How about this from where my dad worked this had a 6 speed box and an 11.3 engine and could do 60 mph
ramone:
How about this from where my dad worked this had a 6 speed box and an 11.3 engine and could do 60 mph
Now what would that Henry Long outfit be loaded with Ramone? I wonder if it still had to be roped? Cheers Dennis.
Was given this to drive when i was 21 ! those were the days! George Betts was the driver in the picture and i took the lorry over from him.
Bewick:
ramone:
How about this from where my dad worked this had a 6 speed box and an 11.3 engine and could do 60 mphNow what would that Henry Long outfit be loaded with Ramone? I wonder if it still had to be roped? Cheers Dennis.
It would probably have yarn on from Courtaulds either just loaded from storage or just getting ready to tip in Longs yard,and yes if it was going out on the road it would definitely be roped
ramone:
Bewick:
ramone:
How about this from where my dad worked this had a 6 speed box and an 11.3 engine and could do 60 mphNow what would that Henry Long outfit be loaded with Ramone? I wonder if it still had to be roped? Cheers Dennis.
It would probably have yarn on from Courtaulds either just loaded from storage or just getting ready to tip in Longs yard,and yes if it was going out on the road it would definitely be roped
Now I could just about manage to rope that waggon and trailer Ramone,maybe not as quickly as I once could but I’ll guarantee it would be a tidy job and nowt would fall off!! Cheers for the gen Dennis.
Bewick:
ramone:
Bewick:
ramone:
How about this from where my dad worked this had a 6 speed box and an 11.3 engine and could do 60 mphNow what would that Henry Long outfit be loaded with Ramone? I wonder if it still had to be roped? Cheers Dennis.
It would probably have yarn on from Courtaulds either just loaded from storage or just getting ready to tip in Longs yard,and yes if it was going out on the road it would definitely be roped
Now I could just about manage to rope that waggon and trailer Ramone,maybe not as quickly as I once could but I’ll guarantee it would be a tidy job and nowt would fall off!! Cheers for the gen Dennis.
I dont doubt that for a minute Dennis, i think Longs had a contract with Courtaulds i know they went to quite a few including Greenfield in North Wales and Grimsby there was also 1 in Bradford ,in fact they were all over the place.The yarn was usually loaded into cardboard boxes then either craned or wheeled onto the back of the wagon ,no pallets then so they wouldn`t be a straight forward roping job
That is a lovely AEC picture too, although the Coventry Motor Packing Co Ltd is proper period imagery.
toxic gas man:
Hi LB76 great pic that is, proper lorry and trailer,isnt it one of Motor Packing Limited or something like that, from Coventry? cheers Ted
Yes it is one of Motor Packing, from Coventry, was that taken on the Dunchurch road? where the M45 ends.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Its just come to mind Muats first depot was in Conhope Lane Benwell I think they were beside C&Es Auto Electrics workshop, that was the 60s, Regards Larry.
I worked with some great lads there Larry, Big Ernie Wilson, Mad John Hook and Jimmy Nunn to name a few I know Jimmy lives not far from me now but have lost touch with the others. regards Kev. Ps, wish I still had the same hairline !!
Whoops wrong place wrong time 
Wheel Nut:
That is a lovely AEC picture too, although the Coventry Motor Packing Co Ltd is proper period imagery.
I would guess that was taken around `68 in Longs new yard at Lidget Green Bradford.Its from an excellent AEC dvd Peter Davies as produced with a few hundred AECs on it
Wheel Nut:
That is a lovely AEC picture too, although the Coventry Motor Packing Co Ltd is proper period imagery.
Does it look proper period now 
WOW …thats a period looking photo you posted…ramone…black and white may be the way forward
John
3300John:
WOW …thats a period looking photo you posted…ramone…black and white may be the way forward
John
Yeah its much better when you`ve got to guess what colour they were ,wonder why they brought out colour film 
This has probably been up on here before but it’s a good pic so it’s here again !
LB76:
0This has probably been up on here before but it’s a good pic so it’s here again !
Nice pic did it actually do the middle east?
That one went to Afghanistan driven by Gordon Pearce who is on TN somewhere. Oh yes it did the job alright.
I have been reliably informed by a well know West Midlands restorer of Ergo’s that the Asian Transport MM6 has been found and is in reasonable condition. How good would that be to see it restored to it original condition.
Would be good Jamie, let’s hope someone sympathetic restores it as it deserves , i know someone who will be very interested in it.
