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Abby
Abby is a character in The Green Machines, a children's picture book series by David Woods. She is based on the FV433 Abbot.
Tall and long-necked; sees over every hedge. The lookout.
“I can see the sea from here!”
Character card
- Best at
- Spots lost things and lost friends from far away
- Quirk
- Head in the clouds
- Usually causes
- Looks so far ahead she misses what is under her nose
- Read-aloud voice
- Dreamy, sing-song
In the books
Spots Foxy's four wheels in the air from the top of the hill.
Appears in
Which real vehicle is Abby based on?
- Real vehicle
- FV433 Abbot
- Era
- 1960s to 1990s
- Country
- UK
- Did you know?
- Built on the same body as Fiona, so the two are sisters; her tall turret is the highest lookout in the village.
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