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Scammell was a prime supplier of vehicles to the British Army so of "significant national interest" = "high". Folks at 137 ( talk) 12:42, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
OK, so I must have had a protected upbringing to have not heard it previously, but the phrase gets nearly 6000 Google hits!! (Including at Wikisaurus!)
The phrase, in full, is usually " nipples like Scammell wheel nuts", usually uttered by a male and implying prominent (erect) nipples on a female...
Go on, someone find us a good reference so we can include this under 'popular culture', as the phrase obviously has taken its place in the English language...!
EdJogg ( talk) 18:03, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
I dont think the Crusader ever came in 6 x 6 version.
The Crusader Recovery Vehicle was the same drive line as the Tractor Unit, 6 x 4, although Diff ratios were different.
The Crusader Recovery was fitted with EKA underlift and many are still at work on our roads today. Pictures and information on this vehicle can be found on the Scammell Crusader Owners Site listed in the links below.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.177.120.8 ( talk • contribs) 08:52, 6 November 2009
Moved from article today:
The name 'Showtrac' so clearly indicates "Showman's tractor" that it requires no further explanation. A link to ballast tractor provides the link to the page which says what it is and how it is used.
The ponderous phrase "Showmans Diesel Road Locomotive" was absent from Wikipedia until you started adding it. A Google for the phrase only turns up forum postings by yourself, and on Tuby's page, where the vehicle descriptions are written in a style very similar to yours. (Are you connected with them?). I am very wary about allowing such neologisms onto WP pages since the extent of site mirroring can mean a narrowly used phrase appears to become widespread very quickly, which can seriously cloud the issue of usage.
Besides which, this isn't the place to add such a discussion, this article is about Scammells. -- EdJogg ( talk) 18:24, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
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This article uses "trucks" throughout to refer to Scammell's products. This felt odd to me. This article clearly has close ties to British English, so that's what we should be using (even if we are not currently). Both "lorries" and "trucks" are used in British English, but a search of published books and periodicals through Google Books' Ngrams service shows that "Scammell lorry" and "Scammell lorries" are the preferred terms, overwhelmingly so Scammell's mid-20th century heyday. So shouldn't this article use "lorry|lorries"? Matt's talk 12:24, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
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Scammell was a prime supplier of vehicles to the British Army so of "significant national interest" = "high". Folks at 137 ( talk) 12:42, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
OK, so I must have had a protected upbringing to have not heard it previously, but the phrase gets nearly 6000 Google hits!! (Including at Wikisaurus!)
The phrase, in full, is usually " nipples like Scammell wheel nuts", usually uttered by a male and implying prominent (erect) nipples on a female...
Go on, someone find us a good reference so we can include this under 'popular culture', as the phrase obviously has taken its place in the English language...!
EdJogg ( talk) 18:03, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
I dont think the Crusader ever came in 6 x 6 version.
The Crusader Recovery Vehicle was the same drive line as the Tractor Unit, 6 x 4, although Diff ratios were different.
The Crusader Recovery was fitted with EKA underlift and many are still at work on our roads today. Pictures and information on this vehicle can be found on the Scammell Crusader Owners Site listed in the links below.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.177.120.8 ( talk • contribs) 08:52, 6 November 2009
Moved from article today:
The name 'Showtrac' so clearly indicates "Showman's tractor" that it requires no further explanation. A link to ballast tractor provides the link to the page which says what it is and how it is used.
The ponderous phrase "Showmans Diesel Road Locomotive" was absent from Wikipedia until you started adding it. A Google for the phrase only turns up forum postings by yourself, and on Tuby's page, where the vehicle descriptions are written in a style very similar to yours. (Are you connected with them?). I am very wary about allowing such neologisms onto WP pages since the extent of site mirroring can mean a narrowly used phrase appears to become widespread very quickly, which can seriously cloud the issue of usage.
Besides which, this isn't the place to add such a discussion, this article is about Scammells. -- EdJogg ( talk) 18:24, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
An image used in this article, File:Scammell-s24-brazil.jpg, has been nominated for speedy deletion for the following reason: Wikipedia files with no non-free use rationale as of 19 October 2011
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This article uses "trucks" throughout to refer to Scammell's products. This felt odd to me. This article clearly has close ties to British English, so that's what we should be using (even if we are not currently). Both "lorries" and "trucks" are used in British English, but a search of published books and periodicals through Google Books' Ngrams service shows that "Scammell lorry" and "Scammell lorries" are the preferred terms, overwhelmingly so Scammell's mid-20th century heyday. So shouldn't this article use "lorry|lorries"? Matt's talk 12:24, 20 May 2022 (UTC)