Not sure but could his name of been Kevin who was the Massey Eastern European rep from Merseyside in the eighties. 
B.T.W. I have just had an E-Card from Peter The Plater 
it’s great to know that he is still around, I am sure that anybody who met up with Pete has a story to tell. 
Regards Steve.
Heres the photo of us offloading backhoes on a roundabout in Baghdad.
You’re right about Kevin. He’s still working at their head office in Stoneleigh.
mushroomman:
Not sure but could his name of been Kevin who was the Massey Eastern European rep from Merseyside in the eighties.B.T.W. I have just had an E-Card from Peter The Plater
Regards Steve.
Hi Mushy
Merry Christmas from Barbados. It is absolutely pouring down here !! has been all day, we are on flood alert ! Great, atleast I’m in the right game, diving and boats…Please forward my best regards to the Plater.
And a Very Merry Christmas to all of you that know me…
Best regards
Gavin
Hi Gavin, merry christmas, sad news about hooperman, hope all is well with you & yours.
Dave.
Hi Dave
Merry Christmas to you and yours too.
Yes, very sad news about Hoops.!!
We are all fine thanks. I’ve just seasoned all the meat ready for the “big feast” tomorrow.
Check out my latest project, www.thesinkingworld.com we are deploying the artwork on the shipwreck of the SS. Stavronikita on the 28th Dec. The artist just arrived at the Inn for a week. Big cocktail reception for Dive shops and Tourism Ministers and other stakeholders. If youve got a spare 30 Grand or so you could get one of the pieces !!
Best regards
Dont eat too much Haggis.
Gavin
Hello Gavin, merry Christmas to you too Mate, throw us a Blue Marlin on the barbie. There seems to be a problem with that website link can you try and sort it out for us please as it seems to be denying access to all ex ■■■■ divers.
Meanwhile can anybody put any names to these three wise men from the East (or the North West to be more precise) or does anybody know where the photo was taken as I have forgotten.
Merry Christmas to everybody, regards Steve.
Hi Mushy
Strange.
Did you try copying and pasting the link into your web browser ?
It works ok on my computer when I click on the link…
How was your Christmas dinner ? Mines in the oven cooking slowly.
Best regards
Gavin
mushroomman:
Hello Gavin, merry Christmas to you too Mate, throw us a Blue Marlin on the barbie.Meanwhile can anybody put any names to these three wise men from the East (or the North West to be more precise) or does anybody know where the photo was taken as I have forgotten.
Merry Christmas to everybody, regards Steve.
Hi Steve, don’t recognise any of the chaps but I reckon the shirts were a job lot 
Have a great Xmas everyone and wishing you all that you would hope for in 2013. Fred
Wheel Nut:
mushroomman:
Good God Malc, was it LOBO from BIrmingham, that’s another name that I had forgotton about. Was it something to do with Lloyds Overland or somethingRegards Steve.
Lloyds Of Birmingham Overland
There is a photo kicking about somewhere of an F12 in LOBO colours
Steve and wheel nut, I posted a pic of Del Martin and his LOBO F12, it’s in my post of “70’s M/E pics”. Off to see Del this afternoon to chew the fat, he worked for them late 70’s early 80’s. It was the last fim he did M/E for til he packed up long-haul for a few years. I’ll point him on here.
Its saying on The John Mann fb page that Eric Howell of GEH has passed away, very sad another old haulier passed away. I’ll leave it up to one of You older Chaps to start a thread on it, I only met Him once when I took a friend to His yard to buy a lorry from Him He was a gentleman & the lorry was in tip top condition. RIP.
geoffthecrowtaylor:
…Epilogue. A week later I ve got 6 snuggled down again. Just as i m about to leave home the letter box clicked and it s an envelope with a card from the girls a 10 pound note was clipped to the card. Nicky had borrowed a tenner to buy her charges a small gift,I had nt expected to see it again.I was nt married at the time and my wife to be Susan wrote to Nicky for the next year or so get that eh. Nicky if by some strange quirk of fate you read this Susan and I were married in 1985 and produced 2 children Harriet our daughter and Joe our son. Tragically Susan was taken from us 2 weeks short of our 25th. She lost a 4 and half year battle against yhe dreaded big C You ll be in your 50s now and possibly a grandma. Your maiden name was withrington, you have photos of Tony and me, we sadly have none of you and Kim. If someone in NZ knows you and you do get chance to read this I wish you all the best and I still think from time to time of that epic journey. Like most people from downunder you can t pronounce Geoff you called me Jiff. Regards and best wishes to all. Geoff the Crow TAYLOR.
