1960s British Lorries set of 3

[Manpa]

Finished these of this morning, set of three 1960s British Lorries, smallest is 250mm 10 long, largest is 350mm 14 long. Made in pine and meranti, beeswax finish. I have these for sale as a set $100 plus postage, pm me if you have any interest

 

[Ded Driver]

PM sent

 

[Manpa]

Sold. Thank you.

 

[Martin]

Great work Manpa!

Just curious, do you do custom jobs / requests also?

 

[Digger58]

Hey, they are really nice. Good work. I was thinking they could turn out to be a family heirloom, especially as they are unique. :Y:

 

[Manpa]

Great work Manpa!

Just curious, do you do custom jobs / requests also?

Yes I have a couple of commissions to do over the next few months, a Ford Phaeton, circa 1920s and a rather large cement truck approx 600mm long. I try not to work to deadlines though as sometimes life gets in the way.

I will do customs if I can get plans or adapt a plan, what do you have in mind?

 

[Ridge Runner]

Nice work , There are still some of those Trucks/Lorries on the road over here, Mainly the ones called the " Guy Warrior" and the Scammell, If you look up either of those names you will see how there was only minor changes over the years,

hope that helps,

J.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?biw...mg.......0i67j0.NWmuDrsOll0#spf=1580459351625

 

[Manpa]

Thanks RR, real work horses if they are still on the road.

 

[Ridge Runner]

Thanks RR, real work horses if they are still on the road.

Those Scammell Contractors were So Powerful that the Military used them to Drag Tanks out of Suck Holes and I have seen 4 of them hooked up 2 at the front and 2 at the rear when they were moving heavy machinery,

One Scammell Contractor has the Towing capacity of up to 240+ Tons,

https://www.google.co.uk/search?biw...mg.......0i67j0.NWmuDrsOll0#spf=1580459351625

J.

 

[Ded Driver]

from what I've been told they served very well as mining haul trucks in their day

 

[Ridge Runner]

from what I've been told they served very well as mining haul trucks in their day

Yeah they were pretty unstoppable Some of them had over 1200 bhp and they are not that big to look at, Even as old as they are they can rival all new comers, I have seen those trucks in action and they are a sight to behold.

If I lived closer to Manpa I would buy them all in a heartbeat, They are a wonderful Tribute to an incredible Truck,

J.

 

[jethro]

The Australian Army used bonneted Scammels as the tractor for the 60ton tank transport double goose neck trailers. They were used during the Vietnam conlfictand right up to at least 1986 to transport the centurion battle tank and later the leopard tank. :skull: ower:

 

[Ridge Runner]

The Australian Army used bonneted Scammels as the tractor for the 60ton tank transport double goose neck trailers. They were used during the Vietnam conlfictand right up to at least 1986 to transport the centurion battle tank and later the leopard tank. :skull: ower:

Yeah those are the Scammell Contractors, where most Semi's have Rockwell 44,000 Lbs Diffs the Contractors have 98500 Lbs Diffs and the Early 6x6 models never had power steering, and they had a top speed of around 70k's on a good day, ower: ower: ower: