Summary The team refit a 1931 Sentinel steam-powered lorry, whose elaborately designed boiler made it a very efficient mode of transport, capable of holding its own against diesel-fuelled rivals. However, it is this complexity that presents the engineers with their biggest problem - no-one has built a machine like it in 50 years, and they have difficulty coaxing metal into the unusual shapes necessary.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Suggs Claire Barratt Axel Cleghorn Jerry Thurston
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : Blantire, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
Production companies : Wall to Wall Television
Summary The team refit a 1931 Sentinel steam-powered lorry, whose elaborately designed boiler made it a very efficient mode of transport, capable of holding its own against diesel-fuelled rivals. However, it is this complexity that presents the engineers with their biggest problem - no-one has built a machine like it in 50 years, and they have difficulty coaxing metal into the unusual shapes necessary.
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : Blantire, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
Production companies : Wall to Wall Television
