Austin Morris BMC

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Any idea of the location of this Roger Kenney picture

Sorry that I cannot help with the location but these were a decent enough truck for that time in the cheaper end of the market. Named the 701 in seven ton form they had a Willenhall manufactured cab and the 5.1 diesel engine with a four speed box and two speed axle, power steering was an option as well which a lot of more expensive trucks didn’t have. They also produced them in 3, 4 and 5 ton form with an optional 4 litre petrol engine as used in the Austin Princess or a 3.4 litre diesel in the lighter models. All had the constant mesh gearbox whereas Bedford etc used synchromesh. I worked on many of them, also my father drove one for Bootys Transport of Oxford and broke down in Trafalgar Square when the two speed axle stuck in neutral. A passing copper got underneath, took the sideplate off of the actuator and wedged it in gear with a piece of wood so that dad could get mobile again, not many Policemen would do that today!

Pete.