[ppppenguin]

Assuming our information is correct and it is indeed in the USA, it would have been an expensive job to get this truck from the UK to the USA. Especially as it still bears its UK license plates and so was probably never (legally) used on the roads in the USA. This is why we have some doubt about our information. If anyone in the US can identify the locations in the photos or the other vehicles it might give us some clues.

Even the tiniest bits of information or even rumour would be good to know.

In the meantime, we are starting to piece together its history with Sony. We know it went to Italy for a while in the late 1980s and was used to make some early high definition programmes. But we still have very little information about that period. We'd love to know why on earth they fitted a massive false floor to part of the truck. Weight was always a problem with OB trucks so half a ton of steel and wood wouldn't have been a welcome addition.

We're also thinking about the restoration process. The vehicle mechanics are basically OK. The bodywork isn't too bad but will need a full paint job. Expensive. We need to decide whether to go for Thames or ABC period paint job. I've joked that we should do one side in each or a split screen effect:-) We have both Marconi MkV monochrome kit and Mk VII colour kit available so we may end up with a hybrid techncial fit using elements of both. I think we have only a few fragments of early HD kit so that period isn't an option for the techncial rig.