Old Britains Flatbed lorry

[An Interested Spectator]

Have plans to "do up" one of these soon.

They are described as Deutz trucks. This is a new one on me. Did Deutz supply trucks in the UK. Or is there another truck make close to this model.

Basically I am trying to identify the nearest "real truck" to this model to get my detailing as near as I can.

Cheers in advance

Adie

[robertw1]

If it is the same type as what mine is I reckon it is close the a Bedford.

[Tractorman810]

have a feeling thse deutz trucks were arround in the uk ,or a very similar version of it

[DAF]

Magirus Deutz became Iveco.  There was a cab shared between volvo, daf, renault and the maggie.  It does look a bit like the bedford tl but the side windows are wrong.  My guess is it is either an old ford or iveco style.

[FNHIR]

Yeah, Magirus Deutz were available in the UK, Warner Hall covered the development of the lorries (and the missed opportunities) in Model Tractor magazine earlier this year.

[dalethecaptain]

Magirus Deutz have quite a cult following, the air cooled engines are incredibly reliable and had loads of power for the size of truck.

Have a look at this site:

http://www.magirusdeutz.co.uk/MD8worldmaggies.htm

There is quite a bit of info on that site that should help you with the detailing, and the company history is quite interesting.

[An Interested Spectator]

Thanks for the info everyone.

Very interesting.

Adie