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This might sound strange, but my immediate thoughts went to a Bedford TM fitted with the 8V Detroit Diesel engine and an Allison automatic gearbox.
It was a 6x4 rigid that was usually coupled to a 4-axle drawbar trailer.
It was my test vehicle for antilock braking (ABS) and I got to drive it on all sorts of low-coefficient surfaces (skidpans).
It was 'fast' (just floor the accelerator and allow the auto-box to shift as you held the pedal down) and surprised many car drivers as it beat them away from the lights (especially when unladen).
Having antilock brakes it was tempting to wait until the last second before applying the brakes with full force and then feeling it chunter as it cycled the ABS.
Of course, some of the demonstration work was done with the ABS switched off, which with a 6x4 and drawbar trailer was somewhat entertaining.
I had so much fun driving that machine!
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