1962 Smiths Transitruck Milk Float

1962 Smiths Transitruck in The Prisoner, TV Series, 1967-1968 Ep. 1.06

Class: Others, Ground conveyor — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
nzcarnerd ◊ 2007-02-18 04:14	On the left is one of those electric milk carts - don't know who made them. The 4WD truck on the right is an ex military tanker - Bedford maybe?
banger134 ◊ 2007-02-19 11:53	trucks a beddy ql and milk floats a ross electric
Sunbar ◊ 2007-02-19 12:45	'Ross' rather than 'Ross Electric' I guess for the maker? A slightly newer example here http://www.milkfloats.org.uk/spmf.html but it still has the same overall appearance. -- Last edit: 2007-02-19 13:30:16
LH2 ◊ 2007-02-20 00:02	heres a beter image
jcb ◊ 2007-11-30 12:21	Yes truck is ex-RAF Bedford QL aircraft refueller -exactly like the airfix kit !
sixcyl ◊ 2007-11-30 12:35	jcb wrote exactly like the airfix kit ! that I had built when I was kid in the 70's ...it mades a nice diorama with the DH Mosquito airplane (from airfix too) I had
Sunbar ◊ 2009-11-17 14:41	Correction: Its a Smiths milk float (mid 1960s) not Ross as here... source: http://www.milkfloats.org.uk/ipswich.html
Sunbar ◊ 2014-03-24 12:17	1962 Smiths Transitruck introduced September 1961. It cost £1,103 with battery, but without paint or extras. Sliding cab doors are offered for £38. Read more at Link to "archive.commercialmotor.com" edit: 'Transitruck' refers to its 'transistorised' electrics (any similarity to 'Transit' in the Ford van model range is unintentional or not?). -- Last edit: 2014-03-24 14:32:34
Jale ◊ 2021-10-17 16:23