96 Pages full of photos and text explaining the multiple changes in the trucking industry in the 1970's compared to any previous decade. European truck builders had been developing powerful vehicles capable of operating at between 35 to 38 tonnes gross vehicle weight (GVW), and equipped with comfortable sleeper cabs for long haul international journeys, in the UK the truck builders were playing catch up.
The 1970’s saw the birth of the infamous British Leyland empire, which was to have far-reaching and disastrous consequences for all the manufacturers it engulfed.
This is a unique account of a turbulent period in trucking history.
It In the face of booming sales of European heavyweights, both Ford and Bedford launched heavyweight models aimed at this key sector, but like most other British truck manufacturers, it was too little too late...

ISBN: 9781845844158

ISBN-10: 1845844157

Series: Those Were the Days...

Published: 15th November 2012

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Number of Pages: 96

Audience: General Adult

Publisher: VELOCE PUB

Country of Publication: GB

Edition Number: 1

Dimensions (cm): 19.05 x 20.32 x 0.64

Weight (kg): 0.31