It is maybe worth pointing out the Bulmer Steel Carrier wasn’t just a case of using one of Foden’s crane carrier chassis, it was a one off build using the crane carrier concept and the four man crane cab. The chassis was much longer than the 8 wheel carrier chassis produced, this is noticeable in the pics above. The new crane carrier concept itself was agreed with Smiths of Rodley, who were long time customers, where operational problem areas were identified when using the previous designs and in 1963 a prototype was built and two examples displayed in the 1963 Crystal Palace International Construction Show. Unlike what the article says about the concept not being popular the demand for the new design carriers meant Foden building a new assembly shop in 1963 for the 6 and 8 wheel designs with healthy orders, it was in this shop that the Bulmers carrier was built. The article again wrongly refers to the 12 speed Foden box as being a ‘crash’ box, how many times has a constant mesh box been wrongly named in this way you would think a dedicated commercial vehicle mag would at least get that subject right! Nice to know the vehicle itself had a long and hardworking life. Franky.