Ford Transcontinental 250 Cummins 9 speed, 1975 N Reg

[@silverstax]

Beautiful wagons, I used to drive on in the early 80's subcontracting to B.R.S on the Ford contract I loved every day going to work. There's Nothing more satisfying as doing something you enjoy. Transcontinental 290 Cummins big cam. Drivers respected each other back then. truck drivers of today, have lost that comrade ship You try to join a motorway from a slip Rd and they all close up, to say your not getting in front of me. My time to retire me thinks.

[@cbrboy76]

Its the way of the modern world unfortunatly, i am a long time motorcyclist and its the same story, used to nod at each other, aways stop for someone broken down but now lots of bikers are the type who ride the £20k bmw's and look down at other bikers. But there are still decent wagon drivers out there, alot of it is down to the attitudes instilled by the big companies were you are a steering wheel attendent. I drive for a small outfit were we can still be wagon drivers with the gaffer giving the orders not a trumped up youngster in the traffic office who has never sat in a wagon. But its still a good job, its better than sitting in an office 9-5 with people you cant stand to be around. We get to drive 500bhp trucks, the scenary changes, we can fart when we want without pissing someone off and we have kettles in our cabs, its not all bad😁

[@TheGov1967]

These were proper lorries driven by proper drivers, an era that i wish was still with us. Thank you driver for sharing this. Cummins & Continental a match made in heaven. 👍👍👍

[@blackgaming7370]

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[@tomhallinan376]

Is there any of these trucks on the road now

[@TheGov1967]

@tomhallinan376 Hi, yes my friend has 2 transcontinentals and 2 Bedford TM's both with the V8 Detroit 2 stroke. All of which are in stunning condition and even better to drive. Proper lorries from a great era. 👍

[@tomhallinan376]

@@TheGov1967 thanks for your reply we had mark1 transcontinental in 1978 bought it new All the driving was in s ireland it was a lovely truck do u know if any come up for sale if u can send me some pictures of yours I would love to see ones in mint condition thanks again

[@garycrick6838]

I drove one of these trucks for Kaymat transport of Horsham Transcontinental 4427 in the late 70s fullers gearbox excellent truck

[@Frankyboy666]

I miss trucks like these. I'm from '68 and just missed this era of truck driving. Don't wanna say I don't like modern trucks but I just rather like to drive the classics. It's real driving and the trucks of that time had more character. I miss that...

[@preddy2940]

remember going withy my dad in school holidays when he had one of these i drive a new scania now things progress but not always for the better

[@garethifan1034]

I remember these in the 1970's along with Volvo F88's roaring down the motorways at 75mph. Gone are those days, eternity beckons.

[@Frankyboy666]

Oh yeah, the F88 is a great truck! And I only can drive that one in European Truck Simulator, just like this fantastic Ford Transcontinental.

[@lisaburnett2771]

One of the first trucks I ever worked on.... 4435 6X4 was such a nice truck to use and had plenty of room in the cab. Was a bit chilly in the winter when doing tramping but if you had the sides decked out properly it was all good.

[@christopherjones2557]

Beautiful truck! Way ahead of its time

[@stevenclarke5606]

Unfortunately that was it’s downfall, it was designed for a weight class that didn’t materialise.

[@donaldwainwright]

Absolutely amazing truck had the pleasure of driving 1in 1979 simple 9 speed gear box amazing pulling power

[@ciaranburke3243]

Fantastic ,sounds and drives lovely remember seeing these as young lad, loved them 👍

[@gordonbatty2576]

Used to drive one best truck I ever drove

[@anthonyperkins7556]

It's a shame these Fords didn't last long, they were great, drove well and delivered the goods. A massive step over the D series and so much better too, less engine noise in cab, more comfortable and a joy to drive.

[@johnjennings9693]

They really looked high at the time but park them beside a modern truck and they don't look that high but still they were a lovely truck I loved the way that driver double clutches, and blips the throttle on the down shifts so rare nowadays greetings from Ireland

[@eddkennedy6458]

@@johnjennings9693 yeah he is double clutching cos these eaton fuller gearboxes were a crash gearbox, ie no synchros, they were a great gearbox.

[@bennoben1653]

Great sounds bring back great memories, thanks for sharing 👍

[@johnjennings9693]

They really looked high at the time but park them beside a modern truck and they don't look as high I love the way that driver double clutches and blips the throttle on the down shifts very rare nowadays greetings from Ireland

[@dieselbeema4255]

No option but to double declutch up and down the box. The 9 speed Eaton, or Fuller, gearbox had no synchromesh - always tagged a Crash Box, for obvious reasons! But a quick gearbox. If fitted with the Lipe Twin Plate clutch, the clutch brake was great for snappy up changes, but the clutch pedal load was heavy to say the least!

