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Old Chief
Old Chief is a character in The Green Machines, a children's picture book series by David Woods. He is based on the Chieftain Mk 5.
Retired heavyweight with a moustache and a monocle, who tells very long stories.
“In my day...”
Character card
- Best at
- Wisest and heaviest in the village
- Quirk
- Falls asleep, as he is very old
- Usually causes
- Stories that never end
- Read-aloud voice
- Slow, grand, RP
In the books
George is only five, but he can even drive Old Chief. In Foxy's book they tow Fenton out of the mud.
Appears in
Which real vehicle is Old Chief based on?
- Real vehicle
- Chieftain Mk 5
- Era
- 1960s to 1990s
- Country
- UK
- Did you know?
- Fifty-five tonnes, one of the heaviest of his kind; his driver lay almost flat, like being in bed.
