roping and sheeting

Suedehead:

Bewick:
I reckon the Allison AEC was brand new and was loading in Dundee ready for the run down to it’s new home in London ! IIRC Allisons ran their AEC’s without bumpers probably to save weight. Cheers Bewick.

Maybe to compensate for the size of the fuel tank

It looks like a Leyland Motors fuel tank to me judging by the filler cap ! Cheers Dennis.