Poikey:
Bit of history here…
That’s great!
Does anyone remember Wagstaff potato merchants from Sandy?
They had offices and a small yard on London rd or st Neots rd( I can’t remember which)
My father was a subbie for them in the late seventies/early eighties until they had a falling out.
Poikey:
Bit of history here…
Very good, You can’t see the embankment cos of cars now… The Newnham Ave / Goldington Road junction looks so strange, I did not see my car or van parked in The Anchor car park as we progressed along Goldington Green lol.
Regards
Andy
DEANB:
Took this photo about 35 years ago at the Great Dorset Steam Fair of A.J.Mitcham’s F88 with a low loader.0
Great photo Dean
Poikey:
OldishJoda:
Poikey:
Bit of history here…Very good, You can’t see the embankment cos of cars now… The Newnham Ave / Goldington Road junction looks so strange, I did not see my car or van parked in The Anchor car park as we progressed along Goldington Green lol.
Regards
AndyCor, The Anchor pub…then the Golden Lion. What was the pub called next door to The Anchor which is now a Toby and hotel?
It was The Swan Inn… had a few in there when The Anchor was full !
bedsarchives.bedford.gov.uk/Com … %20Butlers.
DEANB:
OldishJoda:
Nice Capri in front of the 88Yes be worth a few quid today 2.8 ?
Looking at the wheels and decal I would say a Capri Laser
Poikey:
Found this on the worlde wide wobble, I assume still in business.
Here’s another one Poikey I found on the tinternet, I’ve no idea either if they are still around or not.
Intresting little clipping confirming that Frederick Ray operated the first Bedford TM in the UK. I thought it was Millers from Poole as have stuff on
that one.
DEANB:
Intresting little clipping confirming that Frederick Ray operated the first Bedford TM in the UK. I thought it was Millers from Poole as have stuff on
that one.
I saw that many times near LB and the A5 to Dunstable.
DEANB:
Intresting little clipping confirming that Frederick Ray operated the first Bedford TM in the UK. I thought it was Millers from Poole as have stuff on
that one.0
They probably spun the same yarn to loads of people in the hope they’d buy a fleet of them. 
Of course Freddy Rays did a lot of work for Vauxhall/Bedford.
Kempston:
“DEANB” Intresting little clipping confirming that Frederick Ray operated the first Bedford TM in the UK.
I thought it was Millers from Poole as have stuff on that one.They probably spun the same yarn to loads of people in the hope they’d buy a fleet of them.
Of course Freddy Rays did a lot of work for Vauxhall/Bedford.
I imagine they were given a good price then Dave if they worked for them.
I think this Ivel Transport F88 was from your way Dave.
DEANB:
Kempston:
“DEANB” Intresting little clipping confirming that Frederick Ray operated the first Bedford TM in the UK.
I thought it was Millers from Poole as have stuff on that one.They probably spun the same yarn to loads of people in the hope they’d buy a fleet of them.
Of course Freddy Rays did a lot of work for Vauxhall/Bedford.I imagine they were given a good price then Dave if they worked for them.
I think this Ivel Transport F88 was from your way Dave.
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Yes Ivel Transport were from Biggleswade Dean…
Poikey:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/25366192@N04/3743284663/
John Cothills were from Potton as you know poikey, there yard is still there and being used by I believe John Arnold who also run lorries from the site.
John Cothill was a really nice bloke to deal with, always very professional, they did some work for me when a hiab offload was required.
Kempston:
DEANB:
Intresting little clipping confirming that Frederick Ray operated the first Bedford TM in the UK. I thought it was Millers from Poole as have stuff on
that one.0
They probably spun the same yarn to loads of people in the hope they’d buy a fleet of them.
Of course Freddy Rays did a lot of work for Vauxhall/Bedford.
I think they were let have the first TM to be used as they also had on their fleet a Bedford KM with a Detroit V8 installed, registered and delivered in 1973. Both of Rays yards in Leighton always full of Vauxhall/Bedford KD parts all boxed up and ready for export. A lot of the other Leighton companies normally subbed this work as well.
DEANB:
Vauxhall / Bedford article from 1974.Click on pages twice to read.
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Interesting Dean, thanks for posting.
Dean,
Within your collection would have any copies of headlight magazine dated in 1988?
There was a Terry Fossey article regards his New Volvo F10 at the time.
sadly lost all my T&D, Headlight, Trucking international & Truck mags some years back.
Would love to see again or if you have any other extracts like long distance diary’s or stuff like that with anyone Bedfordshire based?
cheers,
Stu