MAGGIE SIMPLE-SON
Go to any classic truck show and it’ll be packed with tractor units and maybe a few smaller rigids. All great stuff, but tippers, especially 8x4s are certainly in a minority. However, a few are now being restored, and being shown for all to enjoy.
A star attraction at the 2021 Truckfest show at Peterborough was a line-up of four restored eight leggers from the 1980s. There was a Foden Haulmaster, next to a rare Hino FY, a Foden 4300 and a Magirus Deutz 232. The latter three were all owned by Martin Lavelle based in Rickmansworth, and so I went down to see the German and Japanese models.
The Hino will be featured in our sister magazine very soon, but I casted my eyes over one of the best restored Magirus Deutz trucks I have ever seen. Admittedly, there are not that many of them in the UK, but you get the idea! This thing is truly stunning. It’s also so rare!
