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Aerial view of Motor Panels Gate 5 - 3 artics and a rigid in …

i worked for mainland industrial deliveries in the early eighties they were based at the old goverment warehouse next to arbury hall in nuneaton now a housing estate then moved into units on griff clara next to nuneaton truckstop and used to use brs in baginton to store trailers, after i left they moved to northampton as all of the work was wm lighting and total oils .ran a mixture of merc 1617 and 1621 mercs plus two daf 2100’s , three maggie 7.5 tonners and an 814 merc , and a seddon 34t shunter. dave barber and jim primrose owned it

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2800 DAF

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BAY 621T

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MAN IN BELGIUM

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FREDDY ALLENS

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DAF 2800

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YARD BAYTON ROAD COV

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ALPI VAN OF TO ITALY

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hi nobby 589 you mentioned cris from bowyers would it be cris needham i was at a vintage show nr crewkurne in somerset this man came up talking an said he worked in coventy 1960s/70s he told me before that he worked for bowyers he dosent have a computer but i have is phone number if you think it is your man let me know all best neil ps i wounder where keith as found all the allens photos

Neil B:
hi nobby 589 you mentioned cris from bowyers would it be cris needham i was at a vintage show nr crewkurne in somerset this man came up talking an said he worked in coventy 1960s/70s he told me before that he worked for bowyers he dosent have a computer but i have is phone number if you think it is your man let me know all best neil ps i wounder where keith as found all the allens photos

more pics to come all from happy drivers

KEITHERIC29:

Neil B:
hi nobby 589 you mentioned cris from bowyers would it be cris needham i was at a vintage show nr crewkurne in somerset this man came up talking an said he worked in coventy 1960s/70s he told me before that he worked for bowyers he dosent have a computer but i have is phone number if you think it is your man let me know all best neil ps i wounder where keith as found all the allens photos

more pics to come all from happy drivers

pre bruce days

FREDERICK ALLEN HAULAGE

Neil B:
hi nobby 589 you mentioned cris from bowyers would it be cris needham i was at a vintage show nr crewkurne in somerset this man came up talking an said he worked in coventy 1960s/70s he told me before that he worked for bowyers he dosent have a computer but i have is phone number if you think it is your man let me know all best neil ps i wounder where keith as found all the allens photos

Hi Neil, I mentioned Chris Needham from Bowyers way back he went on Mortons BRS Car delivery when they had the Blue KP Dodges, Eventually Cartransport BRS, he would certainly know my Dad and Brother.

FREDERICK ALLEN HAULAGE BEDWORTH

altury169:
At Crossley House Latham’s Preston depot0

Hi Ed, great picture correct me if I’m wrong I think it was yrw419 I had it one day you were off and took 7 fiats to Newcastle, it went up Kendal bank like a rocket I think it had a 205 ■■■■■■■ great machine.h186j

h186j:

altury169:
At Crossley House Latham’s Preston depot0

Hi Ed, great picture correct me if I’m wrong I think it was yrw419 I had it one day you were off and took 7 fiats to Newcastle, it went up Kendal bank like a rocket I think it had a 205 ■■■■■■■ great machine.h186j

Hi Hammy, The ERF was YHP 407J if you click on the pic, then click again you can read the no.plate. You were right about the 205 ■■■■■■■ though it would pull like a train.Edd.

MY DAD DROVE FO THIS COMPANY MANY YEARS AGO

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