PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTION (Part 1)

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS OLD TIME LORRIES, COMPANIES AND DRIVERS (INTERACT
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A04238p.JPGThis Scammell Pioneer SV1T recovery truck Reg No 806 FUF was new in 1939 and after army life was registered for civilian use in 1978.

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Powered by a 102 bhp Gardner 6-cylinder engine the Pioneer SV1T had a 3-ton folding crane and lockers for recovery equipment and towing bars.
Most of these early Pioneer recovery vehicles were lost during the war abroad with the British Expeditionary Forces.