Volvo F88…sleeper very cool truck… but spent a long time in the old leyland roadtrain, 10 speed full crash box…i dont think younger drivers would have liked them, i remember when they were fased out and the cf came in . 
I liked the MAN F2000, was the first HGV I drove on proper work. It was a fairly old truck even then, felt suitably retro, but I definitely developed a soft spot for it in a very short time, and liked the noise it made.
I guess they didn’t really make the nut, as you barely see a single one still around.
I’d also like to have a go in something Bedford, just so I know what it was like. Terrible probably. 
Where do I start…
ERF E14
DAF 3300
DAF 95 (mk1)
3 series Scania
F2000 roadhaus
Foden 4000
To name but a few. I’d happily spend a week or 2 around europe in any of the above (and indeed have in many)
Lets face it, it’s nice to remenice but the fact is I wouldn’t go back to driving one from the past.
I drive a modern, powerful, comfortable hgv, with all the bells and whistles!
Anyone who says they would swap are maddd!
Thereal-john:
Lets face it, it’s nice to remenice but the fact is I wouldn’t go back to driving one from the past.
I drive a modern, powerful, comfortable hgv, with all the bells and whistles!
Anyone who says they would swap are maddd!
I haven’t driven a lot of old trucks, but if I had the chance to drive another EC11 over my current Renault Premium, I’d jump at the chance.
damoq:
Thereal-john:
Lets face it, it’s nice to remenice but the fact is I wouldn’t go back to driving one from the past.
I drive a modern, powerful, comfortable hgv, with all the bells and whistles!
Anyone who says they would swap are maddd!I haven’t driven a lot of old trucks, but if I had the chance to drive another EC11 over my current Renault Premium, I’d jump at the chance.
I’m not a fan of the premium, but you’d rather have a twin splitter than an auto, rattley old clutch and electronics that don’t work?
Thereal-john:
damoq:
Thereal-john:
Lets face it, it’s nice to remenice but the fact is I wouldn’t go back to driving one from the past.
I drive a modern, powerful, comfortable hgv, with all the bells and whistles!
Anyone who says they would swap are maddd!I haven’t driven a lot of old trucks, but if I had the chance to drive another EC11 over my current Renault Premium, I’d jump at the chance.
I’m not a fan of the premium, but you’d rather have a twin splitter than an auto, rattley old clutch and electronics that don’t work?
I was lucky. My ERF never had an Eaton t/s. It was a synchro box.
But it’s not so much that I don’t like my premium. It’s just I find driving modern trucks a bit boring at times. At least you actually had to drive an ERF and put some effort into it. Kept you alert more IMO.
I loved a W reg Foden 4000 that we sold last year; One of the last fibreglass cabbed ones built. 8spd crash box and with the worn out clutch brake, I could change without the clutch at all once moving.
The Fodens with the Leyland Daf 75/85 cabs were great too.
It must be classic tipper day in Gill Mill quarry today; I’ve loaded a Ford Cargo, a K reg Foden 3000 series and 2 Leyland Freighters.
and if you had one pre limiter they were faster, some a lot faster!
Angus25:
Mk 2 antar very vasic but the engine makes up for that.
Showing your age there dude! Mk 3 for me. 
Like others have said, if you were actually given some off the metal that you used you could have have alot off memories shattered, I really dont want to tramp in a G290 Renault again, and after seeing a guy with an F10 a couple off months ago at Wissington I would even draw the line there, they actually are quite small inside, but I had a succesion of them and loved eveyone.
Shock horror ! I do think that the Turboliner I drove would still be ok to use, plenty off storage and I could stand upright 6’3" in the middle of the cab,
But my all time favourite truck was an MAN 22362 with a Twin Splitter it was a beast, 38 ton gross and pre limiter, went like a rocket and the gearbox I know would put any manual on the market today to shame and thats not rose tinted I promise. But would I want to spend a week in it now, mine wasnt a roadhuas, they werent on the market at that time, but a Roadhaus with a few more horses for 44 ton, I’d think about it.
