No. 1: Kathleen
Vehicle Stats
Fleet: NO. 1
Name: KATHLEEN
Reg: HWV 982
Year: 1951
A brief history of the Vehicle
No. 1 was actually the second Scammell that we owned, having already purchased No. 2 (Mr Plod).
No.1 replaced a Bedford TK truck that had been used by John and Anna Carter for show promoting before the Steam Fair really began to develop.
Built new for United Dairies as an articulated unit, this lorry was converted to a showman’s tractor by the Wynn family, with an engine overhaul around 1960.
We bought it from Kathleen Wynn in 1977 following her husbands death and we promised her that it would keep its name.
No. 1 has had many bodies over the years, and has been used for many different jobs on the fair, but its primary role has been to pull living wagons.
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