Preserved Oldies

[Jeremy Rowland]

Just got this one scanned in, rather tidy Foden not too sure of the exact model number S80? S81?
It was powered by a 400bhp Cummins diesel.

Jeremy

[essexpete]

Never could tell the diverence in the 80 series, was there an S83 as well? The one in the photo clearly has a big lump under the cab because the grill sticks out.

[Neversweat]

I love those giant headlights

Steve

[tim]

Nice pic of the Foden Jeremy,it is an S81 cab -the day cab version was the S80.I agree Steve those 11 inch diameter headlamps do look good. Pete-there was an S83 cab intoduced in 1976 which had a few modifications from the 80/81 cabs but on the S83 cabs the word FODEN was across the front grille in white letters.I don't think the white lettering went down too well because when Fodens introduced the Haulmaster/Fleemaster range they went back to the motif used on the S80/81 cabs albeit a slighthly smaller version. Tim

[Jeremy Rowland]

Thanks for the info Tim I had always wondered what the difference was but I was a Sed Atki man and not a Foden man.
I do have a slightly damaged one of those large Foden badges somewhere that came off a smash job from my days on the spanners.
And yes those headlights looked superb.

Jeremy

[essexpete]

Thanks Tim for clearing up that for an anorak. My father had what I thought was the bees knees in 1975: A 6x4 S80 with a Gardner 6LXB 180, a range change 8sp foden gear box , foden axles and a Bonallack (sp) alloy tipper body. In truth it was not, the cab was too large yet offered poor space, engine was woefully underpowered, truck tare weight was too high despite alloy body. To cap it all, in the year that he had it on the road, the truck appeared to have as many niggles and down time as other marques that he had owned. This after a substantial price premium! Seem to remember a figure of just over 10k.

[IBH]

Here are some old lorries I saw at The Royal Show recently, if any body can provide any more info I'd be grateful.

[Jeremy Rowland]

Nice pics there IBH well I must say I don't remember seeing many bonnetted Merc's before.
The split windscreen AEC was the fore-runner of the more popular Ergo cab AEC's that were around from the mid sixties to the late seventies, don't know too much about Austin Morris commercials.

Jeremy

[IBH]

I forgot to add that the Austin lorry was amongst many vehicles being displayed by the Made In Coventry Motoring Association: www.micma.co.uk

[tim]

Here's an Oshkosh wrecker i came across at a local steam rally last weekend.I spoke to the chap who brought it along and he told me it was made in the 60's and shipped in kit form from America to South Africa where it was assembled.It was used as a ballasted tractor in South Africa pulling 4 trailers-2 of the trailers being people carriers.It then came back to this country,wes converted to a wrecker and was used by BRS at some point.He thought it has had quite a few owners and his mate who owns it bought it in Manchester.Apparently it is capable of 70+ mph once you get it rolling-the CAT engine is coupled to a Spicer 18 speed box. Tim

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