Golden Oldies Truck Show 2014: 1965 Foden S21

Well, it's taken me, like, forever! But I've finally got the chance to photograph my very first Foden - a truck manufacturer consigned to the history books!This very splendid example of a 1965 S21 belongs to Frank Latorre from East Shepparton, Victoria, Australia and has been in Frank's shed since 1982 when he purchased it from a wrecker.

Foden: a name long consigned to the history books - the best trucks bar none

The owner of this fine Foden S21

The Foden in all it's glory - a wonderful truck and the perfect resto

A little embellishment on the front steer axle

And one last time for all times!

Clutha Transport History: White Road Commander

A little bit of road transport history in this blog entry - the company was Clutha Transport....

In late 1976, Clutha Transport commenced a test truck program to evaluate trucks to replace their aging Mercedes-Benz LS1418 fleet - the test fleet were made up of the following trucks:

3x Scania 111's (113, 114, 115)

3x White Road Commanders (116, 117, 118 - chassis numbers TE3074, TE3219 and TE3220)

3x Mack MIR700's (119, 120, 121)

3x Kenworths (122, 123, 124)

This blog entry revolves around White Road Commander 117 (chassis # TE3220) - Ray Grima owns all three Road Commanders and brought TE3220 up to Dubbo for the vintage truck show.... here are a few photos of the truck

White Road Commander TE3220 - 3/4 LHS

White Road Commander TE3220 - Full LHS

White Road Commander TE3220

White Road Commander TE3220

Golden Oldies Truck Show 2012 - lead-up to 2014!

In the lead-up to the Golden Oldies Truck Club Truck Show this year, I thought I'd share a few more photos from the 2012 event....

Kirby Maxwell's Australian built 1971 Oshkosh R-Model

John Knight's beaut Diamond T P5000D - 6V53 Detroit Diesel 2 stroke engine

Another Screamer powered truck - White 9000 with a 6-71 inline 6 Detroit Diesel 2 stroke engine

This year's show is set to break all previous shows - 400+ trucks attending with 40 of them coming from Western Australia!

Mercedes-Benz 1418

One of the most popular trucks of the 1970's would be the Mercedes-Benz 1418. With it's 14t gross mass and 180 horsepower 6 cylinder diesel engine, the 1418 was a no-nonsense little workhorse available in bonnetted and cabover forms. Here is a selection of finely restored and still working examples:

Bruce Wright's fine example of a still working cabover LPS1418

Heather Arnold's fine example of a restored bonnetted LS1418

 You can see more of Heather's works at http://historictrucks.blogspot.com.au/

Ian and Nerida Bartholomew's fine example of a restored bonnetted LS1418

1977 Magirus-Deutz 310D19FFS - BGB 655S

1977 Magirus-Deutz 310D19FFS BGB 655S

This is part one of a multi part blog entry series dedicated to the Magirus-Deutz truck range. Featured here today is BGB 655S, a 1977 310D19FFS 4x2 tractor unit.

Specs on this truck:

Make/model: Magirus-Deutz 310D19FFS 4x2
Chassis #: 49000.66968
Year: 1977
Rego: BGB 655S
Engine: Deutz air-cooled V10, 14.7 litres, 301hp
Gearbox: ZF 8 speed range change
GTW: 32 tons (in UK), design 50 tons
Top Speed: 60mph
Fuel Returns: 5-6mpg when working

Model Number Breakdown: 310D19FFS

310 = DIN horsepower rating
D = Ulm, Germany Cab Type
19 = 19t Designed Gross Vehicle/Train weight
F = Frontlenker or Cabover
F = Sleeper Cab Equipped
S = Sattelzugmaschine (Tractor Unit)

Taken from http://www.magirusdeutz.co.uk/MD8technik.htm - scroll down to the Magirus Deutz Model Codes section and all info is there!

Did a DVLA check on this truck - results below:
The vehicle details for BGB 655S are:

Date of Liability	01 01 1995
Date of First Registration	31 07 1978
Year of Manufacture	1978
Cylinder Capacity (cc)	14702cc
CO2 Emissions	Not Available
Fuel Type	HEAVY OIL
Export Marker	N
Vehicle Status	Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour	RED
Vehicle Type Approval	Not Available

Here's a list of the trucks with the F10L413L, including this 310D19:

Golden Oldies Truck Show Part 2: Kenworth W-Model

This immaculate W-Model Kenworth was a real stand out for me! 3406B Caterpillar powered, it also had a Eaton RoadRanger transmission and Rockwell diffs on Kenworth AirGlide 100 8 bag air suspension.

Golden Oldies Truck Show 2010 Review Part 1

The Golden Oldies Truck Club recently hosted their 4th Truck and Tractor Show at the Dubbo Showground. I photographed some interesting trucks and will show them to you in parts!

These two photos are of a 1972 Scammell Routeman MkII 8x2 owned by Hunter Valley Classic Commercial Vehicle Club president Andrew Blacklock - first time to see one of these awesome trucks in real life!

Rod Lovell's 1961 Mack B-61 - now this is not a original 1961 model B-61 as it has a later engine in it! Twin stick Quad box, turbocharged engine and solid build quality make the B-Model a preferred truck for truck restorers world wide!

That's all for now, folks! Part 2 coming soon

Joe