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N155 GTR June 2023

I have just had a practice load ready for the weekend club meeting at Pembrey. I was adamant I was going to do at least one club meeting in the unit with a bike on the back, just cos I can. As it happens I have had to use my own bike this weekend so on it went. I didn't strap it down as it came straight back off again but I will be heading to Wales in it for a few skids and wheel ups later in the week. Thankfully I have a steep garden with a raised area so loading no issue. Bit tricky getting it back down the steps rather than trying to go back up the grass but just about managed it without dropping it. I will unload and load again at the circuit using the tail lift on one of the wagons.

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N155 GTR, January 2023. 

Lots of things were needed to get the DAF through a DVSA test of roadworthiness. As it’s a private HGV there are a few things that don’t require test/certification but on the whole the test is pretty strict, and rightly so. 

The unit had been stood for two years so needed a good mechanical once over. Egertons Fleet Services in Milton Keynes took care of things for me. It needed small things like marker lights and kerb mirror sorting but the rest was pretty big stuff. Four new tyres, two steerer due to age and the ten year law and two drive tyres due to wear. Rear brake linings were near non-existent and inner hub seals were leaking. The exhaust proved the most tricky item to source. A section of the pipe was not available due to parts now being obsolete for this vehicle. Thankfully the people at Egertons know a good fabricator who managed to source the right gauge pipe and copy the original part that came off. 

I found a few cassettes in the local record store so obviously they came home with me to live in the cab. The old Grundig player was just about working at the time of collection from Egertons but I have since upgraded, more to follow on that. 

Images of the wagon on the road were shot by my boy from another vehicle. 

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N155 GTR, Leyland DAF 95 FT360 Ati. July 2022.

I took the top photo of our race truck back in 2017 and presented a print to the owner. At the time I had a conversation with him about the tractor unit and its history. It has been in the race paddock with the trailer shown here most of it’s life. As you can see from the images it is still in very good condition and has super low mileage considering the age of it. I made a throw away comment about never scrapping it or selling the plate which has subsequently turned out to mean I am now the custodian of the wagon. Five years from a passing comment to having the beast on the drive is something I didn’t see coming but I am going to take on the challenge of restoring this truck to as close to new as I can. 

It is 26 years old and in mileage terms it has probably done no more than 3-5 years work. It needs a fair few things putting right and I have already started getting a list together to make sure it passes it’s roadworthiness test over the winter. The plan is to start taking it to truck shows so that it gets used rather than sitting still all the time. 

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N155 GTR, December 2024.

Little run to my Parent's house on Boxing Day. Boy filmed this on the GoPro.

I love my truck. Rolling with my little girl, listening to Taylor Swift.

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N155 GTR, February 2023.

Tour of the DAF cab, mostly whilst I was in paying for the fuel. My boy makes me laugh. 

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N155 GTR, February 2023.

Weekend run with the boy to get a milkshake and cheesy fries at the cafe. 

Mostly filmed by him on the Fuji Xpro1. Edit by me. 

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N155 GTR, February 2023.

Audio upgrade. The unit has two slots above the driver’s seat. It came with an old Grundig cassette player with no working display and a pair of non matching speakers. 

I’ve chosen to keep the cassette facility as it’s age relevant but also chose to put in a CD player with aux in and bluetooth. I was limited on speakers that would fit behind the existing grills to keep it standard but the difference is already noticeable. I ordered a second hand JVC cassette player from Ebay and that is already in and working just fine. The next step will be to fit a discreet sub-woofer under the bottom bunk and the unit will be sounding fantastic. 

The final touch, as requested by my little girl, is to get a disco ball for when we park up. If you see and hear a mobile night club then it’ll probably be me and one of the kiddies!