volvof10:
Cheers matey - might even make a new thread of it!!! What date is the party - texted Mr B but he not replied yet. Bet its the only ■■■ Saturday I’m working in Jan!!!
H
pete 359:
volvof10:
All being well the replacement cab for our F88 should arrive in the yard on Wednesday - let the restoration begin!!! 
hello mate,
that sounds promising h.good luck with it all and keep us posted on trucknet with your photos 
.you can tell me all about it at the christmas party,won’t be long
regards andrew
goog idea about the thread .i think the party is jan15th or 16th? 
cheers h.
regards andrew
Yup - if its the 15th/16th then I’m working!! Can see a dodgy swap coming on here. you taking the long suffering again this year m8■■
cheers
H
pete 359:
volvof10:
Cheers matey - might even make a new thread of it!!! What date is the party - texted Mr B but he not replied yet. Bet its the only ■■■ Saturday I’m working in Jan!!!
H
pete 359:
volvof10:
All being well the replacement cab for our F88 should arrive in the yard on Wednesday - let the restoration begin!!!
hello mate,
that sounds promising h.good luck with it all and keep us posted on trucknet with your photos .you can tell me all about it at the christmas party,won’t be long
regards andrew
goog idea about the thread .i think the party is jan15th or 16th? cheers h.
regards andrew
volvof10:
Yup - if its the 15th/16th then I’m working!! Can see a dodgy swap coming on here. you taking the long suffering again this year m8■■
cheers
H
pete 359:
volvof10:
Cheers matey - might even make a new thread of it!!! What date is the party - texted Mr B but he not replied yet. Bet its the only ■■■ Saturday I’m working in Jan!!!
H
pete 359:
volvof10:
All being well the replacement cab for our F88 should arrive in the yard on Wednesday - let the restoration begin!!!
hello mate,
that sounds promising h.good luck with it all and keep us posted on trucknet with your photos .you can tell me all about it at the christmas party,won’t be long
regards andrew
goog idea about the thread .i think the party is jan15th or 16th? cheers h.
regards andrew
yes h,we are going to make a weekend of it.best you book the hotel m8,rooms are going fast i’m told.please check dates though,as i can’t be positive.
Complete memory failure on my part m8 - you did tell me that earlier!!! Will get onto them ASAP. Same place as last year I take it. Will try and get some Phots of the cab on here on Weds night all being well.
pete 359:
volvof10:
Yup - if its the 15th/16th then I’m working!! Can see a dodgy swap coming on here. you taking the long suffering again this year m8■■
cheers
H
pete 359:
volvof10:
Cheers matey - might even make a new thread of it!!! What date is the party - texted Mr B but he not replied yet. Bet its the only ■■■ Saturday I’m working in Jan!!!
H
pete 359:
volvof10:
All being well the replacement cab for our F88 should arrive in the yard on Wednesday - let the restoration begin!!!
hello mate,
that sounds promising h.good luck with it all and keep us posted on trucknet with your photos .you can tell me all about it at the christmas party,won’t be long
regards andrew
goog idea about the thread .i think the party is jan15th or 16th? cheers h.
regards andrew
yes h,we are going to make a weekend of it.best you book the hotel m8,rooms are going fast i’m told.please check dates though,as i can’t be positive.
LET THE RESTORATION BEGIN!!! The cab finally arrived yesterday and is absolutely solid. I cannot believe that a 41 year old 88 cab has just one small piece of rust - unbelievable. I will post progression updates as they happen. H
sean buckley:
volvof10:
LET THE RESTORATION BEGIN!!! The cab finally arrived yesterday and is absolutely solid. I cannot believe that a 41 year old 88 cab has just one small piece of rust - unbelievable. I will post progression updates as they happen. H
glad to see your happy with all we need now is plenty of pictures of work being done
As you say mate, 100%. Have tried to post two pics I took yesterday (but not the delivery vehicle of course!!!) but for some reason they wont upload. Will kee p on trying. By the way, you made Mrs Arrowsmith go weak at the knees!!! 
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cant have enough 88,s
The operating theatre ready for the transplant to begin!!! (back end of my F10 sneaking into the picture just for good measure!) 
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Great stuff, would welcome your pictures to us all on Trucknet on a regular basis to show how the restoration is going.The cab looks to be in good order - any idea what firm had it originally ? 
Ringrose:
any idea what firm had it originally ?
Looking at the mesh ‘thingy’ at the bottom of the screen I’d bet that cab came from Australia or New Zealand, this might explain the good condition■■?
