Home brew sleeper cabs

[richard_j]

Good grief, chaps…those last few remind me of that ghastly thing that Jeremy Clarkson came up with on a Citroën Pallas!

The ones I’m on about were literally just a case of knocking out those little windows
above the engine flaps, and welding in a steel box, extending the parcel shelf by…ooh, maybe a foot or so each side.

One or two really went exotic and extended the shelf by a foot or more rearwards as well…and the luxurious Bedford hotel was spawned!

Thanks for what you’ve found, though…they are muchly appreciated. Keep 'em coming!

[parkroyal2100]

robthedog:
interesting one

What even is that? FIAT? UNIC? (And what’s the difference anyway?)

[tonyj105]

ParkRoyal2100:

robthedog:
interesting one

What even is that? FIAT? UNIC? (And what’s the difference anyway?)

hanomag-henschel by the look.

tony

[parkroyal2100]

tonyj105:

ParkRoyal2100:

robthedog:
interesting one

What even is that? FIAT? UNIC? (And what’s the difference anyway?)

hanomag-henschel by the look.

tony

Thanks Tony.

Robert, no luck on that (Australian??) LAD cab Leyland yet, will keep looking. It’s in a museum or collection somewhere…

[zb_anorak]

This thread is super. It shows that all the “innovations” foisted upon us by the big firms had been done many times over by DIY practitioners and coachbuilders.

Was the LAD Leyland (Bear? Retriever?) actually used like that, or was it just done as a novelty show exhibit? The pink ERF looks as good as a factory job. Is it still in existence?

[robert1952]

[zb]
anorak:
This thread is super. It shows that all the “innovations” foisted upon us by the big firms had been done many times over by DIY practitioners and coachbuilders.

Was the LAD Leyland (Bear? Retriever?) actually used like that, or was it just done as a novelty show exhibit? The pink ERF looks as good as a factory job. Is it still in existence?

Not sure if it’s still around but IIRC the pink ERF was a C-series with an E-series grille. Robert

[hutpik]

Robert,you’re the clever one.See if you can find a photo of Roly Long’s Scania with the Greek ‘‘addition’’ he had done.I’ve got a photo but no scanner.
I don’t suppose my old ERF would Count as it was a ‘‘professional’’ job.Mike

[zb_anorak]

hutpik:
Robert,you’re the clever one.See if you can find a photo of Roly Long’s Scania with the Greek ‘‘addition’’ he had done.I’ve got a photo but no scanner.
I don’t suppose my old ERF would Count as it was a ‘‘professional’’ job.Mike

Beat you to it Robert!
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=38865

[hutpik]

Well done lads,both truck and driver are a worthy inclusion here.

[robert1952]

hutpik:
Well done lads,both truck and driver are a worthy inclusion here.

The least I can do is to include your professional ERF, Mike! Robert

[dirty_dan]

Here you go Micke! Hope everything is good up north!

Danne

[jmc_jnr]

C’mon somebody with IT skills. Put up a pic. of Bob Paul’s MkV AEC. Jim.

[hutpik]

Thanks Robert.
Well done Danne.Everything is good up here,first day with -30c today so Winter is '‘really’'here now.Mike

[robert1952]

jmc jnr:
C’mon somebody with IT skills. Put up a pic. of Bob Paul’s MkV AEC. Jim.

Here you, Jim! Robert

[robert1952]

A couple of Seddons. The older one looks South American. Robert

[robert1952]

A Guy Big-J and a LHD ‘ergo’ Leyland. robert

[robert1952]

Three different kinds of Atkinson add-ons. Robert

[robert1952]

South American treatment of a Ford D-series. Robert

[robert1952]

And this, I think, is precisely the kind of thing the OP is looking for: a LHD Bedford KM (probably with a D/D engine and 9-speed Fuller), with a rabbit hutch jammed on the back! Robert

[robert1952]

ParkRoyal2100:
[quote="tonyj105
Robert, no luck on that (Australian??) LAD cab Leyland yet, will keep looking. It’s in a museum or collection somewhere…

Cheers! Robert