Oliver D. North was a British engineer and automobile designer in the early twentieth century. He worked for Scammell Lorries Ltd from 1922. He was responsible, most notably, for the Scammell Pioneer, a three-axle heavy truck, and the three-wheeled Scammell 'Mechanical Horse', which subsequently evolved into the Scammell Scarab, a familiar sight on railway platforms and postal sorting offices. The 'Mechanical Horse' was made in France, under licence, by Tracteurs FAR
