The Hawk's lucky Christ is dip!
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es, it's that time of year again when the Hawk's friends in the industry generously donate a desirable selection of splendid prizes which readers can win for the cost of a postcard and stamp. For each postcard received, CM will donate 20p to Shelter, the national charity which fights homelessness—an appropriate cause given the time of year. Last year's competition raised E500 for Oxfam.
The rules in this year's competition are set out below. Prizes will be dispatched as soon as possible after the closing deadline.
1. Answer correctly the question below each offer and send your answer on o postcard with your name and address.
2. Make sure you include the reference number of the competition entered and your size if the prize is an item of clothing.
3. Try as many as you like but each entry MUST be on a SEPARATE postcard.
4. Entries to CM, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, SM2 5AS, by Friday 12 January.
5. The Editor's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
1. Christmas book lest
oes anyone remember books? Long before videos and telly, people sat with a wee nippy one in a glass and a book open on their lap before a roaring fire. Now you can relive that experience by winning one of several titles in the Hawk's mini bookfest. Let me just reach up to the shelf and dust down a few titles. Where do I begin?
First I have three copies of The Story of Pickfords by Arthur Ingram published by Roundoalc Publishing of Nynehead, Wellington, Somerset Also by Arthur Ingram I have three copies of Whitbread-250 Years of Brewery Transport, again published by Roundoak and featuring illustrations throughout, beginning with the horse-drawn drays through to present day lowheight trailer units.
Next off the shelf is a hardback copy of WynnsThe First 100 Years written by John Wynn, the present boss and great grandson of founder Thomas Wynn. The book traces the history of this family haulage firm from its foundation in 1863 up till 1963 and it is John's intention to write a second volume dealing with later developments.
Finally, I have two copies— one hardback, one paperback—of the superb Classic Trucks–Power on the Move by Nicholas Faith, published by Boxtree of south London and based on the Channel Four television series.
To win one of these engrossing titles all you have to do is answer the following question:
CM celebrates an important anniversary this year and is almost as old as the Hawk. In which year was the magazine founded?
a) 1890 b) 1905 c) 1945
2. For our younger readers
Dhe Hawk is well aware that CM has many younger readers who perhaps don't read every word of the more technical articles, but enjoy looking at the pictures in dad's copy. For them I have six hardback copies of The Usborne Book of Trucks by Harriet Castor, illustrated in full colour throughout and depicting, with the aid of cutaway drawings, each type of vehicle. The author has been advised by industry expert and journalist Gibb Grace. All in all, a highly educational publication which would do no harm gracing an adult bookshelf.
To win one of the super six just tell the Hawk which celebrity narrates the Thomas the Tank Engine films. Is it a) Richard Burton b) Richard Branson c) Ringo Starr
3. A warm welcome from ERF
ahose folks in Sandbach know a cold winter when they see one coming. Why else would they have sent the Hawk such a smart all.weather driver's coat, discreetly signed off with the ERF logo on the sleeve and finished with a protective tartan lining? Any driver walking into a truckstop wearing this will be received with gasps of admiration as the assembled diners choke on their all-day breakfasts. Not all of you will be lucky, but there will be one winner, enabled to greet the New Year with the confidence gained by being both warm and weatherproofed.
For a chance to be that person simply name the British driver who announced his retirement from Formula One racing
4. Mercedes maps out a winner
or readers who drive for a living, there can be nothing more galling than being down the pub explaining the route you took from Southampton to Fort William when the pub bore (who has never driven professionally in his life) chips in and claims to know a route that is faster, shorter, safer and
more scenic. At this point, you need to be able to demolish pub bore's tedious argument by placing before him the facts, preferably in the shape of the Mercedes-Benz United Kingdom Road Atlas, which details all UK routes and, for good measure, throws in city centre maps of major cities. This handsome publication includes some useful additions such as guides to motorway service areas, local radio station frequencies and distances between cities. To win a copy generously donated by Mercedes-Benz all you have to do is tell the Hawk which is the correct distance in miles from Southampton to Fort William.
o520 b. 700 c. 390
5. Iveco Ford bears all in bumper festive goody bag
5ime now for a real Christmas cracker in the shape of Iveco Ford's bumper goody bag. The good folk at Watford have raided the store cupboard to produce a huge sack of delightful prezzies. Imbued with Christmas spirit the Hawk is prepared to pass on every one
to you, dear readers, if you just answer the simplest of questions.
But first let me reveal what's on offer: two silver/blue EuroTech sports bags, ideal accessories for those early morning workouts at the gym which I know you will all be booking after Christmas; four heavyweight waxed coats, two in dark blue, two in dark green; three dark blue polo shirts, carrying a discreet Iveco Ford Truck logo above the breast; and finally, die star turn, an absolutely adorable large teddy bear kitted out in IF'!' hat, tee-shirt and botlywarnier—an ideal in-cab mascot or present for a very young truck enthusiast. So on a bear theme, to win one of these desirable items, please tell me who wrote the Paddington Bear stories.
a) James Bond b) Enid Blyton c) Michael Bond
6. Renault's lovely bubbly
here's nothing like a spot of bubbly to chase away those grim New Year blues when the bills start arriving and you begin to realise that, no, you really couldn't afford Christmas this year either, You may think you've got nothing to celebrate but after a couple of glasses of fizzing champers, reasons to be cheerful soon begin to present themselves. This pleasant scenario can be yours due to the generosity of Renault which has placed on ice a full magnum of champagne, ready to wing its way to the first reader who can solve this brainteaser. Which of the fdlowing Frenchmen plays professional football in Britain?
