Early 1950s Hydrocon Highlander brochure when the chassis was a Thornycroft. Brochure is a single sheet folded into three giving six pages in total. (Brochure scans kindly supplied by David Jesner; montage by NF)

Found buried in the brambles in March 2009 is TUS999, a Hydrocon Highlander mobile crane based on a Thornycroft chassis, registered in Glasgow in 1957. (Steve Holmes)

Offside front view of 1957 Hydrocon Highlander TUS999 in the brambles in March 2009.
(Steve Holmes)

Offside view of 1957 Hydrocon Highlander TUS999 in the brambles in March 2009.
(Steve Holmes)

The inside of the Highlander's cab is really rough. (Steve Holmes)

1968 Hydrocon Highlander HVG129F still in use in a boatyard in Horning on the Norfolk Broads.
(Steve Holmes)

Hydrocon HVG129F: Albion driving controls.
(Steve Holmes)

Hydrocon HVG129F: Crane control gate.
(Steve Holmes)

Hydrocon HVG129F: The bell in the centre of the cab is the overload warning. (Steve Holmes)

The Hydrocon was sometimes fitted with Albion or AEC engines. 1968 Highlander JTF520F was seen near Carlisle in 2005. (Peter Stone)

1969 Hydrocon Highlander TDJ284G seen on the Klondyke Rally site at Draycott in the Clay, Staffs, October 17th 1993. (Traveller Dave)

1970 Hydrocon Highlander WUB554H with a replacement for the original fibre glass cab.
(CCMV collection)

Hydrocon photographed in Dardanup in the south west of Western Australia in November 2006. (Andy Wright)

Hydrocon Highlander loading a compressor onto Bedford TK EFM69L in John McCann's scrapyard at Mancetter near Atherstone, Warks, February 24th 1992. (Traveller Dave)

Hydrocon Highlander in John McCann's scrapyard at Mancetter near Atherstone, Warks, February 24th 1992. (Traveller Dave)

Disused Hydrocon Highlander taken in January 2009. (Steve Holmes) #1

Disused Hydrocon Highlander taken in January 2009. (Steve Holmes) #2

Albion steering wheel boss, tartan trim, most definitely a Hydrocon! (Steve Holmes) #3

Disused Hydrocon Highlander taken in January 2009. (Steve Holmes) #4

Here's a later photo of the Rush Green Hydrocon Highlander ex-Hewitts; see also Traveller Dave's Rush Green Motors collection. (Harry Clark)

Chance sighting of a Hydrocon Highlander at Stalham Staithe in Norfolk on October 10th 2009.
(Paul Pearman)

1962 Hydrocon Highlander 5-ton mobile crane, Malta 2007. Its former UK reg was 9149RW. (Peter Skerry)

Hydrocon Highlander mobile crane. Malta 2007. (Peter Skerry)

Hydrocon Highlander 6-ton mobile crane. Malta, October 2008. (Peter Skerry)

Hydrocon Highlander, Gozo 2009. (Peter Skerry)

1967 Hydrocon Hamilton crane JOA476E based on Albion running gear, seen in Cheshire. (Andrew Wright)

1967 Hydrocon Hamilton crane JOA476E based on Albion running gear and seen in Cheshire. (Andrew Wright)

1967 Hydrocon Hamilton crane JOA476E based on Albion running gear and seen in Cheshire. (Andrew Wright)

Hydrocon Hamilton HYM374C at work in Mallaig in the 1970s. (Hamish Simpson via Brian Edgar)

February 2009 photo of the Cheshire Hydrocon Hamilton in all its glory! (Dave Gothard)

1967 Hydrocon Huntley 8-ton mobile crane FEN619E in the Cuthbertson yard at Biggar in 1990. (Ken Reid)

Hydrocon Hebridean seen in Herbert Woods boatyard in Potter Heigham near Great Yarmouth on March 2009. (Steve Holmes)

1972 Hydrocon Marksman DGA182K arriving back in Glasgow in 2002 from Orkney. (David Jesner) #1

1972 Hydrocon Marksman DGA182K arriving back in Glasgow in 2002 from Orkney. (David Jesner) #2

1972 Hydrocon Marksman DGA182K arriving back in Glasgow in 2002 from Orkney. Never buy a vehicle that's been near the sea! (David Jesner) #3

1972 Hydrocon Marksman DGA182K arriving back in Glasgow in 2002 from Orkney. (David Jesner) #4

1975 Hydrocon Marskman mobile crane JCL353N at Dickie's boat yard in Bangor, North Wales, seen in May 2009. (Andrew Wright) #1

1975 Hydrocon Marskman mobile crane JCL353N at Dickie's boat yard in Bangor, North Wales, seen in May 2009. (Andrew Wright) #2

Hydrocon Marksman soptted in a boatyard at Ludham Bridge between Potter Heigham and Horning in Norfolk. (Paul Pearman)

1974 Hydrocon Clansman 15T HEC922N may soon be joining Glenn Harley's fleet. (Glenn Harley)

Hydrocon Clansman PCL632P seen in Bryn Thomas yard in 2006. (Dave Gothard)

Hydrocon Clansman 15-ton mobile crane BBG996. Gozo 2007. (Peter Skerry)

1974 Hydrocon Clansman mobile crane CHQ102. Malta 2007. (Peter Skerry)

1978 Hydrocon 15-ton Clansman mobile crane DBH146. Malta 2006. (Peter Skerry)

Mid 1970s Hydrocon Clansman EAN062 is probably one of the best seen in Malta thus far. (Peter Skerry)

Disused 1970s Hydrocon Clansman. Malta 2008. (Peter Skerry)

Tom Buckley of Glan Conwy was still running Albion/Hydrocon MRG661G when it was photographed in the mid 'eighties. (Jonathan Pye)

Truck-mounted Hydrocon crane built on a modified Albion chassis, seen at work in Mansfield on March 31st 2008. (Berisford Jones)

1969 Albion-mounted Hydrocon yard crane UUM258H at one of the scrapyards in Carlton, Yorks, seen on July 28th 1992. (Traveller Dave)

1970 Hydrocon crane XRM877J seen at Dumfries in a yard on the Annan Road in about 1990. (Ken Reid)

Hydrocon mobile crane on Leyland chassis TCL172K seen in May 1993 in J Clarke's yard at Wigsley Wood Lincs. (Traveller Dave)

Hydrocon Talisman crane on Albion chassis TCL172K at Tuxford Exports yard in Nottingham in the mid eighties. (Jonathan Pye)

Twin-engined Hydrocon Swordsman 38-ton 8x6 mobile crane FCK223S seen in May 2008. (David Jesner) #1

Twin-engined Hydrocon Swordsman 38-ton 8x6 mobile crane FCK223S seen in May 2008. (David Jesner) #2