Ross.
bigr250:
Ringrose:
any idea what firm had it originally ?
Looking at the mesh ‘thingy’ at the bottom of the screen I’d bet that cab came from Australia or New Zealand, this might explain the good condition■■?
Ross.
Yes, it came from Oz, owner driver who used it in the outback apparrently. Will gladly post regular pics of the progress.
H
volvof10:
bigr250:
Ringrose:
any idea what firm had it originally ?
Looking at the mesh ‘thingy’ at the bottom of the screen I’d bet that cab came from Australia or New Zealand, this might explain the good condition■■?
Ross.
Yes, it came from Oz, owner driver who used it in the outback apparrently. Will gladly post regular pics of the progress.
H
hello h,
looking 4wad 2 seeing you’r photos m8.good luck to you and an excited looking mac ,maybe you could bring some photos for the saturday of the party weekend?
regards andrew
pete 359:
volvof10:
bigr250:
Ringrose:
any idea what firm had it originally ?
Looking at the mesh ‘thingy’ at the bottom of the screen I’d bet that cab came from Australia or New Zealand, this might explain the good condition■■?
Ross.
Yes, it came from Oz, owner driver who used it in the outback apparrently. Will gladly post regular pics of the progress.
H
hello h,
looking 4wad 2 seeing you’r photos m8.good luck to you and an excited looking mac ,maybe you could bring some photos for the saturday of the party weekend?
regards andrew
Hiya…pete 359 how,s things mate…I would think he,ll drive her to the party.it,s 8 weeks away and if he,s got christmas day off work he,ll have time to spray her aswell…its the signwriter that ,ll slow him down…Ha …Ha…good luck and nice photo,s keep em coming.can we look inside,has she got seats and all.
John
cockney:
Mark R:
And here it is again.
How would i love to get behind the wheel of one of those F88 and take it for a drive … I would not stop smiling for a month
Hi Mark R
This superb pic of the 3 88-290s, did you happen to notice the reg or the name of the Ward and Smith 88 owned by the late John Ward, an uncle of mine used to drive for Ward & Smith and they used to have 3 290s & 1 240 (with a 290 grill on it). He had one of the 290s reg; SUT ***R, and it was named soldier blue. Spent many school holidays trammin about in that. One of the smartest fleets on the road in their day.
gunnerheskey:
cockney:
Mark R:
And here it is again.
How would i love to get behind the wheel of one of those F88 and take it for a drive … I would not stop smiling for a month
Hi Mark R
This superb pic of the 3 88-290s, did you happen to notice the reg or the name of the Ward and Smith 88 owned by the late John Ward, an uncle of mine used to drive for Ward & Smith and they used to have 3 290s & 1 240 (with a 290 grill on it). He had one of the 290s reg; SUT ***R, and it was named soldier blue. Spent many school holidays trammin about in that. One of the smartest fleets on the road in their day.
hi gunnerheskey,
john ward was a very good mate of mine ,we first met when i had my f88 back in 2002.i think? the f88 in the photo was registered nce 499r?i have many photos of it.john bought that one in 02/03?ward and smith also ran an f89 many years ago.i attended john’s funeral with my f16,just one of many motors that were there,that seemed so poignant,john would have loved all those trucks that were at hinckley crem that day in sept.07,being driven by his mates in his honour.r.i.p. mate.
regards andrew
pete 359:
gunnerheskey:
cockney:
Mark R:
And here it is again.
How would i love to get behind the wheel of one of those F88 and take it for a drive … I would not stop smiling for a month
Hi Mark R
This superb pic of the 3 88-290s, did you happen to notice the reg or the name of the Ward and Smith 88 owned by the late John Ward, an uncle of mine used to drive for Ward & Smith and they used to have 3 290s & 1 240 (with a 290 grill on it). He had one of the 290s reg; SUT ***R, and it was named soldier blue. Spent many school holidays trammin about in that. One of the smartest fleets on the road in their day.
hi gunnerheskey,
john ward was a very good mate of mine ,we first met when i had my f88 back in 2002.i think? the f88 in the photo was registered nce 499r?i have many photos of it.john bought that one in 02/03?ward and smith also ran an f89 many years ago.i attended john’s funeral with my f16,just one of many motors that were there,that seemed so poignant,john would have loved all those trucks that were at hinckley crem that day in sept.07,being driven by his mates in his honour.r.i.p. mate.
regards andrew
Ditto to everything pete359 said - John’s 88 is NCE499R. I have no idea quite what the people in the Glen Gorse Tavern thought when we all rolled up in our wagons to attend the wake!!
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