Hello all, Big G, I echo Curnock, the Bedfords do look like ex Turpins, were they?? Gosh that family used to fall out, the weighbridge used to get real noisy! Bewicks right, the best motors are the cheapest, they give the best return, (and the best memories, but not always at the time)!. I Enjoy your posts, Cheerio for now.
curnock:
BigG-Unit:
Ok then just to keep it on page 1.
Early to mid '8os, moving on to include bigger motors and they just happened to be green!
The little D series was still recovering from a nasty bump which necessitated a cab transplant! No time for a day off though.0
big g.the furthest three was they ex turpins motors from willenhall ■■
Hi curnock & Saviem.
The Bedford KM was, I put that one on the Birmingham & Walsall threads a while ago. The two Fords on the end were from a timber company in Wolvo, but the first one came via another haulier from Willenhall who did tiles, so it had been abused a bit and that’s another story to be told!
I always just tickled along, buying what I could afford, without going into a lot of debt. Probably not the way to do it, but that’s how I was and the times I got stung along the way made me remain always cautious! 
BigG-Unit:
curnock:
BigG-Unit:
Ok then just to keep it on page 1.
Early to mid '8os, moving on to include bigger motors and they just happened to be green!
The little D series was still recovering from a nasty bump which necessitated a cab transplant! No time for a day off though.0
big g.the furthest three was they ex turpins motors from willenhall ■■
Hi curnock & Saviem.
The Bedford KM was, I put that one on the Birmingham & Walsall threads a while ago. The two Fords on the end were from a timber company in Wolvo, but the first one came via another haulier from Willenhall who did tiles, so it had been abused a bit and that’s another story to be told!
I always just tickled along, buying what I could afford, without going into a lot of debt. Probably not the way to do it, but that’s how I was and the times I got stung along the way made me remain always cautious!
big g…with those colors,the timber firm you mentioned must be hickmans in sutherland avenue wolves… 
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Saviem:
Hello all, Big G, I echo Curnock, the Bedfords do look like ex Turpins, were they?? Gosh that family used to fall out, the weighbridge used to get real noisy! Bewicks right, the best motors are the cheapest, they give the best return, (and the best memories, but not always at the time)!. I Enjoy your posts, Cheerio for now.
saviem,what was the foundry called where turpins used to pull out of,its now the housing estate ■■ 
ERF Lover:
Heres one of Eric Elliott’s from Nottingham…
I had a Dodge 1969 the same as this one, it was one of the best four wheelers we ever ran it could carry 10.750.Tonnes, good on fuel, it had 6354 Natural aspirated Perkins 5 speed box with the two speed back end, it used to go like a train, & had first class brakes, it used to sail through its MOT. I wish I had kept it to take to the shows. great motor, Regards Larry.
Hello all, grand day, curnock, it was John Harpers, foundry and finished products, big employer, and had a fleet of its own, maroon and red. Long gone, sat for years with the roof off to miss rates before it was demolished. Turpins also worked for Ductile hot mill, that`s when they sprouted orange mirrors, somebody bent Derek, or Rons ear, start of health and safety I suppose! Cheerio for now.
This my little motor for the winter season.
curnock:
BigG-Unit:
curnock:
BigG-Unit:
Ok then just to keep it on page 1.
Early to mid '8os, moving on to include bigger motors and they just happened to be green!
The little D series was still recovering from a nasty bump which necessitated a cab transplant! No time for a day off though.0
big g.the furthest three was they ex turpins motors from willenhall ■■
Hi curnock & Saviem.
The Bedford KM was, I put that one on the Birmingham & Walsall threads a while ago. The two Fords on the end were from a timber company in Wolvo, but the first one came via another haulier from Willenhall who did tiles, so it had been abused a bit and that’s another story to be told!
I always just tickled along, buying what I could afford, without going into a lot of debt. Probably not the way to do it, but that’s how I was and the times I got stung along the way made me remain always cautious!big g…with those colors,the timber firm you mentioned must be hickmans in sutherland avenue wolves…
Ah! that would be them. Like I said I got the first from a chap in Willenhall who was packing up. I went to look at another motor, but he had sold it when I got there, but said I could have this one, ex Hickmans, with the work for a tile firm. He said he had a chap who worked it, on a self employed basis, and paid him by the load, who would carry on with it if I wanted. It wasn’t what I really wanted, as I was looking for a 13 tonner to use on my own work, but I thought if it earned a shilling, why not. The chap said he parked the motor close to home and had his son, with him to help him out and get two loads a day out. It started off ok but after a while a few things went wrong like a couple of blow outs and then the batteries were stolen, (supposedly) so I said he would have to park in our yard each night, which wasn’t very far away really. He did not seem at all keen on this and made his opinion known, but I stood firm on my decision. As I said before, I needed a bigger motor and by chance Hickman’s were selling another one that was a year younger, which I bought direct. The difference in the two were like chalk and cheese, this one being in first class condition. About a month or so later this chap said he was finishing as he didn’t want to drive HGV’s any more which I thought was a bit odd! Anyway I was informed later that he had been putting two 5-6 ton loads of tiles on together, then doing a load of steel mesh from a firm in Willenhall, who he invoiced direct, as they thought it was his own lorry! I was told he had been done for overloading and various other offences. 
This would explain why the poor old gal was so tired and worn and even though we sorted her out a bit, she never fully recovered. The other one gave us sterling service, with a couple of body swops from flat to van and back, for about ten years.
stravaiger:
Just reminded me of some little tankers in my stash stickman,only milk this time5
Milk is good thanks for sharing
Dave the Renegade:
stravaiger:
1Any word on the new roadscapes book Dave?
Hi Jim,
The book is out in October roadscapes.co.uk
Alan Spillett has retired now,but has still got some prints and a few originals for sale if you look on his website.
The book will be available from Old Pond Publishing.
Cheers Dave.
Here it is Dave… …Dear Santa
heres a couple of our 4 wheelers having a lift back from the NEC last saturday
cheers
ade
Here’s a couple of pics. from late '80s of some of my motors. I think we took this as it was very rare to get the motors that were on the greenhouse job back together! This was a time when drivers still took wagons home, so with that and the nights away with that job this sight was a one off. 
A couple of Romanian four - wheelers in 2006.
Old Southampton Coal Merchant/Haulier Drake Bros
Andy Stratton (RIP)
Dukes Mill of Bishops Waltham near Southampton
Pitter Bros Southampton loading fruit in the docks
Hampshire County Council.
■■■■ Hampton Bedford tipper
Hall and Co Bedfrod KM
Tom Parker AEC Mercury
Another tipper