Lorries I’ve not drive but wouldnt mind a spin in. F88, a guy from our village had one (owner driver) I used to go on day runs with him in the school hols sometimes,
Transcon who wouldnt, though I fear I would spend most of my time telling all who needed educating that it actualy was a Berliet/Renualt cab, not the other way round as semms to be a common misconseption. 
1st was an f88 240 , old and slower than an obstinate donkey
Last was a 142 nice motor and went like a train , never had a
problem in the 3 yrs I was driving it .
Came of the road after that and the worst move I ever made .
quirky
When someone says they’d prefer to drive one of the oldies I ask when was the last time they did? People often say to me how they’d love to drive an old 143 and when asked when they last drove them the answer is normally when they were still made. We have a 97 143 and a 92 F10 and while good fun for a while after a day you’re more than happy to get back in the comfortable modern lorry. Like someone said go back and drive some of these oldies and you’re illusions and memories from the past as to how good they were would soon be shattered.
hiya,
I am well retired so know nothing about anything newer than eleven years old, but could I choose something to drive for old times sake it would have to be the Volvo F 88 and the only stipulation would be not an air wipered one ( was speared to death on many occasions ) when they fell to bits when in use, so a “leccy” bottom of the screen wiper jobby only please, when this old girl in in for service can I have the spare Scammell Crusader with a big Roller inboard both had huge “sheds” that you could dance in, happy days.
thanks harry, long retired.
never really got on with the F88/89.
small cramped cab and a shocking ride when empty.
switchlogic:
When someone says they’d prefer to drive one of the oldies I ask when was the last time they did? People often say to me how they’d love to drive an old 143 and when asked when they last drove them the answer is normally when they were still made. We have a 97 143 and a 92 F10 and while good fun for a while after a day you’re more than happy to get back in the comfortable modern lorry. Like someone said go back and drive some of these oldies and you’re illusions and memories from the past as to how good they were would soon be shattered.
Depends on what you call an oldie though Luke; As you’ve probably seen, some firms 2 year old motors look worse than a 10 year old wagon owned by someone else. We look after ours and have in the past got over 13 years servive out of them. 10 years is the retirement mark now, hence a nice shiny Scania unit is being prepped in the workshop for Dad
I noted three trucks I thought would still be acceptable to a days work in but as others said I probaly wouldn’t want to day in day out. Yes maybe a nice sunny day and clear roads or doing a road run but day in day out no thanks especially tramping.
Look at the legendary scania 143 topline the cab is tiny even compared to the fleet cabs of today.
I love to look at the old trucks at shows and in magazines but wouldn’t want to work one its like an office worker saying no il ditch the computer buy me a typewriter.
del949:
never really got on with the F88/89.
small cramped cab and a shocking ride when empty.
hiya,
Small cab F88/89 ■■ are you sure ■■, they were big in my day I never used
the sleeper bit but have had a midday nap on the bunk would think it was
big enough for a nights kip I’m not exactly tiny and I could spread myself
out, I don’t know about the Crusader it was only a day cab, I think that you
present day curtain tuggers are spoiled if you think the F88 was a shocking
ride when empty. PS we never travelled very far empty when I was a lad.
thanks harry, long retired.
H
Harry, the bunks were OK, but in the driving seat you had very little room to spread your legs out.
The engine hump was intrusive so cross cab access was nigh impossible without mountaineering.
And the steel springs with crap cab suspension made them transmit every road defect to my back, regardless of the bostrom seat.
At that time my own truck was a Ford TC and I only had to drive the Volvo occasionally, and that was often enough!
Did rate the F10 though
del949:
H
Harry, the bunks were OK, but in the driving seat you had very little room to spread your legs out.
The engine hump was intrusive so cross cab access was nigh impossible without mountaineering.
And the steel springs with crap cab suspension made them transmit every road defect to my back, regardless of the bostrom seat.
At that time my own truck was a Ford TC and I only had to drive the Volvo occasionally, and that was often enough!
Did rate the F10 though
hiya,
I’m 76 but it looks like I’m still being taught a thing or two, Ah’ well.
thanks harry, long retired.