Thanks for all your replies.
The 360 turbo engine was not a bad bit of kit, although there was a few problems in the early days as a lot of drivers were not used to turbos and would simply switch off without giving them a few minutes at idle which they needed after a run.
Agreed, the ■■■■■■■ was a flyer if it was running well, trick was to get it running well and more importantly keep it running well.
Brakes, shocking - end of story!
The West Coast mirrors, what self respecting 1970s “Trucker” didnt want Coasters, an extra cost option if I remember and very poor field of vision compared with the standard offering.
The cab was great, spent many happy hours in em, first the vinyl seats and then in the later ones with the striped fabric, remember that?
Now the Ford Cargo is a whole different story, again the early ones were not the best and gave the old man more grey hairs.
A truck launched into the teeth of a recession I seem to remember!!
Cheers
Mark