For Patrick's new book celebrating the model he has gathered over 200 photographs to show the Ford Transcontinental in its full glory over the years and in a variety of liveries and locations. Each photograph has an extensive caption. When read together these give the complete story of the introduction, development, and decline of the model.
Although now owned by the American company, PACCAR, and with links to Leyland, the roots of DAF trucks are firmly in Eindhoven, Holland. The company started truck manufacture relatively late, but in the early 1970s it took an industry lead with its flagship 2800. The author takes a close look at a favourite of long haul drivers, DAF.
In the 1970s nearly every driver acknowledged the Scania 141 as the King of the Road. It was the most powerful truck of its day, the favourite for long- haul work throughout Europe. This work shows how the model developed from the L75.