Scammell Lorries was a British lorry maker between 1921 and 1988, known for specialist heavy haulage and military off-road vehicles. It grew out of G Scammell and Nephew, a wheelwright and coachbuilding business in Spitalfields, London, and its articulated six-wheeler, which drew 50 orders at the 1920 Commercial Motor Show, carried 7.5 tonnes at a legal 12 miles per hour because of its very low axle weight. From 1955 Scammell was part of Leyland Motors, and so later of British Leyland.
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Scammell Lorries Limited was a British manufacturer of lorries, particularly specialist and military off-road vehicles, between 1921 and 1988.
Part Of: Leyland, Ownership
From 1955 Scammell was part of Leyland Motors.
Has Vehicles: Scammell Crusader, Introduction
Scammell Lorries Limited was a British manufacturer of lorries, particularly specialist and military off-road vehicles, between 1921 and 1988.
Has Vehicles: Scammell Contractor, Introduction
Scammell Lorries Limited was a British manufacturer of lorries, particularly specialist and military off-road vehicles, between 1921 and 1988.
Has Vehicles: Scammell Handyman, Introduction
Scammell Lorries Limited was a British manufacturer of lorries, particularly specialist and military off-road vehicles, between 1921 and 1988.
Has Vehicles: Scammell Showtrac, Introduction
Scammell Lorries Limited was a British manufacturer of lorries, particularly specialist and military off-road vehicles, between 1921 and 1988.
Has Vehicles: Scammell Samson, Leyland Group subsidiary, make
Scammell went on to develop a heavy haulage model, the Samson, basically a four-axle 8x4 Crusader.
Has Vehicles: Scammell Townsman, History, Leyland Group subsidiary
In 1967, the 'Scarab' was replaced by the 'Townsman', which also had a GRP body.
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The Scammell Commander was a heavy equipment transporter manufactured by Scammell for the Royal Corps of Transport.
Scammell Mechanical Horse (Wikipedia)
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The concept of the Mechanical Horse tractor unit with an easily detached articulated trailer was conceived in the early 1930s by Napier & Son.
Scammell Pioneer (Wikipedia)
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The Scammell Pioneer was a British 6×4 tractor unit used in World War II as an artillery tractor, recovery vehicle and tank transporter.
Scammell Routeman (Wikipedia)
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The Scammell Routeman was an 8x4 truck manufactured by Scammell.
Scammell Scarab (Wikipedia)
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The Scammell Scarab is a British 3-wheeled tractor unit produced by the truck manufacturer Scammell between 1948 and 1967.
The History of Scammell Lorries Limited (The Scammell Register)
Has Vehicles: Scammell Highwayman, Leyland Group era, make
These were the bonneted 4x2 Highwayman motive unit, the forward control Routeman 8-wheeler and a new 4x2 forward control motive unit, the Handyman.
Has Vehicles: Scammell Trunker, 1960s cab and Trunker, make
the new twin-steer 6x2 Trunker tractor which took advantage of the increased legal weights available when coupled to long front-overhang bogie semi-trailers.
Has Vehicles: Scammell Rigid Six, Rigid six-wheeler, make
In 1929, the firm, looking for new markets, had diversified into four- and six- wheel rigids.
Has Vehicles: Scammell Rigid Eight, Rigid eight-wheeler, make
The Rigid 6 was joined by a new forward-control `Rigid Eight-wheeler' in 1937, the first of a long line of Scammell Eights.
Has Vehicles: Scammell Super Constructor, Cross-country heavies, make
In the mid 1950s the Super Constructor - forerunner of today's cross-country heavies - with Rolls-Royce C6 turbocharged engine and semi-automatic gearbox was introduced.
Has Vehicles: Scammell Constructor 8, Roadtrain eight-wheeler, make
Knowing Scammell's pre-eminence in the field, Leyland entrusted the eight-wheeler version of the Roadtrain - called the `Constructor 8' - to Scammell.
Has Vehicles: Scammell S24, Landtrain and S24, make
This range, the S24, was available in 6x4 and 6x6 formats, with manual, automatic or torque converter/manual transmissions and a newly-developed transfer gearbox for 6x6 versions.
Has Vehicles: Scammell S26, S26 range, make
To supplement the lower-powered Leyland Roadtrains, Scammell developed the S26 range using the same cab
Has Vehicles: Scammell Hundred-Tonner, Hundred-Tonner, make
Two years later, in 1929, the Company introduced the world's largest lorry, the articulated "Hundred-Tonner" heavy haulage vehicle.
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Has Vehicles: Scammell Explorer, General History, make
1950 The 6x6 Explorer with a Meadows petrol engine replaced the recovery version of the Pioneer.
Has Vehicles: Scammell Mountaineer, General History, make
1949 The 4x4 Mountaineer was introduced for civilian use.
Has Vehicles: Scammell Himalayan, General History, make
A new dumptruck range, comprising the 4x2 Sherpa and 6x4 Himalayan was launched.
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