They Didn't Just Make Trailers

[Bush Tucker Man]

Sankey, which is part of the GKN group also produced a lot of sheet metal & pressings work for the Leyland consortium in the late 60's & early/mid 70's.

If anyone remembers the AEC, Albion, Leyland 'Ergomatic' cabs on trucks of the day (right up to, in upgraded form) the Marathon.

Yes, they all share common ground with the big green trailers

This is the cab design, I mean

I only realised this a few days ago after reading the February copy of 'Classic & Vintage Commercials'

Incidentally, one of the regular photgraphers (Nick Baldwin) has a Labrador with a good 'motoring related' name; Dunlop :lol:

[thermidorthelobster]

Brought to you by the historical archive of Bush Tucker Man, our very own Fred Dibnah!  Richard, I think you should try for a television contract, there's currently a gap to fill.  And everybody secretly likes lorries.

[Bush Tucker Man]

Brought to you by the historical archive of Bush Tucker Man, our very own Fred Dibnah!

Now that's a big pair of boots for anyone to fill  

Richard, I think you should try for a television contract, there's currently a gap to fill.

No, too introverted & camera shy  

And everybody secretly likes lorries.

Of course they do, all males from ages 4 to 104 (& some females)

[hobbit]

Was tought my class 2 in militants and the 50's leylands, definately something you dont forget especially with the crash boxes and no power steering, we had to pass our test on these wagons before they would let you loose with the new trucks we were getting at the end of the 70s, the foden with a rolls royce eagle engine, talk about chalk and cheese  :shock:

[Bush Tucker Man]

I know that GKN is a very big company with fingers in a lot of pies.

I will hazard a guess that Sankey is mainly a steel pressings/fabrication concern??
(i'm undoubtedly wrong. Again! :lol: )

[hobbit]

There's a sankey in nottingam, but they make gardening plastics, like plant pots upwards to furniture

Not the same compay I think though

[Bush Tucker Man]

There's a sankey in nottingam, but they make gardening plastics, like plant pots upwards to furniture

Not the same compay I think though

Like these that we bought a while ago :lol:

[hobbit]

Yep thats em, they are made about a mile from where I live.

[Bush Tucker Man]

Just happened to notice that the clip on my Hospital ID badge was made by Sankey as well.
Talk about 'fingers in pies'

[hobbit]

I think that they have a lot of injection moulding gear quite a repetoir of stock too, last time I went past their place they take up a number of units on the industrial estate