Check out this beautiful late 1970s Scania 141- which has recently been painted in Astran's famous colours.
The truck is owned by Karl Jarmann, a Volvo driver. His son Paul tells me "it's a tribute to the lads who used to do the Asian runs in these motors". He says the trailer will soon be finished in Astran's livery too. You can expect to see the truck at the Peterborough Truckfest later this year.
If you want to learn more about Astran - then you really need to get hold of a copy of the legendary 1970s documentary 'Destination Doha' - which follows the journey of three drivers as the take on the mammoth journey from England to Qatar. It's what inspired me, and countless others, to get into this industry.