Two more Thornycrofts.
oily
That cattle waggon looks like coakes from Newmilton Hants by the motive on the door, is that right ?
some nice unloadinplaces from this day
benkku
Buzzer:
That cattle waggon looks like coakes from Newmilton Hants by the motive on the door, is that right ?
I’ve had another look at the source (Grace’s Guide) and the only text is as follows “1959 Thornycroft Swift Shore”.
oily
Buzzer:
That cattle waggon looks like coakes from Newmilton Hants by the motive on the door, is that right ?
Yes it belongs to the Coakes from Hampshire who have several preserved motors.
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It’s always a pleasure to see that motor Ralph. Hope to see it at the Tyne Tees on the first Sunday in June. Regards Kev.
I´m scanning some photos taken in England in the mid seventies, and I found this vehicle. Can anyone help me to identify the maker of it…could it be a bus chassis the rebuilt for this purpose?
I didn´t know where to post it, so I tried here
/Stellan
The badge on the front looks like a Daimler one to me.
EDIT: Have a look here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr-bg/6914877693/
It is a Daimler Roadliner SR6C rear engined with ■■■■■■■ V6 single deck bus chassis JGW 16K , registered to the Road Research Laboratory.A 1968 chassis not registered until 1972 clearly it has a Daimler badge on the front, characteristic white steering wheel and instrument binacle plus the front overhang with Daimler style front hub bearing covers. The thing that looks like a small motor bike behind the front wheel must be some sort of road monitoring device. I doubt if this vehicle would ever complete any great mileage during its time with the RRL as most Daimler SR6Cs were very unreliable due to the ■■■■■■■ V6’s performance a fact born out when the same engine was fitted to Ford D 1000 lorries.
Cheers , Leyland 600
It is a motorbike with its own H number plate -looks like someone has just parked it there,probably the driver?
Thank you both for the help with the yellow Daimler , I would never guess that. Was it a standard cab on it, or was it custom built? The motorbike was probably mounted there for a test-drive without driver on it, collecting data from it in the lorry… I guess
Here´s another photo from Mira, showing a lorry participating in a quiet heavy vehicle project in 1975… and it looks like the sleeper has a really good air-condition, and outside plumbing
Edit: Using a magnifying glass I found out that the motorbikes number plate is HRD113L
/Stellan
Hopefully, at the CVC Gaydon show in acouple of weeks there will be a 1957 Scammell Constructor that has come out fo MIRA where it was used as a dynamometer. It will be its first public outing.
Autotransit:
Thank you both for the help with the yellow Daimler, I would never guess that. Was it a standard cab on it, or was it custom built? The motorbike was probably mounted there for a test-drive without driver on it, collecting data from it in the lorry… I guess
Here´s another photo from Mira, showing a lorry participating in a quiet heavy vehicle project in 1975… and it looks like the sleeper has a really good air-condition, and outside plumbing
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Edit: Using a magnifying glass I found out that the motorbikes number plate is HRD113L
/Stellan
I also did a bit of magnifying and the motorbike is attached and is without a seatpad, the RD reg was Berkshire.
oily