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21st April 2011, Page 28
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My original choice was the Reynolds Boughton RB44, a military conversion of the Dodge 50 van, and the Army’s most lethal weapon, if only to the driver! But I suppose that’s a bit of an oddity. So instead I’ve chosen the Foden S21, following a particularly unfortunate experience on a CM test.

The truck had a bizarre throttle linkage based on a master/ slave cylinder arrangement. On the cold day of the drive, the plastic push-on pipe at the pedal end hardened and fell off. As a result, driving involved opening the engine cover so the co-driver could operate the throttle directly with his belt, while I juggled the two gear levers, at the same time as communicating by hand signals while being deafened by the screaming two-stroke! Yes, we do appreciate the irony that the S21 also appeared on our ‘10 Trucks to Drive Before You Die’ list. Colin Barnett (Truck & Driver editor)

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