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There were a few golden oldies that caught my eye. A Leyland Marathon, a nice old Foden and a nice 141 that looked familiar to another one i know of! When my wife quizzed the Irishman with the Panda he was very hesitant when she said “this really looks like another 141 i’ve seen!” Dont you love straight talking women. The Foden was a cracking little thing, i don’t know much about them, but i know my dad used to love them back in the 60’s and 70’s.
Hopefully this truck/fleet one some awards at Truckfest. For a fleet mainly involved in Farm related work, they are in amazing condition. I keep meaning to try and find the Truckfest results, so i may update this post when i do (Note the bored wife in the background of the top picture!).
All in all not a lot to see at Truckfest this year, well nothing to really take pics of. I had a good snoop about a new shape Actros which i hadn’t yet had a chance to do. It’s still got to be one of the best cabs on the market. Well laid out and so so spacious after being in an R series Scania (yes i did just type that!). Well worth Truck of the Decade i think.
We payed a visit to Peterborough on Sunday. The weather wasn’t too bad but show its self was disappointing. Firstly we were guided into the back on the car park at 0930hrs when we drove passed an empty front of the car park, so we carried on past the Marshall and parked in the front row. Secondly this is the first time I’ve been to Truckfest in a long time and had to pay for entry tickets and i can safely but sadly say it’ll be the last. At £16 per adult it just isn’t worth it, the show isn’t good enough to charge that kind of admission. You don’t get anything what so ever for your ticket price, food is extortionate (all prices on food stands are governed by show organisers so they get a cut), the show is the same format its been for donkeys years and you can never find a bloomin bin to put your rubbish in!! Come on Live Promotions its now 2010 not 1985 pull the show into the 2oth century, it need s a revamp and quick. I think more truck stands rather than market stalls may help. If i wanted to buy chunky garden furniture i’d head to the nearest boot sale. I know trade stands provide an income for the show but in that case why do entry tickets need to be so expensive?? All in all i find it a very depressing show these days especially compared to our European counterparts, we as seems to be the trend in the UK seriously lack behind every one else.
RANT OVER!!
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Also spotted by the keen eye Dutchman was this lovely 141. What a cracker who ever owns that is a lucky fella!!
Although its a pitty its not as in focus as the pic of EGV below, i think its just that i was going to fast for the camera to keep up. V8 power all the way!
I can’t remember if i have posted this already, i think i probably have. I don’t think there are many times you’ll get a line up like this anymore. Taken at Assen this year, look at the lovely 141 in the background!! I might dig out the color version at some point if i can’t be bothered to see if i have posted it before. Great picture, but would have been awhole lot better if they all had period trailers!!
There really are to many pics to put them all on here, i even surprised myself how many i took! To see all of my pics go to my flickr.com page.
There were loads of oldies at Assen, Mainly Scania’s and DAF’s. Here are a few.
The DAF below was a cracker. The trailer had twin steering axles, an old flower trailer fully converted to a full camper with beds kitchen and sitting room!
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