Good evening all,
The following is a picture I’ve borrowed from off the photo forum page posted by billheads, my question is to those of a certain age does anyone remember the colour-scheme and does anyone have an idea as to when this particular model ERF was from
My dad used to drive for Benniga’s out of Hull between April 1956 and July 61 on 8 wheelers, I also remember him talking about a lorry he used to drive called “number 10” so its possible that he drove this particular lorry unfortunately he passed away about 12 years ago so I can’t ask him.
Regards
Spud 1960
Spud1960:
Good evening all,
The following is a picture I’ve borrowed from off the photo forum page posted by billheads, my question is to those of a certain age does anyone remember the colour-scheme and does anyone have an idea as to when this particular model ERF was from
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My dad used to drive for Benniga’s out of Hull between April 1956 and July 61 on 8 wheelers, I also remember him talking about a lorry he used to drive called “number 10” so its possible that he drove this particular lorry unfortunately he passed away about 12 years ago so I can’t ask him.
Regards
Spud 1960
ERF
Benninga,Hull.
TruckNetUK.Tuesday,5th April,2016
ERF CI681* or CI682**,Jennings Saloon-Cabbed,Gardner 6LW Diesel-Engined,8x2 or 8x4,Butterfield 3600 Gallon Tanker Motor Lorry,built in 1938 for
Benninga (Hull) Ltd,Kings Mill,Hull. This lorry had a two compartment aluminium tank fitted with steam heating coils and transported edible oils.
Benninga Fleet No.10.
CI681* = Compression Ignition 6-Cylinder Rigid Eight-Wheeler 8x2 Lorry with a rear Single Drive Axle and a rearmost Trailing Axle.
CI682** = Compression Ignition 6-Cylinder Rigid Eight-Wheeler 8x4 Lorry with rear Double Drive Axles.
Benninga’s livery? I’m sorry…I’ve no idea 
VALKYRIE
Cannot help with the colour scheme I’m afraid, but looking at the style of cab and tread pattern of the front tyres it appears to be late 1930s build (1937 to 1939).
Thanks to Valkyrie & Gingerfold,
Too early to have been the Number 10 my Dad drove, but if anyone can help with the livery I’d appreciate it
gingerfold:
Cannot help with the colour scheme I’m afraid, but looking at the style of cab and tread pattern of the front tyres it appears to be late 1930s build (1937 to 1939).
Hi “gingerfold”, You are correct with the years, These ones that my late great uncle had were brand new in 1939.Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
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gingerfold:
Cannot help with the colour scheme I’m afraid, but looking at the style of cab and tread pattern of the front tyres it appears to be late 1930s build (1937 to 1939).
Hi “gingerfold”, You are correct with the years, These ones that my late great uncle had were brand new in 1939.Regards Larry.
They only look as if would have operated on “the Hard” Larry being Steers like ! Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
Lawrence Dunbar:
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gingerfold:
Cannot help with the colour scheme I’m afraid, but looking at the style of cab and tread pattern of the front tyres it appears to be late 1930s build (1937 to 1939).
Hi “gingerfold”, You are correct with the years, These ones that my late great uncle had were brand new in 1939.Regards Larry.
They only look as if would have operated on “the Hard” Larry being Steers like ! Cheers Dennis.
Well Dennis these had hand operated walking floors and did sand & gravel, But they were loaded quite often for London with with general cargo, My late granddad Isaac Smiles brother told me when I was a boy that they did one trip a week loaded both ways, IIRC He also said the were governed to 28 mph but the speed limit was 20 as you know, It must have been a tiresome job Eh,Regards Larry.
Spud1960:
Thanks to Valkyrie & Gingerfold,
Too early to have been the Number 10 my Dad drove, but if anyone can help with the livery I’d appreciate it
I don’t know about it being too early for your Dad, in those years a 17 years old Gardner powered ERF would hardly have been run in! Especially an expensive tanker, many of the 1950’s lorries on the road were very elderly.
gingerfold:
Spud1960:
Thanks to Valkyrie & Gingerfold,
Too early to have been the Number 10 my Dad drove, but if anyone can help with the livery I’d appreciate it
I don’t know about it being too early for your Dad, in those years a 17 years old Gardner powered ERF would hardly have been run in! Especially an expensive tanker, many of the 1950’s lorries on the road were very elderly.
This is true. It should also be borne in mind that some vehicles were laid up during the war, and even those that carried on working were subject to fuel rationing and would have covered lower-than-usual mileage. Robert
