When Darran Clark served his
apprenticeship in the late 1980s, Seddon Atkinson Stratos were the latest thing
in British long distance lorries. 35 years on, he has restored one from a rusty
wreck over five years, and converted it from day-cab to sleeper. We also
profile the latter years of Volvo’s ground-breaking F10, F12 & F16 range,
sample a Mercedes fire appliance, see lots more older lorries hard at work then
and now, and Nick Baldwin concludes his series on oilfield heavyweights.
When Darran Clark served his
apprenticeship in the late 1980s, Seddon Atkinson Stratos were the latest thing
in British long distance lorries. 35 years on, he has restored one from a rusty
wreck over five years, and converted it from day-cab to sleeper. We also
profile the latter years of Volvo’s ground-breaking F10, F12 & F16 rang....