Early Plastic Cab Atkinsons

does this make you blokes benz & peterbilt both crossdressers
I think everyone has a soft spot for the old plastic cab.Was the fist big cab truck that made an impression on me as a kid.I never recovered from it

Detective,
Get yourself down to the Newsagency & buy the May 2014 Issue of Classic & Vintage Commercials (It's a pommy version of VTCM)
there's a 6 page spread (with heaps of Pics) on the Big A In OZ...
I rarely Buy It But when I saw the Headline "Atkinson In OZ" I had to buy,
WIll probably answer a lot of your Queries.

...Prodrive ol' mate, you are a literary giant! .. your wonderful stories extolling the ''virtues'' of these mostly mundane old working girls has had me cackling like an old hen!...

...thanks also for the tip Hayseed....the journey thus far has been a real eye opener and i'll be pretty keen to check out that article...

....just got the old sleeper parked out the back tonight so the beer drinking and one finger typing is a little late by normal standards : :....cheers fellas

Another Plastic cab Atkinson but this one had a bit of bad luck.

















Thanks to Dave for the Photos.
Loosley.

Poor ole girl had a Chernobyl there

Truck was given the big 'A' alright!!

...i'm beginning to wonder if this old sleeper cab may have been a big territory banger back in the day ???...

...it has a Keinzle tachograph mounted on top of the dash and the same big outside headlights, roof mount aircon, shutter front and Donaclone air filter as the Shell pics... and has also been a twin steer, and is still LWB rigid ???...

....i'll get the model and chassis number for Atkipete and hope he may shed some light on her....

n here B an ATKIPETE pic



Purley pirated fir eja cache anal purposes only n not fir commercial use

LOL







cya

...that top one Swishy is the rarer one with the obvious shutter grille .....these had the NHK235 B Cummins as a rule and looks like it would be a brother to the one we dragged back last night...i'll attempt to post some pics soon.....thanks and cheers mate

...Here's a few pics of the forlorn old sleeper that has probably got a decent history lurking....

...i hope i'm not treading on toes posting these pics and i would pretty much take the same pics m'self

www.flickr.com/photos/stuey3800/8678497392/in/pool-1913087@N21/

www.flickr.com/photos/stuey3800/8678505416/in/pool-1913087@N21/

www.flickr.com/photos/stuey3800/8677397799/in/pool-1913087@N21/

www.flickr.com/photos/stuey3800/8678500390/in/pool-1913087@N21/

...a comment was made that this was originally a Gardner engine....but the chassis plate tells it was always a Cummins ??....