Now this is just driving TOO close to the truck in front don't you think...? Cameron McFadyen, one of Biglorryblog's loyal contributors up in Queensland at http://www.seqtt.com.au/ (and whose surname I always seem to mis-spell!) has set up the perfect saturday pie quiz with this lot and says: "Spotted this conglomeration in a yard for sale during a little drive to the west on Thursday. It appears to be a 70`s Leyland with a KW cab sort of fitted. After looking at the way the cab was mounted, I think you would take a bit of consideration before applying the brakes."
There`s plenty of room under the cab for the engine. Is it a V8 Perkins? Looks like it`s just waiting for it`s one careful owner. See ya, Cam."
Well what do you think? And click through here for the ultimate ancient Aussie pie quiz!
Now this is just plain silly... How's it going to get around a corner with those fairings?
So what's this...? I'm after the model (rather than make) and engine/year of manufacturer too please!
Love the screen on the front...no doubt fitted in the UK by Leyland export dept...
Maybe Ashley Lovering might like this...? But what's that to the right?
A real beaut of a ute... But what is it?
Green house... Or green MAN?
Love the paint scheme...
Hefty old bullbar up the front...
The bumper on this cabover looks like its be reclaimed from a builder's yard...
Who's in 'Command' here?
And last but not least... So how many did you get? Post up your answers as comments. And thanks Cam, great stuff!
That White was just called a 9000, I think, and as it was available with a choice of engines there is no way of telling the engine type from this photo.
The truck to the right of the CA Bedford is an International ACCO Butterbox.
In 1962 a mate and I spent about 5 months touring around Europe in one of those sliding door CA Bedford vans; it was actually the model before the one in the photo, a Mk 1 with a split windscreen and a different grille, 3-speed column change, indicator switch on the dash, starter button on the floor. The normal driving attitude was both sliding doors open, left foot on the engine cover, accelerator to the floor at its top speed of about 55mph down hill with a tail wind. It did us well, though, we covered all of Western Europe from the top of Norway above the Arctic circle to the bottom of Spain, across to Greece and Yugoslavia and everywhere in between. The only problem on the whole trip was a generator packed up in Germany, and was easily replaced with one out of an Opel from a wrecker's yard. Those were the days!
The ute below it is a Holden FC, or possibly an FE.
At the bottom of course is one of the famous Aussie Atkinsons.
Great spotting Cam, Till I saw the C1800 now the location is clear ..that van behind the Kenworth looks a lot like the one behind my Atkinson HUMM and the missing badge Atki all treasure for sure.
Digging oz outta debt
Ray jay
Only a Queensland would fit a KW cab to a Leyland! Too much Sun and XXXX!
The Pic`s are from 3 different locations Ray.
That cabover might have come out of Aboods yard in NSW. LOL..
I will take the Atkinson thanks.
David.
! ! Without Trucks Australia Stops ! !
Aboods were pretty good and knocking things together,but they did it properly,I reckon it wouldn`t take much and the cab would fall off this one.Was it a Foden or an Atkinson that Aboods put the Kemworth cab on?I think it had a Rolls Royce motor in it.It`s still about on the Darling Downs.