The Top Ten Defunct British Truck Brands
10-Thornycroft
09-Albion Motors
08-Commer
07-Associated Equipment Company
06-Dennis Specialist Vehicles
05-Scammell
04-Foden Trucks
03-Leyland Motors
02-ERF
01-Bedford Vehicles
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Sorry, maybe the top ten of the most ugliest trucks in the world!
No mention of Guy trucks….?
As a non-truck person I was amazed at how many of these companies I knew. Dennis, ERF I there're still about. Quite sad actually Dennis making Fire Engines. What happened?
What happenin in 1979?
The only British trucks still in use are those used by the showmen on the funfairs, mainly ERF and Fodens but these are slowly being replaced with modern foreign lorries, so many truck builders in this country and now all gone!
Thats a 1972 TK Bedford at the end not 1982, just saying.
That last Bedford was 1972 not 1982.
Scammel Crusade..took my HGV 1 Test in one of those..ASMT Leconfield 1980…
Beautiful motor..managed to get an ERF Twin split in the 90s..another fabulous motor
What the bloody hell went wrong in such a short time frame, we are now left with around half a dozen boring foreign brands
The fact that there can even be a top ten about this topic makes me very sad.
Seddon Atkinson!
What about Thames Trader?
Bedford TK best truck in the world
Dennis are still going strong.
My favourite truck was an old ERF. Starting off in 3rd and still getting good accerelation. The gear changes were what made this truck a pleasure.
ERF and Foden were brothers – ERF Eric Robert Foden….
Seddon atkinson?
What happened to GUY and Atkinson trucks?
great vdeo a shame so many of these companies are gone
It's a pity we didn't get to know what the letters ERF stood for.
UK needs to revive it's aviation and motor industries by teaming up with none European and American companies. The wealth of knowledge and most manufacturing shifted to the rest of Europe and in return the Europeans and Americans made London a world financial centre but this is not the case anymore.
I was waiting for the Guy Invincible.
What the hell has happened to this country, all these manufacturers lost our car industry foreign owned, why was this allowed to happen. Why don’t any of our leaders have any pride in our country anymore.
It would of been nice to see a Leyland marathon 😕 🙄
Heaps of scrap.thank goodness scania and volvo came on stream.
Also no mention of the "GUY" , "Karrier" or the Dodge trucks
I have just realised , the makers of this video have forgotten to include the main truck of the 60's , the main choice of long distance hauliers and the most recognisable . What a disgrace ….. The Seddon Atkinson . !!!! The borderer and the viewline were the most common sight on all motorways . Know as the big A . and powered by the imortal Gardner 180 or Cummings varients .
You will note these timelines have a lot in common the 1960/70/80s when industrial action by the unions for the most trivial reasons was rife in this country. So all these wistful comments on the demise of the British truck industry is somewhat hollow as it was partly self inflicted. The later ones ERF/Fodens were under that bastion of a government that did nothing to support manufacturing – New Labour when the % of manufacturing plummeted for what were hardly the halcyon days of the 1980s.
Most of these trucks i'v seen at shows but this chap has his years wrong it wasn't 1831 it was 1931 with Bedford 1933 with ERF
I remember working on some of these truck models late 70,s early 80s
I think the last one the Bedford TK flatbed looked more like 1972 not 1982…?
I am not really into trucks , but you have got to admit these older models have style , they make you stop and admire them , not like the modern machines you see one you keep on walking .
Leyland isn't defunct, neither is Dennis. Both still building trucks in the UK.