they did stand out from the crowd, A pal of mine drove one for Rankins in Newcastle & they gave him another motor he left & went to work for Associated Lead driving a 8 wheel ERF, On journey work & he was there until he retired, But he allways spoke well of Rankins & their well kept motors Leylands & Commers in those good old happy days Eh, Regards Larry.
This monster of a wagon is 40ft long I get to drive it on holiday relief, Now don’t get me wrong on this issue its nice to drive on the motorways & other roads , but when try to deliver to awkward places its a right pain, Mind you Im an artic driver, But I can drive whatever is put in front of me ,But this Merc should have really been a 6 wheeler with a lift up rear axle IMO.Of course, Regards Larry.
Well here is a classic IMO Taken at Oswold Tillotsons at Burnley,Waiting delivery to Smiles for Miles, Regards Larry.
only 3 axles larry , its long enough to be continued , ha ha
duncan bladen:
only 3 axles larry , its long enough to be continued , ha ha
Aye your right Duncan, I drove an old 8 wheeler Thornycroft in the 50s & the body was only 24ft, so the overall length was just about 30ft, How things have changed Eh, Regards Larry PS & NO PAS.
how on earth the “retired generation” managed eight wheelers , and Chinese sixes , fully loaded with nee power steering / , my father was only 5 ft 6 , and 10 stone , I often wondered why he whipped the steering round while sharply letting the clutch out ? you lot must have been like popeye on spinach … roping and sheeting , no pwr steering , no heating , no brakes , jesus …
P.S . I watched hell drivers the other day , hmmmmmm, good old days ?
Lawrence Dunbar:
0Well here is a classic IMO Taken at Oswold Tillotsons at Burnley,Waiting delivery to Smiles for Miles, Regards Larry.
Now that is probably one of the finest shots to have been posted on this site Larry,what a class motor those AEC’s were,brings a tear to the eye it really does,a couple of “large ones” helps of course !! Cheers Dennis. 
Rigid Lorries.
A magnificent lorry,looking every inch a fascinating and spectacular cross between a science fiction film
motor vehicle and a military vehicle :-
MAZ 543 Rigid 8x8 Missile Launcher-Transporter,Russian built - A REAL BEAUT!:-
VALKYRIE
Seen at Gaydon 2011.
One for Harry Gill and the BRS chaps.
A couple of Leylands from the days when the name meant quality lorries.
Recycled rigids converted into caravans.
One from Wales.
One from Wiltshire,seen at Carmarthen.
wonder what the payload on the fh is , looks a fine motor , but also looks heavy