Steam powered Bradford

Alastair Gregg · Post by **Alastair Gregg** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:47 pm

It looks like a Bradford at the back, What do you think chaps?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Postcard-Sized-Pr ... 286.c0.m14

george garside · Post by **george garside** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:40 am

If i remember correctly this was built in the late 60's early 70's and was featured a magazine possibly old glory at the time. I have a feeling ;it was also in the jowetteer when david fox was editor.

It used a standard bradford body/chassis with fairly minimal modification - as can be seen in pic even wheels are normal bradford as is steering gear. I can't remember whether it used the jowett clutch & gearbox or whether the steam engine was just coupled directly to the prop shaft as of course a clutch isn't needed.

It has been mentioned from time to time since & may still be around somewhere. has anybody got the original magazine and/or ?jowetteer article.

george

PAUL BEAUMONT · Post by **PAUL BEAUMONT** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:45 pm

I had some dealings with this relatively recently. The owner is a steam enthusiast and lives just outside Sutton Coldfield. The steam engine has been removed and he was talking about restoring it as a Bradford van. He was looking for parts, but I suspect that this will never happen. That was a couple of years back and I have not heard more from him since.