Oxford Diecast 76SST008

Scammell Showtrac Carters

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Prototype Eras
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)

Manufacturer description

Enter another great Showman livery on the Scammell Showtrac,  which has been a favourite hard-working, heavy duty vehicle for circus and fairground operators for generations.

John and Anna Carter founded the Carters Steam Fair in 1977 and promoted the Fair as the world’s most beautiful authentic vintage funfair. All the rides were lovingly restored and maintained by the family at their Maidenhead base and comprised a wealth of fairground favourites from the 1870s right up until the 1960s. The Steam Fair was also accompanied by equally vintage fairground living quarters as well as historic heavy duty lorries, including the Scammell Showtrac.  John sadly died in 2000 but a second generation of the Carter family took over the management right up until 2022 when it made its final UK tour.

Representing one of these heavy duty fairground vehicles is our highly decorated Scammell Showtrac. It appears with a bright red upper and black lower body, heavily masked in dark red with a mass of gold lettering and gold coach lines with the remaining trim finished mostly in black, including the vehicle interior. The John Carter and Sons Maidenhead lettering is also printed on both the cab doors. The distinctive Scammell radiator grille is black/red with a silver surround with the registration plate HTO 221 positioned on the bottom edge. A finishing touch sees the addition of a centrally placed orange roof beacon towards the back of the cab.

Our 1:76 scale Showtrac model is a fitting tribute to the Carters Steam Fair, which gave so much pleasure to fairground lovers young and old for so many years.

Catalogue listing

Oxford Diecast Scammell Showtrac Carters is a 1:76 scale model (part number 76SST008) that depicts a Scammell Showtrac lorry in a Showman livery previously used by the Carters Steam Fair. The vehicle is painted bright red on the upper body and black on the lower body, with dark‑red masking, gold lettering and coach lines, black trim on the interior, and the John Carter and Sons Maidenhead lettering on the cab doors. The radiator grille is black and red with a silver surround, the registration plate HTO 221 is shown on the lower edge, and an orange roof beacon is positioned centrally towards the rear of the cab.

The model represents a vehicle that was part of the Carters Steam Fair, a travelling fairground founded by John and Anna Carter in 1977 at Maidenhead. The fair operated historic rides and heavy‑duty lorries such as the Scammell Showtrac until its final UK tour in 2022, following John Carter’s death in 2000.

This die‑cast model serves as a tribute to the long‑running fair, reflecting the distinctive livery and branding used by the Carter family over several decades.