Astran / Middle East Drivers

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS OLD TIME LORRIES, COMPANIES AND DRIVERS (INTERACT
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Dave.

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It’s a model and a very good one too!

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poss derick rance old motor used to be in davis turner coulors

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shirly temple:

jacko22:

hutpik:
Hi all.John.Thanks for that.Nice to know these things as we lose touch when we do other things [1980\81 i was living in Afghanistan].
Jacko.Thanks.Wish the old sod the best and ask him if he is going to post sometime in the future. Mike

Will send on your regards hutpik & Mr Miller to Chinky. No longer work with him left the firm last May but still in touch on the blower! I don’t think we will see Chinky on ere- that was his Mrs Elaine who posted on his behalf some time ago

tell chinkey to get someone else to type for him lol and he should of retired years ago lol

chinky and a few others may want to look at this if you want to still drive a tuck for show etc DVTA Driver CPC - Exemptions
www.dvtani.gov.uk/drivercpc/exemptions.asp

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the dvla also is the same as this will post the link :smiley:

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davemackie:
Gentlemen, does anyone recognize this machine, clue it is not in it’s normal livery.

Also it’s worth a very close look, it’s not what it appears to be.
Dave.

I will take a very long shot / wild guess and say
is that Athol Addisons old truck but with a rear lift axle added to the front half?

I remember the write up in Truck magazine about it back in 1980 something. Not that I would know but its just a guess!! :smiley: :smiley:

Im sure there are some pics of it on this thread somewhere.

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is it dericks old motor
:smiley:

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Hi all.Just looked up an old pic of Athols motor when it was almost new and in blue.It was originally a 3axle truck with a 2 axle trailer.My pic is from May 1983.Mike

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I dont think its Athol/Rancey truck myself,

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Is that Williams Scania on the left? Photo by Krister Högström.

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V8Lenny:
Is that Williams Scania on the left? Photo by Krister Högström.

That picture really sets the scene during that era of Middle East road transport,great photograph!

David :slight_smile:

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Centuries of trade in 1 pic’!

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I don’t know it this has been posted before, but here it is anyway;

youtube.com/watch?v=I9_u1Yav1YE

Some of the pic’s in the 2nd half are on this thread already, but it’s the Vid’ in the first half that might interest some old middle east hands.

Ross.

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Really excellent photo, adr. There are a lot of us here who think we were pretty good at roping and sheeting but there were some arab drivers who were dead on.

How I managed to get this picture at 45 degrees I have no idea but it was just such a typical vehicle of that time. Mercedes must have sold thousands of them to the Middle East - almost all in that grey colour and all decorated with pictures on the body. This bloke had a thing about sailing boats by the look of it. Probably looking at them made him feel cool half way down the tapline at mid-summer. :smiley:

David

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Best I can do ,Davey-boy! :laughing:

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Thanks Harry. I don’t remember how I managed to mess it up in the first place! :blush:

David

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how about 45 degrees downhill

David Miller:
Thanks Harry. I don’t remember how I managed to mess it up in the first place! :blush:

David

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Better. It’ll go better like that!

David

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Hi David,
Odd the way the body is like an explosion in a paint factory, yet the cab is left un-touched!
Regards Chris

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being as we are on the subject of TONKAS ■■? no ropes there 
 try and count the weight ■■? by the way zI was overtaking in an F89

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