ITOR’S CHOICE
Truck & Driver August 2019^7
Take a top-
of-the-range
Scania and
cover it in
artwork from
one of the
most famous
TV shows
ever. Sounds
to us like a
great idea
- but the
end-result is
even more
impressive
Words: Dougie Rankine
Pics: Tom Cunningham
D
avidson’s Scrap Metal
has produced some of
the most exciting and
memorable airbrush
themes over the years;
we reckon this latest creation is
the best of the lot. The base
truck, a Scania S730, is lovingly
airbrushed by Matt the Painter
and has been adorned with just
about everything Kelsa. The
artwork theme is, of course, Only
Fools and Horses, the British
comedy-drama series that has
become a national institution.
At the time of writing the truck
has yet to hit the road for work
purposes, although it has made
a few excursions to shows such
as Truckfest Peterborough and
Full of the Pipe. Such is its
popularity, it may well be on its
way to Mantorp Park in Sweden
at the end of August!
Davidson’s was established
way back in 1970 and from
humble beginnings has become
one of the largest scrap metal
processors in the country.
Reprocessing metal is
vital to industry and to
the environment. The