Does any body remember Charles Tigwell I believe he worked at Hills driving and in the office
Badger:
Hi Jim, Jeremy Roberts here, you still running the Guns■■? last time I saw you @ B & Q Hedge End you were driving Transit Pick up I now see you’ve got a van fed up with roping & Sheeting, You gone soft do just prefer opening doors■■? I see Chris quite regularly as I do the occassional driving jobs up @ Vitacresss.
Jeremy
hi jeremy no i still got pick up just a crew cab one now so still doing the dollies lol !!! hope your well
R-JACKO:
ainacs:
Another of Chris Hill’s pics a row of Scammell Crusaders
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Hello Pat
Great photos.What i also like about old photos of lorries is the old cars that are also in the shot.When i edited some of dads i always make sure to leave the cars in has well
Regards Jacko
Is that a Hillman avenger “fast back” 
, or a Datsun in the foreground?
ainacs:
Another of Chris Hill’s pics a row of Scammell Crusaders
Pat, ask him what engines they had in them would you ? R.R. / Detroit …
Didn’t know they had so many of them.
Fergie47:
ainacs:
Another of Chris Hill’s pics a row of Scammell Crusaders
Pat, ask him what engines they had in them would you ? R.R. / Detroit …
Didn’t know they had so many of them.
Ok Fergie will do next time I see Chris
I must admit I was very surprised at how many they had including one with a different grill, Chris was not sure if that was a prototype or from the motor show!
It’s the one on the extreme left and has a couple of painted bars across the grill.
robthedog:
Does any body remember Charles Tigwell I believe he worked at Hills driving and in the office
Hi Rob you are quite right Charlie Tigwell did work for Hills doing Heavy Haulage.Unfortunatley he has sadly passed away a few years ago.His daughter Sally was running the CAT compound at Redbridge afew years ago.I knew charlie, and after he retired from Heavy Haulage he went to work for Folmers at Boyatt Wood they were a clearing house and was run by a bloke named Dave (can;t recall his last name,)
Suedehead: I think that is a Datsun 120Y/Cherry or similar NOT a Hillman.
Hi All
The Scammell with the different grill had a Detroit in but so did others with Detroits so iam not sure why but the 8x4 Sampson had that grill as well also the Scammell badge is at the bottom and it has 4 headlamps instead of two square ones.
The reg of this one is SNB 431 J.It was new to Avis Truck Hire in 1971 and brought by Hills in 1972 from Brinksway Motors in Stockport.
Cheers Rich
tribsa:
Hi All
The Scammell with the different grill had a Detroit in but so did others with Detroits so iam not sure why but the 8x4 Sampson had that grill as well also the Scammell badge is at the bottom and it has 4 headlamps instead of two square ones.
The reg of this one is SNB 431 J.It was new to Avis Truck Hire in 1971 and brought by Hills in 1972 from Brinksway Motors in Stockport.
Cheers Rich
Hi Richard thanks for saturday mate
here is a pic of it second one back
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Pat…
Looks like they’re auditioning for the Village People…and moustaches were de-rigueur to drive a Crusader… 
Those Crusader boys look a bit like tha Botley Commercials Fitters lol lol lol
Pat
What happened to Hills,where they taken over or did they close down,intrested to know as I went to school at Hurn ,Bournemouth with Chris Hill ,he must be the same age as me,early 60,s
So THATS where they got the idea for the 118-118 adverts!
Hi All
Kerbut
Chris has just scaled down the operations and only does abnormal load escorting and consultancy.
Here is the front cover of a brochure for Leyland Military Vehicles, showing a crusader with the barred grill and round headlamps and badged a Leyland. The registration number on all of the vehicles in the brochure is 03 FM _ _ if this means anything to the experts ?
Cheers Rich
tribsa:
Hi All
Kerbut
Chris has just scaled down the operations and only does abnormal load escorting and consultancy.
Here is the front cover of a brochure for Leyland Military Vehicles, showing a crusader with the barred grill and round headlamps and badged a Leyland. The registration number on all of the vehicles in the brochure is 03 FM _ _ if this means anything to the experts ?
Cheers Rich
Hi Richard I think you will find that is an air operated ‘Kysor’ blind on the radiator on that military Crusader
Samson originally had the grill with bars and twin headlamps when new!
But lost the grill somehow by the time Tony Kimber had it;
Hi All
Yes that is a Kysor blind some were on the outside of the grill some on the inside
Cheers Rich
HELLO PAT IS THE TEA CLUB ON TOM ORROW
swayze1:
HELLO PAT IS THE TEA CLUB ON TOM ORROW
Hi Alan
I shall be in the yard tomorrow I expect Pat Scorey to be there too and Jeremy roberts has said he will be there aswell!
Regards Pat
Hi all
The office was pretty crowded today Jeremy Roberts , Alan(Swayze), Pat Scorey all came and half an hour later my brother brought my dad(92) in to see me!
Jeremy brought in these pics for me to share with you!
Following on from this pic
Here is a drivers cap badge
A really old pic W Cooper Junior of Romsey,somewhat politically incorrect I wonder what the PC brigade would think of this today!!!
Finally an old pic of Cupernham Lane/ Richmond Lane junction near Romsey 1903
Hi All, Hi Pat i wish i could have made your tea party but duty called me to Birmingham today, i would have really liked to see your Dad again Pat and Francis hope they are both well, pass my regards to them both.Regards Jimski.