Russia/middle east/other unusual destinations

[DEANB]

43.Russia

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[ERF MAN]

I think hat's the one Dean but I always thought there was a picture of the truck in red square in front of St Basil's. Thanks Doug

[DEANB]

I think hat's the one Dean but I always thought there was a picture of the truck in red square in front of St Basil's. Thanks Doug

Doug, thats this bit had not got round to putting it on.

43 Russia continued.(Same company) Make sure you read the letter at the end.

Part 1.

Part 2.

Letter Return from Moscow !

[robert1952]

The bloke picture in the article with the cuppa was Cyril Gardner - nicknamed 'Five-pot'. I used to meet him on the North Africa Run: really good bloke - had done Middle-East, Russia and all sorts. Came from Kent. Robert

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[ERF MAN]

Thanks Dean. I'll try and read the whole thing later but I quickly read the letter and sounds very familiar, especially loading frozen rasberrys south of Warsaw on the way back. Great days. Thanks Doug

[andrewv8]

The bloke picture in the article with the cuppa was Cyril Gardner - nicknamed 'Five-pot'. I used to meet him on the North Africa Run: really good bloke - had done Middle-East, Russia and all sorts. Came from Kent. Robert

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Cyril is my wife's uncle, He lives in Latvia now.

[robert1952]

The bloke picture in the article with the cuppa was Cyril Gardner - nicknamed 'Five-pot'. I used to meet him on the North Africa Run: really good bloke - had done Middle-East, Russia and all sorts. Came from Kent. Robert

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Cyril is my wife's uncle, He lives in Latvia now.

Thanks for that reply. Good luck to him! Robert

[Mark R]

Hi Robert.......Cyril came to work with us at Teynham after he left David Croomes. He was a great bloke, and left me some of his old photos when he moved to Latvia. One of them is a big framed photo of a David Croome Volvo F88 with a step framed tilt behind it that had once been on Croomes office wall!....I hope he's enjoying his retirement in Latvia.

[DEANB]

The bloke picture in the article with the cuppa was Cyril Gardner - nicknamed 'Five-pot'. I used to meet him on the North Africa Run: really good bloke - had done Middle-East, Russia and all sorts. Came from Kent. Robert

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Cyril is my wife's uncle, He lives in Latvia now.

Andrew you should ask Cyril to join,i bet he could tell us some intresting stories,and would hopefully have some intresting photos ??

[DEANB]

44.

Trip to Turkey in 1990. Part 1.

Part 2.

[DEANB]

45.

Article from 2009 going to Kuwait.Click on pages to read for better focus.

[adr]

Pic' taken in Oman, maybe someone will recognise the Tower? Regards Chris

[Davidoff]

45.

Article from 2009 going to Kuwait.Click on pages to read for better focus.

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The blue and white Scania is in fact Chris Hooper's aka Hooperman. Interesting to find him back in this article.

[Davidoff]

October 8th, 2007.
On the shores of the dead sea, Jordanian side, alongside the Mövenpick hotel.

[DEANB]

46.

Trip from 1978. Click on pages to read,and click again to magnifiy.

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Part 2.

[DEANB]

Part 3.

[scud]

Great thread very interesting read ,Cheers Richard.

[DEANB]

47. Intresting article about Saudi Arabia split over three parts.
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Part 1.

[DEANB]

Part 2.

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[DEANB]

Part 3.

[Dirty Dan]

Great Reading! A friend gave me an old swedish truck magasin today and look whats on the cover
Its not the whole article but its in Swedish.

Danne

[John West]

It ain't half hot mum.

Thanks to Ian for writing it and Dean for posting it. Great stuff!

John

[robert1952]

[DEANB]

48. One of trip in 1977 in a ex army bedford to Afghanistan.

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[Wheel Nut]

There is one magazine article which I have been looking for since the mid 80's.John Williams got involved in an aid convoy to Albania and regretted every minute of it, he was supposed to be team leader or road foreman teaching all these wanna be truckers and dogooders his trade, he later told me that no one listened to his experience and drove on through the night, crashed into houses and ditches and gave most of the donated aid to unscrupulous officials along the way. Can anyone remember it. I think George Ghinn got my copy when he was on Dentressangle.

[DEANB]

There is one magazine article which I have been looking for since the mid 80's.John Williams got involved in an aid convoy to Albania and regretted every minute of it, he was supposed to be team leader or road foreman teaching all these wanna be truckers and dogooders his trade, he later told me that no one listened to his experience and drove on through the night, crashed into houses and ditches and gave most of the donated aid to unscrupulous officials along the way. Can anyone remember it. I think George Ghinn got my copy when he was on Dentressangle.

Wheel Nut, cant say i remember seeing it but i have alot of magazines. Do you know if it was in truck magazine
and any idea of a rough year ??

[Wheel Nut]

There is one magazine article which I have been looking for since the mid 80's.John Williams got involved in an aid convoy to Albania and regretted every minute of it, he was supposed to be team leader or road foreman teaching all these wanna be truckers and dogooders his trade, he later told me that no one listened to his experience and drove on through the night, crashed into houses and ditches and gave most of the donated aid to unscrupulous officials along the way. Can anyone remember it. I think George Ghinn got my copy when he was on Dentressangle.

Wheel Nut, cant say i remember seeing it but i have alot of magazines. Do you know if it was in truck magazine
and any idea of a rough year ??

It could have been closer to 1990 than 1980 as I did a couple of jobs in Colin Johnsons Volvo that is in the story above. All I remember was there was a lot of misinformation and the regular drivers who had known JW were up in arms about it. I wish I could remember more, most of the blokes I worked with have done their last trip.

[DEANB]

There is one magazine article which I have been looking for since the mid 80's.John Williams got involved in an aid convoy to Albania and regretted every minute of it, he was supposed to be team leader or road foreman teaching all these wanna be truckers and dogooders his trade, he later told me that no one listened to his experience and drove on through the night, crashed into houses and ditches and gave most of the donated aid to unscrupulous officials along the way. Can anyone remember it. I think George Ghinn got my copy when he was on Dentressangle.

Wheel Nut, cant say i remember seeing it but i have alot of magazines. Do you know if it was in truck magazine
and any idea of a rough year ??

It could have been closer to 1990 than 1980 as I did a couple of jobs in Colin Johnsons Volvo that is in the story above. All I remember was there was a lot of misinformation and the regular drivers who had known JW were up in arms about it. I wish I could remember more, most of the blokes I worked with have done their last trip.

Not ringing any bells Wheel Nut but if i do have it i will post it when i come across it.

[Dirty Dan]

So hot my 4 weeks of and love this thread. But read them all now so maby you got something more in your big shoebox of yours? Yeah and the regular LLD is great to. So for them who hasnt read them its a great summer read

Danne

[DEANB]

So hot my 4 weeks of and love this thread. But read them all now so maby you got something more in your big shoebox of yours? Yeah and the regular LLD is great to. So for them who hasnt read them its a great summer read

Danne

Hello Danne, sorry only just seen this message. I will have a look but i dont think i have any more on the
Middle East or Russia. Will pop some on the LDD thread.