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Wrigley Truck (403) at Lincoln 08 - DSC00021

Seen at Lincolnshire Steam and Vintage Rally 2008

Wrigley truck sn 20329 - AEW 192T at Rushden 2010 - IMG 9363

A road register Wrigley truck seen at Rushden Transport Cavalcade 2010

The Wrigley truck was a small 3 wheeled works truck built by Wessex Industries (Poole) Ltd.

Description[]

The trucks were powered by a single cylinder Villiers or Petter engine driving the front wheel. Steering is by rotating the complete engine and drive wheel assembly.

Other models[]

Wrigley wingfield 007

A recently restored Wrigley Wingfield

Several variations were built

  • Wrigley Wessex - 3 ton truck
  • Wrigley Wingfield - ? ton truck
  • Wrigley Union - South African version.

Applications[]

These were used in market gardens and factories for moving products and materials about. Some have being registered for road use.

Preservation[]

A number of these have been restored and can be seen at classic machinery rallies around the UK.

Gallery[]

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Owners club[]

A Wrigley Owners Club exists for these strange machines. - See www.bwlr.co.uk for Wrigley Owners Club founders contact details.

See also[]

Other makes

References / sources[]

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