The Guy Big J’s were very popular in Ireland in the 1970’s. My father bought, sold and operated quite a few of them. They very immensely reliable and had a good back up in our area. Practically every local Co Op, haulier, own goods operator ran a Guy on its fleet. The AV505 was very popular. but the Gardner 180 was what we all wished for. The Guy ■■■■■■■ was a real flying machine in its day.
We always felt it was a shame the Guy was discontinued, as it had a great following, good value for money, easy to keep on the road, econmical to run and a good earning machine.