BIG Tanker!!

[starni999]

Hi all,
Couldn't resist this, got it from a mate,
Made by Poplar Plastics of Bridgend Wales, it's a Corgi copy, La France cab and Bedford Tanker rear...



Reg Wheels for size comparison....it's Huge!



Cheers
CW.

[cOO7rgi]

Wow, you really have a diverse collection!

But the cab is not an American LaFrance - it's a Ford C series which was never produced by Corgi (I think the oldest Ford truck from Corgi was an H series, used e.g. for the Holmes wrecker). So if this tanker is indeed a copy I have to leave it to others to identify the source model for the Ford C.

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[GHOSTHUNTER]

As far as I know, the last company to market that Tanker was TUDOR ROSE (also based in Wales!), who had business connections with POPLAR PLASTICS and POPLAR TOYS with some cross pollination of tooling.

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The same cab moulding was also used by Tudor for a type flat bed delivery truck, find a picture for you later if you want.

Ghosthunter.

[starni999]

Hi all,
Course you're right, it's a Ford Cab.
I'd love to know anything more about it, when was it made?
Cheers
CW

[johnboy]

Nice one Chris, I don't want to highjack your thread but I love my big tanker, from West Germany. Space is the problem though

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Sorry John, that's not a big tanker...

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...this is a BIG TANKER!

Ghosty.

[johnboy]

Now your just boasting. Hang on a minute, there's nothing to show the scale, it could be a tiddler

[Miller]

Magirus Deutz Saturn or later D-Frontlenker (Frontlenker means COE)

BTW - both Magirus are made from the same company.

Here is a smaller vehicle, but also BP

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[GHOSTHUNTER]

Now your just boasting. Hang on a minute, there's nothing to show the scale, it could be a tiddler

If I posted something to show you the scale, I'll be banned from the site...

Ghosty.

[johnboy]

Now your just boasting. Hang on a minute, there's nothing to show the scale, it could be a tiddler

If I posted something to show you the scale, I'll be banned from the site...

Ghosty.

I wouldn't want you to ban yourself Ghosty, so we best leave it to the imagination.