More from New Zealand:
A couple of my old motor, MVH747P:
While waiting to cross a roundabout yesterday, I heard a very distinctive engine noise. Looked around and low and behold there she was! A lovely example still being used. Anyone know anything about this one? Sounded very much like a Detroit to me.
BRP 301S. Northants reg, but I think the company is from Royston Cambs area.
same motor , quite a few of it on this link .
And after spotting that old beauty (above), I thought I’d dig out a few of my old Crusader pics from the 80’s 
Couple of heavy hitters to begin;
UYL 814S
EDW 785V
UCX 299R. She had Rolls Royce eagle diesel badges on.
HME 652N. Spotted this one at Cranfield airfield many years ago. Possibly a “lorry driver of the year” do…
KNH 566L. The same Crusader as pictured on the Scammell brochure. I remember Rogers running it 24/7; Day job was “swarf” from British TImkin bearings - Northampton to Sheffiled. Then reload lime - Buxton area to Dunstable. Night job was trailer change at Felixstowe. Pictured with “heavy” groupage trailer departing yard early evening. OVERSLAGBEDRIJF was part of Gelders BV.
TUW 61M. Why did Radclive run a solitary Crusader alongside F89’s?..
(Not sure who took this pic)
MOC:
the 6th scammell on there is JNV 994L new to p c howard of peterbrough my dad owned this motor 1979 till it was cut up in 1983 just some useless info for everybody 
harry_gill:
georgeking:
Off topic Harry, do you know how many lorries Glendinning owned at their peak?hiya,
It was the early 70s when i did my bit for Glenny but at that time they would have had roughly twenty motors all British manufacture and a mixed bag of trailers flats, tippers and car transporters, they did open another depot at Pity Me but how big the fleet grew i don’t know i’d thankfully left them by then.
thanks harry long retired.
Thnaks Harry I remember Archie drinking in Maryport saying that he had 120 vehicles this would be around 1977.
georgeking:
harry_gill:
georgeking:
Off topic Harry, do you know how many lorries Glendinning owned at their peak?hiya,
It was the early 70s when i did my bit for Glenny but at that time they would have had roughly twenty motors all British manufacture and a mixed bag of trailers flats, tippers and car transporters, they did open another depot at Pity Me but how big the fleet grew i don’t know i’d thankfully left them by then.
thanks harry long retired.Thnaks Harry I remember Archie drinking in Maryport saying that he had 120 vehicles this would be around 1977.
hiya,
At the end of my working life i worked in the next premises along from Glenny’s yard at Pity Me the Consett operation had ceased and was a building plot but i doubt very much if he counted all his rolling stock motors and trailers they would’nt have totalled a 120 don’t think he ever got that big, but i’m here to be shot down i’m used to it.
thanks harry long retired.
Thanks for this bubbleman - it made me smile too:
its a while since i saw a scammel with a load of black on ! 
Double trouble:
harry_gill:
georgeking:
harry_gill:
georgeking:
Off topic Harry, do you know how many lorries Glendinning owned at their peak?hiya,
It was the early 70s when i did my bit for Glenny but at that time they would have had roughly twenty motors all British manufacture and a mixed bag of trailers flats, tippers and car transporters, they did open another depot at Pity Me but how big the fleet grew i don’t know i’d thankfully left them by then.
thanks harry long retired.Thnaks Harry I remember Archie drinking in Maryport saying that he had 120 vehicles this would be around 1977.
hiya,
At the end of my working life i worked in the next premises along from Glenny’s yard at Pity Me the Consett operation had ceased and was a building plot but i doubt very much if he counted all his rolling stock motors and trailers they would’nt have totalled a 120 don’t think he ever got that big, but i’m here to be shot down i’m used to it.
thanks harry long retired.
Hi
In the early 60’s about 55 vehicles,lots of tippers 4,6, & 8 Wheelers few flats and about 6 transporters , the peak was the mid late 90’s with 55 Transporters, 30ish general haulage & about 180 trailers. 14 of the transporters were based in Soutampton with about another 6 spread arond the country
stevecook:
Thanks for this bubbleman - it made me smile too:
Would you need a PSV licence to drive that?
Put some greedy boards on, and its straight out of Orgreave…
The mechanic:
stevecook:
Thanks for this bubbleman - it made me smile too:
Would you need a PSV licence to drive that?
jerry truckartist:
Put some greedy boards on, and its straight out of Orgreave…The mechanic:
stevecook:
Thanks for this bubbleman - it made me smile too:
Would you need a PSV licence to drive that?
Hiya …i,am not 100% sure but i think you only need a psv if there,s more than 12 seats I,ll check.HE HE
John
Did a real version of this ever exist?
