Show threadFrankNov 11

Yo, I heard you liked trucks so I put a truck on your truck.

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Show threadFrankNov 11

They were celebrating Bedford trucks this year, and lots of Bedfords came along.

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Show threadFrankNov 12

Lots and lots of Bedfords, in all shapes and sizes.

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Show threadFrankNov 12

Interestingly there were also two Bedford camper vans!

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Show threadFrankNov 12

And this big Bedford camper

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Show threadFrankNov 12

We also had fire trucks

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Show threadFrankNov 12

There were a lot of International trucks there as well.

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Show threadFrankNov 13

The Vauxhall club came along as well. Including this wonderful 100 year old example.

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Show threadFrankNov 13

And this lovely one from 1938

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Show threadFrankNov 13

Wandered back to Roger to find he'd found a parking buddy.

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Show threadFrankNov 13

More Bedford trucks!

It kept lightly raining on and off during the day, so the sky keeps changing in these shots.

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Show threadFrankNov 13

There were other brands of trucks as well.

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Show threadFrankNov 14

I love a Commer truck, they have nice faces on them.

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Show threadFrankNov 14

Bedfords were pretty damned stylish too

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Show threadFrankNov 14

This is a commercial vehicle show, and that also means buses!

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Show threadFrankNov 14

What a commitment, to privately own a bus. You need a heck of a lot of room to store one.

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Show threadFrankNov 14

This Chev truck from 1928 was looking great

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Show threadFrankNov 16

My favourite buses were there, the Flxibles!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flxible

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Show threadFrankNov 16

The Chrysler club came as well

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Show threadFrankNov 16

Parking tactically to avoid the river

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Show threadFrankNov 16

Chryslers really don't seem to have any shared design language to them.

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Show threadFrankNov 16

They came out in good numbers for the day

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Show threadFrankNov 16

Still more Chryslers, along with the occasional Dodge.

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Show threadFrankNov 16

One for @KiwiEV an EV Chrysler! I like seeing more classics being converted.

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Show threadFrankNov 16

That beautifully restored wagon was there as well, the one I saw only a few weeks ago.

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Show threadFrankNov 16

Even more Chryslers! They had a great turnout.

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Show threadFrankNov 16

Yo, I heard you liked trucks so I put two trucks on your truck.

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Show threadFrank6d ago

This blue and red truck has won best in show previously. It's a stunner.

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Show threadFrank6d ago

Poor Harry, first time he's been left on the trailer at a show.

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Show threadFrank6d ago

I love an Imp!

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Show threadFrank6d ago

The great thing about this show is all classics are welcome.

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Show threadFrank6d ago

These Chev trucks are bloody enormous

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Show threadFrank5d ago

The SES put on a demonstration, showing how they remove a driver from a vehicle post crash. It was an excellent display.

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Show threadFrank5d ago

The sun came out from time to time, and the rain stayed away.

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Show threadFrank5d ago

This is my favourite truck from the show because what a story!

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Show threadFrank5d ago

This truck is in great hands

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Show threadFrank5d ago

Yo, I heard you liked trucks so I stuck these Bedfords on your truck!

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Show threadFrank3d ago

That's one way to tow a caravan?

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Show threadFrank3d ago

I love that some people really love their trucks and look after them so well.

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Show threadmcSlibinas3d ago
@vwdasher very interesting post about Commer TS3 engine: https://www.roadtrains.com.au/tech-tips/how-an-opposed-engine-works-in-commer-knocker/
How an opposed engine works in Commer Knocker

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Show threadFrank
@mcSlibinas The Commer owners tend to have boards up to explain their wacky motors 😀
Nov 19 at 10:44pmWeb
Show threadmcSlibinas3d ago
@vwdasher there is a chance to have opposed piston engines: https://www.autoweek.com/news/technology/a36068845/opposed-piston-engines/
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Show threadFrankNov 12

We also had fire trucks

#WeirdCarMastodon
#CarShow
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Show threadFrankNov 12

There were a lot of International trucks there as well.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#CarShow
#Truckshow

Show threadFrankNov 13

The Vauxhall club came along as well. Including this wonderful 100 year old example.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#CarShow
#Truckshow

Show threadFrankNov 13

And this lovely one from 1938

#WeirdCarMastodon
#CarShow
#Truckshow

Show threadFrankNov 13

Wandered back to Roger to find he'd found a parking buddy.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#CarShow
#Truckshow

Show threadFrankNov 13

More Bedford trucks!

It kept lightly raining on and off during the day, so the sky keeps changing in these shots.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#CarShow
#Truckshow

Show threadFrankNov 13

There were other brands of trucks as well.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#CarShow
#Truckshow

Show threadFrankNov 14

I love a Commer truck, they have nice faces on them.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#CarShow
#Truckshow

Show threadFrankNov 14

Bedfords were pretty damned stylish too

#WeirdCarMastodon
#CarShow
#Truckshow

Show threadFrankNov 14

This is a commercial vehicle show, and that also means buses!

