ramone:
When did AEC start offering heaters and power steering as a option on the Mercurys , was it only after the Ergo was introduced?
The 1959 2GM4 Mercury (14-ton GVW version) I rode about in as a lad had a heater fitted. It didn’t need power assisted steering as it was very easy to steer if the kingpins were greased regularly. 5-speed synchromesh gearbox, it was a very easy lorry to drive. 44 mph flat out up hill and down dale. It was the first lorry I rode in that climbed Hints Brow on the A5 in top gear fully freighted with 10 tons on its back. PBN 995, new to Thomas Harwood of Bolton, then bought second hand by Ray Holden. Tommy had put extra leaves in the rear springs, he liked to load 'em heavy in those days. 