Hi bushy the 143 is sold ?
How did SCANIA get it so wrong 
Lance Biscomb:
Two iconic legends long gone or should four
Heres a tale 4 yas!
Back in 1984 as l was gooin t’Glasgi in boloxes Seddon Atki 400 day cab TWR59R
Before l inherited the hand me down Seddon Atki 400 ex Mr Angry sleeper cab off Woolly Woofter!
l had yon lady from t’bak o thevening post friendly with yerman from Loane transport she wert actin seat cover for that day . Id told er not much room in here luv, ital be a bit teet. she sed al ■■■ wiv ya.
Think ad loaded ICI Northwich around 3pm that day. So l hit Evening Post round about around 6pmish loaded yon lady n turned n burned.
Off we went steady away just peedlin northbound up theer, gets ta Carlisle hit the track around 8pm… ish l had it in mi hed to stop at Moffat behind t,Weave Inn coz a newt,Brown Bukets stop theer…
Are yas witme sofar? Hmmm l wonder…
Anyhow l hits Lockerbie , Lochmaben, round theer someweer n,thowd anti mary cracked up…
"That you flash? (Coz that wer mi name ont Fruity Squadron) Combak! …Ay its me were are ya?..Av just drove past ya, ya muppet,!.. Sorry mate a dint see ya,! (A wer a bit busy wi yon lady lookin at wara wer doin n not weer awer gooin…He couldnt see nowt it wer dark n he wer gooin t,otherway)
Werst gooin? Glasgi fort mornin, Chryston! but am only goint Moffat. …ay no probs al catch ya ontflipper…Ay nowin thee, tha f****in will! Al sy thi…10 10. I remembers thinking he’s late he’ll a bin draggin 1 back from t’ C raig.
Anyhow keeps her lit steady away carries on wata wer doin…
Still eer? Reet then come on keep up readers!
Gets ta moffat found the old Weave Inn, n parks er up…
Pitch black it wer. Not reet busy really…had a kwik shufty int dark couldnt see any Brown Bukets…walked intat town chinese chippy n a couple pints etc…
Gets bak tat wagon n it all started, owd atki day cab drop down shelf , it wer a ballache really. Just got wer eds down best we could…
Getstat mornin but we were a bit late,ad aimed for 6ish setting off but it wer nearer 7…
Anyhow cracks the old Gardner up n hit the tarmac, dropped ontat track n up we went.
Just about ta go throo thole in t,wall, up Beattock hill, next minute cb goes off, anti mary agean.
“Are ya still gooin ta Chryston?” I has a look n sis this F12 , blue n it wer… a thought is it him? That bugger from last neet at Lockerbie, at 8pm. It bloody well were… he’s gone round agean up tat Craig n is on is way back agean!
N l remember thinkin ya can f**** reet off wi yer 3am starts n gettin me doin that.
I always fancied miself at his squadron however the desire fell away like a lead parachute!
Heres the rub…
That man on the cb going southbound A74 was Brian Whitlock also called Tartan Twistlock stood in the picture with Big Keith Gornall. Whom l consumed many a pint with over the years in the Townley pub AKA the Diesel Arms in Longridge.!
MERRY CHRISTMAS MR BISCOMB !
pete 359:
Hi all,
A classic image of a north west haulage name…
This was before l came into the job. They had FH12’s ln the usual company livery. I know many a driver who went there and did’nt last 5 mins. Back in 84 there were no jobs about for new drivers.
Paulybear
Taxibear:
This was before l came into the job. They had FH12’s ln the usual company livery. I know many a driver who went there and did’nt last 5 mins. Back in 84 there were no jobs about for new drivers.Paulybear
Now then Flash can’ta see through them glasses. Just nip to Chryston for me in that day cab 400 (rubbing hands backwards and forwards and blinking very fast). 
What flash did not say was if you met tartan twistlock on the A74 at that time of day in his F12, he was on his second round trip of the day from Longridge to Ravenscraig and back.
Lance Biscomb:
What flash did not say was if you met tartan twistlock on the A74 at that time of day in his F12, he was on his second round trip of the day from Longridge to Ravenscraig and back.
I know where ya comin from LB. he would have been on his no 2.
However l was trying to explain as l passed him at Lockerbie he was southbound around 8pm then again the mornin after he is coming south at hole intwall at 7am.
I remember Nixon used to tell me about 2am starts n all that. At Big Keiths but what he forgot to say was you were still washing trailer off at 10pm neet befoor!!
Remember meeting bollox for 1st time when me n u went int Duke Bill. N he he said r ta oreet John? To which you replied his names Paul. All l remember is thinking whos this idiot in red overalls.
Flash had not been invented at this point. To be fair he took us on when mi licence was fresh outat wrapper. Clive Carefoot told us to come back when id been driving 6 months. (Which l did end up there later)
Had some good times back then cha!
One of Twistlock’s favourite sayings was I was led underneath the wagon last night washing the sump off with a sponge and I suddenly thought of you Everybody in those days was called John
That’s right John
Lance Biscomb:
That’s right John
John?..John.? Who the ph¥$# is John.? 
The one and only Kev Dennis is at Carnforth Truck stop TONIGHT giving a slide show of wagons that has passed thought his yard and beyond
Any body no what the F10 F16 F88 and the 111 and 142 made at Malcolm Harrison Auction at Prees today 
Lance Biscomb:
Any body no what the F10 F16 F88 and the 111 and 142 made at Malcolm Harrison Auction at Prees today
hi did you get a reply to your question
or have you found the prices yourself
cheers
NO NO
Now running a Foden The 2 Marathons are in his shed you never know when you mite need one
R.I.P. Pauly bear aka Taxibear aka Flash