This photo was taken on the Blanc mid 80’s - if you think that this man owes you money then it’s not me –
freshir:
This photo was taken on the Blanc mid 80’s - if you think that this man owes you money then it’s not me –
Sorry watch this space
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Hi kr79, your right it was one of the cut down drawbar units as Ash talked about in his book and there is a pic of KVX after its conversion and one of its sister truck in the drawbar configuration.
freshir:
This photo was taken on the Blanc mid 80’s - if you think that this man owes you money then it’s not me –
Wheel Nut:
dreva:
Wheel Nut:
Dreva mate, you know nothing about Phil, but if you read the forums instead of posting crap on them, you may learn something surprising, certainly about your recent few comments!for a start he started on me not me on him.i put all this to bed ages ago i asked a question it was ignored so you big 250 and phil started it all again i like this thred but when people as you put it who dont know me slag me off they will get the same in return.and you run with whoever is popular at the time and like i said 5 pages back nobody wants the thred locked
Dreva, ask your ever so important question again, cos I cant see anything but sarky comments 5 or even 6 pages back.
As for running with whoever is popular, then you don’t know nowt about me either, but isn’t that the point of internet forums? Anonymity!
Meanwhile, here are some pictures.
The Bolan Pass between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Yemeni lorries awaiting clearance at the Saudi border
yes it is numb nut but if you look at all my posts you will find out who iam who on here worked with me dad.thats if you can remove your tongue from whoevers ■■■■■■ its wedged up.i have asked sensible questions i even posted months ago about my dads pics and not one reply asking to see them.my dad has been dead a year no.and he did a hell of alot you might have even known him 
devra, so your dad is dead, sorry for that but my trucker and hero dad is dead (im 39) what gives you the rite to say MY DAD IS DAED LISTEN! LISTEN! bet you poor old dad would be shaking his head in shame. That has no take on you being a total wind up merchant and kicking everyone off! its not about you its not about ASTRAN wind your neck in and enjoy, John P O`Reilly!
does devra post evenings? i.e. a few beers in? sentimental kicking in?
Sorry about your Dad, my dads dead too, he died in 1977, just because no one asked to see your pictures doesn’t make anyone not interested. Just post them in a relevant thread or this one if they are desert pictures, as you say someone might have known him.
If he went to Albania, start a new thread, then everyone will be happy 
Image owned by Paul Cowland
There are much worse behind the trailer!
It isn’t Astran but it is in Doha - Gharaffa Turn off
brenics77:
devra, so your dad is dead, sorry for that but my trucker and hero dad is dead (im 39) what gives you the rite to say MY DAD IS DAED LISTEN! LISTEN! bet you poor old dad would be shaking his head in shame. That has no take on you being a total wind up merchant and kicking everyone off! its not about you its not about ASTRAN wind your neck in and enjoy, John P O`Reilly!
guess most of us on site are not young, devera post your pics dont kick off if your not asked! just post, people will comment
Wheel Nut:
Sorry about your Dad, my dads dead too, he died in 1977, just because no one asked to see your pictures doesn’t make anyone not interested. Just post them in a relevant thread or this one if they are desert pictures, as you say someone might have known him.If he went to Albania, start a new thread, then everyone will be happy
Image owned by Paul CowlandThere are much worse behind the trailer!
It isn’t Astran but it is in Doha - Gharaffa Turn off
it nothing to do with me dad wheelnut you were saying about anominity.i said search my post my names on enough and where im from who i work for.if i wanted a big thing about him dieing i would have put a abituary on like the rest.but it a family thing for me hes been gone 12 months.so its done no more grieving its all finished with.and i know who he worked with on here.ps im 39 too and me dad wasnt my hero
R I P All dads Including mine. So now can we get back to the thread.
aidey:
R I P All dads Including mine. So now can we get back to the thread.
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Wow this thread has got so sad now ,isnt it suposed to be about happy times,we all have sad times ,Ive known a lot and seen a lot in my driving time,Dreva your lucky to have known your Dad ,I lost mine at the end of the 2nd world war I was only a kid at the time and didnt understand why he didnt come home,so please call a halt to it . if you have pics plse post them ,wherever he drove to ,im sure someone will remember him.lets get back on track with good vibes 
Roger
hutpik:
Hi all.Just for a bit of light relief,the first trip i done in my ‘‘new truck’’ to Kuwait.
