Advertising Last completed movie pages 1960 Austin 304 3-Ton - Wonderloaf Bread [FG]Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin: 
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◊ 2022-10-15 01:08 |
![[Image: 13-35fgb.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/13-35fgb.jpg) I think it's one of the unusual long-noses?? |
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◊ 2022-10-15 13:10 |
I think its unlikely that they used 5-tonners with the extended front for the larger engines plus the increased wheel size and higher loading height. Also comments here suggest that Wonderloaf, Mothers Pride etc. bread vans all had the 16" wheels, low load height they were likely to be twin wheeled 2-tonners. Austin T200 FG 2-Ton https://www.flickr.com/photos/aceanorak/8331915379/ |
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◊ 2022-10-15 21:44 |
I remember these FG bread vans ones as part of the 70s street scene , always driven flat out ! FG bread vans were never long nose ones as bread is light , they had fairly big bodies and long wheelbases so always looked like about 3 tonners. -- Last edit: 2022-10-16 05:39:01 |
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◊ 2022-10-16 05:36 |
From my brochures the Sunblest ones were FG550. -- Last edit: 2022-10-16 22:23:32 |
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◊ 2022-10-18 17:41 |
As a teenager I always thought the FG was a truly awful delivery van and only remember one FG bakery van that was pointed out to me because of its angled door. I cannot even say what brand it was delivering at the time, expect it was Mothers Pride, but it must have been a very early livery. Good Information... 1968 BMC then Leyland FG550 equates to the Austin 3-ton [FG K60] '304' with the 145" wheelbase, as you say longer than the 2-ton 109" wheelbase. -- Last edit: 2022-10-18 17:41:45 |
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◊ 2022-10-19 14:26 |
The High Streets were full of FG's in 70s on urban deliveries and with the various 'Boards'. They were incredibly noisy , I was once recovered by one when the front wheel fell off my Triumph Herald and the driver wore heavy duty ear defenders , I had to suffer! Apparently though they were sturdy, reliable and cheap. Irresistible qualities for fleet managers ! -- Last edit: 2022-10-19 20:43:00 |
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