My Brother says he did know Treadwells but didn’t do anything with them as an OD, he knows a couple of older lads from Sherwood that drove for Fine Fare with him he says they should know more about Treadwells when he next chats to them. Franky.
Geordielad:
My Brother says he did know Treadwells but didn’t do anything with them as an OD, he knows a couple of older lads from Sherwood that drove for Fine Fare with him he says they should know more about Treadwells when he next chats to them. Franky.
Thanks Franky, interesting info. Of course, the handle is hiding the T, couldn’t enlarge it and even with a glass these old eyes couldn’t spot the handle. 
Thanks to Buzzer, Kempston, DIG, Mushroomman, gazsa401 and star down under for the photos 
also mushroomman for the link
Oily
Scania CaRaPACE is the caption, carapace a protective shell on crustacaens a connection? it is in France so Froggy55 may know, credit to Alexandre Prevot for the photo.
A Ford Thames 4D delivering spuds in Marsh Lane, Bootle, early 1960s.
Picture from Bootle History Forum.
oiltreader:
Scania CaRaPACE is the caption, carapace a protective shell on crustacaens a connection? it is in France so Froggy55 may know, credit to Alexandre Prevot for the photo.
CaRaPACE stands for Camion Ravitailleur Pétrolier de l’Avant à Capacité Etendue. At least in the French army. All that meaning roughly a fuel supplying truck for land operations able to serve on all kind of ground and environment. Based on a Scania 8x6 chassis built in Angers (France). More about it here, but unfortunately available only in French:
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scania_CaRaPACE
Delivering to my neighbour at the moment, probably fertiliser as he is a keen self sufficient gardener.
But what is it? It looks like an artic with the drive axle there, but with the body hard against the cab like that? Is there some sort of slider arrangement on the 5th wheel, if so, can’t see why, it is an easy reverse from the lane junction with a full length one.
Edit: I waited round for ages for him to pull away, re-stacking a palette which had collapsed, re-mounting his Mounty, closing and tensioning the curtains, but finally he pulled off just as he was and, short of going out onto the lane and frightening the bloke I have no idea how it all worked.
Finally, on reviewing my snapshots I reckon it was an artic but perhaps with a short cab as well, the back seems to be quite deep between the side fairings. Not much room for error though, turning up a steep incline at the same time for instance. The trailer was short too, a spread axle tandem.
Buzzer:
Buzzer Monday
That is a handsome car in the last picture John. I am sure it is an Austin Hampshire. I expect some folk
nowadays would call it an " Estate Car ", I recall years ago, we would describe it as a " Shooting Brake ".
Ray Smyth:
Buzzer:
Buzzer MondayThat is a handsome car in the last picture John. I am sure it is an Austin Hampshire. I expect some folk
nowadays would call it an " Estate Car ", I recall years ago, we would describe it as a " Shooting Brake ".
Shooting brake definitely, not normally a fan but somehow that Austin looks very smart.
Spardo:
Delivering to my neighbour at the moment, probably fertiliser as he is a keen self sufficient gardener.
But what is it? It looks like an artic with the drive axle there, but with the body hard against the cab like that? Is there some sort of slider arrangement on the 5th wheel, if so, can’t see why, it is an easy reverse from the lane junction with a full length one.1
Edit: I waited round for ages for him to pull away, re-stacking a palette which had collapsed, re-mounting his Mounty, closing and tensioning the curtains, but finally he pulled off just as he was and, short of going out onto the lane and frightening the bloke I have no idea how it all worked.
Finally, on reviewing my snapshots I reckon it was an artic but perhaps with a short cab as well, the back seems to be quite deep between the side fairings. Not much room for error though, turning up a steep incline at the same time for instance. The trailer was short too, a spread axle tandem.
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I reckon you’re onto it, a day cab with an aerodynamic kit.
My temperature gauge is on the top of the brown wheelie bin
and it is showing 40 degrees Celsius, a new U.K. record, Phew
Ray Smyth.
Ray Smyth:
My temperature gauge is on the top of the brown wheelie bin
and it is showing 40 degrees Celsius, a new U.K. record, PhewRay Smyth.
It’s in the sun Ray. Temperature is measured in the shade. The difference can be stark. I remember in Rome the gantry matrixes reading 40 degrees but when I put my phone on thermometer mode in the direct sunlight it read 53 degrees.
Ray Smyth:
My temperature gauge is on the top of the brown wheelie bin
and it is showing 40 degrees Celsius, a new U.K. record, PhewRay Smyth.
Wish I was there, it’s freezing here. Going down to 4⁰ tonight and only got to 21⁰ today.
Star down under.:
Spardo:
Delivering to my neighbour at the moment, probably fertiliser as he is a keen self sufficient gardener.
But what is it? It looks like an artic with the drive axle there, but with the body hard against the cab like that? Is there some sort of slider arrangement on the 5th wheel, if so, can’t see why, it is an easy reverse from the lane junction with a full length one.1
Edit: I waited round for ages for him to pull away, re-stacking a palette which had collapsed, re-mounting his Mounty, closing and tensioning the curtains, but finally he pulled off just as he was and, short of going out onto the lane and frightening the bloke I have no idea how it all worked.
Finally, on reviewing my snapshots I reckon it was an artic but perhaps with a short cab as well, the back seems to be quite deep between the side fairings. Not much room for error though, turning up a steep incline at the same time for instance. The trailer was short too, a spread axle tandem.
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I reckon you’re onto it, a day cab with an aerodynamic kit.
And what is more amazing, a French driver delivering at 1pm 
Not sure I’d disturb my midday layoff for a load of fertiliser, 
BTW, the reason I filmed him (and took the snapshots from it) as discreetly as I could from my kitchen veranda, is because technically it is illegal in France to photo/film people in public without permission. 
