PIONEER AND EXPLORER TWO OF THE BEST OF BRITISH RECOVERY TRACTORS

There is nothing quite like them. Over the years, Scammell have produced some of the most iconic heavy haulage and recovery tractors in the world. Quite a claim, but in a worldwide context in military service they were hard to beat. Mike and Julie Blenkinsop look at this pair of ‘Best of British’ trucks.

Scammell, like many vehicles from this period, started up using the manufacturer’s own family name. Originally, G. Scammell and Nephew were a coachbuilding and wheelwright company, operating from the Spitalfields area of London, developing their business in the years following the First World War into the manufacture of adventurous vehicles for that period. They brought out their first articulated wagon in 1919, although it wasn’t until 1922, that Scammell Lorries Ltd., was formed, and they moved to their works at Tolpits Lane in Watford, where they would stay until the demise of the company. In 1927, the Pioneer, a chain-driven six-wheeler powered by a four-cylinder overhead valve 80hp petrol engine, was being developed by the company for the burgeoning Middle Eastern market. The man behind the design of its innovative…

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