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[Sir Tigger KC]

That's a beauty!!   

[Seth]

It's a little beauty, and runs like a watch

Traditionally brush-painted, the main colour's Mid-Brunswick Green

[aaronjb]

Engine runs on oil?

Was an oft-used term for diesel engines ... when I were a lad!

Ahh was going to say if it ran off oil that would be something interesting 

If you ever buy a diesel car, you'll notice the "Type of fuel" on the V5 says "Heavy oil"

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Been chatting to a long-time [preservationist] friend whose been on a near 40-year mission to restore this little beauty:


It's a 1939 Leyland Lynx, powered by Leyland's 'Light 6' 4.7-litre indirect injection diesel unit.

New to the War Dept in 1939, an incredibly long working life finally saw it withdrawn from service in 1966!

Bought in a semi-derelict state way back in 1974, this has been a true 'ground up' labour of love and is believed to be the only oil-engined Lynx in a roadworthy condition in the UK.

Just needs the sign-writing sorting now ... 

 

I remember them Seth being used daily by local traders in the 1950s!

A lovely example of what we remember

[Seth]

I remember them Seth being used daily by local traders in the 1950s!

A lovely example of what we remember

Yes indeed Lizzie, this gem'll be sign-written in memory of the owner's late parents' grocery business, and'll include their original three-digit phone number too.

Another photo - taken on it's inaugural run:

[Seth]

A recent chat in the Mess Room with a colleague (and [very] good friend) centred around our childhoods, and respective interests in transport scene.

Jim's a good egg and a native of Porthcawl.
The seaside resort's Trecco Bay was the largest caravan park in Europe, and it was his late father who must've transported most of them there. Jim reckons that he rarely saw his workaholic dad, who often completed a round trip to Hull and back within 24 hours - no tachos in 'em days!

Here's his proud late father with a brand new Thames Trader chassis cab straight out of the box:


Notice the '238 L' trade plate still affixed



With body and winch fitted soon after:


Loaded-up with two Bluebirds, and about to start-out on the long trek home to South Wales 


More to follow!

[Keith ABS]

  My late Dad bought his first lorry, a ,65 Leyland with the curved fibreglass cab. Traded that for a ,68 Dodge. Then he went articulated with a ,70 Guy Big J4 before then getting with it and buying a brand new Scania 80 in ,74. Things went down hill after two years and he then drove a mates ,74 AEC Mandator unit doing DFDS trailers. His mate had a MAN unit but the Mandator eat it alive on the hills even with a single speed axle and 6 speed crash box. He then bought a ,78 Seddon before working for someone else again finally using a 6x2 F12 Volvo before retiring at 69
No pics of any of them at all though
Keith B

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

Not quite as old as most of the posts here, but I was amazed to see an A-plated Ford Cargo the other day. Thought they'd all long since rotted away...

[Seth]

Been chatting to a long-time [preservationist] friend whose been on a near 40-year mission to restore this little beauty:


It's a 1939 Leyland Lynx, powered by Leyland's 'Light 6' 4.7-litre indirect injection diesel unit.

New to the War Dept in 1939, an incredibly long working life finally saw it withdrawn from service in 1966!

Bought in a semi-derelict state way back in 1974, this has been a true 'ground up' labour of love and is believed to be the only oil-engined Lynx in a roadworthy condition in the UK.

Just needs the sign-writing sorting now ... 

 

All completed now, and here's some photies:












 

[The Red Baron]

very nice job done on it, looks great. 

[Vamps]

Now I'm pretty sure that Mr Red Baron will be able to comment favourably on these two leviathons:


From the pristine Sayers of Newbury fleet - a 6x6 AEC Militant, successor to the 4x4 AEC Matador.
Photo taken at the 1988 AEC Society Rally at Nottingham's Wollaton Park.





And another fine example in full military guise:


At the 1995 West Somerset Railway Steam Fayre, Bishops Lydeard, near Taunton.

Over to you Jon .................... 

[The Red Baron]

gimmie gimmie. nice one vamps. 

[Marks DTM Calib]

The little old ERF (VUT 493X) we have at the heritage centre was started and moved for the first time in ten years last week by Matchless.

Plan is to take it for a little trip around the carpark this Thursday so will post a few pics (its a bit dusty at the moment though!).

here it is in 1986 whilst working for Leicester Heavy Haulage



A lovely sounding Cummins unit with a very defined turbo whistle to it

[Steve B]

Ah the leaky screen ERF 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Its been dry stored for 20 years, think it has the E290 engine in it?