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1970 Guy Big J4T

1970 Guy Big J4T in The Battle of Billy's Pond, Movie, 1976

Class: Trucks, Trailer truck (tractor) — Model origin:

1970 Guy Big J4T

00:00:27 Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

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dsl ◊ 2020-06-04 18:22	GUY top front badge, Leyland small badge in lower grille. EGU 261J was August 70, London - front plate slightly tweaked but untweaked number seen on trailer rear. Trailer holds "4000 gallons" according to dialogue. Big J4T??
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-06-04 19:31	The Big J was a range of trucks, from looking at the pictures on the inter web it seems 4 wheels plus T means 4 wheeled tractor unit, so you may have got it. According to my little boys’ book of big lorries, Guy was taken over by Jaguar in 1961, then into Leyland in 1968. The Big J range appeared during the Jaguar ownership. http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/Museum/Transport/commercial/Guy/BigJ.htm -- Last edit: 2020-06-04 19:48:16
jcb ◊ 2020-06-04 22:54	Agree Big J4T and the J stood for Jaguar. Interesting links JFS. . -- Last edit: 2020-06-04 22:56:54
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-06-04 23:12	Thanks. It clears up the method of naming the Big Js for us. I like the design of the site as well, and what can be better than a firm with its own cricket pitch! -- Last edit: 2020-06-04 23:27:54
dsl ◊ 2020-08-15 17:40	Seems in early 60s, Jag was prowling around buying up firms. They also got Daimler in 61 (which I always think of in car terms, overlooking the bus side of it which might have been compatible with the Guy buyout), and I've just seen comments that they nearly bought Lotus in 64, until Colin Chapman changed his mind at last minute. One project which collapsed after this was aborted might have been a Daimler V8-powered Lotus Elan +2.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-08-15 22:29	Details apart, the Daimler CVG and the Guy Arab buses would be difficult to tell apart if the badges were removed. The Daimler Fleetline and the Leyland Atlantean, a generation further on, were of similar design philosophy, but the analogous Guy, the Wulfrunian, was of completely differing design and did not capture the delight of the market. Guy’s were not in a good state when Jaguar took over, maybe the failure of the Wulfrunian to capture the sort of business the ultra conventional Arab had done contributed to this, but in any case it’s another brick removed from the wall. Buying businesses cheaply is fine if the purchased company makes money, but not if it’s a pig in a poke. -- Last edit: 2020-08-15 22:37:40

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