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Cab of M8a
Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 9:21 pm
by ChFalkensteiner
This is actually a Thornycroft Trident, but the cab looks very similar to the M8a. The first example of this cab design I have seen live.
On display at the Milestones Museum in Basingstoke, Hampshire, which specialises in Thornycroft. Sadly no Antar (M3a) though.
Re: Cab of M8a
Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 9:26 pm
by mike
ChFalkensteiner wrote:
This is actually a Thornycroft Trident, but the cab looks very similar to the M8a. The first example of this cab design I have seen live.
On display at the Milestones Museum in Basingstoke, Hampshire, which specialises in Thornycroft. Sadly no Antar (M3a) though.
Christian, a beautiful interesting old truck.
Thank you for the view.
Re: Cab of M8a
Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 9:08 pm
by nickjones
Hi Christian, You can see a Thornycroft Antar complete with Sankey trailer at the Duxford air museum, its quite an impressive piece.
Re: Cab of M8a
Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 10:42 pm
by fixer
Back in the early 80s there used to be a cb radio / truck spares shop which used an Antar as a heavy recovery truck, based at the Rayleigh wier roundabout jeez that was a big rig
Re: Cab of M8a
Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 8:55 pm
by YYS4BOB
Re: Cab of M8a
Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 11:37 pm
by nickjones
Nice pic Bob, It looks to me like the Antar and the Nippy shared a cab. no not a taxi, the drivers cabs are the same,
Also when you notice the drivers elbow sticking out of the Antar's window you realise what a monster the Antar was. It weighed in at 27 tons I believe.
Re: Cab of M8a
Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 11:51 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
...and my contribution here is that the 'Mighty Antar' used Rover V-8 engines made under licence from Rolls-Royce, (the Rolls-Royce 'Meteorite'), later Antars used Rolls-Royce sourced Diesel Meteorites.
GHOSTHUNTER.
Re: Cab of M8a
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 8:50 pm
by YYS4BOB
nickjones wrote:Nice pic Bob, It looks to me like the Antar and the Nippy shared a cab. no not a taxi, the drivers cabs are the same,
Also when you notice the drivers elbow sticking out of the Antar's window you realise what a monster the Antar was. It weighed in at 27 tons I believe.
Picture was taken at "The Great Dorset Steam Fair". The diesel boys like to have a go in the playpen, and put some great combinations together.
Re: Cab of M8a
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 9:16 pm
by nickjones
Note to self, I must visit the Dorset steam fair one day.
The 2014 Steam Fair will take place between Wednesday 27th August and Sunday 31 August at Tarrant Hinton near Blandford.
Re: Cab of M8a
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 9:20 pm
by YYS4BOB
Lots of WW1 themed stuff this year in all classes of the show.