[@johnjennings9693]

Thank you

[@gsxrinfrance5827]

I owned an N reg Transcontinental also with the 250 Cummins ( non turbo) It was originally a Ford test vehicle wit GKN in Birmingham . It was a long wheel base version, and eventually when the engine let go we discovered a few differences with the pistons and big end set up, turned out to be an American spec motor not a UK built one. We up dated it to a 275 with a turbo.. I eventually sold it to a guy doing mainly UK to Greece work,. He tilted the cab while delivering in Greece to steam clean the motor, unfortunately he'd left his stove alight which caught the cab on fire and burned it out, a sad ending to one of the best motors I've owned and driven...

[@davidbroomfield1974]

Watched another video and thought I'd recognised the tunnel. Video has double interest for me. Most family relations still live in area around Beaminster/Broadwindsor/Crewkerne. Also grew up in era of Conti with my Dad driving Atki's, ERF, Foden, AEC, etc on bulk tipper, sheeted general and chemical tanker in East Anglia.

[@hansmartingrotefend8202]

one of the best rucks in this time ever , I loved to drive with the Transcontinental through germany

[@freddiebozwell7049]

Remember seeing a demo wagon at Finningley 1975, my uncle could not believe the size of the cab, he had to lift me up to get in!

[@oliviersimonnin6983]

Very good job, indeed! These Ford trucks were very rare in France and I happened to meet one of them at Rungis MIN. It looks like our Renault R 310 of that time. Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year 2023😉!

[@markwells2129]

lovely truck i love the trans continentals

[@chrisg6086]

I well remember this appearing in Oswaldtwistle as a 4-wheel rigid chassis cab in the early 90s, and the being cut down to a tractor. If I remember rightly, some ERF bits were used in the conversion. It had originally been built with a van body, carrying test instrumentation for calculating bridge stress, or something similar

[@hanspeterro6343]

Rockn Roll Transconti , goooood old Time, the Actros Mega Space in this time. And Power thanks the Cummins Big Cam Engine.

[@billalbion]

The 250 was not big cam, it came later and was better on fuel.

[@modeltraingeek6544]

Always wanted a ride in a transcontinental as a kid dad drove an A reg MAN crunch box no turbo day cab 4x2 short chassis pulling carrot bulkers happy days Edwards of Norwich used to run transcontinentals if I remember……white and lime Green thanks for the vid top guys

[@robhardingham6770]

Sounds nice!

[@shaun5944]

Nice lorry. Great video. Thanks mate 👍🇬🇧

[@taxiarchisk.6031]

Very powerfull vintage truck and in very good conticion

[@juanpabloarena2724]

Sorprende su diseño,realmente futurísta y moderno para la época...Se agradece por el video.Saludos desde Argentina.

[@DonaldTrumpton]

Birds Eye Walls ran a fleet of Transcontinentals back in the 80’s

[@pieterzwaan4451]

What a beautiful truck!Great!

[@sean-wh3it]

I think these were the Renault magnums of their day used to marvel at their size

[@jamesjames8396]

Isn’t the cab pretty much the same as the R series Renaults so quite a connection and funny you should mention he magnum.

[@sean-wh3it]

To be honest I know very little about HGV'S but remember these as a youngster and marvelling at their size being smaller it almost seemed gigantic. I may be wrong but I recall reading once the driver sat almost 10 feet off the ground but couldn't swear to it but still a lovely truck in my opinion

[@fredericlegall690]

@@jamesjames8396 la cabine a été conçue par BERLIET pour son modèle TR300 en 1970.En fin de carrière BERLIET ,les phares ont été déplacés dans les pares chocs. SAVIEM RENAULT a ensuite racheté BERLIET, c'est pour cela que RENAULT a aussi cette cabine sur ses modèles R310...R370.

[@Rammstein56]

The cab is the Berliet KB 240 cab, 240 stands for 240 cm width of the cab, these were shipped to Amsterdam where they were installed on the assembly line of FORD Amsterdam where the Continental was made. Berliet TR 280 and Renault R series have the same cab, as a matter of fact an Algerian truck builder used the cab till a few years ago.

[@CreRay]

@@Rammstein56 Interesting info, which Algerian truck builder is that?

