Well done for finding that information, the answer was out there ! chance of finding a survivor is nil, the 8lxb would have been prised from them long ago.
Retired Old ■■■■:
And we can all go looking for one of “The Twenty-nine” to restore! If there’s really anyone who would rather drive a Gardner than a ■■■■■■■■ of course.
[/quote]Me ME! Give me the Gardner smoothness and quietness over a rough, rattling and noisy ■■■■■■■ any day, just as long as I didn’t have to earn a living with it nowadays of course!!
Pete.
Eureka,well done and congratulations to Valkyrie,it’s just a pity that it has taken 101 pages to be believed that I did collect a brand new Big J with a 240 Gardner engine from SoM Newton Le Willows depot and drive it back to Manchester depot,I wonder if those disbelievers will eat the proverbial humble pie■■?
A vindicated driver,
David
Our ■■■■■■■■ correspondant has gone rather quiet of late, possibly concerned that folk now know that his stockpile really exists? 
Pete.
I’ll have a Gardner please
Nip up to Bewick’s barn, gazsa, you can take your pick!
Hiya,
Well I’m still not convinced looks like a bit of tom foolery to me anyway I don’t
want one ■■■■■■■ or Roller for me I’m not a gaffer.
thanks harry, long retired.
Retired Old ■■■■:
Nip up to Bewick’s barn, gazsa, you can take your pick!
He’d be better of taking a large wheel barrow!!!,
David
harry_gill:
Hiya,
Well I’m still not convinced looks like a bit of tom foolery to me anyway I don’t
want one ■■■■■■■ or Roller for me I’m not a gaffer.
thanks harry, long retired.
So you are not feeling hungry Harry■■?
David
Retired Old ■■■■:
Nip up to Bewick’s barn, gazsa, you can take your pick!
I best get hitchhikers kit on ROF
cos I’m on me way
Thanks for the confirmation Valkyrie -
Mr Wall’s Guy was originally Gardner 180 powered – the 240 came out of an ERF
iirc this was how the Guy was when they acquired it
In the list from from BCVM , was there any indication of dates .
The chassis nos. listed within each CBC no . appear to jump all over the place .
If you take the chassis nos in ascending order , they seem to be listed in singles or occasional pairs, with large gaps until the next single or pair . This would suggest a very much feed of 8LXB engines , as would have been expected .
Did the chassis nos. have a system , rising consecutively , or were they just random.
There is almost a 2 1/2 thousand difference between the lowest & highest chassis no listed .
The operator who is credited with the largest fleet is Smith of Maddiston , not Smiths of Madiston as listed .
In the link posted , could this be 2 of the Guys to the right of the Bedford TMs , the 3rd one having the older shorter front grille 
harry_gill:
Hiya, I don’t
want one ■■■■■■■ or Roller for me I’m not a gaffer.
thanks harry, long retired.
Now you’ve done it when Bewick sees that you’re fighting a battle on two fronts like I was before I changed sides. 
Carryfast:
harry_gill:
Hiya, I don’t
want one ■■■■■■■ or Roller for me I’m not a gaffer.
thanks harry, long retired.Now you’ve done it when Bewick sees that you’re fighting a battle on two fronts like I was before I changed sides.
You have the job sussed Geoff.
Cheers Dave.
Sleeper cabs on a British lorry? 
Whatever next, windscreen wipers and heaters? There’s no profit in spoiling drivers.
newmercman:
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What was lurking under the big cab?
I’m sure they were from Mansfield in Notts I’ve seen a restored AEC pulling a massive knitting/Weaving machine around
I think it’s owned by the founders grandson maybe he could shed some light on whether these cracking lorries were fitted with the best engine ever built the mighty Gardner 240 8LXB
I read some time ago a firm from America came over to England to visit Westfield and were so impressed by the Gardner engines that they had 2 trucks fitted with the 8LW I think they were called tall boys
windrush:
Our ■■■■■■■■ correspondant has gone rather quiet of late, possibly concerned that folk now know that his stockpile really exists?Pete.
He’s far to busy eating his tea Pete.
newmercman:
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What was lurking under the big cab?
I’ve never seen those before. I reckon they are dustcart cabs- they are based on the narrower version of the cab, rather than the one fitted to Crusaders and ERF Europeans. Was there a picture of a Seddon with a similar roof posted on here in the past few years? They seem to be on long wheelbases, suggesting that they were specified like that from the factory. The owner must have loved his Big J’s- by late 1975 there were loads of “standard” vehicles available with big cabs, albeit without the ice cream/refuse top.
gazsa401:
I’m sure they were from Mansfield in Notts I’ve seen a restored AEC pulling a massive knitting/Weaving machine around
I think it’s owned by the founders grandson maybe he could shed some light on whether these cracking lorries were fitted with the best engine ever built the mighty Gardner 240 8LXB
I read some time ago a firm from America came over to England to visit Westfield and were so impressed by the Gardner engines that they had 2 trucks fitted with the 8LW I think they were called tall boys
Yes gazsa, Westfield were from Mansfield and they also had USA connections. There are pics in Gingerfolds book on the History of Gardner of their American trucks with the 6LW’s installed. I have also seen that AEC, a Mandator I think, quite impressive and I am trying hard to remember the owner’s name! 
Pete.