Classic Trucks, Wagons

[Richard A Thackeray]

Decision time

Do I wait till October, & go to TruckFest at Newark-on-Trent again, or go to the event at Lincoln, in May??
https://www.truckfest.co.uk/

The distance is not that different between the 2 for me, via A1/main-roads

Newark is Sat 4th/Sun 5th, & Lincoln is Sun 4th/Mon 5th

 

[Jameshow]

Oh good grief!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1d37zn0qv6o

What a waste of people's time, and a waste of fuel driving 900 miles!!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

'Back In The Day'.............

Those FAUNs are huge, that's full size (of the day) MAN sleeper cab on there
I've seen a 6x6 'Koloss' at a show (ex-ALE)
500BHP is mentioned,. that dates it!!, as some drivers wouldn't get out of their bunk for less than 580BHP, in their tractor-unit


View: https://youtu.be/6FRmUwreldI?si=oNtauiiES-SJIlVs

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 7th

Volvo FH500
I think it’s an 8x2, with a ‘tag steer’

Pinderfields General Hospital
Wakefield

The delivery of a new MRI scanner

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2761649

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 9th

Just been out with wife, & during a slight detour on the way home, there was an Albion parked up near a local (independant) Land-Rover garage

I didn't have my phone with me, but I think it was a 1950's Chieftain, like this
I might have a trip out that way, tomorrow morning, to see if it's still there

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Friday 13th

Just a few
Looking at aerial ‘mapping’, there’s at least 40 vans of all sizes/manufacturers in there!

I've known about this collection for a long time, but never thought about photographing it

 

[Jameshow]

'Back In The Day'.............

Those FAUNs are huge, that's full size (of the day) MAN sleeper cab on there
I've seen a 6x6 'Koloss' at a show (ex-ALE)
500BHP is mentioned,. that dates it!!, as some drivers wouldn't get out of their bunk for less than 580BHP, in their tractor-unit


View: https://youtu.be/6FRmUwreldI?si=oNtauiiES-SJIlVs

Have seen the USA truck before todmorden?

It's lit up like a Christmas tree ATM.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Have seen the USA truck before todmorden?

It's lit up like a Christmas tree ATM.

I know that one, its such a perment feature its on Google Maps lol

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Have seen the USA truck before todmorden?

It's lit up like a Christmas tree ATM.

Steve Murtys garage??
A yellow (bonneted) Peterbilt?

It can be seen, in this ‘vlog’
I’ve seen the jet-truck in action (& the ‘Bandag Bullet’, when he drove that)

https://www.instantstreetview.com/@53.733341,-2.045572,173.89h,-3.21p,1z,roF6_t6kTrhjAMc1G2KPQA


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjNMgFaqiNM

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Friday 13th

(on the shelves on publication date, for a change!)

New edition
Gulf petrol station
Saville Road
Castleford

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@Jameshow
@wiggydiggy

This was one of Steve Murtys previous trucks

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Friday 13th

(on the shelves on publication date, for a change!)

New edition
Gulf petrol station
Saville Road
Castleford

View attachment 755394

My dear wife & daughter, had to admit they'd bought me a subscription for 2025 when another copy of the January issue arrived in the post
https://www.truckanddriver.co.uk/

Plus, a parcel arrived a couple of days afterwards, with the free (coolbag/'organiser') gift for subscribing!
I had a look, & they're £39.99!!
https://www.myxplorer.com/collections/all

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

That Kenworth tractor-unit must be the length of many 7.5 tonners that are on our roads!!
It's a 13 foot sleeper!


View: https://youtu.be/d8fbeBeZLtc?si=mVQMv42bknIVhhnn