Hiya …were still looking for Adams butter photo’s anyone got any please.Terry have you photo of the Albion 6 legger
in cream and blue.i know Alan has plus some Marathon adams foods snaps
John
Only one I can find John and it looks like a subbie.
transportphotos.com
Stanfield:
Only one I can find John and it looks like a subbie.0 transportphotos.com
Hiya. thanks stanfield.that box was a type of early container. Adams fitted two onto a artic trailer. the two holes
each side of the wheels( on this lorry) was to fix a solid bar into this had a shackle fixing it onto a wire rope. there was a fixing
on each corner.the doors didn’t swing out , they pulled out straight and folded back. this was if you had two boxes
on you could go through one box into the other. i can’nt remember when Adams come up with this idea it must have been
about 1964 when i first saw them. maybe a year to get made that would be1963 would that be before containers become a
everyday thing.The idea was good for 4 wheelers as most chassis with the box brackets was under 3 tons making it easy for
young lads/men to drive lorries under he age of 21.then pop a box full of deliveries on when know one was looking.
good old days
John
nice pic , john,that was taken outside our office on london bridge. imagine trying to take a pic in that type of situation today. the police and wardens would be queueing for half a mile to book you. would you mind if i copied the pic for my collection. hope you keep finding pics like that. they are becoming very rare. thanks regards terry.
TCL No problem mate,I can’t remember where I got it from,it would be off someone on the flickr site I think so I dont see a problem.
Sadly i would like to inform everyone that Terry Cashmore/ TC of leek passed away yesterday at home with his family after a short ilness.
Retired Old ■■■■:
0As 3300john is far too humble, I’ll chuck this photo in.
Hi I drove AEC reg KRF. 446 B Liverpool haulier A J Owens bought it at a auction
It had quite a few problems. So most weekend where spent under the bonnet
AND yes John has mad a nice job of his AEC fron the last time I seen it at Kelsall
Ron Forsyth
Afternoon Gents, a good friend of mine is Restoring this old AEC…
It’s an ex Adams Butter Lorry and he’s wondering if anyone can shed any light on it
with regards to model, engine etc and the role it played whilst in service with Adams…
It has a 5th wheel on, although it looks like it could have been a 6 legger at some point.
Any help would be gratefully received…
Many thanks, Jim.
Your mate has been asking elsewhere about this too, looking for a radiator to go in it. This is the first time any pictures have appeared. Yes it does look as if it was a rigid originally since the wheelbase looks too long for a tractor unit and the back end of the rails appear to have been gas-axed off. Pictures of the n/s of the engine would help to identify which engine it has. Other pictures showing the diff and the gearbox would help too. Most of all is its chassis number which will be there somewhere.
On leaving school at 15 i started to work for Adams Butter as a drivers mate. The idea of this job was that lads learned all about transport and roads before reaching driving age. After passing your test you would work your way up the fleet 3tons- 7 tons-14 tons and then onto artics, and the ultimate job of trunk driving. I did this, and remained driving for Adams until making a move to Tideswells, and from then many other companies, before starting on my own and eventually going to Brit European Belgium, where i remained for 17 years. This thread is for any of the old drivers of the 1960s who may be interested. i will form a list of the types and makes of vehicles at the start of my time and during my ten years with the company. If you have any pictures or stories, please add them to this site, as, the object is ,to get an interesting show of stories and vehicles of that era up and running.Iwould like to thank John Lancaster–Geoff Chadwick and most of all Alan Smith for permission they gave to use the pictures on this thread, and anyone else whose pictures may be involved. thank you
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Did you work with Steve Jolly, top cat leek? I was avid bike race fan in 1960’s and remember him well racing at Mallory. I had friends in Leek and they knew him and offered to arrange a meet, but never took up the offer. Remember the trucks on my visits. Nice pics.
hello dave, yes, i remember steve jolly very well worked with him at adams. he used to drive a leyland super comet rigid reg no VBF 728 it was one of the fastest on the fleet. then he went on to artics, some of which are on here. i have been told he has a good pic of my artic reg no WRE 581 C but have not seen him lately. hope he might be at the re-union october 29 th cheers mate.
Hiya …Steve used to drive a twinheadlight Seddon(PBF…D) on the thorn trunk.that had a 150 gardner fitted
Top cat the beaver with two boxes on was JRE966F…who’s driving the AEC in London■■? I,d go with
Harold Weaver by how he’s sitting … i.ve no idea who the drivers mate.is.i would think we’ll find out at the reunion.
John
Steve Jolly was a fast man on a Matchless and among the great riders as listed here.
The latest news is that Rob North will also be attending the Rally, and plenty of original and replica Rob North racers can be expected to keep him company. The TR3OC will also be welcoming back ex-factory racers Don Emde, Paul Smart, Percy Tait, Mick Grant and Steve Jolly, plus many members of the BSA-Triumph factory workforce including Arthur Jakeman, Les Williams, Steve Brown, Fred Swift, Ron Barrett, Martin Russell and Bill Fannon.
He also rode with some of the other greats. Bill Ivy, John (Mooneyes) Cooper and Peter Williams
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Here are a few more from D V D produced by Alan Smith, kind permission given to copy these pics.
this was a bit before my time, but we loaded butter like this for man years.
sorry about the picture quality. not sure of the procedure hope you can still enjoy them.
George Keates was the driver of this mk 3 mandator in the sixties
