Intresting little advert from 1975. Remember reading about a few companies that went out and recovered broken down and accident
damaged trucks for insurance companies etc.
DEANB:
Intresting little advert from 1975. Remember reading about a few companies that went out and recovered broken down and accident
damaged trucks for insurance companies etc.0
I wonder if any of those M/E recovery outfits ever worked in cahoots with Fred Topham, the copper who used to suss out lost and abandoned lorries and loads with his Granada estate.
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robthedog:
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Phil stood on the roof of my truck to take that pic of Pat Hawkes.
hutpik:
Phil stood on the roof of my truck to take that pic of Pat Hawkes.
Brilliant. 
What would the odds be that a member on here was there when that pic was taken.
The British Fuel Company clipping.
DEANB:
Oryx Freight Lines mighty F89 crossing a desert in 1975.Click on pages twice to read.
Interesting reading that, of all my trips from 76 to 78 I never had to join a convoy through Jordan, the only one I did once in 77 was from the hills above Damascus down into Damascus escorted by the military, there was the normal convoy into Kuwait every trip though, it mentions the rough and narrow roads not wide enough for two vehicles, a good friend Pete found out the hard way one dusky evening, I met him at the Jordanian border in Ramtha just after his mishap straitening a few panels!!!
Birdie4x4:
“DEANB” Oryx Freight Lines mighty F89 crossing a desert in 1975.Interesting reading that, of all my trips from 76 to 78 I never had to join a convoy through Jordan, the only one I did once in 77 was from the hills above Damascus down into Damascus escorted by the military, there was the normal convoy into Kuwait every trip though, it mentions the rough and narrow roads not wide enough for two vehicles, a good friend Pete found out the hard way one dusky evening, I met him at the Jordanian border in Ramtha just after his mishap straitening a few panels!!!
Could have been alot worse “Birdie4x4”, at least he was not killed. What happened did they get a local bit of welding done to get him home.
This article may ring a bell with you.
Click on pages twice to read. (1977)
DEANB:
Birdie4x4:
“DEANB” Oryx Freight Lines mighty F89 crossing a desert in 1975.Interesting reading that, of all my trips from 76 to 78 I never had to join a convoy through Jordan, the only one I did once in 77 was from the hills above Damascus down into Damascus escorted by the military, there was the normal convoy into Kuwait every trip though, it mentions the rough and narrow roads not wide enough for two vehicles, a good friend Pete found out the hard way one dusky evening, I met him at the Jordanian border in Ramtha just after his mishap straitening a few panels!!!
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Could have been alot worse “Birdie4x4”, at least he was not killed. What happened did they get a local bit of welding done to get him home.
This article may ring a bell with you.
Click on pages twice to read. (1977)
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A big hammer sorted it, it had to be something serious to slow us down, we always found a way to continue the journey.
I remember Thomson Jewitt well as Redcliffe’s was also based at Sutton in Ashfield. I heard about the ferry from Grease at the time and often fancied a go just for the rest but it never came about.
Birdie4x4:
A big hammer sorted it, it had to be something serious to slow us down, we always found a way to continue the journey.
I remember Thomson Jewitt well as Redcliffe’s was also based at Sutton in Ashfield. I heard about the ferry from Grease at the time and often fancied a go just for the rest but it never came about.
“Big hammer” Classic. 
I seem to remember you drove for Redcliffes.
Article from 1975,click on pages twice to read.
Hi all dont know if any middle east drivers knew but ex Middle East and ex blue line transport driver ray davies ex mcllenans passed away this morning
Not the best of pictures, one of Redcliffe’s on his journey at Felixstowe, they were a big company running Middle East back in the 70s.
I’m sure this Guy on Tahir has been put on before but I didn’t realise it only went over when the snow melted.
