Foden Special Vehicles

This new book from Roundoak revisits Foden but this time majors on the company's output of special build vehicles over the years. No other British Commercial vehicle manufacturer produced such a diverse range of products and this is the first book to major on Foden's achievements in this field. There are chapters on each range of vehicle produced, featuring vehicle history and development - all well illustrated. Subjects covered include Military vehicles; TCHD 2 Nuclear Weapons Transporters; Timber Tractors; The Twin-load project; Aircraft Refuellers; Gritters & Snow-ploughs; Crane Carriers; Dump Trucks; Heavy Haulage tractors; Internal Transport including the Bulkrane project in conjunction with British Railways; Truck Mixers. The book also includes Cab designs, Vehicle designations and Engine type schedule. Written by Wobbe Reitsma, well known in ERF and Foden circles and his text, researched for many years, is supported with over 400 black & white and colour pictures. 228 pages hardback.