This old Atkinson is waiting to be restored. A bit of a rarity I belive, the lads in the workshop where its waiting for its new lease of life say Atkinson only made 10 of this model and its one of only 3 left. I thought somebody on here might find the pictures interesting.
Many thanks to the lads in Pannel Commercials for letting me have a look and take the pictures
Brilliant Find…A Rare Atki indeed
paul allen:
Brilliant Find…A Rare Atki indeed
Thats some atki badge on the grille!!! Bewick.
that is a quality find indeed and well worth restoring for posterity as very few were made and most of what were built went abroad anyway
Sadly, this isn’t an Omega.
This is a bonnetted tractor, of the like that Sunters ran (which has been restored and lives in Yorkshire) and which was shown at a Motor Show in Pickfords livery, but which never went to the firm due to politics involving Scammell.
240 Gardner has the dates, locations, etc. which will confirm what this vehicle actually is - but it’s definitely not an Omega - that’s for certain.
I think they where known as Omegas even though as you say technicaly they where not Omegas, I think its a BT1366CA from some googling. I think the Omegas where the same as Rotinof Atlantics and Super Atlantics, as you can see this one in the first pictures is a 6X4; and I think the Omegas where 6X6 and had a different shed on them like this one here.
steptoe:
I think they where known as Omegas even though as you say technicaly they where not Omegas, I think its a BT1366CA from some googling. I think the Omegas where the same as Rotinof Atlantics and Super Atlantics, as you can see this one in the first pictures is a 6X4; and I think the Omegas where 6X6 and had a different shed on them like this one here.
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There’s no ‘technically’ about it - they weren’t Omegas nor were they ever known by that name. The Rotinoffs were also quite different beasts and were actually marketed as Atkinsons when Rotinoff ran into financial difficulties (I have a copy of the original Atkinson sales brochure for them) - it is very obvious that the Omega is a completely difficult vehicle and there literature which is readily available which bears this out.
Of course, if I were to be really rude, I’d say that the only people who labelled them as such would be people who didn’t know what they were talking about. But I wouldn’t dare be so rude, so I’d never dream of saying anything so inflammatory…
Jocular antics aside, your best bet is to contact David Weedon, who restored the Sunters vehicle. He will be able to tell you everything you need to know about them.
The people at Pannels Commercials who own the lorry told me its an Omega, I have never even seen one before, so did a little rooting on the internet, and thats all I know. I put the pictures on here with the information I was given about it. The idea was to let other people see and enjoy the pictures thats all…
steptoe:
The people at Pannels Commercials who own the lorry told me its an Omega, I have never even seen one before, so did a little rooting on the internet, and thats all I know. I put the pictures on here with the information I was given about it. The idea was to let other people see and enjoy the pictures thats all…
Hiya “steptoe” that Atki is a Mk1 fibreglass cab with a bonnet grafted on to the front,whereas the Omega was an all steel cab and built for work primarily in the oil-fields of the middleast IIRC.But then again “240” will come onto the thread and straighten us all out with his “laser” like knowledge of all things Atkinson!! Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
steptoe:
The people at Pannels Commercials who own the lorry told me its an Omega, I have never even seen one before, so did a little rooting on the internet, and thats all I know. I put the pictures on here with the information I was given about it. The idea was to let other people see and enjoy the pictures thats all…Hiya “steptoe” that Atki is a Mk1 fibreglass cab with a bonnet grafted on to the front,whereas the Omega was an all steel cab and built for work primarily in the oil-fields of the middleast IIRC.But then again “240” will come onto the thread and straighten us all out with his “laser” like knowledge of all things Atkinson!! Cheers Dennis.
Marky has said it all - it’s a BT7566C - the earlier versions were known as BT1366, but Atkinson changed the model codes in 1964 to reflect gross weights instead of nominal payloads.
A number of these were built, for both the home and export markets, and one was exhibited on the Atkinson stand at the 1968 Earls Court Show. Home market customers included Sunters and NCB, whilst a batch of 10 was supplied to South African Railways. Meanwhile, there is one known survivor in Australia. As Dennis says, it has what is essentially the Mk.1 cab structure, although the front wings are actually ally-panelled.
An Omega looks like this:
It’s about 10’ 6" wide, and rather taller and longer than the 6x4 units. And the Big A badges were the same size as on the factory gates!
I took this when I was 15 with a Kodak Instamatic 126.
That’s not you trying to nick the bumper is it Chris?
Earls Court 1968…
skandiahamn:
I took this when I was 15 with a Kodak Instamatic 126.That’s not you trying to nick the bumper is it Chris?
Earls Court 1968…
Arnie the driver who was having it ended up with a 4x2 view line ballast tractor and he was not the happiest person around 
cheers Johnnie
skandiahamn:
I took this when I was 15 with a Kodak Instamatic 126.That’s not you trying to nick the bumper is it Chris?
I was only 9 myself, Nick!!
