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Destination Doha Scania
NVW 484P was the V8-powered Scania 140 6x4 driven by Astran driver Dave Poulton in the legendary 1970s BBC documentary Destination Doha. This iconic truck is surely one of the bestlooking Scanias ever built and it inspired a whole generation of new HGV drivers.
Central Motorway Police truck
It might look like a publicity stunt, but this Central Motorway police truck is very real indeed – as numerous unsuspecting mobile phone-using/paperwork-sorting/DVDwatching truck drivers discover to their cost when it pulls up alongside them.
River Deep Mountain High
Scania ran an incredibly successful song title advertising campaign for 19 years and River Deep Mountain High was the first of 240 songs chosen.
The first Scania R730
When it was launched, the R730 was the most powerful production truck in the world. As it had roughly the equivalent power of a Formula One or Le Mans racing car, who better to drive it than Scottish racing legend Allan McNish (http://youtu.be/32PJ8kHrcFw)? The truck belongs to Gary Wright, director of Welshpool-based Wright Self Drive.
Benetton 3-Series
This Benetton-liveried Scania 143 has a place in sporting history because it is the truck that carried Michael Schumacher’s car in 1994 – the season he first won the F1 championship. At the time it carried the K5 BFR registration plate, but according to the DVLA it no longer exists. Does anyone know what happened to the truck?
Scania Metropolitan
This unusual 1975 Scania truck had seats and windows! KJD 201P was the first MCW-bodied Scania doubledecker, and the first Scania to enter service in London. This exact vehicle appeared in The Human League’s music video Life On Your Own in 1984, and is now preserved in the Scania museum in Sweden.
Andrew Tinkler’s horsebox
Oakley horseboxes are widely considered to be among the best in the world, so it should come as little surprise to learn that when Eddie Stobart boss Andrew Tinkler wanted to transport his nags in style, it was Oakley’s door he knocked on. The truck would have cost somewhere in the region of £250,000, and is named after Tinkler’s partner Ally (certified in animal massage). Another famous Scania/Oakley horsebox owner is Zara Phillips.
MPI-Offshore
No it’s not a truck, but it does wear a Scania badge. In fact two of them – one on each 16-litre 748hp engine. This catamaran is used as an off-shore windfarm support vessel and can reach 25 knots.
Truck & Driver’s Pimp My Truck
Donated by a group of used truck dealers and pimped free of charge by a host of generous UK companies, this Scania 124 will hopefully raise thousands of pounds for Help for Heroes when it goes on sale any day now.
Leading Lady
At Truckfest you can’t move for customised Scanias and Graham Cordiner’s was one of the first. Not only was this143 stretched, it also had a shower fitted. G143 NRS was later christened Leading Lady and used as a promotional truck for accessory specialist CDC. Last year it was sold to Paul Binns Commercials.
Ray Hingley’s LB76
The LB76 was the model that forged the Scania-Vabis reputation outside Sweden, and Ray Hingley’s 1966 example was the first to be imported into the UK.
390hp 3-Series
This one makes our list because of the hassle it caused the Scania PR office. Within minutes of issuing the press release image, the phones in Scania’s HQ started ringing as keen-eyed hacks called excitedly to find out when Scania had launched a 390hp engine. It turned out that the driver had flipped the ‘6’ of his ‘360’ badge, making his truck appear to be the most powerful in the fleet.