bubbleman:
Ok lets try for another 100 pages then
Correct answer 
Spardo:
Yes, I agree, that does look a little better although I notice that that exhibition model has the rather feeble single stalk mirror arms whereas in production, at least all the ones I’ve seen, it had the good solid D-bar anchored above and below the screen.Funnily enough, although I’d never seen that picture at the time, when the first Mk. 2s arrived at Midlands Storage I immediately modified my Mk. 1 (can’t imagine modern hauliers allowing such mucking about by drivers, I also, at Shaws, took some paint and a little brush and added some coach lines to my Albion
Took some doing getting them in exactly the right position without making large, and multiple, holes in the woodwork frame.
I was inspired by the Mk. 2 top and bottom anchored arms, albeit very elaborately engineered with 3 fixing points, if I remember correctly.
I may have mentioned this before but I remember, bizarre in this modern culture of health and safety, an advert for the Viewline which, in cartoon form, showed a driver lying dazed on the floor and his mate telling an enquirer that ‘he had fallen out of his Viewline’, as if this was a plus point.
I’ve not heard of that advert before, David - but I made a point of not falling out of mine!
And yes, you’re right, the Mk.2 mirror arms (from Autumn 1970 onwards) had a 3-point fixing
240 Gardner:
I’ve not heard of that advert before, David - but I made a point of not falling out of mine!
So, there’s a challenge then, who out there has an old transport mag with an Atki cartoon ad in it. Even then I thought it was a bit of a strange line to take, I suppose they thought emphasising this great tall new concept was a vote winner.
I always thought in concept it was a foreunner of the Magnum, can’t imagine them advertising it in quite the same way though. 
I never fell out of a Viewline, or a Magnum, but I did fall out of a Mk. 1 once. Before I ever drove one in fact. I broke down and a driver gave me a lift to a phone box. When I came to climb down my foot got jammed under the passenger seat and, as I was already on my way, down I went head first and dangled by one leg with the top of my head only millimetres away from the pavement. Nothing he could do so I had to double upwards until I could reach the seat with my hands and take the weight long enough to release my foot. Felt a right 
as I crept away after shutting the door, hardly daring to glance left or right to see if anyone had been watching.
This was in Bottesford, Notts. about 1960 I suppose. Wonder if any oldie on here was driving through in a Mk. 1 then and has hardly stopped laughing about it ever since. 
Davnic:
Hi Saviem.
Why an A-frame rather than axles in the middle though.
Must have been a pig to reverse.
Hello all, davnic, I think that the idea was to minimise the nose weight on a ball coupling, she was certainly very stable with weight on, and did not wander. Reversing, no problems, same as any other proper wheel at each corner job, just a bit smaller. Used to tow her behind a lwb Transit County 4x4 van, made a lovely outfit, and very versatile. Got her in a deal when I purchased a number of Lynton mini artic step frame box vans and flats, we were busy making mini artics out of (mainly) Dodge 50 series. We would stretch them, fit them with US built Weldon 33inch alloy sleeper cabs, make them look like mini Class 8 tractors, complete with straight thru upright exhausts, nice paint job, lights mirrors etc. Surprising how nice a Dot 4 Perkins can sound!! Sold well, and my clients liked them, the only down side was the trailer construction, sadly even the ones built by Ken Rosebury, which were 100% better than the Lynton ones. Happy days, Cheerio for now.
Saviem:
Davnic:
Hi Saviem.
Why an A-frame rather than axles in the middle though.
Must have been a pig to reverse.Hello all, davnic, I think that the idea was to minimise the nose weight on a ball coupling, she was certainly very stable with weight on, and did not wander. Reversing, no problems, same as any other proper wheel at each corner job, just a bit smaller. Used to tow her behind a lwb Transit County 4x4 van, made a lovely outfit, and very versatile. Got her in a deal when I purchased a number of Lynton mini artic step frame box vans and flats, we were busy making mini artics out of (mainly) Dodge 50 series. We would stretch them, fit them with US built Weldon 33inch alloy sleeper cabs, make them look like mini Class 8 tractors, complete with straight thru upright exhausts, nice paint job, lights mirrors etc. Surprising how nice a Dot 4 Perkins can sound!! Sold well, and my clients liked them, the only down side was the trailer construction, sadly even the ones built by Ken Rosebury, which were 100% better than the Lynton ones. Happy days, Cheerio for now.
hiya,
Hi Saviem got any pics of the mini-artics,■■ would love to have a looksee.
thanks harry long retired.
bubbleman:
Hello lads,Hey many thanks for the comments…I never thought that the thread would get this far,and to be fair theres been a lot of contributors who have added great pictures and dialog so its not all me.I must admit sometimes I find it difficult to come up with something interesting…I’ll keep tryingOk lets try for another 100 pages then
Cheers Bubbs,
have had many joynable days loking and reading adout you and yuor memories here in finland .i allmoust feel i know some of you allready regards
hope this the right forum to tell but here in finland i found in a willage a black 8 weeler foden ex willson i’ll belive kipper . it was in early years of this century, anfortynelly think its
schraped this days.so a picture on a simular on some of yuor sites.
sorry to disterb y.but cuold tell you that , englich motors and engines hav had a big part of finish lorrie and truck history,can trye to tell?maybee to long story?
