This unregistered FL10 tipper is the fifth Volvo to be featured in this demonstrator livery. The unpainted alloy tipper body may have been a show feature, but many operators adopted the finish as part of their standard livery. The 'low datum' cab was not to everybody's linking, especially when supplied - as here - in sleeper form. One former driver described it as a 'Wendy House', reflecting on the shock of stepping off the bunk onto a sloping floor (18-Apr-17).
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Tags: Volvo Trucks Volvo FL10 tipper truck demonstrator
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The Seddon-Atkinson Strato range was launched in 1988 and utilised a cab developed by parent company ENASA, which was also used by Pegaso and Leyland-DAF (see the accompanying Leyland-DAF version). This is, in fact, a digitally-modified Leyland-DAF 95 and it is possible that some of the details are not quite right. ENASA was subsequently taken over by Iveco and the next generation Strato 2 utilised the Iveco Eurotech cab. This version features the well-known livery of Scottish haulier WH Malcolm. Thanks to Martin Vonk for the base image (08-Apr-16).
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Stockton-on-Tees based Haulier Fred Robinson was an early UK customer for Scania Trucks, following a visit to the company's production plant in Sweden. LEE 617F was a long-time fleet member, and a personal favourite of Fred Robinson, being retained for preservation on conclusion of its operational life. I last saw it in 2002, shortly before the death of its owner; and its current ownership and status are unknown. I don't know whether this Scania was a 'one-off' in the Robinson fleet, which subsequently bought further Fodens, a make with which it had a long association. Further information about the company and its fleet would be welcome. Thanks to Martin Vonk for the base image (17-Mar-17).
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Following a very positive response to the Malcolm Group images, here is a further offering that was not part of the planned selection. Once again, thanks are due to Martin Vonk for the use of material from his superb collection of European trucks (see the source image below). Further modern trucks will follow after a short break (17-Mar-14).
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Tags: Malcolm Group WH Malcolm Volvo FM3 500 EEV
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Produced between 1961 and 1994, the Renault 4 was Renault's response to the 1948 Citroën 2CV. Most commonly sold in 5-door form - effectively, the world’s first mass-produced hatchback - it was also available with a ‘high cube’ panel van(Fourgonnette) body, with or without rear side windows. I have used a little artistic licence here as Garda Síochána (the Irish Police Force) used the regular hatchback version rather than the Fourgonnette depicted. The Renault 4 was produced locally in the Republic of Ireland between 1972 and 1984 (31-Mar-19).
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