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Ex Southdown

Southdowns other Mat had a traditional cab. It started of with a gantry

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before re-equipping with a Harvey Frost crane

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unfortunately it was sold into preservation and the idiot who got it took off and burnt the perfectly good cab, because he wanted to rebuild the Mat with a coachbuilt, coach style body. The cab was taken of about a year after this photo!!

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A couple of slightly better views in the book "Hills of Botley" by Jack Hill/Bob Tuck, they show a home-made A frame for the jib - if I remember I'll put it in my truck for you to look at. Some great ex-military truck pics in this book, well worth a view, especially for the Antar pics.

Tony

I am not sure that the Tele jib is actually on the Mat, I always took it to be on a truck behind the mat????

 

Thanks Tony - I'd be interested to see that.

 

Antarmike - I've looked again at the photo and I can see what you mean, but it does look like it's connected at the top of the jib, although the front end seems very high up behind the cab. There doesn't appear to be anything parked behind it.

 

- Mike

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