Ray Smyth:
I think this is an L.A.D. cabbed Leyland Beaver, pictured sometime in the 1960s.
The driver, John Freeman, would have handballed about 1500 boxes of fruit,
sheeted and roped the load, then driven to some fruit wholesaler, maybe many
miles away, then hand balled the buggers on to pallets, while the forklift driver
sat there waiting for the pallet to be filled. Just had a “Mary Hopkin” moment.
Picture is courtesy of John Freeman, Horsemonden, Kent, Son of John.Regards, Ray Smyth.
Many of today’s gymnasium poseurs would regard that as a good workout, yet there is Mr. Freeman, performing the task- as he probably does every day- with a cig in his mouth!