Dodge in Malta

[Larry Hayward]

Malta was and still is an amazing place to spot old vehicles. I was there in 1964 and when I went back 20 years later the same old cream & green buses were still in use! However time is running out. As Malta is now in the EU (!!!!) all those old types with bald tires, poor brakes and smoking engines are going to get scrapped under the weight of EU safety & emmision laws that now threatens the UK vehicle preservation movement.

The oldest truck I saw still working in Malta in 1984 was this truck hauling grain sacks. It looks like a Ford V8-51 but I'm not up on prewar US trucks. The photos a bit out of focus as it was a quick shot out of the front on one of those old buses!