Back in 1983 Cambridgeshire-based G Webb made a big fuss of buying British, having taken delivery of a fleet of Leyland, Scammell and Foden tippers. I don’t know what they were running prior to this, but I would guess Volvo. I would also guess that the switch to British trucks was a short-run thing, after all, when I spoke to MD David Webb in 2002, he told me that he drivers are used to being behind the wheel of the best trucks – namely Scanias and Volvos.
According to the DVLA, this Leyland eight-legger was registered in May 1983 – and was taken off the road less than three years later. Was it exported, did it have a number plate change, or was it scrapped? If it was the latter, then maybe it would explain the company’s decision not to buy British for long.
For more old Webb tippers you can check out this link.