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Corgi 97940.
Scale 1:50.
Eddie Stobart.
From the Corgi box:
Eddie Stobart Limited.
Founder Eddie Stobart established the Company in Carlisle in the 1960's as an agriculteral contractor.
In the 1970's, the firm was developed into a transport and warehousing organisation by his son Edward, who is still today running the Company.
There is no secret to our growth: we just do the job to the best of our ability and give our customers the service they demand, said Chairman Edward Stobart.
( I think that since that was written in the box, Mr Edward doesn't run Stobarts anymore, but I may be wrong. )
ERF Motors Ltd.
ERF Edwin Richard Foden was the youngest son of Edwin Foden who founded the famous Foden steam-wagon company whose history dated back to 1856. By the early 1930s Fodens were struggling to sell steamers and ER, as he was called, was firmly convinced that the company should build diesels instead. His brother, William, had retired in 1924 and emigrated to Australia. A disagreement over policy led ER to resign and he and his son, Dennis, set up their own company called E R Foden just a short distance from Fodens' factory.
Production began in 1933 with a modern 6/7-ton payload forward-control four-wheeler powered by a Gardner 4LW engine. All the running units were bought in and, unlike Fodens, E R Foden were assemblers. The trucks sold well and very soon the E R Foden badge was altered to ERF. During the six years up to the outbreak of World War II the range expanded to include three and four-axled rigids and two-axled tractor units. They were also the first company to build a twin-steer six-wheeler. ERF was one of the few UK truck manufacturers to be allowed to continue production during the war and some wartime models were fitted with AEC engines when Gardners were in short supply. After the war, in 1948, a completely new range was introduced under the general designation of the V range, masterminded by chief engineer Ernest Sherratt who himself was an ex-Foden man. ERF went from strength to strength, developing an extensive export business. Domestic vehicles had Jennings coachbuilt cabs, Jennings being an old established coachbuilder with whom ERF shared their premises at Sandbach. Later, in 1963, ERF absorbed the company as their in-house cab builder. For export, a steel cab was introduced in 1951, produced by the Willenhall Motor Radiator Co. This was also available on the home market but after a couple of years a completely new and strikingly modern cab with panoramic windscreen and oval radiator grille was introduced as the KV cab. A semi-forward-control version, nicknamed the "Sabrina", was added in 1958. The first appearance of the KV in November 1953 added to ERF's prestige and the new models featured many improvements, especially in the braking system. ERF also became involved in building specialized export models for heavy-duty operation and options of *****mins and Rolls Royce diesels were offered during the late '50s. South Africa was a particularly strong export market for ERF. The next major launch was the LV-cabbed range of 1962. It was with this range that ERF became the first UK manufacturer to offer fail-safe spring brakes. With an increasing demand for articulated vehicles in the UK, ERF began offering a complete matched artic during the '60s. Export demand continued to be healthy and an assembly plant was set up in South Africa in 1965 to build vehicles tailored to local requirements. In the early 1970s Ernest Sherratt retired as director of engineering and his replacement, an ex-Chrysler man, brought in the A series which was based on a new design philosophy more akin to mass production ideas, especially in the design of frame and suspension. Engines included the *****mins NH220 and Gardner 8LXB 240. The A series formed the basis for a 38-ton European tractor with a steel Motor Panels tilt cab which ERF aimed specifically at the European market. Soon after, ERF's first true tilt-cab range, the B series, was announced. This featured the SP (Steel/Plastic) cab produced by a revolutionary new moulding technicpe. Continuous improvements have been introduced to the ERF range since the mid 1970s resulting in the C series and later the E series, all using developments of the SP cab structure. The last major launch was in 1993 with the EC range which soon became a leading seller in the UK. A top-of-the-range heavy tractor unit for long-haul operations appeared as the Olympic. In 1996 ERE Britain's last independent truck builder, was bought out by Western Star of Canada. Since the takeover, certain ERF-based models are now marketed as Western Star, like the Commander range that has sold well in Australia and New Zealand. The mechanical content of the Commander series is predominantly American-sourced. ERF also markets the Turkish-built BMC Professional as the ERF EP and assembles Isuzu trucks. In August 1999 it was announced that ERF production was to be transferred from Sandbach to nearby Middlewich, and in February 2000 Western Star sold the company to MAN in Germany.
Seddon Diesel Vehicles of Oldham in Lancashire was, to a large extent, simply a vehicle assembler, offering a full range of commercial vehicles assembled from proven, bought-in parts. In later years, it discontinued rigid eight-wheelers in favour of heavy tractor units and medium-weight rigids such as this 12-Four, which featured the attractive fibreglass cab that was replaced by a proprietary Motor Panels unit in 1964. British Road Services was a significant user of Seddon trucks (16-Nov-17).
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Just arrived In Salem from Cleveland, Ohio. The Chandler and Price would have been manufactured in Cleveland many years ago. Heidelberg is of course German and practically new compared to the C&P.
Picture taken at the crossroads of Avenida Máximo Gómez and George Washington in Santo Domingo during a heavy rain shower
Scanning with Xsane and Epson 2480 photo flatbed scanner in Lighthouse Puppy Linux. under the KDE3 Desktop environment.
Here is the basic setup instructions and link to where I found the information. This should be true for most Linux distributions that have Sane installed. You need to get a copy of esfw41.bin and place it on your Desktop or in /usr/share/sane/snapscan/. Then you need to edit your snapscan.conf configuration file pointing the software at the esfw41.bin Epson 2480 scanner driver.
"Open up a terminal & type..
sudo mkdir /usr/share/sane/snapscan/
cd Desktop
sudo mv esfw41.bin /usr/share/sane/snapscan/
sudo gedit /etc/sane.d/snapscan.conf & change the line that reads..
firmware /usr/share/sane/snapscan/your-firmwarefile.bin & change /your-firmwarefile.bin to /esfw41.bin & save your changes before exiting.
That’s it! just plug in your scanner & start XSane or the Gimp."
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On CA-20 just off I-80 in the Sierra Nevadas. Winter can be tough on truckers, between snow, ice, tarps for flatbeds, short days, long nights and cold it isn't always fun. Full chains on an 18 wheeler means 8 tires have to be chained.
But then you get days like this, and the view out the office window takes your breath away...