Rlangham Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Spotted this vehicle as a sort of support vehicle on the London to Brighton run on both the Saturday at the Regent Street event, and parked up at Hyde Park Corner on the Sunday morning of the run. Looking at the Bart Vanderveen pre-1940 MV book, there's a photo of a Pierce Arrow which looks similar but mentions 'heavier types supplied to British and French', so maybe this is one of the British and French ones? Probably something only Great War Truck can answer, but thought i'd post it and see if anyone else knew, plus it's a nice truck http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5554/piercearrowui9.jpg[/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooTallMike Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 It's a great looking truck and I like their sense of humour too! If I remember correctly it was German registered. It flew past me when I was watching the event and sounded superb. The back was full of people too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlangham Posted December 9, 2007 Author Share Posted December 9, 2007 I thought it was Dutch myself - I think it came across with quite a few vehicles from the same collection in Holland (Louweman or something like that, i'll check out the guide later), which has, among others, the 'Genevieve' 1904 Darracq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79x100 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 It's parked on the zig-zags. It doesn't matter who he is, he deserves a ticket ! :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Great looking vehicle,....................just LOVE the inscription on the rear body. :rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Crikey! What a suprise, for more than one reason. You are quite right, it is an R Type Pierce Arrow, which although rated to carry 5 tons, was re rated by the WD as a three tonner. The reason for this is that the Tommys had a habit of overloading these things and the extra 2 tons gives them a little bit of extra room. If they were told that it was a 5 tonner then they would be bound to try and put 7 tons in it. Very suprising to see it in the UK. It looks like the museum wanted to give it a good outing. Lots of interesting modifications on it, but very nice to see. My other reason for being suprised is that the day before i saw this post, I arranged for the purchase/salvation of a similar one over here. Sadly it is in not such good condition. I would go as far as to say that this one is a seriously bad case. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c309/Greatwartruck/IMG_0389.jpg[/img] Apart from the wheels, what is there is in very good condition, depsite having spent the last 40 years sitting out in the open. Better quality steel in those days it seems. Once the sea of mud that surrounds it subsides this one will be making its way to a secret Dorset address. The yard has also yielded (amongst many other things) a WW1 FWD and a Riker truck that are now in doors and awaiting restoration. Tim (too) Tim (too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowtracdave Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 It's parked on the zig-zags. It doesn't matter who he is, he deserves a ticket ! :evil: Must have been on the school run :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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