i had a chinese six foden with a 5 lw and a 4 speed box . even with a good run it still took forever up t’other side northbound . pedal wedged down with a lump of wood and put your feet up for a bit was the way , dave
Hi again,heres todays offering,First ones for Chris…not a Evans motor but close(ish) 
Cheers Bubbs, 
Morning Bubbs,thanks for the Tyburn MK3 “tin front” photo.I remember that company very well.
bubbleman:
Hi again,heres todays offering,First ones for Chris…not a Evans motor but close(ish)
Cheers Bubbs,
Hi Bubbs,
Love the SoM AEC,very nostalgic!
Keep 'em coming,
Rgds,
David
I’m with 5th Wheel on that one - the SoM AEC with the four-in-line is an absolute classic.
Remember those Whitbread’s Dennis’s too - nice chocolate brown weren’t they?
Quality as always Marcus!
5thwheel:
bubbleman:
Hi again,heres todays offering
Hiya… thats another quite rare motor i would think. I’ve never seen a split screen on that type
of cab before on a AEC…well done bubbs…
john
3300John:
5thwheel:
bubbleman:
Hi again,heres todays offering
Hiya… thats another quite rare motor i would think. I’ve never seen a split screen on that type
of cab before on a AEC…well done bubbs…
john
Would this split screen model be as a result of AEC using different cab suppliers or might this one be an early Park Royal cab prior to the full screen coming out? Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
3300John:
5thwheel:
bubbleman:
Hi again,heres todays offering
Hiya… thats another quite rare motor i would think. I’ve never seen a split screen on that type
of cab before on a AEC…well done bubbs…
johnWould this split screen model be as a result of AEC using different cab suppliers or might this one be an early Park Royal cab prior to the full screen coming out? Cheers Dennis.
Hiya…Dennis this cab was usually on a four wheeler…monark and twin steer mustang and the light weight mercury
artic but with a one peice screen. the mandator homalloy/park royal and RTS cab was split screen.It just seems
odd not been a single screen
John
3300John:
Bewick:
3300John:
5thwheel:
bubbleman:
Hi again,heres todays offering
Hiya… thats another quite rare motor i would think. I’ve never seen a split screen on that type
of cab before on a AEC…well done bubbs…
johnWould this split screen model be as a result of AEC using different cab suppliers or might this one be an early Park Royal cab prior to the full screen coming out? Cheers Dennis.
Hiya…Dennis this cab was usually on a four wheeler…monark and twin steer mustang and the light weight mercury
artic but with a one peice screen. the mandator homalloy/park royal and RTS cab was split screen.It just seems
odd not been a single screen
John
Might it have been a “cut down” rigid then John? Cheers Dennis.
That Mercury was reg’d in Stirling C C in Dec.1960,so she’s not an old model.I can’t add anything different from what 3300 John said,just seems summat out of place for a Mercury unit.Shell Mex and BP bought a lot of Mercury units with single axle tank trailers but I’ve never seen one with a split screen.
'appen I’m not old enough to remember… 
I wish
Quality pics as ever bubbs.
Can remember Lionel Pike, only ever ran Commers didnt they? . . . what make of car is that in the background?
Suedehead:
Quality pics as ever bubbs.
Can remember Lionel Pike, only ever ran Commers didnt they? . . . what make of car is that in the background?
Austin A50.
Chris Webb:
That Mercury was reg’d in Stirling C C in Dec.1960,so she’s not an old model.I can’t add anything different from what 3300 John said,just seems summat out of place for a Mercury unit.Shell Mex and BP bought a lot of Mercury units with single axle tank trailers but I’ve never seen one with a split screen.
'appen I’m not old enough to remember…I wish
Could have been in a smash and had an odd cab fitted maybe? Have you got access to vehicle reg. details Chris? and was it you that slung Clarkson’s fence into the sea? Cheers Dennis.
Chris Webb:
That Mercury was reg’d in Stirling C C in Dec.1960,so she’s not an old model.I can’t add anything different from what 3300 John said,just seems summat out of place for a Mercury unit.Shell Mex and BP bought a lot of Mercury units with single axle tank trailers but I’ve never seen one with a split screen.
'appen I’m not old enough to remember…
A …UP…Chris…we might be forgetin a thin a too but poor oad edy stobart id swap with ya i bet.
serious no body should go that young.
John
Dave the Renegade:
Suedehead:
Quality pics as ever bubbs.
Can remember Lionel Pike, only ever ran Commers didnt they? . . . what make of car is that in the background?Austin A50.
Hiya …RED card dave thats a westminster A95…must have been a bosses car…still a rot box 3 litre 6 cylinder
you don’t see many at traction engine rally’s but a smart car for their day
John
Bewick:
Chris Webb:
That Mercury was reg’d in Stirling C C in Dec.1960,so she’s not an old model.I can’t add anything different from what 3300 John said,just seems summat out of place for a Mercury unit.Shell Mex and BP bought a lot of Mercury units with single axle tank trailers but I’ve never seen one with a split screen.
'appen I’m not old enough to remember…I wish
Could have been in a smash and had an odd cab fitted maybe? Have you got access to vehicle reg. details Chris? and was it you that slung Clarkson’s fence into the sea? Cheers Dennis.
Aye,I reckon it’s been re-cabbed Dennis.I don’t have access to it’s details either,just a book full of old reg areas.
And no,it weren’t me at Langness slinging Clarkson’s fence into the sea.It’s gone on too long this shi* about a few yards of private footpath. The people responsible are bobble hatted green twa**,some ex UK,some Manx,who have nowt better to do and I wish they’d go home and have a beer or two,instead of bloody plotting their next moves in local pubs,and leave J C in peace…tha knows. 
Dave the Renegade:
Suedehead:
Quality pics as ever bubbs.
Can remember Lionel Pike, only ever ran Commers didnt they? . . . what make of car is that in the background?Austin A50.
Cheers for that . . am i the only one that looks in the background 
Muckaway:
Hi Bubbs, I’ve borrowed one of your early pics for the Smiths thread so here’s one in return from an era of interest to many of your viewers;
I wonder what one of those would be advertised for in CVC classifieds in that condition?
What engine and gear box would the little Foden have had in it Nathan? and would it have been 14ton GVW? Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
Muckaway:
Hi Bubbs, I’ve borrowed one of your early pics for the Smiths thread so here’s one in return from an era of interest to many of your viewers;
I wonder what one of those would be advertised for in CVC classifieds in that condition?What engine and gear box would the little Foden have had in it Nathan? and would it have been 14ton GVW? Cheers Dennis.
Hiya…in my book i’d say 2 stroke foden deisels with a 5 speed box. secondley a 5 cylinder gardner and 5 speed
box.I would think a 12 speed would be out of the question been to heavy on 659 which is the newest
3300John:
Bewick:
Muckaway:
Hi Bubbs, I’ve borrowed one of your early pics for the Smiths thread so here’s one in return from an era of interest to many of your viewers;
I wonder what one of those would be advertised for in CVC classifieds in that condition?What engine and gear box would the little Foden have had in it Nathan? and would it have been 14ton GVW? Cheers Dennis.
Hiya…in my book i’d say 2 stroke foden deisels with a 5 speed box. secondley a 5 cylinder gardner and 5 speed
box.I would think a 12 speed would be out of the question been to heavy on 659 which is the newest
hiya,
Fourteen tons gross 5 speed box and and a 5 pot percy would take the arm dexterity of a concert violinist to whizz the gear stick about when running on anything other than downhill.
thanks harry long retired…