I promised AtkiPete a treat and here it is. And I suspect Chris G will enjoy it too. Anyway, Road Rat has answered the question that Biglorryblog has been meaning to ask his beloved army for some time--namely. Was anyone going to the Classic Atkinson bash at the Leyland Museum? Well old RR has been, gone, and taken the pictures and sent them to yours truly with this e-mail message: "Hi Brian, 
Likewise this one and what's the engine in it too?
Neat little Seddon..what's the model?
This is defintely a 'green' truck. A 401 by the looks of it...but what were the engine and gearbox options available on it? (And who supplied the cab?) And for real clever-dicks what was so special about the chrome door handles...?
Cracking early model--but which designation and what did they cal the grille badage? Road Rat says: "I hope you like. the blue and white one, it is from Malta according to the owner." And by that I assume he means this one rather than the seddon. Anyway he goes on to say: "There were a a couple of classic Fodens to." And if you want to see the click through here...
Here's a couple of old Fodens...let';s have the model details for them then.
And last but not least...
Not sure why it was in Black & White..anyway to see old RR's website click through here too
www.road-rat.co.uk mail@road-rat.co.uk
Great stuff ratty!
Comments (9)
Nice Atki pulling the low loader also. I always thought that the Akti and Pegaso Troner looked somehow better than their Cabtec stablemate the Daf 95.
Posted by Neil Temple | August 24, 2008 7:51 PM
Posted on August 24, 2008 19:51
The door handles on the 401/411 are branded with the early versions having the classic "IH" motif on them, and later models having a black and white Big "A" design instead.
Good to see the Securicor 400 too - It's owned by my good friend Bob Edwards and he let me drive her up to Liverpool a few years ago. She goes like a train and no mistake. The badge was known as the "racing snails".
Some nice photos there RR - I would have liked to have attended that do, particularly as Ive been working at Leyland this week.
Posted by Richard Stanier | August 24, 2008 8:07 PM
Posted on August 24, 2008 20:07
Great photos Ratty, looks like an excellent day out. I have heard a slightly different version of what those snails were up to.
Posted by Peter Lynch | August 25, 2008 4:01 AM
Posted on August 25, 2008 04:01
I know the Kiwi version started with an "F"
Posted by Vic Hungerford | August 26, 2008 11:30 AM
Posted on August 26, 2008 11:30
Hmmmm, missing one or two answers to the BLB questions, methinks!
Bill Hunter's Hague-liveried 8-legger will be an L1586 (15 ton payload, 8 wheels, 6 cylinder), whilst his little Seddon will have a Perkins in it (it has the badge!). I don't know anything about Perkins engines, but would that be a P4?
The blue-and-white tractor from Malta is a lightweight, with the low-mounted version of the MP cab. I'm not clued-up on Seddons, but would it be a 24 Four?
Taylor's 401 is ex-MOD, isn't it? Mechanical options would have been Gardner, Rolls and Cummins, with Fuller gearbox and an IH drive axle (the RA57, I think). The 400 Series cabs were built by Motor Panels, to an Ogle design.
Another term for the original SA badge was the "mating molluscs".
Finally, the Borderer on the back of Taylor's trailer (XTF 235N) has quite a chequered history, and actually featured in the Borderer brochure when new, and owned by Canning's of Leyland.
Posted by Chris Gardner | August 27, 2008 9:04 AM
Posted on August 27, 2008 09:04
I think the Fodens are either DG or FFG models, made from the late 1930s to the late 1940s
Posted by Vic Hungerford | August 27, 2008 9:47 AM
Posted on August 27, 2008 09:47
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Posted by vhwanmfie rxialp | October 7, 2008 8:06 AM
Posted on October 7, 2008 08:06
Seddon Atkinsons
Cabs were supplied by Motor Panels.
Options were Gardner 6LXCT & 8LXC.
Cummins 250 & 290
Rolls Royce 265L, 290L & 320L
All with RTO 9509A gearboxes until replaced by the Multimesh 11609.
Model was T17 R26
Badge was called "fornicating snails"
Posted by brian stimson | October 19, 2008 4:23 PM
Posted on October 19, 2008 16:23
By the way the Atki 8 legger was a 1586.
Posted by brian stimson | October 19, 2008 4:25 PM
Posted on October 19, 2008 16:25