I love this old Leyland Super Comet advert, which appeared in an April 1966 edition of Motor Transport.
It’s highly unusual for a manufacturer to show an image of the truck it is replacing in an advert for a new model - but in the case of the Super Comet it works well. What a great way of demonstrating the vast improvement in visibility given by the new tilting Ergomatic cab.

Gert Fröbe writes: I love the look those Ergomatic cabs! Am I right in thinking they were used by a number of different manufacturers? What's the story behind them (please)?

As far as I know they were used by Albion, Leyland and AEC - but I'm probably wrong. I normally am! Anyone?

Richard Stanier writes: Yep the Ergomatic Cab was used by AEC, Albion and Leyland between 1964 and 1979. The cab was known as the "tilt-cab" by AEC (rather than "Ergomatic")and it was in fact "fixed" on some lightweight Albions. Rather obscurely the cab also found its' way onto Vanaja trucks in Finland and onto a couple of Atkinson built fire appliances in Australia.

Chris Gardner writes: And used also, curiously, on a brace of Australian Atkinson fire appliances built for the City of Melbourne in 1968!!

Craig writes: Yes you are right ,Albion and AEC both being owned by Leyland ,so one modern cab design was created. Still doesn't look out of place today ,not bad for a 40 year old design. Unbelievably though the Ergomatic cab was never designed for left hand drive options!
Empire thinking ?? Left hand versions were made eventually but they were very awkward.

Craig Sheer writes: "The older cab is the LAD (Leyland, Albion, Dodge) and wasn't phased out when the Ergomatic cab turned up but was used up to the early seventies.
The LAD cab was better suited to construction applications as its narrower width provided more clearance when negotiating country lanes. Its Achille's heel was rust (like most trucks of the period) - the roof would rust right around the gutter seam and then fall off when you weren't paying attention!
Changing an engine was a pig of a job with the fixed cab, the cranked gear lever meant you banged your elbow when selecting reverse and top gear, in-cab noise was akin to sitting next to a jackhammer without ear defenders, and the heating system was virtually non-existent. Apart from that the LAD was a great workplace!!"