Rob I wondered if you had the Blue / Grey chain lorry ! I ' ve only ever seen one,
and presume your ' s is it ? What a stunning piece.You never cease to amaze me ! Thank you so much for posting.Chris Warr.
Rob Your collection of Fodens must be something to see ! The blue chain lorry is absolutely stunning ! As for the orange
and yellow tailboard - words fail me ! I bought a 2nd Series Tailboard in deep brown with pale yellow ST hubs years ago,
and sold it to a collector in the US.I have regretted that ever since ! Bruce
Chris,
there are more Blue / Grey chain lorries,
I have seen at least four more.E.g.the one that was pictured on Ramsay ' s catalogue is not mine.But I think it is one of the rarest variations.I will give more information about the rivetted back to be able to recognise a fake.That will be in my Foden article.Rob
Bruce,
The deep brown Tailboard with pale yellow ST hubs,
I have never seen
or heard of.Do you have a picture
or can you reach the collector that bought it
from
you to provide a picture ? Rob
Rob Sorry - senility strikes again ! I meant chain lorry ! See below.The only thing not original was the chain as far as I recall.I will see if I can contact the new owner,
if I can find his address as we have had a change of computers since then,
and assuming he still has it as he does collect Fodens,
and as far as I can recall,
he checked it out
and was very happy with the model.[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / 905GarySzymanski.jpg [/img]
And then of course is the following for your interest ! [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / 903FodenlightblueGrey_640x343.jpg [/img] [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / 903FodenlightblueGreyA_640x224.jpg [/img] Kind regards Bruce
Bruce,
The chain lorry looks dark maroon
and the hub colour similar to the 979 Racehorse Transport.My first reaction is to assume a repaint,
but as you
and the buyer checked it out,
it could well be an original.Interesting ! ! Hope you can contact the buyer.The blue / grey chain lorry looks very nice
and original.Good stuff ! Rob
Rob The colour was somewhere between dark brown
and maroon,
but the hubs were identical to the 979.I was holding my breath in regard to the blue
and grey,
waiting for your comments ! ! !:
) Bruce
Here are my Fodens on parade.[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / Fodens_on_parade.jpg [/img] They pale into insignificance
after
seeing Rob ' s but they are ' work in progress ' Dave
Hi Chris,
Yes,
the dimpled chainposts on the 2nd type Foden Chain Lorry make it an early version.505 2nd type can be found with
and without dimpled posts,
both in maroon
and green.With dimples is mostly found in the matt light blue covered 505 box,
which is the earliest type of box for this model.Kind regards,
Rob
[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / 503.png [/img] Rob,
Your blue red flat truck with tailboard is probably an end of run when blue hubs were missing
and red hubs available.
Jacques,
That is very well possible.The combination of French blue with a red flash
and a red body with red wheels make it a real oddity.It was a real surprise to find it.Rob
