Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 1)

[adr]

You can’t stop progress!

[240_gardner]

ROF from Sprog’s:
Thanks, 240. That’s put me right again!

I was just working from the notes in my anorak pocket

If it makes you feel any better, how would you guess that this is actually a Diamond T??

“Nellie” - Atkinson cab on Diamond T Chassis by homer----simpson, on Flickr

[retired_old_fart]

Now you’re pushing it! Just goes to prove, you can make anything fit anywhere providing you’ve got a big enough hammer.

[rigsby]

oh , so you finished the tunnel on time then

[grahama]

adr:
Owner driver Leon Salt.

Is Leon Salt from Matlock?

[oiltreader]

Cheers Chris (adr) fine varied lot of photos

The following pictures are from the Imperial War Museums archive, (civvy street) and the featured driver is Fred Horrod on a return trip, London to Manchester and back, the year is 1944.
Oily

[oiltreader]

Handing over to the day man Fred Sutcliffe for tipping.
Oily
edit missed this one which is Fred arriving in Manchester

[oiltreader]

Loading Fred’s wagon for the return journey with among other things boxes of Calvert’s Tooth Powder. the second pic, I’m guessing is at Fred’s digs.
Oily

edit another one I missed , Fred leaving Manchester

[oiltreader]

The return trip and a café somewhere between Manchester and London, looks like a pot belly stove in the foreground, I can feel the heat . The removal van in the second pic belongs to Clifford Hunt Removals of Market St Crewe, can’t hazard a guess at the make of the machine
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edit another one missed Fred back in London at Walnut Tree Rd and chatting to the fitter.

[cattle_wagon_man]

Two old Leylands , both belonging to father-and-son hauliers T.K. Longthorne , Skipton.

Photographed during the commercial vehicle procession of the Leyland Festival , a couple of years ago.

Cheers , cattle wagon man.

[stanfield]

One for you from the present(must say I personally prefer the older lorries they have more charisma about them if thats the word I’m looking for)

[cattle_wagon_man]

O.K., “Stanfield” , so you dont find em much older than this !

A W.W.1 Leyland , as it is being shunted for display into the B.C.V.M. car park for the Gathering , last summer.

Cheers , cattle wagon man.

[truckfing]

Stanfield:
One for you from the present(must say I personally prefer the older lorries they have more carrisma about them if thats the word I’m looking for) 10

Your’e thinking of charisma I think John and I agree with you. I miss the model names they used to have.

[retired_old_fart]

rigsby:
oh , so you finished the tunnel on time then

Yes, pal, I did. Having had three wives I’m quite adept at escapology!

[punchy_dan]

adr:
Owner driver Leon Salt.

Leon salt from Matlock is still an owner driver today ,and with a DAF too.

[oiltreader]

Thanks to Stanfield and cattle wagon man for the photos

another Leyland going back a bit to 1942.
Oily

[bma_finland]

oyly my friend ,the latest exlusive for you ,this is from today,dearest

regaards benkku

[stevecook]

adr:
Fares please!

Brilliant picture, there looks to be a list of destinations chalked on the windscreen although I can’t quite read them!

[sammyopisite]

stevecook:

adr:
Fares please!

Brilliant picture, there looks to be a list of destinations chalked on the windscreen although I can’t quite read them!

Steve they would not be looking over the top if you were driving that Crusader but you would need a net over the top so you did not loose too many and they would be getting out a different colour Happy New Year to you mate

cheers Johnnie

[stanfield]

truckfing:

Stanfield:
One for you from the present(must say I personally prefer the older lorries they have more carrisma about them if thats the word I’m looking for) 10

Your’e thinking of charisma I think John and I agree with you. I miss the model names they used to have.

Thanks tf corrected now. and CWM thats more like it cheers