Circa 1981
My MB 1617 in a Sainsbury yard,somewhere in the UK!!
It may be the old Stafford store, i just cannot pinpoint it from the photo.
The 1617 was great after the old Clydesdales, anti roll bars, exhaust brake
nice ride, quiet cab.
I cannot say the same for the box and fridge and tail lift. It was a ex Hawick drag trailer body.
The tail lift when stowed stood above the floor level when lowered to the ground, this meant lowering
the thing to open and close the doors. It also meant that dock levellers would not reach the floor when
backing up to more modern bays, ie the flush fitting type. Parrots in Weston super Mare threatened
to string me up if i ever took the thing there again. It was shortened eventually, but it caused me a
deal of grief till it happened.
