Here's one for Crane King Cog! Biglorryblog has been contacted by his man 'North o' the Border' John Henderson who says: "Brian, I like the look of Richard 'The Brochure king' Stainer's Guy Big J4T, do you think he would be kind enough to share its history, specification and provenance with the BLB readers? It sure looks a real British workhorse, particularly with the substantial looking sleeper cab!"
John then adds: "Talking of brochures and workhorses, here's a nice Scottish cover from the mid 1970's Leyland Marathon 'pamphlet' to use a word of old. I could possibly be described as 'The Brochure Pauper,' as there are sadly too few commercial vehicle leaflets in my archive collection, but never mind. For a Scotch pie or a free range haggis, does anybody know where the Charles Alexander Leyland shot was taken in the Highlands? I'm ashamed to say I don't, but I'd like to find out. Cheers for now, John...." Now there's a challenge for all BLB readers..so what is the answer? And click through here for a proper Middle East Marathon too!
Speaking of the brochure, John says: "Inside its covers there was additional interest for potential foreign chauffeurs, with this nice pic of a left-hand-drive Middle East special pulling an Astran tilt uphill, 'somewhere between Aylesbury and Addis Ababa.' "
Great stuff as ever John and thanks!
that charles alexander shot looks like southbound on the a82 in glencoe.
I don't care where it was taken, I could gaze at Marathon shots all day.
paul binns commercials has an marathon 4x2 lhd ex brs Iran ,the truck is in very good nick for age and would make a great restoration project
more likely to have been taken on the a6 between shap & kendal.
Leyland Marathon parts catalogues.
6 in total.
Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 3 + 3 others.
Any interest.
i first so the leyland marathon in 1977 in aosta italy with the long square windowed at side of bed with making it longer on the 2 you could fit a normal 9 inch bed mattress thats what i liked and all the room .i allso like scammell crusader but it should have been a tilt cab and bottom of sleeper cab should have continued to bottom of doors with baggage door on each side then i would have prefered this from f88 i have made a mold of a sleeper cab leyland marathon 1st one in 1.24 scale i have cast a resin shel yet