Long Departed Southampton Hauliers

[Trucky Mc truckface]

Blimey. Phil Garratt has not aged one bit. He has retired now last with DFDS. What a cracking bloke to deal with also.

[Fergie47]

Off a French web site....my old friend Kenny Roberts brother use to drive for them, (can't remember his first name) a good company to work for I believe

[DEANB]

Sparshatts advert from 1957.

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[Buzzer]

Sparshatts advert from 1957.

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Dean one of the Sparshatt's (Mike) lives just round the corner from me in Bursledon, Buzzer.

[DEANB]

Sparshatts advert from 1957.

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Dean one of the Sparshatt's (Mike) lives just round the corner from me in Bursledon, Buzzer.

Are they still going Buzzer ? Heres another advert from 1964 where they had opened a few more depots.

[badboybumpkin]

Old time Southampton driver at his 89th birthday celebrations

[gerbil sb152]

Morning all, been very quiet on here lately ,the young man in the photo does he come from Southampton or is he more a Wiltshire man

[badboybumpkin]

Yea more a Swindon area man

[gerbil sb152]

Another question then just to confirm my suspicions doe's he have a slightly younger but not as handsome brother.

[Buzzer]

Cant stand the suspense Kev. who you thinking ?

[badboybumpkin]

Right again !!!

[gerbil sb152]

And would the less handsome of the brother's have worked for BKG at some point as well as a few other's

[Buzzer]

Jackpot or not, Buzzer

[badboybumpkin]

I believe you are correct

[gerbil sb152]

I think the handsome one had a Mercedes at some point and his name is Gordon

[Buzzer]

I think the handsome one had a Mercedes at some point and his name is Gordon

Kev I remember an Smith's Atki Borderer and I think that went abroad as well but there was men driving back then, JD

[Buzzer]

Kev don't tell Charleone about the shallots, I see he is booked in JD

[gerbil sb152]

Your not wrong there buzzer.Theses kid's of today would not know what hit them with no fridge no microwave no dab radio and half the time no heater. oh nearly forgot NO sat nav what would they do. Bless

[badboybumpkin]

And first prize goes to Buzzer ! He had at least two Mercs at Mammoths i remember a trip in each one when I was a boy .

[gerbil sb152]

That's not fair i got it first i was trying to make it more dramatic and hang it out like most driver's do.

[badboybumpkin]

Sorry Gerbil .....you get Bullys special prize !

[Franglais]

"Rocket"? Gordon.

[Buzzer]

Sorry Gerbil .....you get Bullys special prize !

Ha Ha Kev that's a trip in the Atki to Milan, Buzzer.

[DEANB]

I think the handsome one had a Mercedes at some point and his name is Gordon

Kev I remember an Smith's Atki Borderer and I think that went abroad as well but there was men driving back then, JD

Here it is just shipped into Poole from Cherbourg and seen leaving the docks.

[Buzzer]

Well done Dean with Smithy's Atki just don't know how you find em, I could visualise it so knew I was not dreaming, Buzzer

[MaggieD]

Here's a pic of Gordon Smith taken in Novara Italy when he was only 50 years old, a great chap to run with.

Regards
Richard

[Buzzer]

Mappo reckons he had already left the building when this picture was taken, no steamers in sight there so he was right, Buzzer

[R-JACKO]

Mappo reckons he had already left the building when this picture was taken, no steamers in sight there so he was right, Buzzer

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Hello Buzzer is the photo of Henry Smithers yard one of yours?
Regards R-JACKO

[Buzzer]

Smithers yard pic is not mine normally I post nmp but forgot on this occasion, Buzzer.

[gerbil sb152]

Hi all, doe's it really matter who it belong's to it must have been posted on an open forum in the past so it's there for all to see.