Welcome - The Editors Comment
Hi folks,
The above picture was taken by HC reader John Rowell, when he got his ex Davis Brothers Scammell home after it had languished at Rush Green Motors’ yard for about 40 years.
To extricate the Scammell from the Hertfordshire yard, the tree, which had quietly grown over the 40 years, was sawn off at bonnet level and the lorry and its remaining trunk and roots were lifted out of the ground by a mobile crane. When John took the picture, he’d already sawn away the tree below chassis level and had started having a ‘go’ at the top!
This picture is real caption competition material, so send entries in before 21 May and I’ll award a prize to the funniest. How about: ‘A real chip off the old cylinder block’ as my entry.
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The Len Valsler story – Part five
Following his acrimonious departure from Bewicks, Len was now faced with having no job, no money and no lorry but still with the ambition to begin his own haulage company.
After leaving Bewicks I went along to see Bill Wallis, not to ask for a driving job but to see if he was willing to sell me a lorry. He had an old Guy tractor unit which he said I could have for £1500. The only problem was that I had no money. Bill suggested that I sell my car for £500, he would let me have the Guy and I could pay him the rest when I got back on my feet...
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HCVS – Golden Jubilee celebrations
This is Golden Jubilee year for the Historic Commercial Vehicle Society and plans are well under way for this important anniversary to be celebrated in style.
While the regular annual showcase road runs such as the London to Brighton, Tyne Tees and Trans Pennine will all take place as usual there will be an additional and rather special rally added to this year’s calendar. This will be held at Beaulieu over the weekend of 26-27 July with the kind permission of the National Motor Museum, which will host the event.
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News: Another season ahead
With the 2008 season upon us, Frank Lythgoe of Cheshire sent down to Phil Moston’s garage in mid April his 1944 chain drive Scammell 45CD ballast box tractor unit for a service and one or two minor repairs, including the driver’s door window. The Scammell was magnificently restored originally by the late Frank Hardern of Holmes Chapel many years ago.
