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Section 3 and the Appendices…
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…That list is wrong, surely- the first Marathon was a ■■■■■■■ 6x4, registered on the ‘L’ (1973):
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No, the list is correct compiled from the BCVM Archive records. There has always been a big question mark against that registration number, the most plausible answer being that it was a Leyland owned number that was recycled on various Marathons. The Marathon was a 32 ton GVW design for UK markets, and there was absolutely no reason to design a 6x4 for 32 ton operation, That configuration for “normal” operation in the UK had been discounted in the 1960s, so WHY would the first Marathon have been a 6x4 when there was never going to be a big market for it? Did you not see the list of TL12 Marathons and models listed for 1973?