Hi Geoff the Crow,
just in case Nicky did do a search on Google with her name it would help a lot if the forename and surname were together and where she was from: Nicky Withrington, New Zealand and Kim from Australia.
I used to be a trucker, just in Europe, but now work in computing and with search engines in particular. Don’t want to sound like a smart ■■■. Just thought it could possibly help.
A big thank you for your tales. I never made it to the Middle East, but I was in India at the beginning of this year for 3 months. I assume the standard of driving there is similar to what you all experienced in the Middle East.
Regards
Johnny
brookie:
Wheel Nut:
mushroomman:
Good God Malc, was it LOBO from BIrmingham, that’s another name that I had forgotton about. Was it something to do with Lloyds Overland or somethingRegards Steve.
Lloyds Of Birmingham Overland
There is a photo kicking about somewhere of an F12 in LOBO colours
Steve and wheel nut, I posted a pic of Del Martin and his LOBO F12, it’s in my post of “70’s M/E pics”. Off to see Del this afternoon to chew the fat, he worked for them late 70’s early 80’s. It was the last fim he did M/E for til he packed up long-haul for a few years. I’ll point him on here.
Hiya Brookie, if you show Dell this photo of the three wise monkeys (well two of them anyway) he might recognise the ex Falcongate driver on the right (the one not wearing a stripped shirt ) who drove for Falcongate from Birkenhead in the late 70’s/ early 80’s.
Maybe Dell recognises where the photo was taken.
I am surprised that M.and C. Jamie hasn’t come up with the blokes name yet. 
Regards Steve.
Stefan Truck Forum try this site out its got sum great photos of the middle east great shots of astran and astran lads
baumaschinenbilder.de/forum/ … rdid=22sum fantastic photos on here
Hiya bullitt, I thought that you would of recognised your wife’s uncle Stan Warmbold on the left of that photo and I thought that Dave Jamieson might of recognised Jim Smethurst on the right with myself in the middle.
As you asked about four years ago for a photo of Stan’s Foden then I am glad to say that Foden 46 has finally come up with one.
The trouble is that Geoff The Flying Foden also wanted a photo of Alan Morreys Foden and I am not sure who this one belonged to.
Have a great New Year everybody, regards Steve.
Hello again Steve. I must admit, when I first saw that photo I did think to myself,that looks abit like Stan!! Should have asked the wife as I never actually met the old fella. Thanks for the pic of the Foden.Would Stan have had it painted in DOW`s colour being an O/D?
Best wishes to you and yours for 2013, lets hope this thread keeps running as well as it has been.
brookie:
Wheel Nut:
mushroomman:
Good God Malc, was it LOBO from BIrmingham, that’s another name that I had forgotton about. Was it something to do with Lloyds Overland or somethingRegards Steve.
Lloyds Of Birmingham Overland
There is a photo kicking about somewhere of an F12 in LOBO colours
Steve and wheel nut, I posted a pic of Del Martin and his LOBO F12, it’s in my post of “70’s M/E pics”. Off to see Del this afternoon to chew the fat, he worked for them late 70’s early 80’s. It was the last fim he did M/E for til he packed up long-haul for a few years. I’ll point him on here.
Any stories, pictures of LOBO will be welcome.
My mate bought a LOBO trailer off Chris (GLP) but chopped it down to carry round timber. I will try to get a picture of that someday.
To the crow.did you own a firm based in Trafford park ,my dad Dave did middle east for two brothers,one of them was nick named the crow,used to drive an f89 ttx###s ?
Absolutely spot on Lee your dad Dave Ireland drove TTX132 s for us is he still in the land of the living, Crow.
Hi Geoff,yeah he,s alive and kicking and as daft.been reading through the thread a bit more,great hear the old names I considered legends
,you and Tony,johnny Howard,Davey mason,jack Richards and last but not least Dave chamberlain.have fond memories of school holidays
goin away with dad did quite a few italys loved it,though not the mont cenis at night lol.read you’ve got your feet up in sunnier climes,don’t blame you…