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May 28, 2006 20:42:48 GMT
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 a bit big  i 'think' thats my great grandad driving it, at the very least i know he's a relative and thats my family name on the side too  anyone know what it is  truck and if your feeling very clever the tractor too ;D
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GJM
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May 28, 2006 21:15:00 GMT
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I want to know how the hell he got it up there  For thoes that don't know classic tractors are not known for their grunt in revserse lol! |
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impmann
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May 28, 2006 21:21:42 GMT
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The truck is a Bedford. Not sure on the model but something in the back of my mind is saying J-type... but not 100% on that.
Judging from what is written in the background that is an International Tractor!! I'd guess that its taken outside the works and he'd just picked up a brand new tractor - its certainly very shiny! Perhaps it was craned aboard and then was to be driven off at the other end.
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May 28, 2006 22:46:15 GMT
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Think they were built in Doncaster. My dad sold them in the late 70's/80's, got a couple of super shiny International and McCormick badges here.
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May 28, 2006 23:44:33 GMT
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Too cool that picture.
There used to be a load of trucks with my rare family name about town wonder if we have any pictures in existence! will have to check stock levels at the farm nowadays if not!
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Cool pic. Going on the amount of old kit sitting idle around the fens, I wouldn't be at all surprised to find out the truck was still with us  (PS... thinking of doing similar 'trad' signwriting on my COToW  ) |
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Last Edit: May 29, 2006 9:26:47 GMT by arthurbrown
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May 29, 2006 10:34:07 GMT
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ive got another pic somewhere of the whole fleet of lorries from around the 1960's, about 30 befords parked outside the family farm. ill see if i can dig it out ;D
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Rob
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May 29, 2006 11:53:14 GMT
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Think they were built in Doncaster. My dad sold them in the late 70's/80's, got a couple of super shiny International and McCormick badges here. We did have an International Harvesters factory for many years (about 1/2 mile from me) - it's Case now the Yanks have taken control but still proud tractor builders round 'ere ! |
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May 29, 2006 12:54:49 GMT
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I thought International Harvester was a US company anyway? They certainly built their own range of trucks, jeeps and farm equipment from like the 1930s over there.
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Rob
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May 29, 2006 14:15:29 GMT
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you might be right there - there was a big hoo haa (sp?) when Case took over - maybe it was just a take over thing but there was a lot of anti american statements flying around at the time - i was young tho...
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May 29, 2006 14:57:44 GMT
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The truck is a Bedford. Not sure on the model but something in the back of my mind is saying J-type... but not 100% on that. If I'm not mistaken I think it's a Bedford O, Sniper's not sure whether the one behind is J or not. Nice photo. |
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Last Edit: May 29, 2006 14:59:59 GMT by arthurbrown
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May 31, 2006 12:11:08 GMT
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^ It IS a Bedford O Type same front end as per Bedford OB Bus.
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a bit big
truck and if your feeling very clever the tractor too ;D
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