Hey look you can change range on the fly....

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Originally Posted by Bushie

Actually it wasn't too bad once you got into the swing of it.

My last drive in it was from Heathcote (NSW) to Yamba in 1993.

Its the truck Numpty got his licence in, on a stinking hot day, the examiner reckoned if he could stand the heat (doors were closed) he deserved a licence.

Martyn

Ah, yes, the inbuilt central heating system of Thornycrofts. My uncles' got so hot in summer in Winton that we used to carry blocks of wood to prop the doors open, wound the windshield out in spite of the dust, & windows down. The floor panels and engine cover & pedals used to get so hot, you could not put light footwear on them after 20-30 miles. Heavy sole boots were the go. What was its top speed? 25-35 mph? God, they were crap trucks.