pete smith:
Here’s a couple of pics,1st when i bought her in 1986,2nd as she is now,ta,Pete
A nice job there Pete and cheers for the pics 
here’s a couple of the extended bonnet FGs that Buzzer and yourself mentioned, thanks to Ronnie Cameron and Pete Edgeler.
Oily
Leyland600:
Hi Oily, I had a friend from Nairn who drove a DAF 8 wheeler for P&J Grant for many years until retirement 3 years ago, sadly George passed away last Christmas. This may have been his old wagon.
Cheers, Leyland 600
Hi Leyland600, all too often, after a life of graft, a retirement is cut short, I find that sad 
and undeserving.
Oily
pete smith:
Here’s a couple of pics,1st when i bought her in 1986,2nd as she is now,ta,Pete
Nice one Pete! Glad you didn’t decide to change it to a two piece screen to “make it look older” like another one with Pilot cab that recently changed hands, having been restored to superb original condition and livery, then sold on and and in my opinion spoilt by the new owner. I’m a 100% believer that a vehicle owner is entitled to do whatever he likes with it, in fact my own 127 is not in it’s original livery, but that particular example was a travesty.
Bernard
Stanfield:
This ERF is in a yard at Bacup Lancs having the body extended by Len Isherwood.Had a look round it and found it to be a tidy motor for its age.10
Gorgeous wagon with Cheshire CC reg (MB) although I suspect that’s not its original grille - that was on later LVs starting on K registered motors or L
There was an Albion with the one piece screen among Mick Haytons collection of old uns. Eddie.
albion1938:
pete smith:
Here’s a couple of pics,1st when i bought her in 1986,2nd as she is now,ta,PeteNice one Pete! Glad you didn’t decide to change it to a two piece screen to “make it look older” like another one with Pilot cab that recently changed hands, having been restored to superb original condition and livery, then sold on and and in my opinion spoilt by the new owner. I’m a 100% believer that a vehicle owner is entitled to do whatever he likes with it, in fact my own 127 is not in it’s original livery, but that particular example was a travesty.
Bernard
Hi,Bernard,me personally think one piece screen not as nice looking as two piece but as you say its how it was made and thats how it should stay,my chieftain was actually bought second hand ,by the company whose livery its in now,from ford and slaters leicester about 1961,her previous owner from new was a company called STS from swadlincote derbyshire.You say you got kl127? i’ve posted very old pic on flour millers thread of millers 127’s,ta,Pete
Old advert from Commercial Motor - Beresfords ERF snapped in Burslem (or Bozlum) if you’re from the Potteries - Triumph Herald peeping out too 
Here’s one that still does a bit
Here it is Eddie third from the left. How many times have we driven past Mick’s yard and never looked in although I did visit his museum one Saturday afternoon when he would have talked all day about Albions. W.P Bell at Wigton had a Pilot cabbed Chieftain also PRM 301 Chassis No 74103B First Registered 1st June 1955, This wagon ran on contract to Carr’s Flour Mills at Silloth. The drivers daughter tells me she has a photo of her fathers qgon but cannot find it, I have badgered her for years to try and find it without success.
Cheers Leyland 600
Diesel was round about 4s 6d a gallon in 1965 I am fairly certain probably a bit cheaper in 1962 I remember buying my first load of bulk fuel in 1964. 500 gallons at £106-00 total = 21.20pence or 4s 4d approx.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
Here’s a few from Beamish Transport Festival this past few days.
oiltreader:
pete smith:
Here’s a couple of pics,1st when i bought her in 1986,2nd as she is now,ta,PeteA nice job there Pete and cheers for the pics
Oily
I am reliably informed that the extended bonnet was to accommodate a 240 Gar…oops, sorry, wrong thread! 
Today we have a six legger GUY cheers Buzzer.
pete smith:
albion1938:
pete smith:
Here’s a couple of pics,1st when i bought her in 1986,2nd as she is now,ta,PeteNice one Pete! Glad you didn’t decide to change it to a two piece screen to “make it look older” like another one with Pilot cab that recently changed hands, having been restored to superb original condition and livery, then sold on and and in my opinion spoilt by the new owner. I’m a 100% believer that a vehicle owner is entitled to do whatever he likes with it, in fact my own 127 is not in it’s original livery, but that particular example was a travesty.
BernardHi,Bernard,me personally think one piece screen not as nice looking as two piece but as you say its how it was made and thats how it should stay,my chieftain was actually bought second hand ,by the company whose livery its in now,from ford and slaters leicester about 1961,her previous owner from new was a company called STS from swadlincote derbyshire.You say you got kl127? i’ve posted very old pic on flour millers thread of millers 127’s,ta,Pete
Yes, I’ve got a 127, had it for 44 years! Posted on here before, but I’m happy to show it again, new and now. And Leyland 600, here’s a petrol bill for 2 gallons of petrol I bought in 1971.
Bernard
34p a gallon eh and a pint of mild at 15p probably!
I’ve told this story on here before but in August 1975 in a brand new Mercedes Benz LPK 2419 6 legger I went from Chelford market to Chard in Somerset (pigs) as a lad with Haydon’s driver Arthur Unwin - on the return leg we stopped on the M5 for egg and chips and he put £7 worth of diesel in to get us home the remaining 150 miles - he gave the receipt to me and said “remind me to claim that!”
Great input again , thanks to Gardner 120, coca cola kid, pete smith, kevmac47, Buzzer and albion1938
some more Albions and a link to an Albion restoration autoyesteryear.co.uk/albion.html
Oily
GUY big J run by R K Crisp, who I remember them going to Italy with step frame flats usually with machinery, helped sheet one loaded with washing machines out of Bergamo. The driver had four sheets all different sizes and most with rips in from the out load, but about six of us drivers got together and with some big bits of cardboard made a fair job of it, it was like that back in the day, cheers Buzzer.
kevmac47:
Here’s a few from Beamish Transport Festival this past few days. This four day festival was well worth a visit it was excellent. Put it in your diary for next year Oily. Regards Kev.
Cheers Kev for the steamers and the Aberdeen Corporation Albion, another Aberdeen wagon (also a Sentinel, not as imposing as the Tarmac machine) but with a bit of interesting info from Matthew Pye
She was built in 1934 as a singleway tipper for Aberdeen Corporation electricity works, She was bought by J.G Barrack of Aberdeen and converted into a Tractor Unit and used to haul a Fowler Road Locomotive. Steamed down south in the 70’s stripped down and spread into several lockups, Bought by my father in 1983 as several lorry loads of pieces and restored over 15 years. We had her sign written over the winter from a description from a gent that remembered her in her working days. She has been in our family for 30 years this year!
I’ll keep the Beamish Festival in mind.
Oily
Leyland600:
Here it is Eddie third from the left. How many times have we driven past Mick’s yard and never looked in although I did visit his museum one Saturday afternoon when he would have talked all day about Albions. W.P Bell at Wigton had a Pilot cabbed Chieftain also PRM 301 Chassis No 74103B First Registered 1st June 1955, This wagon ran on contract to Carr’s Flour Mills at Silloth. The drivers daughter tells me she has a photo of her fathers qgon but cannot find it, I have badgered her for years to try and find it without success.
Cheers Leyland 600
Hi Leyland600 and erfguy, thanks to Ronnie Cameron another pic from Hayton’s collection.
Oily
