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  1. 7th March 2014, 11:49 AM #11
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    This was an attempt in Europe years ago.. and this is what they came up with!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sitec View Post
    This was an attempt in Europe years ago.. and this is what they came up with!
    The designer was obviously a fan of the "Thunderbirds".
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  3. 7th March 2014, 01:22 PM #13
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    This was an attempt in Europe years ago.. and this is what they came up with!
    how would you be hitting a cow in that
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sitec View Post
    This was an attempt in Europe years ago.. and this is what they came up with!
    Actually I am surprised this sort of design has not caught on - allowing a longer tray for the same size vehicle would seem to have real advantages for a lot of goods, and after all, the tray on most standard trucks is above the level of the roof on many if not most cars these days. (Compare for example the trucks you occasionally see with a narrow custom cab with the tray extending alongside the cab.

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    Duplicate post.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JDNSW View Post
    I have trouble seeing vehicle standard authorities anywhere approving a centre steer vehicle for widespread road use!

    And I doubt that aspect of it has much relevance to the Cx anyway.

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    As you say John, centre steer (island cab/long tom) has been banned; but bonneted Kenworths, particularly older models, are almost such. Until the midis '80s SAR and W model Kenworths had a cab width to rival an Austin A30, one can still touch the passenger door from the drivers' seats of the latest conventional cabs.

    The in cab video looks as if the driving experience would be sterile and remote, not a good situation in a heavy vehicle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sitec View Post
    This was an attempt in Europe years ago.. and this is what they came up with!
    There was one of these running 'round Brisbane a few years back. It didn't last long and I have no infomation on it.
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    Oh, Ian. I can just see you in one. Wearing your lilac driving suit, Gucci slippers, and blow waved hair.
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    All the money saved in fuel on that concept jigger would be spent on air-con running cost, sun screen and PPE to prevent skin cancers.
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  10. 7th March 2014, 04:03 PM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sitec View Post
    This was an attempt in Europe years ago.. and this is what they came up with!
    Those are used to move trailers on and off ferries. They aren't line haul rigs.
    Last one I saw was nicknamed the undertaker.
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