've been chatting via e-mail with Cam McFayden, not least about Toowoomba, the town in Queensland where a lot of big transport and roadtrain companies are based including Bill Baskett, who I did a story on in Truck & Driver back in 2001. Well Cam tells me he knows Bill and he's sent me a couple of Bill's old-timers. So fo a pie what's this one above?It's not one I've seen before and looks a bit of a rare beast to Biglorryblog's untutored eyes.
I've certainly seen this one before...but what is it? Now click through here for one more...
One giving the other a lift..thanks Cam
Can I cheat cause I was at that shop with my AACO Can I can I HUH???
Well I think the red one is a Magirus Deutz Jupiter.
I used to think that every bonneted Leyland six wheeler was a Super Hippo but I recall seeing something that Aus had a small batch of similar six wheelers called Buffalo. So now I'm a bit wary. It certainly has the look of being a lightweight Super Hippo - if there ever was such a thing.
It`s a Buffalo Bob,I must admit I know five eigths of very little about Pommie Lorry names,but every one here calls it a Buffalo.It was a big truck in it`s day,very early sixty`s,and was one of Channel transport`s Road Trains.Channel Transport gets it`s name from the Channel country in far western Queensland.When they get a lot of rain in the gulf of Carpentaria it flows inland and eventually ends up in Lake Eyre,which is ussually dry.It`s a bit of a rare occurance,but it is a sight to see an arial photo of the channel country in flood.
Atkipete is correct on the Magirus - it is a Juptier because I am in touch with a bloke over in the UK who has a website dedicated to the Magirus Deutz brand... his name is Roland Sparling and I won't put the website here for fear of violating any posting rules! Roland is a pretty clued up guy when it comes to the Magirus Deutz - ask me and I will tell ya!