bubbleman:
Hello again,heres some old Scanias from the cuttings box
Apologies for any repeats.
Cheers Bubbs,
This Scania was a test vehicle for GKN transmissions and was fitted with their own automatic gearbox, a proper 2 pedal job. It ran on trade plates for a while, hence a 69 model 110 on a 71 plate. It was very fast to drive but had no engine braking and relied on electric retarders to slow it. After many years on test it was put on to their trunking fleet, IIRC first trip on a night trunk to their factory at Newtown Powys it was rolled over on the Welshpool road. It did get another cab on it but what happened to it after that I don’t know.
I found this one on Google just to ensure that I wasnt going mad. I mentioned to several people about a Scania 86 and was told I was mistaken with the Volvo of Bubblemans choice.
The one I drove was fitted with Rollonoff hook equipment and was used to shift huge bins that we carried sawdust and woodchip in. I normally travelled between Howden and Breighton Airfield with it so it wasn’t such a pain as you could not go fast round the country lanes. The bins were about 15’ high when they were on the chassis and the rigid rolled like bloody hell.
Occasionally I had to go further afield and the lack of serious horses was an embarrassment and that was only running at 24 tonne with a slab fronted skip
Thanks Trev I was going to say it had another cab on because it had the little lettering and the small mirror arms on a J plate and my H has the larger seem to think the very early 110 had little lettering with vabis as well
bubbleman:
Hello again,heres some old Scanias from the cuttings box
Apologies for any repeats.
Cheers Bubbs,
This Scania was a test vehicle for GKN transmissions and was fitted with their own automatic gearbox, a proper 2 pedal job. It ran on trade plates for a while, hence a 69 model 110 on a 71 plate. It was very fast to drive but had no engine braking and relied on electric retarders to slow it. After many years on test it was put on to their trunking fleet, IIRC first trip on a night trunk to their factory at Newtown Powys it was rolled over on the Welshpool road. It did get another cab on it but what happened to it after that I don’t know.
hiya,
Hello Trev love those 110s nearly as much as i like whisky, Cheers mate see you again.
thanks harry long retired.
hiya,
Drove this one but when Tayforth blue it was past it’s best when i got hold of it and just about needed attention every trip, was on the Doncaster BRS Christmas card list i was on first name terms with maintainence staff.
thanks harry long retired.
dont know who this one belonged to but thought it looked interesting so got a photo
cheers
mark
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That F88 was still running around about 8,10 years ago. Not much room for the diesel tank on there.
That F88 is a G88 and used to do containers from Immingham not so long ago.
Maybe the fuel tank is in the home made spoiler
Hey wheelnut if it was a G88 its been turned back to a f88 again as its got steps infront of the mudguards.
maybe is because its a day cab it looks odd or evan the extra axle.
John
That looks like a homemade sleeper to me in the top picture but definately an “F88”. Also I thought the windscreen wipers would have been on the bottom by the time the “N” registrations came out, not the top. The grill is wrong for the reg. as well, unless my memory is playing tricks, they had a black one by then. Regards, Haddy.
Well knock me down with a feather…i never knew there was 2 of them grey 3 axel f 88,units i,ve seen them god knows how many
times, never noticed one was a sleeper and one a day cab.I,am stunned
John
…heres some more mixed cuttings 
