Classic LEYLAND trucks (1930s-1980s)

[@oldclassiccarUK]

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[@petersmith4455]

hi there, great video, with ref to vehicle XGV907K, its one of ours we built at AEC,its a 6x4 Marshall, the reason their is no AEC badge on the front grille is that leyland told us to put a 'british leyland square badge on the front grille and drop the AEC triangle.this was because we were part of the BL combine,ref to the yellow Marathon UJD496S this was one of ours at AEC, the square looking cab on the old leylands were known as the mouth organ cabs

[@allanriches9381]

A great collection of Leylands. They always had good model names.

[@brianogrady7900]

Brings back memories used to live near the A10 in 60’s watching these

[@giulianomarco]

Favourites: #1 Cruiser 2:06, #2 Constructor Tipper 17:21 and #3 Octopus Tanker 20:33 😁👍

[@georgejohnson1498]

We had a Leyland Boxer [Ex British Sugar Corporation] with a Perkins P6.354 six cylinder diesel], which I used to drive in the late 1970s on the farm, not the road, even before I had a car test! It replaced a Morris [13.8 GWV with F suffix registration] which was made in the Albion factory. That was one tough lorry! The old man blew the engine climbing Fromes Hill with a load of ICIO Fertiliser on. He was very hard on engines, and broke several cars and that lorry with his maniac ways. I rather like old lorries! Best wishes from George

[@peterlangridge4639]

Whilst I'm not a "Truck" guy, seeing this makes me sad to see how much we have lost in the UK. Having prior employment with Leyland Bus, Leyland were the dominating global manufacturer in many products. World beating technology of the day. Its all gone! How on earth did that happen?

[@septiccalling8341]

Don't get me started.....

[@stephenricketts7764]

I love these old lorries they look so sturdy and well made even though some early trucks had wooden framed cabs they still look the part. I watched a somewhat grainy film on You tube recently of a Leyland Truck from the fifties. They really put it through its paces, breaking tests with a load on the flatbed and so on. There was another film of the Leyland Beaver (I think) of the 1970's. They even had the main fuel tank isolated and another tank which they filled to see exactly the millage range. All very interesting and shows that just as much testing goes into trucks as cars. I also like all the handwritten signs on the old trucks that in itself is a dying art sadly. I love the old buses too so great that you included some of those old examples. Thanks Rick for another interesting collection of photos. 👍👍

[@dennisrobinson7587]

My father drove a Leyland Octopus flat bed in the early fifties for BRS .My cousin drove a Leyland Octopus tipper in the mid fifties.And my uncle drove a Lad cabbed Leyland Beaver in the early sixties. The one of your favourites,about fifteen minutes into the video is just like the one my father drove.

[@jozsefimbrea9473]

Back in 1962, living still in Romania, I saw bonneted Leyland Super Hippo oil-field trucks, they were very impressive in their dove-grey livery. Later, in Israel, their bus-scene was dominated by the Leyland Royal Tiger models, fitted with the (in)famous "Wailing Wilson" semi-automatic transmission and locally built bodies, probably patterned on an MCW design. Israel was a typical Leyland-country, with many Beavers, Hippoes, Comets and Clydesdales fitted with either bonneted, Ergomatic or LAD cabs, or some fiberglass locally built ones, some of them a bonneted version of the LAD model. Many thanks for this video and Imiss so much those brave Sherpas - pun not intended- of the highways!

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks for sharing your memories!! Don't miss the other lorry videos also on this channel (including my most recent video)

[@jozsefimbrea9473]

@@oldclassiccarUK How wonderful was Britain's insularity! Thanks to it, an awful lot of lorry makes thrived for long periods, and were completely unknown beyond Old Blighty's borders! Who on this earth did hear about the Thornycroft, the Guy, the Sentinel the Lacre, the Atkinson or the Dennis???? Maybe, some faint knowledge about the AEC, or the Scammell... The products of the late BMC, BLMC, Rootes, GM and Ford were better known, because they were exported. Thanks for your wonderfully informative videos, once again!!!!

[@kevinwhelan8126]

I must admit I still have a soft spot for the Ergomatic cabs.

[@Bill_qaz]

As former AEC,Leyland employee really enjoyed the selection of pictures. Also enjoy your classic car videos.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Glad you like them!

[@a11csc]

nice collection

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks!

[@markrich6657]

Drove Leyland cruisers. 16.210 then a 16.230, both factory sleeper cabs. Over 150,000 miles. Were a joy to drive and a good night's kip in a very comfy bunk. At 32 tons they tended to grunt a bit. Still a very nice cab and very nice driver environment. Changed employment and changed to a Scania 141, that's another story 😊😊😊😊 V8 power.....👍👍👍

[@saikumarkhan]

i like all old British made vehicles 👍👍 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@garywalker3818]

great blog mate Gary from Crewe

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks 👍

[@Vince_uk]

Interesting collection RJ, I keep hoping that perhaps one day of these photos will jog my memory for the lorry my father used to drive in the 50's when I was a kid but so far nothing has. That has nothing to do with the photos but more of my faded memories, I was very young at the time. I vividly recall the pink and black Bedford pink paraffin tanker he drove in the late 50's but the one prior to that is a complete blank. I remember who he worked for, Ellison Tanks, and the colour of the lorry which was beige but not the model.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Interesting, I'm surprised that amongst all the photos there hasn't been a match yet. I've done make-specific photo collections for Albion, ERF, Foden, Bedford, Leyland etc, I wonder if perhaps it was an Austin or Morris.

[@Vince_uk]

It is more likely my bad memory RJ@@oldclassiccarUK

[@jonathanjohnson2138]

Great video Mr OCC! Took me back to when I was a child.😁👍 How about doing a classic taki / mini cab ? 🤔

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Taxi eh? I doubt I'd have enough interesting photos but maybe one day!

[@jimmyjazz9014]

In New Zealand the Leyland FG was a BMC Austin/Morris

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Yes they started out as Austin/Morris here too, then were re-badged as Leyland much later

[@lanceleader8891]

Another excellent video. You need to film a new introduction.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks, yes I've been pondering the intro for a while now ...!