#WeirdCarMastodon
#CarShow
#Truckshow

Show threadFrankNov 14

What a commitment, to privately own a bus. You need a heck of a lot of room to store one.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#CarShow
#Truckshow

Show threadFrankNov 14

This Chev truck from 1928 was looking great

#WeirdCarMastodon
#CarShow
#Truckshow

Show threadFrankNov 16

My favourite buses were there, the Flxibles!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flxible

#WeirdCarMastodon
#CarShow
#Truckshow

Show threadFrankNov 16

The Chrysler club came as well

#WeirdCarMastodon
#CarShow
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Show threadFrankNov 16

Parking tactically to avoid the river

#WeirdCarMastodon
#CarShow
#Truckshow

Show threadFrankNov 16

Chryslers really don't seem to have any shared design language to them.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#CarShow
#Truckshow

Show threadFrankNov 16

They came out in good numbers for the day

#WeirdCarMastodon
#CarShow
#Truckshow

Show threadFrankNov 16

Still more Chryslers, along with the occasional Dodge.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#CarShow
#Truckshow

Show threadFrankNov 16

One for @KiwiEV an EV Chrysler! I like seeing more classics being converted.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#CarShow
#Truckshow

Show threadFrankNov 16

That beautifully restored wagon was there as well, the one I saw only a few weeks ago.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#CarShow
#Truckshow

Show threadFrankNov 16

Even more Chryslers! They had a great turnout.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#CarShow
#Truckshow

Show threadRick Calkins6d ago
@vwdasher
Gorgeous blue color on that wagon!
Show threadSalted DNov 16
@vwdasher seeing RHD versions of old Yank Tanks and Australian Chryslers that look nothing like US models makes me think alternate universe.
Show threadJoe Cooper 🇺🇦 🍉Nov 14
@vwdasher we love a Buffalo bus, don't we folks? Though, if I had my druthers, a Scenicruiser has better lines.
Show threadFrankNov 14
@swelljoe I love the Flxibles! Photos coming soon. Fabulous shape, all that chrome inside, just lovely.
Show threadJoe Cooper 🇺🇦 🍉Nov 14

@vwdasher Flxibles are the most collectible, I think, amongst conversion bus fanatics. Some friends bought a very rough 60s Flxible and traveled in it for a year or two.

My favorite bus, and the one I think I'd buy if I were wanting to do a conversion, is the GM PD-4103.

Flxible has the benefit (or negative, depending on your perspective) of being relatively rare, so collectors value them pretty highly. And, there are certainly some gorgeous ones.

Show threadFrankNov 14

@swelljoe I was talking to a chap at a swap meet a few months ago and he was telling he'd imported this, a Sauer tour bus. I asked him to bring it along but it didn't come, may be due to the bad weather. I do hope to see it sometime, only one in Australia. And look how cool this is! Brought over from Switzerland.

That GM is gorgeous!

Show threadOwen MeheganNov 14

@vwdasher "LOST" 😄

This is wild, who would buy an old bus and put it on club plates?

Show threadFrankNov 14
@literatesavant there are a LOT of people who love old buses! I love it, what a commitment! I have more bus photos coming.
Show threadOld Man MillerNov 14
@vwdasher
That is a weird 1953 International truck.
Looks like someone stuck a coupe roof on my truck.
Show threadFrankNov 14
@MillerTimeGarage don't forget, these are Australian ones and probably built here for different purposes.
Show threadOwen MeheganNov 12
@vwdasher I've found it interesting that Melbourne doesn't have many or any big ladder trucks like you see in America. Here's an articulated one, with rear steering done by the guy in the cab at the back. You should see them fling this around tight corners. That ladder can reach up 100 feet. It's so big I had to take two pictures.
Show threadFrankNov 12
@literatesavant I know, there must be some reason for it. You see the ladder trucks here but they're much smaller, and not at all stations.
Show threadOwen MeheganNov 12
@vwdasher I used to know some firefighters when I lived in SF, but I'm not in touch with them anymore. Obviously they have tall buildings there, but even a small town would have at least one big ladder truck. Here's one from my hometown. This is also 100 feet, just not articulated. Practically I'm guessing that a 100 foot ladder could access up to an 8 story building.
Show threadFrankNov 12
@literatesavant that is a big arse truck!
Show threadOwen MeheganNov 12
@vwdasher my guess is that it's partly historic. Fire, and fire fighting, are kind of a big part of American culture. Heroics and stuff. Numerous movies made about them. I think these days it's very rare for them to be pulling people from the windows of burning multi-story buildings.
Show threadFrankNov 13
@literatesavant I think it's also new tech means ladders can be smaller.
Show threadHot Thermite SummerNov 12
@vwdasher @literatesavant we have a fair few aerial platforms, I’ve spotted a couple of Bronto Skylifts at Fire Rescue Victoria. They don’t need articulation because they’re seriously extensible bucket trucks
Show threadFrankNov 12
@ThermiteBeGiants @literatesavant ah there you go, thank you!
Show threadOwen MeheganNov 12
@vwdasher @ThermiteBeGiants ah yes, I've seen that type of thing. But it looks like it's more used to get a hose up high. An American firefighter wouldn't like the idea of having to raise and lower the whole bucket for each person rescue.
Show threadJamesNov 13
@vwdasher @literatesavant We ask our ladder trucks to do slightly different things here in America. Ours carry a lot of portable ladders and rescue equipment, which aerials in the rest of the world usually don’t. (Rest of the world just distributes the equipment differently.). Thus equally large ladders but smaller trucks.
Show threadFrankNov 13
@mack505 @literatesavant ah ok! Any reason why the difference? Or just how things have evolved?
Show threadJamesNov 13
@vwdasher @literatesavant Evolution I think. Just like how the rest of the world had four door cabs in the ‘40s but we didn’t adopt them until the ‘90s. Different priorities.