VEHICLES # 9.

 

1936 AUSTIN 18 SALOON.

 

This car was first registered on 20th August 1936 with Grimsby Borough Council. It had only one previous owner who used it just during the summer months before being acquired by Mr Le Tall, one of the society's founder members. It is fully restored to its original condition.

 

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1949 ALBION HD57 6-WHEEL LORRY.

 



Originally operated by Smiths Crisps. A now rare vehicle, this type utilises Albion's own 6-cylinder diesel engine.

 

 

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1942 LEYLAND MERRYWEATHER 100 foot TURNTABLE ESCAPE.

 

Fitted with a five litre ( 33hp ) petrol engine, four speed crash gearbox and vacuum operated and assisted brakes. On the outbreak of war in 1939, all new and uncompleted chassis were frozen by the ministry of supply. GLW419, a Leyland TD7 double deck chassis, was released by the ministry in 1942 and fitted with a petrol engine and a Merryweather body. As a fire engine it was delivered to the National Fire Service in Lincoln, later to become the Lincoln City Fire Brigade, who presented it to the LVVS in 1968. It weighs 9.5 tons, has a top speed of 55mph and a petrol consumption of 6mpg.

 

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AUSTIN 7.

 

Built at Longbridge near Birmingham in 1933 by Sir Henry Austin. Price new - £118. Engine - four cylinder, water cooled, detachable head. The crankshaft has roller bearings, aluminium pistons. Body - adjustable bucket seat for driver, bucket seat for passenger is hinged to allow entrance to the rear seats. Folding hood and sidescreens on touring model. Ample tool accommodation. Fuel supply - by gravity from four gallon tank. Ignition - by coil and battery. Cooling - radiator and fan.

 

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FIAT 500.

 

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BEDFORD TOWER WAGON.

 

Chassis- Bedford Olaz. Bodywork by Eagle. Original owner- Rotherham Corporation Transport. Year built- 1949. The purpose of the tower wagon was to provide an easy means of access to the overhead wires. Unlike trams, which returned the current through the rails and thus needed only one overhead wire, Trolley Buses took and returned their current from a pair of overhead wires a foot or so apart. The wagon also had a workshop and a supply of spares so it could tender `first aid` to any trolley buses that had failed in service. FET 195 was new to Rotherham in 1950 and was active for about fifteen years. After the end of the service in 1965, FET performed general duties - eg. access to a prominent clock in Rotherham town centre and was also used as an apprentice training vehicle. Following a period of inactivity it was sold for preservation in the late 1970s and acquired by SBMT in 1984 when the former owner donated her for continued preservation.

 

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FORDSON MAJOR TRACTOR.

 

 

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1930s AUSTIN BIG SEVEN.

 

Awaiting restoration.

 

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TROJAN TOWING TRUCK.

 

 

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LEYLAND COMET LORRY.

 

Bodywork- Sheffield Transport. Original owner- Sheffield Corporation Transport. Year built- 1953. The chassis was purchased new by Sheffield Corporation Transport department and the body was built in the Queens Road Works. The lorry was intended as a general purpose vehicle. It was originally painted oxford blue, fitted with a toolbox under the near side of the body and a canvas tilt extending five foot from the cab. Duties included transporting temporary bus stops to Bramall Lane and Hillsborough on home football match days and carrying engines regularly to and from Leyland. It eventually became a HGV driver - training vehicle and was inherited by SYPTE on the demise of SCTD. In 1985-86 it was partly restored as an exercise by SYT apprentices who produced the present `show` body, made the front wings flush with the bonnet sides and reconditioned the engine. It was then left on permanent display at the museum but was not used after 1988. On deregulation it passed into ownership of Mainline. In 1997 it was prepared for use and rallied regularly by its current owners who purchased it in March 2000. A `rolling restoration`, undertaken over a six year period, has resulted in an excellent display vehicle capable of working for its living.

 

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BEDFORD HA 110 BRITISH TELECOM VAN.

 

 

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