Met up with this chap whilst unloading.
Ade
The chap stood beside the White Star Carriers Ford Thames Trader is Dave Brookwell. Dave passed away early in 2018.
I first got to know Dave when he drove for Hailwood Bothers of Roby Mill near Wigan. I met him again when I was driving
for Robert Baillie & Co Ltd at their Wigan depot, he was not at Baillies very long and moved on to Wm.Gaskell Ltd. As far
as I know, Dave remained at Gaskells for the rest of his working days, eventually becoming Transport Manager.
Cheers, Ray Smyth.
Buzzer:
Saturday maternay, Buzzer
I didn’t succeed in finding much concerning the huge racer of your lats picture, apart that it’s a 250 hp Fiat driven by a guy called Paul Sartori. Looks powered by a huge straight-eight.
But I found this interesting video about the complete rebuilding of a 1910 FIAT S76, powered by a 28-litre four cylinder engine (190 x 250 mm bore & stroke), which is brought back to life after a hundred years, at the crank:
Froggy55:
Buzzer:
Saturday maternay, BuzzerBut I found this interesting video about the complete rebuilding of a 1910 FIAT S76, powered by a 28-litre four cylinder engine (190 x 250 mm bore & stroke), which is brought back to life after a hundred years, at the crank:
Don’t much like the look of that external chain drive. At least one driver has been decapitated by that breaking. Wasn’t it Parry Thomas who suffered such a fate at Pendine Sands?
The AEC MK3 MM wagon and drag is one of Wyatt Brothers from Diss,Norfolk,later known as Fridged Freight.
I found this picture of a Commer bread van on The Bootle History Forum. Scotts bakery in Liverpool
had a large fleet of bread vans, many of which were bonneted Ford Thames. The bakery was on a
large site, near where nowadays is the busy junction of the A59, the M57, and the M58 near Aintree.
Ray Smyth.
The pic that Buzzer posted earlier of that Eikelenboom Volvo got me digging in my archives, not the same one, but close enough 
Spotted the old girl at their Amsterdam depot some 20 odd years ago.
Froggy55:
Buzzer:
Saturday maternay, BuzzerI didn’t succeed in finding much concerning the huge racer of your lats picture, apart that it’s a 250 hp Fiat driven by a guy called Paul Sartori. Looks powered by a huge straight-eight.
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But I found this interesting video about the complete rebuilding of a 1910 FIAT S76, powered by a 28-litre four cylinder engine (190 x 250 mm bore & stroke), which is brought back to life after a hundred years, at the crank:
One of my ‘heroes’, the great Vittorio Jano who later designed the all conquering Alfa Romeo Grand Prix cars of the 1930’s plus lorries and aircraft for Alfa and Lancia in later years, was a designer for FIAT’s racing team in the early days. When he joined the factory he asked to see engine testing; they placed an engine in the test bed and revved it up once and switched it off and reported it as tested. Jano restarted the engine, hung a weight on the governor to put it on maximum rpm and then put his jacket on! “Where are you going?” 
the shocked test team asked. “Home for my dinner” was the reply, “I will check on it in an hour or so”! Now that’s the way to test a racing engine!
When his ‘powers’ for designing wained and his son was killed he took his own life rather than face up to old age.
Pete.
The green and white livery of the road train looks very much like Buntine’s to me, but, as a Kenworth, long after my time. 
And, of course, the driver wasn’t even born then. 
Superb looking motor!
The beast of Turin was at Goodwood this year, although it looks to be missing its exhaust, fantastic bit of history and so high!
Steve
Spardo:
Froggy55:
Buzzer:
Saturday maternay, BuzzerBut I found this interesting video about the complete rebuilding of a 1910 FIAT S76, powered by a 28-litre four cylinder engine (190 x 250 mm bore & stroke), which is brought back to life after a hundred years, at the crank:
Don’t much like the look of that external chain drive. At least one driver has been decapitated by that breaking. Wasn’t it Parry Thomas who suffered such a fate at Pendine Sands?
I found this about Parry Thomas. Killed in the accident, but probably not by the transmisson chain:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._G._Parry-Thomas
Froggy55:
Spardo:
Froggy55:
Buzzer:
Saturday maternay, BuzzerBut I found this interesting video about the complete rebuilding of a 1910 FIAT S76, powered by a 28-litre four cylinder engine (190 x 250 mm bore & stroke), which is brought back to life after a hundred years, at the crank:
Don’t much like the look of that external chain drive. At least one driver has been decapitated by that breaking. Wasn’t it Parry Thomas who suffered such a fate at Pendine Sands?
I found this about Parry Thomas. Killed in the accident, but probably not by the transmisson chain:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._G._Parry-Thomas
Ah,
At the time of the accident it was thought that the right-hand chain had broken and had hit Thomas, causing a fatal head injury as the car was rolling.
that is the bit that stuck in my memory. 
The 2 RTA road trains, Road Trains of Australia, were the descendants of Buntine Roadways, hence the familiar green and white livery on one of them. At some point after my time Noel Buntine sold his business to a venture capital company (I think) which eventually ran into financial difficulties, so Noel bought the business back but for legal reasons could not use the original Buntine name. Not sure when and how (DIG will know), Dennis Buntine, Noel’s son, became involved after or before he started his own business. Dennis, who I think was known to DIG, is now no longer with us also, so I don’t know the ongoing history of the business. Time for DIG to join in to correct and update.
Noel Buntine wasn’t the first to develop the road train concept, but he was arguably the most important in refining it and thus, highly thought of as he was, is remembered by the highway in the NT named after him. 
I wonder how many hauliers have that honour.