1971 Foden S39

I took this photograph at the Greater Manchester Transport Society's Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally in Heaton Park, Manchester in September 1996.

It's a 1971 Foden S39 - there's no mention of it in the programme of the event but it also took part in the event in 1998 when the following note was in the programme:

Foden S39, 1971                                                                                                                   HTB704K

Entered by     John Thorpe, Heywood, Lancs

Originally operated by Maxwell Hart of Glasgow as a low loader carrying plant equipment.

It was then used with a conventional flat bed trailer by Preistner of Warrington on general 

haulage duties.

It was later kept at the Bury Transport Museum, but I've been unable to ascertain if it's still there.