a) Maurice Chevalier 6) Jacques Cousteau c} Eric Cantona
7. Wrap up with Seddon Atkinson
3 oats seem to be in this year—judging by the number donated by the Hawk's industry friends, several of you will be able to wrap up well against any cold snap. Seddon Atkinson has proffered three of its best royal blue anoraks for CMs readers. These will be much appreciated by the type of outdoor characters I know that most of you are at heart. Whether just walking the dog in the park or tramping the dales, these coats will fight off the worst of the weather, All you have to do to win one is name the group which recently mode a startling comeback with a "new" record featuring the voice of a member who died 15 years ago.
a) The Beatles
b) The Bay City Rollers
c) The Beach Boys
8. Deluxe pack from Leyland Daf
nights of the road—for the most part this description of truck drivers still applies. Unlike the bad old days, however, drivers now travel around in relative luxury with air suspension seats and comfortable bunks fitted as standard in new vehicles. And this is how it should be—all those long hours on the road should be made as comfortable as possible, while our boys (and increasingly, girls) make sure the nation's goods get through. Leyland Daf has taken drivers' comfort a step further by coming up with a "deluxe drivers' pack", consisting of the following deluxe sleeping bag bath towel; executive wash kit; multi-purpose torch and clock-radio alarm.
Imagine finding that little lot in your Christmas stocking. Leyland Dar has kindly offered one complete kit for the Hawk's competition and it will go to the first reader who can identify the actor who escaped on a motorbike in that evergreen Boxing Day TV favourite, The Great Escape.
a) Clint Eastwood b) Steve McQueen c) Alec Guinness
9. Cut a dash with Volvo
°Bowing Christmas there will no doubt be a spate of fancy parties and social events filling the busy calendars of CM readers. Whether you arrive in the sharpest slacks or the most daring dress, the outerwear you present yourself in at mine host's door sets the tone for the evening. A shabby raincoat draped over your best party frock or tux gives the game away. You are a slob at heart. What you need is a Volvo blouson for just the right note of casual yet smart commitment to looking good at all times. Thanks to the generosity of our Volvo Truck pals in Warwick, the Hawk has two of these desirable jackets to give away. Just help me out with a nostalgic quest. Soldier, Soldier stars, Robson & Jerome, have earned themselves a nice little pension fund by topping the charts with slushy ballad, I Believe. Badc in the 1960s the same song was a massive hit for an Irish group. Who was it?
a) The Cranberries
b) The Bachelors C) The Chieftains
10. Singing in the rain
am n can be a wonderful thing Indoors on a winter's evening while the wind howls and it lashes down outside and you have crumpets at the end of a toasting fork over the roaring logs, butter ready to spread on them and an old bottle of port breathing quietly. The grandfather clock ticks and you, the good lady wife and your nearest and dearest set up the Cluedo board. Ah, bliss! But tragedy strikes. You are sent to get more logs from the shed and, only yesterday, you left your raincoat on a train. This is where you need one of SP Tyres' giant Dunlop umbrellas. The Hawk has two to give away
Simply tell me which actress played a ruthlessly ambitious TV weathergirl in recent movie hit, To Die For.
a) Nicole Kidrnan 6) Julia Roberts c) Meg Ryan
11. Plan your year with Scania
Eln haulage organisation is everything. It's no good remembering halfway through the afternoon that you had an urgent meeting with your bank manager this morning on which the whole future of your business depended. Or being out when the VATman or an important customer calls. Help is at hand. Scania has packed off six of its handsome combination diary and address book sets to the Hawk, finished in dark blue with an embossed Scania logo. One of these will keep you up to date and help you remember who your friends are.
To collect one of these invaluable desktop accessories, just help me out with a date. Mon first walked on the moon in which year?
0)1958 b) 1960 c) 1969
12. Sensible stuff from Sandbach
oden builds straightforward and uncomplicated vehicles and in that spirit has sent the Hawk a chunky burgundy/ grey jacket, sure to suggest that the wearer brooks no nonsense and both wants, and is able, to get the job done. It is an article of clothing in the very spirit of haulage itself. One lucky reader gets to walk into the yard wearing this, kick a few tyres, gaze into the distance and make a pronouncement heavy with portent something along the lines of "by heck, the hills are alive with the sound of music". No-nonsense types should be able to help me out with this. What do the initials DVLA stand for?
a) Driver and Vehicle licensing Authority
b) Driver and Vehicle Licensing A
c) Driving and Licence Agreement
13. These are the goods. MAN
0 f you've read this far, and are extremely lucky, there's a good chance that much of your late winter/early spring
wardrobe may be winging its way toward you, courtesy of the Hawk's tuck manufacturing friends. With MAN's generous contribution you stand a chance of completing that wardbrobe. First there are two classic heavy-duty denim shirts; the perfect choice for either rugged workwear or fashion accessory. They are partnered by a pair of exclusive MAN baseball jackets, sure to cut a dash in any casual setting be it the pub or the golfclub. And there's a model collector's version of Heaven in the shape of two F2000 Truck of the Year '95 models.
To be in with a sporting chance of one of these splendid gifts, just tell me at which South African township ground the England cricket learn went walkabout with Nelson Mandela.
a) Soweto b) Cape Town
c) Sun City
14. Lights stay on with Lucas
ast, but by no means least in the Hawk's 1995 bumper Christmas cracker, comes a range of practical gifts from Lucas at Solihull.
The seven main prizes come from the firm's recently launched range of emergency lighting and include two mini light bars and five beacons. Any haulier operating at this time of year in potentially hazardous circumstances will feel safer with these. And each prize winner will get some extra Lucas branded goodies too. Here's a legal teaser. What is the maximum achievable speed for a slow moving vehicle which legally requires a vehicle to display an amber beacon when travelling on an unrestricted dual carriageway?
a) 30mph b) 15mph c) 25mph
Postcards at the ready. Best of luck. The Hawk returns in CM on 4 January. Until then, don't spill more than you drink.