240 Gardner:
sammyopisite:
Hi Chris it was also pulling twice the weight
cheers JohnnieBlimey, must have been a long way to Toulouse at 35 mph!
240, most places seemed a long way then but being part of the BRS and they only ran at 22 mph we were supposed to run at 14 mph loaded and 18 mph empty so our days were 154 miles loaded and 198 empty as we were allowed 11 hours driving per day 66 per week on heavy haulage when the hours changed around 1970 when days off came in and it was legal to have your rest day from noon one day till noon the following day so you were able to still work 7 days and it was not unknown for some drivers to do 6 days work in 4 days and have a couple of days off while still doing the maximum weekly mileage the unions allowed. Before that we could do 7 x 11 hours driving and 14 spread-overs with 2 drivers or under police ■■■■■■ so it was mostly a fair few hours more weeks than not.
cheers Johnnie
P S the big out fits were limited to 12 mph by law so they could only book a max. of 132 for 11 hours driving which was very comfortable empty.
bma.finland:
hope this the right forum to tell but here in finland i found in a willage a black 8 weeler foden ex willson i’ll belive kipper . it was in early years of this century, anfortynelly think its
schraped this days.so a picture on a simular on some of yuor sites.
sorry to disterb y.but cuold tell you that , englich motors and engines hav had a big part of finish lorrie and truck history,can trye to tell?maybee to long story?
Hi bma. I do not know what happened in the past, all I have is a picture in a book of a Scammell in Helsinki. I was in Finland last year and the only English built vehicles that I saw were Land Rovers and JCB excavators but you have some wonderful vehicles in Finland and you have a company still building Finnish wagons with SISU. kiitos, David
Saviem:
Davnic:
Hi Saviem.
Why an A-frame rather than axles in the middle though.
Must have been a pig to reverse.Hello all, davnic, I think that the idea was to minimise the nose weight on a ball coupling, she was certainly very stable with weight on, and did not wander. Reversing, no problems, same as any other proper wheel at each corner job, just a bit smaller. Happy days, Cheerio for now.
Thanks for the reply Saviem.
Love that DAF chinese six.
Does anyone remember this? A friend of mine bought it a few years ago and re-chassied it, it has been kept in the livelry of the company in Urmston near Manchester who ran it for years on trade plates. Maybe it rescued you once?
As found -
Back on the road -
I know its a bit OT but if anyone has any old Landrover photos I would love to see them.
Hello again and welcome to our friend BMA.Finland,I’m pleased you like the thread,heres todays pics.
Cheers Bubbs,
Another great selection there Bubbs.The whittles daf at bottom looks by the reg as if it was an ex glendee of aberdeen,it will have done plenty miles by the time whittles got it.
nigelhunt:
0How about this one.
Nice one. Probably a series II or early IIA. Unusual roof on it as well…
bubbleman:
Hello again and welcome to our friend BMA.Finland,I’m pleased you like the thread,heres todays pics.
Cheers Bubbs,
well it was thru your site that i really get a fan of the trucknet sites it tuck weeks to read ,now when i understand to register have to go back for the pictures imissed.
in finland where 2 manufacures of lorries/tucks VANAJA used moustly AEC engines fuller gearboxes timken axles SISU had LEYLAND later RR engines fuller gb and own
axels .VANAJA did use the ergo cab in middle of 60"s.
BanburyDan:
Does anyone remember this? A friend of mine bought it a few years ago and re-chassied it, it has been kept in the livelry of the company in Urmston near Manchester who ran it for years on trade plates. Maybe it rescued you once?As found -
Back on the road -
I know its a bit OT but if anyone has any old Landrover photos I would love to see them.
you do know that that landrover is a little bit special dont you ? its not your average L.W.B model …
bowser:
BanburyDan:
Does anyone remember this? A friend of mine bought it a few years ago and re-chassied it, it has been kept in the livelry of the company in Urmston near Manchester who ran it for years on trade plates. Maybe it rescued you once?As found -
Back on the road -
I know its a bit OT but if anyone has any old Landrover photos I would love to see them.
you do know that that landrover is a little bit special dont you ? its not your average L.W.B model …
Indeed I do - i run this site - www.onetonlandrover.co.uk
enough said then …