Thornycroft Pins and Buttons

Thornycroft Mighty Antar tank transporter, produced 1951-1964 and in service until the 1980s, outline line drawing (also available in black)

Thornycroft Mighty Antar tank transporter, produced 1951-1964 and in service until the 1980s, outline line drawing (also available in white)

Thornycroft Nubian Major 1960s airfield crash and water foam tender (fire fighting truck) introduced in 1964 as a more powerful version of the Nubian, outline line drawing (also available in white)

Thornycroft Nubian Major 1960s airfield crash and water foam tender (fire fighting truck) introduced in 1964 as a more powerful version of the Nubian, outline line drawing (also available in black)

Thornycroft Swiftsure Number of views as of 4th December 2017 = 930. Thornycroft built coaches, buses and trucks in the UK from 1896 until 1977. Starting out with steam powered vans and lorries, the company built their first petrol engined vehicle in 1902 and had completely switched over to the internal combustion engine by 1907. Perhaps their best known and most successful vehicle was the 'Mighty Antar' used by the UK military as a tank transporter. This beautifully restored 1959 cattle truck is something of a rarity and would have been originally built at Thornycroft's factory in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Pictured here at the Bournemouth & Poole Preservation Club's annual Steam & Vehicle Show at Canford Park Arena, Poole, Dorset, England...

Vintage 1930s Thornycroft radiator grille logo

This rusty & dilapidated Thornycroft Trusty near Bilpin (NSW, Australia), on the Bell's Line of Road has stopped me a few times. This is the first time I have seen it without bright sunshine & dark shadows. It would have been built in the mid 1950's. There are a few rusty relics here. This one is the most photogenic. Photographed with a Canon 400D. *Features* The Group, May 2012. Every Little Thing You Do, May 2012. Artist's Universe, May 2012. All About Challenges, April 2016. Everything Ends, October 2018.