FODEN RESTORATION
Nov 26, 2021
3 minutes
Words and images: Geoff Smith
His first encounter with Foden was as a 21-year-old driving S80 and S83 eight-wheel tippers with his local employer Penllyne Haulage Ltd., Cowbridge, South Wales during the late 1970s, starting with VBO 101S.
While restoring a Foden Haulmaster – HAV 393Y – 8x4 tipper in 2015 in the same colour scheme as this current restoration, Geoff was hunting for parts and came across a Showman’s LWB 8x4 flat series 2 Foden and thought… maybe one day?
That one day came in 2019 and when Geoff got it home,
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