Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 1)

[lawrence_dunbar]

[lawrence_dunbar]

[cja1]

adr:
Still working whenever called upon out of Tappin’s Coaches, Didcot, Oxon Regards Chris

Hi adr, theres a blast from the past, I finished my army service there, [Demob] 60s Remember Tappins the Garage was Just Off the main St, Is it still In the Same Place? and another Firm Rings a Bell was Job"s Milk Lorry"s? Cheers Chris

[cja1]

rigsby:
waterswallows road cja , now a weight limit , i might be in the queue somewhere !

Hi Dave, how u doin ? Waterswallows eh" Looks nowt like that up theer now mate eh" Mind I was still doin my bit 4queen n country when that picc wer taken Lol"" Oh by the way Dave was talking to Banging Bob tuther day, will prob see him at our RU, this Friday If I see him I will tell him, we wer chattin on er/ Cheers Chris.

[rigsby]

when you see bob , give him my best wishes . tell him i’d sooner listen to his banging than my misses snoring and chuntering all night . thanks chris , cheers , dave

[cja1]

rigsby:
when you see bob , give him my best wishes . tell him i’d sooner listen to his banging than my misses snoring and chuntering all night . thanks chris , cheers , dave

Hi Dave LOl"" will Do, Cheers Chris

[oiltreader]

Thanks to adr and Lawrence Dunbar for the pics

a very well preserved ERF.
Oily

[troberts0]

adr:
This Thornycroft used to carry banknotes in the 50s from the printers, Portals of Laverstoke, Hants, to the Bank of England, with armed guards aboard. Regards Chris

Don’t suppose you know if they continued to print banknotes up until the 80’s and ran two Leyland Bisons?

[oiltreader]

A rare American truck, a 1950 Brown, built to quite a high standard for the time, engines on offer were Buda, Continental and ■■■■■■■■
Oily

[oiltreader]

A couple of Freightliners.
Oily

[adr]

CJA1:

adr:
Still working whenever called upon out of Tappin’s Coaches, Didcot, Oxon Regards Chris

Hi adr, theres a blast from the past, I finished my army service there, [Demob] 60s Remember Tappins the Garage was Just Off the main St, Is it still In the Same Place? and another Firm Rings a Bell was Job"s Milk Lorry"s? Cheers Chris

Hi Chris, no they are now out of Town on the Ind. Estate in a purpose built depot/ offices/ workshops/ wash down etc. Regards Chris

[buzzer]

Think this is Peterborough Heavy Haulage, Buzzer.

[oiltreader]

Thanks to Buzzer for the photo

Bradford wagon in Dingwall.
Oily

[stanfield]

Photos off Paul Townsend flickr site.(Hope he wont mind sharing them on here)

[oiltreader]

Thanks to Stanfield and Paul Townsend (brizzle born and bred)for the B&W pics

AECs to the fore.
Oily

[oiltreader]

On the A9 at Ardullie, what a beautiful sound this machine had when it went past, somewhere between a purr and a muted growl, music to ears

[buzzer]

This picture reminded me of my schooldays when we were all loaded into a coach for a visit to Fry’s chocolate factory in Bristol, watching great vats of needed chocolate whiring round ready for the end products to be made. On completion of the tour we all got handed a tin full of there chocolate goodies. Turkish delight and seven boy’s are two I remember then onto Bristol zoo in the afternoon to complete the trip, how lucky were we Buzzer.

[oiltreader]

A few more from A9 north.
Oily

[buzzer]

Every body will know who this motor belonged to, cheers Buzzer.

[stanfield]

This one is now owned by Stephen J Tabner tanker company and used has a spare motor.