Retro-Truck Seddon Atkinson Strato

[sallyb989]

Thats my dad!!

[russhurley]

@sallyb989 NICE!

[j91ebd]

my dad worked for E kidd of lancaster back in the 70s and drove a 1976 scania lb81 day cab he once drove a big A 401 and said it was brilliant he slept in due 2 it been comfortable because it was a sleepercab those were the days when u made a bed in the cab the best u could the scania had a day cab so it was long uncomfortble nights as well as been low powered comaped 2 the big A it struggled on big hills and use 2 get HOT

[mrspivvy]

did anyone buy this?

[stueybish]

That instrument binnacle is the same as used by DAF for the SB220 and DB250 buses circa 1997

[patrickchmbrs]

cummmins L10-325 twinsplit 12 speed

[patrickchmbrs]

cummins L10-325 twinsplit 12 speed

[1234niall]

@davyboy90 What you want is an old volvo f12 or manual daf, automatic dafs keep breaking down.

[m648mvp]

lovely , i went everywhere with my grandad in one of those not a cruiser tho a hell of a good truck she had a 14ltr cummins with a twinsplitter box ! We have ERF's now equally good Keep The Oldens Rollin ! ! !

[coewee]

love it top one clasic atkinson

[oodled]

the good thing about seddon atkinson trucks was the fact all the components were bought in .engines from cummins,rolls royce and gardner. with Eaton/Fuller/Rockwell running gear .you should be able to pick up spares or replacement parts for the strato relatively easy

[marc666blue]

awsume my dad used 2 drive a 350 for caberfreight in devon on a 'k' plate used 2 call it the beast lol

[HiluxSurfVigo]

Pegaso Troner

[megadriver1]

Yes is a Pegaso troner in theese time, Seddon Atkinson was a mark of ENASA Pegaso, more later, ENASA Pegaso was sold to Iveco who buy Seddon in the same Pack, Pegaso disappear, but Seddon is built in the old Pegaso Factory in Madrid Spain, with Iveco Parts.

[mrspivvy]

With the high price of scrap, I think unfortunately that this is the fate awaiting it. The high cost of diesel means that even some preservationists (the only likely market for something this old and relatively low powered) are giving up. Parts are no problem, cummins engine as used in various ERFs and same cab as DAF 95, I hope someone saves it. SAs of any description are getting rare now.

[davyboy90]

oh well thats cool! I have always wanted to drive a HGV I love them!

[kierryplop]

how much and where is it

[russhurley]

how much what - this truck?

600 but i recon he will take five now.

[kierryplop]

where abouts is it not down in cornwall hence bude on the truck

[russhurley]

yep - bude - at the depot - NC commericals. you can call them if you want. give us an update!

[kierryplop]

bugger was not far from the this morning i delivered to Davidstow could of had a look. How much you reckon they would get for scrap. I reckon to do it up it would be hard to get parts.

[russhurley]

dead easy... dutch cab, american engine...

can even update the parts if you want!

[megadriver1]

The cab was of Cabtec a society Between Pegaso and Daf, later, when Pegaso was sold to Iveco, Daf buy the 50% of Pegaso Cabtec to Iveco and now the Daf XF series, have the old Pegaso/Seddon Atkinson Cabs.

[russhurley]

I have the original SA brochure for the Strato and StratoCruiser, if anyone is interested. Yu don't see many around these days...

[russhurley]

If anyone wants photos of this truck, let me know. Its still for sale, but its due to be SCRAPPED any day!

...Please rescue it somebody!!! :-)

[mrspivvy]

well worth the price. wish I had the room.

[russhurley]

If anyone wants photos of this truck, let me know. Its still for sale, but its due to be SCRAPPED any day!

...Please rescue it somebody!!! :-)

[kierryplop]

yeah its a stratocruiser the cab was from the Pegaso troner and daf 95spacecab.

[kierryplop]

Humm IT would be better if it was a 405. did you buy it

[russhurley]

as far as i know, its still there. The high-roof cab would make it a StratoCruiser, right???

[revolution1one]

Cool truck I think.