As i said earlier i paid £1000 for the truck from Bakers of Southhampton.[They must have laughed all the way to the bank].
The truck was an ERF built in 1963 but reregistered in 1970.It had a Gardner 150hp engine,david brown gbox with splitter.It was originally brought for use as a ‘‘push\pull unit for low loader work so top speed was 46mph.
Ileft home to pick up the trailer at Astrans but only got about 10miles down the road when i got pulled by the old bill.Most of the local bill knew me so,smiling they came up to me.’‘Hey Mike you taking this to Crossways scap yard for export to Africa then’’.‘‘No,i replied,it’s mine and i’m going to Kuwait with a load for Astran’‘With this they fell about saying things like’‘you winding us up,or you won’t make Kelvedon,never mind Kuwait.Off you go then we’ve had our laugh for the day.’’
After picking up the trailer and docs fromAstran i caught the boat from Dover,crossed to Zbrugge and was on my way[not very quickly]I cleared the border at Aachen and was on the autobahn[whoosh]After having done Europe in an f89 it was a bit of a dissapointment how everyone was flying past me.[It’s really depressing when Romtrans trucks pass you on the autobahn]
I plodded slowly through Germany,Austria,bounced my way through Yugo,when just before Nis there was a bang and the gbox started making funny noises[like someone shaking a bag of marbles]I stopped in a parking[with the clutch depressed as it wouldn’t come out of gear ]and proceeded to take the top off the gbox.Inside one of the gear wheels had died so i cleaned all the bits out,washed it out a bit then refilled it with engine oil and a bit of sawdust i found[i had no gbox oil]Istarted off again and managed to get up to 35mph before i found the [lost gear]again.This meant that my racing speed of 46mph was reduced to 35mph[never mind we’re going forwards]I bounced my way slowly through Bulgaria thinking ‘‘it can’t get any worse’’,then i got to Kapicule which was like the Somme on a bad day.Eventually i got through Kapic and made my way to Istambul to get repaired.2nd part to follow.Mike
I`m hooked hurry up with the second part…ERF + 150 Gardner + Kuwait were you on medication at the time by any chance
Suedehead:
aidey:
R I P All dads Including mine. So now can we get back to the thread.x3
The other angle by © Paul Cowland
Righty oh men, back to happy hour, ! here is a pictue of me, on me travels, pic taken by roger rabbit, just wondering if any of the older astran men would know where this pic was taken, not to take the mick, but just wondering if any old boys would remember it from there time down there or is it a fairley new addition to show how much it has changed over the years.
freshir:
freshir:
This photo was taken on the Blanc mid 80’s - if you think that this man owes you money then it’s not me –
Heres a larger pic freshir for us all 
at least we will know if you owe any money
sinbin31:
Wow this thread has got so sad now ,isnt it suposed to be about happy times,we all have sad times ,Ive known a lot and seen a lot in my driving time,Dreva your lucky to have known your Dad ,I lost mine at the end of the 2nd world war I was only a kid at the time and didnt understand why he didnt come home,so please call a halt to it . if you have pics plse post them ,wherever he drove to ,im sure someone will remember him.lets get back on track with good vibesRoger
sorry to hear that sinbin they were great men that thought for us all to have our opinions.and your right lets get it back on line so all you old boys can remember the good times,and pass your stories on to us younger ones.and i always enjoyed reading the stories from all the old m/e boys despite my grumbling i enjoy the pics and stories
richmond:
Righty oh men, back to happy hour, ! here is a pictue of me, on me travels, pic taken by roger rabbit, just wondering if any of the older astran men would know where this pic was taken, not to take the mick, but just wondering if any old boys would remember it from there time down there or is it a fairley new addition to show how much it has changed over the years.
Richmond
I will have to guess at this, as I have not been there since 90ish and cannot recall seeing the pearl in the oyster which means it is a 20 years or less addition, but my guess is Doha…. 
MOC:
freshir:
freshir:
This photo was taken on the Blanc mid 80’s - if you think that this man owes you money then it’s not me –Heres a larger pic freshir for us all
I don’t know who it is Fred but he looks like he has got some very deep pockets .
Regards Steve.