ER Foden & Son (ERF) was an offshoot from the legendary truck builder Foden of Sandbach. At a time when the latter was still wedded to steam technology, ERF set about building the 'finest oil-engine lorries in the world'. It did so by buying it proven and trusted components such as Gardner diesel engines and outsourcing cab construction to a local firm, Jennings of Sandbach, whom it later acquired. The 1954 Kleer Vue (KV) cab , illustrated here, was designed jointly by ERF and Jennings. Its futuristic design incorporated one of the very first applications of curved glass in a commercial vehicle and one which reputedly caused manufacturer Triplex many production difficulties. It became hugely popular; so much so that the letters KV were commonly used to describe the model range as a whole. The KV cab was replaced in 1966 by the LV (Long Vue), which had been introduced in 1962. This fictional image represents the much-missed Robson's Border Transport of Carlisle. A distinctive feature of Robson's fleet was the individual names beginning with the word 'Border'. This image is based on a preserved vehicle that carries the grey livery of Gestetner Duplicators (20-Jun-14).
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