Here’s a photo to compare a heavy duty Leyland back end from an Octopus and the AEC Maudsley backend.
As you can see the Leyland hubs are much bigger and actually come out further than the wheels.
Interesting comment John about the AEC hubs being the same as a Scammell’s,you could be onto something there,next time I see a Crusader I’ll get a pic of the back end.
I think that this was a V8 not sure though Ken Lane later to become ‘Springroad Transport’
I think that one was definatly a V8 although i stand to be corrected
Deffo V8. Chassis number VTG4R7 408, according to Gaham Edge’s book.
Yeah, you can see the external air filter housing and ducting, the straight engines had the oil filled air filters on top of the engine, the 471/505 had one filter the 691/760 had two filters. Franky.
Hiya …if you go to the graveyard site there’s a rough looking AEC unit. i think that may be a V8. i think it had
a home made sleeper cab and it looks like theres been a extension to the airfilter going up the side of the cab
i don’t know how to move the photo onto the V8 site so you’ll have to go and look.
John
here it is john
Hmm - very interesting. I reckon there is a 75% chance that this one IS indeed a V8.
You just can’t quite see enough detail, but it seems to have the RH fuel tank and LH air inlet.
More details like the reg number would be good.
Could be an Ex Guinness tractor looking at that grille ornament!.
I’ve seen more V8’s recently on the site than I ever saw when they were new !
ramone:
I vaguely remember a driving school at the bottom of thornton rd on the right near sunwin motors ,i have it in my head that they had 1
Think this might be the same place?
Bradford & District Hauliers Group Training Association Ltd.
Also trained apprentice mechanics and stored old buses.
Trev_H:
I’ve seen more V8’s recently on the site than I ever saw when they were new !
Hiya …i’ll go with that Trev…
John
ERF:
Hmm - very interesting. I reckon there is a 75% chance that this one IS indeed a V8.
You just can’t quite see enough detail, but it seems to have the RH fuel tank and LH air inlet.
More details like the reg number would be good.
Could be an Ex Guinness tractor looking at that grille ornament!.
hi its ex wilf harrison-rotherham-alan
Another one…
Revman’s pics do look like they show a V8 chassis. However, isn’t the cab sheel (well, the roof a least) of an RAF refueller? Note the roof-mounted marker lights. Two white in the middle and a red in each front corner.
Anyone know where it is/was?
