1963 Prototype 30cwt 129-inch turbo diesel truck

Chassis number: 129/5

Registration number: FYF 928C

Engine type: 2.5 Turbo Diesel

Gearbox type: 4 Speed

Vehicle spec:
This vehicle is the fifth of six 129-inch prototypes built between 1959 and 1963. It was intended to suit both civil and military markets and it was hoped that it would challenge the Dodge Power Wagon as the standard transport in the oilfields of the Middle East.  

This example was finished with a slightly different body design than the other prototypes, including a dropside rear body with canvas tilt, and was intended as a military demonstrator. Some of the 129s were powered by the Rover 3-litre car engine, but ultimately this did not prove suitable. Number Five was fitted with a 2.5-litre diesel with a CAV turbo and intercooler. 

It went to FVRDE Chobham for military trials and subsequently returned to Solihull, later being passed to CAV at Acton in West London for use as a works hack, and registered by them as  FYF 928C in June 1965.

It was purchased from CAV by Brian Bashall in 1968, making it one of the first vehicles to join the Collection.