Remember driving one of these as an agency driver for Fox the movers, Cwmbran, whilst driving along the M5 I looked down and the wheel arch inside the track where the body ‘meets’ the chassis, the amount of movement was rather alarming, at least four to five inches back and forth, was glad to return the vehicle with thanks, but I wont be back, I was delivering insulation from the works at New Inn, good size van for that type of work, but ■■■■ I itched for days after!
Remember driving one of these as an agency driver for Fox the movers, Cwmbran, whilst driving along the M5 I looked down and the wheel arch inside the track where the body ‘meets’ the chassis, the amount of movement was rather alarming, at least four to five inches back and forth, was glad to return the vehicle with thanks, but I wont be back, I was delivering insulation from the works at New Inn, good size van for that type of work, but ■■■■ I itched for days after!
Hi vanman…Yes they were very wide cab… designed to meet the width of the body work…designed for sleeping back in the day…as you say the front wings were extended further out over the front wheels…always felt the cab doors were miles away …the pic of the one I’ve posted was an Abrahams Integral. …the ones Fox mostly ran were Vanplan Integrals…but a very wide cab back in the day.
rward:
Hi Paul talk about hitting bridges 30 years ago jobs coming up night trunk to Canary Wharf piece of ■■■■ I went to see director my mate said Ken give that job to my best mate il do a week knights to show him the ropes ok he said you will get me hung start 4 weeks as I went through the door I said hope he passes his test he went mad so thankfully he passed with the heads of the valley training school so he came every night with me and I said never come up the Thames embankment with a topped trailer coz we got high guards 5 night do change over at wharf topped trailer coming back it had been damaged guard hit over i thought il get under bridges on embankment instead of going around bang smash wallop got away with it he still takes the ■■■■ to this day a bit of useless info regards rowly
Hi Rowly, that Friday afternoon I took a different route checking out the talent. Getting ready for a weekend of fun! Learned my lesson.
I stuck to the designated routes after that. We used to service many furniture and other special garment vans. The BBCs outside broadcast motors were fun to put through their paces. Can’t imagine what its like these days traffic wise running up and down the N.Circular or A40, let alone into the City.
HOLHAN34:
does anyone know what happened to Ioan Rees transport of pontypridd I worked with Ioan when he was an apprentice at griffin mill,the old volvo dealership and later at jeff cadwalladers tipper fleet in cilfynydd, but have not seen or heard of him since about 1990!
hiya mate,if its the same ioan who used to run transcons and f88s then he,s still alive and well,i was talking to him back last year. theres a pic of one of his old f88s on this thread somewhere.
hia i am looking for a photo of my dads lorry/lorries. could you direct me to the photo, please?
HOLHAN34:
does anyone know what happened to Ioan Rees transport of pontypridd I worked with Ioan when he was an apprentice at griffin mill,the old volvo dealership and later at jeff cadwalladers tipper fleet in cilfynydd, but have not seen or heard of him since about 1990!
hiya mate,if its the same ioan who used to run transcons and f88s then he,s still alive and well,i was talking to him back last year. theres a pic of one of his old f88s on this thread somewhere.
hia i am looking for a photo of my dads lorry/lorries. could you direct me to the photo, please?
pete 359:
Ok so I know it’s an ex Wincanton ERF.Though I can’t think where I know Rom River from?
Pete 359 the erf is Newport brs contract pulling reinforcing bars out of rogerstone all the best alan
How are you alan are in Scotland now ?
Hello Ian keeping well living in Forfar now but I don’t have Internet been catching up on here I am in benidorme for three weeks back to Scotland next Tuesday, is everything going well with you Ian nice to here from you all the best Alan
Hi Dean,
Thanks for the article.i was on Penarth Road in Cardiff last Saturday,collecting a new Scania from Keltruck.Many years ago,there were a lot of haulage firms based on and around that part of Our capital.From just around the coast to Sully and based at the old Valley Carriers depot,a hard worked Wincanton Guy big j.