[@seamusburke9101]

I used to drive one of these in the 80s, so did the Yorkshire Ripper. Many is the time I saw him going the opposite direction on the M6. Little did I know who I was looking at.

[@jakeburrows2105]

Good vid, drove most of the trucks back in the day but never a Transcon, did manage a couple of journeys with a Berliet (same cab I believe) but that was as close as I got.

[@user-yj6jj9wv4t]

Sounds like the big cam Cummins to me ,superb engine

[@grahamsmith5768]

Regardless what you drive in life, everybody wants to overtake you. Going far and getting no where. It really is gone that and this pathetic. This is why government make rules and boundaries almost every week. Putting that one side.... Volvo f89 is my ultimate winner. Power , and a handsome mean look with a magnifying beautiful smile of a gorgeous woman.

[@marcusward5993]

Im 9 years old again and sat next to my Dad....

[@michaellyons9678]

dave allen transport and may your god go with you

[@steveluckhurst2350]

Someone had to say it ! 😊😊

[@orhanayaydn9138]

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[@damiantobiaszapater2376]

Verygood Ford truck. I'm fan Ford 0607

[@TheOctastar]

I thought you were going to call into Buglers for a minute then :)

[@KarrrRep]

Beautifully preserved looks like it would have done back in its original era. That cummins sounds sweet you can hear the rockers chattering away. What a location for filming to. Where was this ?. Some lovely landscapes

[@geeteebloke1979]

Love it mate !!!

[@alasdairvincent6248]

They don’t make them like this today. I remember when these trucks were in use. They had a style of their own.

[@73God]

Nice Truck

[@andybateman3924]

The transcontinental was actually built by Foden at Sandbach on behalf of Ford.

[@SITRUUNAPUURO-du4kr]

I LIKE IT

[@bigslav5043]

hi dave i am restoring a transcontinental with some chums in south wales. would love to look at yours for some tips, where are you in the uk . and would you be happy to let me have a look,

[@ignaziochiaia3021]

Per me è il più bel camion che e stato fatto ,un tutto anche come morire cabina

[@stevenclarke5606]

This is a MK 1 version, the Ford letters were removed and replaced by the blue oval badge, so that the owners could put their own logo pride of place. I remember reading that they ultimately failed because they had been designed for a new maximum weight limit that never arose, I think it was designed to pull up to 38 tonnes, but I might be wrong on that. But building a truck to pull this higher weight, that never happened, killed it off because it never match the fuel efficiency of trucks designed to pull a lower weight. It was a flawed genius

[@seamusburke9101]

Hi Steven, I was under the impression they designed for the ADR regulations that were being implemented by the EEC in the early 70s. For the first few years of production the wiring was earth return which could be very troublesome. A lot of the early ones were plagued with wiring trouble which put a lot of buyers off. By the time they changed to negative earth they already had a bad rep. I drove a few of the older ones and never had any trouble, I loved em

[@SITRUUNAPUURO-du4kr]

NICE

[@frankmlchaelglasscock6539]

I had one brand new good old truck

[@p.istaker8862]

Should have had a straight through pipe for Beaminster Tunnel.

[@johnroberts8513]

Had one on Demo when they first came out, nice drivers truck but as an owner driver, too heavy, brakes were poor, and too thirsty. Bought an F88 instead.

[@BethzeidaJohnson]

The 1st one I had I got lost in the cab

[@ianowen9717]

Forgive my ignorance but what was the reason behind fitting 3 seats in the cab? Access to the lower sleeping bunk (If one was fitted) would be almost impossible so 'double crewing' doesn't seem to have been an option.

[@olepedersen5420]

was this the lowest rating for the Transcontinental ? Nice classic.

[@claudiomagi5375]

Questo è stato il camion che mi è piaciuto di più all’epoca, ne ero letteralmente innamorato, ma da noi erano rarissimi non so il motivo, forse perché non c’era assistenza? Forse perché davano problemi di affidabilità? Non so e non voglio dire quello che non so , quindi non l’ho potuto comprare naturalmente usato perché nuovo chi se lo poteva permettere, però mi piace ancora ❤

[@didiermatroit2820]

🤩👍🚛. Un french 😉

[@carlfrizell2849]

That looks like an erf back end under it.

[@seamusburke9101]

Rockwell back axle.

[@nervo6321]

Ahead of its time…

[@DJ-Brownie-UK]

does this have the twin splitter ?

[@dieselbeema4255]

This is the 9 speed. A simple 4 speed box plus crawler and Range Change. No splitter.