Doncaster
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That Foden & drag is in the hands of Danny Dovey from Totton on the outskirts of Southampton, he has had that motor for a good while and his son is also into the vintage gear.
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Couple off fb, suggestions the first is Swiss, looks Bedford based to me….unfortunately i was dubious its AI, but can’t imagine it having much speed if its real,
2nd is a perkins powered beast being moved recently, Latil was suggested, both looked interesting.
Your last phrase occured to me before i got to read the caption.
The roofline looks as if it was originally a van body.
Hop picking holidays, the salt of the earth compared to today’s benefit scroungers.
Thanks for your post on the DIT thread Oily, talking of hops here is a picture of days gone bye
Hops in pockets as they were known in transit from Alton, Hants some years ago.
The “beast” is indeed a Latil M2 TZ, repowered with a Perkins.
It must have been a work of art loading Hops.I’ve seen the photos of the Alan Firmin motors loaded sky high and they look to defy gravity.Obviously there’s a way of loading them just like the wool men knew
That Ecocofreight Foden is a funny colour. Same cab style I had at K & M though, very good in its day.
Tarmac contract motor?
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few old vehicles at Leyland truck museum today, 4x4 trader and a stunning Leyland octopus bulk blower..
And an old Blackpool fire engine…
