Certainly sounded like a Foden two-stroke - Windrush knows it better than me, he may have more info?
Syeve
Ste46:
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Steve
F 410 CKR ex Jack Henley?
Ste46:
Certainly sounded like a Foden two-stroke - Windrush knows it better than me, he may have more info?Syeve
Yep, it is a stroker and it came from either Kent or Essex.
Pete.
I’ve been well and truly beaten to the post this time!
Just back from Cosford, weather could have been better but it was really great to meet Larry Dunbar (prize for furthest travelled?) and Dave the Renegade, complete with camera-person, Tracey.
Let’s see if this machinery will perform well enough to get a few photos on from the other end of the run.
Working OK so far, but I’m not holding my breath.
If I had known this one was coming, I could have been passenger!
my pics are on Flickr now!
https://flic.kr/s/aHskbNmxGk
With respect to all the other Runners, this has to be my favourite. It’s not surprising that I haven’t seen one before, it’s believed to be one of the only two examples still in existence.
1930 Star Flyer, built in Wolverhampton. Apparently the firm was quite famous for both cars and commercials but failed because they were too expensive. The owner tells me that it’s good to drive, albeit with a top speed of around 28mph. Given the location of the factory, maybe Saviem can fill us in a bit more?
Anyone photographed the shropshire trundle gang arriving ?
I’m back to uploading photos one at a time, taking around ten minutes each so I’ll leave any further pics to those whose equipment is working better than mine. 
Dan Punchard:
Anyone photographed the shropshire trundle gang arriving ?
I met them half a mile out as I was setting off for home.
Must try harder
rigsby:
really fed up today , i was all geared up to attending the gathering today and meeting some of you reprobates . alas letter arrived this week with an appointment for the missus at macc hospital at lunchtime . never mind i’ll catch you whenever i can , not forgetting i owe rof a breakfast . cheers , dave
I haven’t forgotten. In fact, I reckon you booked your missus in at Macc hospital knowing full well that I would be elsewhere. You don’t get away with it that easily, pal, I’ve a good memory for food! 
what a ■■■■ up casey , took her on friday to have a 48 hour heart monitor fitted . it should have ended at 1-45 and take it back . the flaming thing didn’t switch off until 3-15 , too late to take it back today .modern technology ? i told her it couldn’t find what isn’t there , she had a brain scan as well , that didn’t find anything either . dave
Sad but true, back when Nickolls ran a fair number of 2 stroke Fodens I was working in Ashford on the Cobbs Wood industrial estate. Midday break time I would walk up past the old REME workshops to the cafe near to the roundabout at the top of Chart rd for cheese on toast. One of these Fodens would regularly pass me and since you could hear them coming from such a long way off, if near enough I would put a spurt on to savour the sound as it passed under the low railway bridge. oh dear. 
Linked below is Nickolls livery of the time:
Beaten to the pictures by most but here goes, some from the Salt Box, some on the A515, Draycott Cliff and some on the A5 between Cannock and Weston under Lizard. All pictures courtesy of the film crew (my daughters Steph & Vicky)
Dan Punchard:
Anyone photographed the shropshire trundle gang arriving ?
We got them Dan, just uploading them will post them on the Welsh Border thread. Casey you missed a chat with the owner of The Star lorry, who is a member on here. 
Cheers Save.
cav551:
Ste46:
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Steve
F 410 CKR ex Jack Henley?
sure is ,it carried jacks colours and macks in its time .
Dave the Renegade:
Dan Punchard:
Anyone photographed the shropshire trundle gang arriving ?We got them Dan, just uploading them will post them on the Welsh Border thread. Casey you missed a chat with the owner of The Star lorry, who is a member on here.
Cheers Save.
Nice to meet you today Dave and Tracey.
tonyb70:
Dave the Renegade:
Dan Punchard:
Anyone photographed the shropshire trundle gang arriving ?We got them Dan, just uploading them will post them on the Welsh Border thread. Casey you missed a chat with the owner of The Star lorry, who is a member on here.
Cheers Save.Nice to meet you today Dave and Tracey.
Good to meet you and Gordon and have a good chat Tony with the two of you along with Saviem. Also good to meet Larry Dunbar and Casey ROF , not forgetting Dan Punchard, Commer1970 Rob.who we have met before Also had a good chat to Ray Brookes. A enjoyable day and a good turnout.
Cheers Dave
Retired Old ■■■■:
With respect to all the other Runners, this has to be my favourite. It’s not surprising that I haven’t seen one before, it’s believed to be one of the only two examples still in existence.
1930 Star Flyer, built in Wolverhampton. Apparently the firm was quite famous for both cars and commercials but failed because they were too expensive. The owner tells me that it’s good to drive, albeit with a top speed of around 28mph. Given the location of the factory, maybe Saviem can fill us in a bit more?
Wolverhampton car manufacturer Star, based in Frederick Street, began producing commercial vehicles as early as 1902. The first van was built on their standard car chassis, and could of carry a load of 6 cwt. It was said to be the first van to have a totally enclosed cab, and although few can have been sold, it was the first of many types of vans and lorries that would be built by Star. Within 5 years sales were significant, and Star was supplying vans and lorries to many businesses, including Lever Brothers, which had a fleet of 19 vans at Port Sunlight.
The Later Years
Production at the factory peaked between 1921 and 1925, when around 1,000 vehicles of all kinds were built each year. By the time of the General Strike in 1926, Star cars had become extremely expensive, compared with the competition. This would eventually lead to the company’s decline. In 1927 only 105 cars left the factory.
By 1928 with production still falling, Star found itself in a precarious financial position. The company was rescued by Guy Motors, which took control through an exchange of shares, though Star continued in existence as a separate company, now called The Star Motor Company Limited. The reason for the take-over is uncertain. It is possible that Guy wanted to re-enter the luxury car market, or to acquire Star’s most successful commercial vehicle at the time, the ‘Flyer’, or even simply to acquire a competitor.
One of the first major changes at the Guy/Star company took place in 1929 with the closure and sale of Star’s Frederick Street factory, and a move to the Showell Lane works, which had been built in 1920 and used as a body shop. Vehicles could now be built under one roof, but the workforce was reduced to around 250, and Guy dropped some of Star’s heavier commercial vehicles, that were in direct competition with its own products.
Under Guy, the cars retained their quality build and high levels of workmanship, but they were far too expensive for most people. 1930 saw the introduction of the ‘Comet’, ‘Planet’ and ‘Jason’ series. 1931 saw the introduction of another new model, the ‘Little Comet Fourteen’, and two models with fabric bodies.
Unfortunately a small loss was made on the sale of every vehicle, and Guy Motors found itself in financial difficulties due to the recession, and couldn’t afford to equip the Bushbury factory with up-to-date machinery. Star found itself in a desperate situation, which resulted in the appointment of a Receiver in March 1932.
Spares and manufacturing rights were obtained by McKenzie and Denley, of Birmingham, who continued selling spares and servicing Stars into the 1960s. The Frederick Street factory was sold to James Gibbons (Windows) Limited, and later to Chadd Castings Limited, which cast aluminium components for a variety of uses, including vehicle parts for companies such as Rolls Royce, Leyland DAF, Rover and Land Rover. The Bushbury factory was sold to Manley & Regulus, makers of plumbing fittings, and later acquired by Delta Metals.