“Oily this may intrest you”
Cheers Dean, first saw that wagon, a Commer Maxiload at Earls Court Show and thought wow what a motor, little did I know that it would be the last wagon I drove on Progressive (1968), tho’ not with that trailer, on nights, off a Mercury 60mph to 38mph flat out, a wind up from the TM, late back in the mornings, day man kicking up, history.
Same wagon 9 cars on, looks like it might be on Shap, and a steep old deck to be clambering up.
Oily
Thanks to DEANB and Buzzer for the pics 
Pete Smith kindly sent me these two(TKN wouldn’t accept them) I have re-sized them.
Oily
oiltreader:
Thanks to DEANB and Buzzer for the picsPete Smith kindly sent me these two(TKN wouldn’t accept them) I have re-sized them.
Oily
Hi Oily,
They are a couple of stills from a film called Sparrows Can’t Sing, Barbara Windsor had just got out of the cab, where you the driver Oily?!
Thanks for posting them, I tried all roads but failed! Cheer’s Pete
pete smith:
oiltreader:
Thanks to DEANB and Buzzer for the picsPete Smith kindly sent me these two(TKN wouldn’t accept them) I have re-sized them.
OilyHi Oily,
They are a couple of stills from a film called Sparrows Can’t Sing, Barbara Windsor had just got out of the cab, where you the driver Oily?!
Thanks for posting them, I tried all roads but failed! Cheer’s Pete
She wouldn’t have wanted to leave the cab if I had been the driver Pete 
on another note it’s sad that such a chirpy character should now be so stricken 
Oily
oiltreader:
pete smith:
oiltreader:
Thanks to DEANB and Buzzer for the picsPete Smith kindly sent me these two(TKN wouldn’t accept them) I have re-sized them.
OilyHi Oily,
They are a couple of stills from a film called Sparrows Can’t Sing, Barbara Windsor had just got out of the cab, where you the driver Oily?!
Thanks for posting them, I tried all roads but failed! Cheer’s PeteShe wouldn’t have wanted to leave the cab if I had been the driver Pete
Oily
Hi Oily,
Yes it is very sad how her health has deteriorated but as she has had a long career it makes you wonder if learning and trying to remember all those scripts have taken their toll?
i reckon if you had of been the driver Oily that passenger door would have been welded shut!
oiltreader:
“Oily this may intrest you”
Cheers Dean, first saw that wagon, a Commer Maxiload at Earls Court Show and thought wow what a motor, little did I know that it would be the last wagon I drove on Progressive (1968), tho’ not with that trailer, on nights, off a Mercury 60mph to 38mph flat out, a wind up from the TM, late back in the mornings, day man kicking up, history.
Same wagon 9 cars on, looks like it might be on Shap, and a steep old deck to be clambering up.
Oily
Well since were going for all this progressive stuff,heres another clipping chap !
DEANB:
oiltreader:
“Oily this may intrest you”
Cheers Dean, first saw that wagon, a Commer Maxiload at Earls Court Show and thought wow what a motor, little did I know that it would be the last wagon I drove on Progressive (1968), tho’ not with that trailer, on nights, off a Mercury 60mph to 38mph flat out, a wind up from the TM, late back in the mornings, day man kicking up, history.
Same wagon 9 cars on, looks like it might be on Shap, and a steep old deck to be clambering up.
OilyWell since were going for all this progressive stuff,heres another clipping chap !
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Cheers Dean That was Johnny Pratt’s wagon, he kept a very tidy motor with a bit of bling here and there, the well on the bottom deck is an in house conversion.
Oily
Thanks to Buzzer, DEANB and pete smith for the pics and to others for the craic
Oily
A1 at Adderstone.
oiltreader:
Thanks to Buzzer, DEANB and pete smith for the pics
OilyA1 at Adderstone.
Is that a Danish subbie for Grampian Oily?
Buzzer:
Two ERF’s and a DAF today nmp’s, Buzzer.
That Daf is a bit posh for John Mann. They were heavily into lightweight Fiats when I had dealings with them. Their warehouse manager, Big John, (can never remember his surname even though every Denby driver I meet reminds me of it, he is well known even in retirement) became a good friend of mine.
I first encountered him when I became Toray’s transport manager and sent him a load without booking it in 
. After that, and especially when I stepped down and became a driver again we got on really well. An ex driver himself at Denby’s he, like me, got fed up with the desk and decided to do the same, and asked my advice as to how well the move was going for me. My reply persuaded him to go for it and he became a driver for Manns. Only problem was, he didn’t like Moarocco. 
. So he went back to Denby and I did see him a couple of times in a routier before we both retired.
Terribly sorry to hijack your thread again Oily, but I’ve found some more stuff in a old shoe box… 
(nmp)
pv83:
oiltreader:
Thanks to Buzzer, DEANB and pete smith for the pics
OilyA1 at Adderstone.
Is that a Danish subbie for Grampian Oily?
I guess so Patrick, the the Essex Scania is also part of the Grampian Continental Group.
Oily