I was having a sort through some of the boxes that we shipped over from England, and found some of my old toys including three lorries that first got me interested in trucks. However, it would be another four decades before I got round to getting my truck licence.
I’ve managed to identify the Scammell and the AEC, but not sure what make the car transporter is? Maybe Juddian knows as it may be something he’s driven in the past when on the cars.
It’s satisfying to see that they’re all stamped ‘Made in England’ when we still had a toy industry.
Got to agree with Rob…its a bedford…the one made before the S type…some wonderful old models there…i used to have a collection but sadly when i got broken into…they took all of them.
Good detective work guys. Any idea when that transporter would’ve been on the road?
I got a ride in a Scammell once as a kid, when my dad used to work for Freightliners and could take me to work with him in the school holidays. He worked in the offices and persuaded one of the drivers to give me a spin while he collected a box from one of the trains. It was hard for an eight year old just to climb up into the cab. Think I had to climb up onto the wheel or something. No steps.
definitely a Bedford oss made from 1946 to 1953 same 27/8 hp as most other bedfords of the time. quite a choice of trailer couplings from carrimor, taskers etc the scammel type was usually for multi trailer use, I would have thought the car transporter trailer would have been its only trailer.
These are lovely to see! We could do with more posts like this and less of the tired of old b/S that’s floating around. I’ll have to find some of my 80’s trucks out. My favourite was a 3600 SpaceCab done in to white with the colorful DAF stripes. Id love to see more toys
How expensive would one of those have been for children back in t’ day? They’re nicely made aren’t they? Proper little replicas.
What was all that fuss with them lawn darts? Teaches a good aim! Lead paint is great too, teaches “don’t eat your toy cars” you little richard head. Kids had a well rounded edumacation.
windrush:
I still have most of my collection from the fifties!
Pete.
Id love to see that! Get posting!
Here we go Luke, just a small selection that were to hand. Mostly Dinky, a few Corgi and a couple of Morestone and Budgie Toys. One French Dinky Toy, the Berliet with the container on the bed. Some restored by me, others original. Many more in the loft! When dad was on distance in the fifties (Thermalite, Reading, to Fort William and back was six days at 20 mph. Five days driving and then greasing etc on the Saturday, Sunday was loading again for Monday and you lads reckon you have it hard! ) I would rarely see him in person but usually there was a Dinky Toy lorry under my pillow when I woke up! Expensive I guess, and he only earned £15 per week. Alas I had a much younger brother who was a little ‘destructive’ but a lot escaped in one piece and they returned to me many years later!
