Northwest Trucks

moomooland:

windrush:
The other ‘limo’ is an Armstrong Siddeley. Pete.

Thanks for that Pete knew someone would know, im not the best at identifying old cars.

Here’s some more nostalgia from the Northwest.

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A62 Oldham Road at the old Playhouse theater in 1971.

Shell BP ERF LV 8 wheeler tanker at Ardwick roundabout 1965.

Atkinson Borderer heading along Ashton New Road 1973.

Busy scene at Cross Street Manchester 1960’s.

Another shot of Cross Street Manchester in the 1960’s

Express Dairies showing all its load while heading through Northenden in 1967.

Albion Clydesdale milk tanker OPF 851E would have been new when this shot was taken in Northenden in 1967.

Topham Brothers Cecil Street Manchester 1970.

Albion Riever operated by Parkers unloading at Partington in 1970.

Upper Brook Street Manchester 1965.

Only words “fantastic” as it brings back many happy memories. I was trying to find delivery vehicles for Lewis’s Department store and Pauldens off Stretford road but could not find any.
The Shell BP spirit tanker I am sure would have been based at the old MOR (Manchester Oil Refinery) Carrington later taken over by Shell Chemicals. The fuel storage and terminal loading site was on Flixton Road called the mile road. Walls van from Godley Junction Hyde.
Cross Street Manchester. Holdsworth and Gibb. Used to deliver bread to their canteen at Swinton early 1960s.
Number 94 BUS. I travelled on many times in the 1950s from Seymour Grove Old Trafford.
Remember Smallmans vans based at Heald grove. Was Manchester parcels taken over by BRS.
Bowies removals and general haulage van from Brooklands area of Sale. Remember long wait to offload and a Bowies driver was in front and he said jump in the passenger’s side. I turned the door handle and it came off in my hand. Eventually got in and my feet went through the floor. Made me laugh when he said they were a good company to work for. Early 1970s they changed the fleet to BMCs and were well maintained.
Express milk Northenden. They used to be based at Urmston close to Davyhulme Park Hospital. The milk tanker at Northenden not sure where based.
Topham Bros Lorrys looks familiar but cannot remember their yard.
Parker Timber delivery Partington. Were Parkers part of Parker Rossers elevator road Trafford Park? I remember a driver had a nickname Parker Rosser!, there was another called “embolism” banter for “Slow Moving Clot” . Remember Partington being built and most came from Hulme Greenheys and All Saints areas of Manchester similar to Wythenshawe.
The photo with the Austin van is interesting. Looking at the advert for the Volkswagen Beatle for £649. 1965