I dont think Lawsons were the best if that pick up is anyhing to go by !
swtrky:
I dont think Lawsons were the best if that pick up is anyhing to go by !
dont know what you mean that will polish out.
steve.
here’s one of mcd when they were busy on rover remember them lol. couple are trunking down from longbrdge the other del a couple at taunton 
Theres already a car transporter thread on the truck photos bit.
glenny54:
cracking model iangam,as for you buzza,all you do is sit on yer fat arse every day,so you’ve got plenty of time to post pictures.bet we’el get plenty of good ones off transporterman.
Hi Glenny nice to see your still nice to Buzz was that first photo your first transporter? Ithink mine was the twin to it.Iremember getting it off Buzz when he got the 95 DAF long time ago now I got a hump after that then all different ones till i got the 11 car Hoyner dont miss them now I,m happy what i,m doing,
An old one, early stockcars at Aycliffe.
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v7victor:
An old one, early stockcars at Aycliffe.
This trailer was built Brockhouse I would guess mid to late 50s, Smarts the MG dealer in Newcastle used to run one behind a BMC tractor it was driven by Norman Oliver from Birtley, I remember the top deck was very steep to drive onto compared to the Carrimore from the same era. They replaced it in the early 60s with a Carrimore.
transporter man:
v7victor:
An old one, early stockcars at Aycliffe.This trailer was built Brockhouse I would guess mid to late 50s, Smarts the MG dealer in Newcastle used to run one behind a BMC tractor it was driven by Norman Oliver from Birtley, I remember the top deck was very steep to drive onto compared to the Carrimore from the same era. They replaced it in the early 60s with a Carrimore.
Thanks i used to stand and watch them unload this Ford Trader as a young lad , it was owned by John Neasham Darlington,not sure who owned the cars!!!
Old & new what a difference 53 years & £150+K makes!!!
Always be prepared to modify,
iangam:
Always be prepared to modify,
Hi iangam
Don’t think a lot of posters will realize the significance of this photo
A couple of links worth looking at:
Hi iangam
Don’t think a lot of posters will realize the significance of this photo
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are you gonna tell us then??
my last load on transporters.
autologic has really gone down the pan now.
steve.
pollystag:
Hi iangam
Don’t think a lot of posters will realize the significance of this photo
are you gonna tell us then??
my last load on transporters.
autologic has really gone down the pan now.
steve.
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If you look at the MCD pictures you will see the similarity, the MCD’s are Hoynor 9/10 car artics that have been streched, the picture I posted is a later Hoynor 10 car artic that has been cut in half and turned into a drag, I’d had been planning a similar conversion myself (although keeping three decks) until I was told the labour cost would stop it being worthwhile but I guess in Lithuainian the labour cost is a bit different.
transporter man:
Old & new what a difference 53 years & £150+K makes!!!
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Hi Transporterman…Regarding the Tasker Burtonwood Trailer, could you get 3 cars on the top deck if the one over the peak was reversed on?
Also, was it normal practice to leave the doors open on the top deck vehicles?
Seen an old Fracks 4 wheeler car transporter in a yard in Huddersfield today , i didnt know they had any or it could have been a replacement cab
auld_man_bob:
transporter man:
Old & new what a difference 53 years & £150+K makes!!!
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Hi Transporterman…Regarding the Tasker Burtonwood Trailer, could you get 3 cars on the top deck if the one over the peak was reversed on?
Also, was it normal practice to leave the doors open on the top deck vehicles?
Hi auld_man_bob long time no hear!! that particular load was the first load on the transporter when it was new, it was a trial load and did’t actualy move you could get 3 cars on the top. In them days the overal length was onlt about 35’ if you remember the flat trailers were maximum 28’.
VTY 900 was transporter no 2 for Glendinnings, BMC Morris 18 ton unit and a Carrimore Mk 2 trailer. The Carrimore was far more superior to the Tasker in the loading and on road handling departments. For loading the top deck dropped and moved back the only problem with this was if a car was reversed onto the front of the top deck and if the rear of the car was near the cab you could not lift the deck, to overcome this the vehicle had to be jack knifed. This caused problems if you were delivering to a garage in a town the vehicle had to be jack knifed in the street!! These vehicles were fitted with retractable turntables which would allow the front car to be driven close to the cab and during the turn the trailer would move back leaving a clearance.