1959 Leyland Comet LAD cab

1959 Leyland Comet in Rapier Truck Mixers, Documentary, 1961

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Fordtwo ◊ 2013-07-04 20:14	Leyland/Albion Comet
jcb ◊ 2013-07-05 00:57	Or a Dodge ?
Sunbar ◊ 2014-04-02 12:32	Headlight surround is definitely Leyland or Albion. 'LAD' Leyland cab-over-engine short door design here. (Leyland also used the long door design for some applications.) Albion I believe only used the cab-before-engine with the bigger overhang and long cab door.
jcb ◊ 2014-04-02 12:42	Only short door Leyland model was the Comet, no Albions had the short doors . -- Last edit: 2014-04-02 12:45:49
jcb ◊ 2014-04-02 12:51	Depth of front bumper would suggest Leyland Comet as well. Dodges tended to have lighter bumpers. -- Last edit: 2014-04-02 12:52:06
Sunbar ◊ 2014-04-02 13:05	I agree about Comet. I don't know of other Leylands having the short door. I cannot say if all Comets were short-door but all I can find were.
jcb ◊ 2014-04-02 13:08	It is the only Leyland LAD with short door , Beaver , Bear , Octopus etc along with all Albions had long doors , why god only knows ! So short door LAD cabs can only be Dodges ( all short door) or Leyland Comets
Sunbar ◊ 2014-04-02 13:52	So Comet (12-ton gross) or Super-Comet (14-ton gross) both introduced Sept 1958 with Motor Panels 'Vista-Vue' (LAD cab). We have a few Super Comets but identification is probably questionable? For future reference LAD Dodge introduced March 1958 and July 1958 for Albion Chieftain 7-Ton Claymore 4 and 5-Ton introduction.