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Oliver Danson North (1887,
Pictures of the Scammell Pioneer
British automobile designers Scammell vehicles 1887 births 1968 deaths {{UK-engineer-stub
Oliver Danson North (1887, Willesden Green
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— 11 November 1968, Haslemere
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) was a British engineer and automobile designer in the early twentieth century, working for Scammell Lorries from 1922.
Career
He was responsible, most notably, for theScammell Pioneer
The Scammell Pioneer was a British 6×4 tractor unit used in World War II as an artillery tractor, recovery vehicle and tank transporter.
Development
Designed as a 6×4 off-road vehicle for use in Britain's colonies where sealed roads were s ...
, a three-axle heavy truck, and the three-wheeled Scammell Mechanical Horse
The concept of the Mechanical Horse tractor unit with an easily detached articulated trailer was conceived in the early 1930s by Napier & Son. It has one front wheel in the midline. The London and North Eastern Railway had approached Napier fo ...
, which subsequently evolved into the Scammell Scarab
The Scammell Scarab is a British 3-wheeled tractor unit produced by the truck manufacturer Scammell between 1948 and 1967. These vehicles are often known as "Snub-nose Trucks" or "Snub-nose Lorries" because of the round hood in front of the cab. ...
, a familiar sight in cities and towns often engaged in postal and parcel deliveries. He was also heavily involved in Scammell's design and manufacture of the two '100 Tonners' low-loader vehicles, delivered in early 1930 to Marston Road Services in Liverpool
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and H.E. Coley in Dartford
Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located south-east of Central London and
is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west. To its north, across the Thames estuary, is Thurrock in ...
, Kent
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. The vehicle delivered to Marston Road Services, known as KD 9168, was used for the delivery of steam locomotives from the manufacturers to Liverpool docks.
North Lucas
In 1922 Ralph Lucas developed the North-Lucas Radial with Oliver North at the Robin Hood Engineering Works in Putney Vale. This time only one was built by the Chelsea Motor Building Co. The car had a streamlined aluminium bodied with a fabric roof. It was used by Ralph himself between 1922 and 1928, covering 65,000 miles in its lifetime.References
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Pictures of the Scammell Pioneer
British automobile designers Scammell vehicles 1887 births 1968 deaths {{UK-engineer-stub