Vintage shots from days gone by!

Two Austin busses with a Perkins R6 powered Seddon Mk11R (1956) on the right:

 

A 1946 White Semi trailer bus in operation in the mid 1950's (This White was then converted to a tip truck in 1966):

 

A couple of Leyland busses:

 

Busses at BHP Steelworks Newcastle (NSW Australia):

 

Earlier version of busses at BHP:

 

A Reo Gardner bus in New South Wales - a White in the background:

 

An MAN bus:



another:





another MAN Service Car:

 

I am 90 pages in today! Whew!

What an amazing thread! Thank you to everyone. Being in my late 20's, but having a family that is rooted in nostalgia I can truly appreciate this thread. Thank you again!

 

37 Ford---factory deal.
One in Ford Museum too.

 

1936 wienermobile.
Had a chance to buy one a numer of years back but I screwed it up cuz I was too cheap.
My dream was gone in a flash.

 

Talk about art-deco...

 

Australian Road Train "built" in 1946, using a war surplus Diamond T, by Kurt Johannsen. Some of his early road trains would haul up to 8 trailers (can't find photo at this time) and, I believe, could take up to 30 minutes to reach 30mph:

 

Some Mack Road Trains of Buntine Roadways:

 

Rotinoff Viscount Road Trains:

 

Commer car carrier with load of new Vanguards:

 

Early 1950's Albion Clydsdales - 4 cylinder with reported top speed of 35mph:

 

An Albion and the 2x AEC's:

 

Mercedes Benz 315:

 

Mack B61:

 

Leader truck. Built in Toowoomba, Queensland. Cabin is fibreglass copy of Mack cabin. Custom built to customer needs. Company is defunct:

 

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35 MPH , Sydney to Perth ! , thats a Road trip !

 

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