Great stuff Hutpik… Keep it coming…
Jeff…
Just found this pic, shame it black/white but they all count 
Regards Chris
adr:
Just found this pic, shame it black/white but they all count
If you want to see more pics of Iranian CCC Nahangs, Adr, I put several on the Fantasy Fleet thread, including that b&w one! Robert
Herewith two pictures, a Fransen (VGL-group) Volvo as well as a Turkish DAF FTS2800 for the M/E
pictured at the entrance of the DAF-factory near the HQ. Both pictures are from 1980
Note the set-back of the trailer-axles on the Turkish DAF-combination
Hi all.ERF. When i worked for Fransens [after Afghan int stopped] i was the last on to have an F10 as they used to keep saying ‘‘Yes,but you old ME men can keep an old F88 truck going so you save us money’’ Klootzakken.
robert1952:
adr:
Just found this pic, shame it black/white but they all countIf you want to see more pics of Iranian CCC Nahangs, Adr, I put several on the Fantasy Fleet thread, including that b&w one! Robert
Hi Robert, thanks for that I will take a look. Not been on here much lately been a busy period, so trying to catch up but there are so many threads now & a lot of new faces on line, which is great, it takes a while to get through them. Regards Chris
seth 70:
This weeks cm as got a few pages about a astrans scania if anyone is interested
Cheers, Seth70! Will Shiers has produced a damned good article there with lots of pics (Commercial Motor 16th Oct '14). There is a fair amount of current discussion about that vehicle on the ‘Lorries with 13-speed Fullers’ thread because that Astran Scania 143:450’s owner, Karl Skilton, is having it re-fitted with a 13-speed Fuller.
I remember parking up next to John Allen on Tangier docks with his Astran Scania 142 (with an Estepe roof, as Karl’s has) and that had a 13-speed Fuller too. Long live Astran Scania’s with proper gearboxes!!! Robert
robert1952:
freshir:
robert1952:
Hi Robert, I was very interested to see your pic of PIE of Southall, I was very pally with Micky Maunders in our M/E days, I have not seen them mentioned before on the thread and it certainly raised fond memories, thanks, regards Fred
You’re welcome! Here are a couple more pics I found. Robert
Is this them
freshir:
robert1952:
0Hi Robert, I was very interested to see your pic of PIE of Southall, I was very pally with Micky Maunders in our M/E days, I have not seen them mentioned before on the thread and it certainly raised fond memories, thanks, regards Fred
Mickey Maunders and I worked at Chapman and Ball until they folded, in '78 or '79 then he and a John Wischussen started up some venture and asked me to join them. I didn’t trust this Wischusson bloke so I declined, just as well I think as the venture didn’t work out, I got a job working for SI instead!
Nice fella was Mickey, what’s he doing now?
whisperingsmith:
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Robert, heres some old dusty Super 8 shot coming down Tahir homeward bound: http://youtu.be/VxNiHy2gqloShows a couple of RAS Cargo CCCs ontheir way over eastbound
I see that red Atki Borderer with the Willhire trailer is still down the embankment!
Great pictures! I’ve often wondered over the years what gearbox those MANAS (Turkish MAN) units had in them: anyone know? Robert 
Have a look in here:
baumaschinenbilder.de/forum/ … r=0&page=1
There are some data-sheets in between, too.
Regards
I couldn’t find the data sheets. Never mind, by coincidence I have been looking at their Middle-East drivers’ forum: it is fantastic - about 170 pages of fabulous '70s & '80s Middle-East Run pictures.
Here is the link: baumaschinenbilder.de/forum/ … 0&page=139
There are loads of Astran photos on there too: here a couple of samples. Robert
I also found some P.I.E. pics on there, a company recently discussed on this page. Here are some sample photos. Robert
I also found some evocative pics on the Baumaschinenbilder.de site, which I reproduce for you here. Robert 
The first one is very typical of urban parking whilst waiting to re-load.
The second reminds us of the joy of tilts!
And the third reminds us of the satisfaction of arrival
I posted some of their pics a year or two ago Robert, I asked one of their admins and he said copy away, it’s a fantastic site 
newmercman:
I posted some of their pics a year or two ago Robert, I asked one of their admins and he said copy away, it’s a fantastic site
That’s good news! Robert
Some good pics there Robert. With regard to the Birdales Scania at Rawalpindi Railway Station, there was a site a while back that had quite a few snaps obviously taken at the same time as that one. Cant for the life of me think what it was now, maybe “Old TIR” page on FB.
freshir:
robert1952:
0Hi Robert, I was very interested to see your pic of PIE of Southall, I was very pally with Micky Maunders in our M/E days, I have not seen them mentioned before on the thread and it certainly raised fond memories, thanks, regards Fred
Fred if you do a search for member “Rattlesnake Dave”, he worked for P.I.E for a while,
and posted some photos, also did a diary of one trip from Italy to Denmark.
His posts where back in 2005 so i don’t know how i remembered that far back 
I’d put a link but can’t remember how to do that. 
C J.