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1953 Dennis Centaur 7-8 Tons Tanker

1953 Dennis Centaur in Operation Crossbow, Movie, 1965 IMDB

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin: UK

1953 Dennis Centaur 7-8 Tons Tanker

[*][*] Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Comments about this vehicle

AuthorMessage

Ralph DE

2007-02-02 02:09

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Junkman UK

2007-02-13 13:37

Which one?

antp BE

2007-02-13 13:43

The one that is not in the faded area; i.e. on the right

DynaMike NL

2007-02-13 13:54

Looks quite british. ERF? AEC?

Sunbar UK

2007-02-13 14:09

Filmed in Norfolk England so almost certainly British, although I cannot find a radiator of that size or height.

Looks as though is based on a petrol or oil tanker although it is possibly not military it could be an airport re-fueller of some type from 1950s or 1960s.

chris40 UK

2007-08-20 21:43

Thornycroft? Vulcan?

mike962 DE

2014-04-02 13:46

:hello: JCB

British truck for you !!

jcb UK

2014-04-02 14:05

Thanks , don't recognise it , can only agree with Sunbars comments , a very high front of cab with big gap between radiator and windscreen . Proably not a production cab but built by a coachbuilder.

Pierre EN

2016-09-07 22:44

1950s Dennis, showing vague resemblance to an F8?

mike962 DE

2019-12-28 19:50

exhaust pipe up front

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johnfromstaffs EN

2019-12-28 20:37

I, also, think it’s a Dennis.

mike962 DE

2019-12-28 20:40

like this ?

was it called "Max " ?

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-- Last edit: 2019-12-28 20:40:48

johnfromstaffs EN

2019-12-28 21:02

Yes, there was another model called Pax, and a tractor called “Horla”, amongst many others. I think that the Max indicated maximum weight on two axles.

At that time, some of the low production volume vehicles of this sort had coachbuilt cabs. It is therefore difficult to be accurate, especially with such a poor quality image.

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-- Last edit: 2019-12-28 21:16:33

Sunbar UK

2019-12-29 12:12

Or a Dennis Centaur 7-8 ton with the standard cab?

Sunbar wrote ...

The Dennis Centaur with the cab as initially introduced.

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Sep-48 Centaur 7-Ton 5 litre 6cyl Diesel 162" wheelbase

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May-53 Centaur 7-8 Ton 5½ litre 6cyl Diesel 162" wheelbase

Eventually replaced by the Condor 8-Ton during 1956-57 I believe.


source /v796215.html

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http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/17th-july-1953/33/16---5-mpg-at-28-7-mph

Sunbar UK

2019-12-30 12:22

Max has the wider guards over the wheels and an offset engine in the chassis, the starting handle hole is not central.
Centaur has slim guards over the wheels (wider cab probably) and a centrally placed engine (for export reasons it was produced in both RHD and LHD) and uniquely, square plates above the chassis rail ends on the cab front.

The 1953 Centaur name plate is just visible running diagonally at the bottom I believe.

'Max 6' eliminated since it does not have square plate above the chassis rail ends.

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1953 Centaur.

All credit to Pierre in 2016, the better image from mike962 and jfs for being able to concur.

Sunbar UK

2019-12-30 14:04

Dennis Centaur tankers (4x2 simple truck) produced for National Benzole and Regent Oil from 1952-1953.
Shell Mex used Centaur tractor units.

johnfromstaffs EN

2019-12-30 14:28

10/10 for persistence!

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