For sheer pulling power and speed the Leyland Marathon with the TL12 engine I had from new in 1976,PCL 553R was the one I remember best.What a change from the AEC Mandator.Brakes were not rayt clever though until they were modified.I was never a fan of continental wagons for a start but I had a Scania 112M UWJ 495Y and it was a pearler.Now I understand from another forum that Scanias have gone downhill a bit.I went back on tankers in 1994 for a few months and had an ERF E14 with the twin-split box and that was a good tool,bags of power and brilliant brakes.D802 PHD was the reg.
What a silly owd sod I am with reg numbers
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Bedtime.
Chris.