Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 1)

[jeffrey_ellener]

servo88:
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seems he buys ex stobarts tackle.

[oiltreader]

servo88:
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Bit of a goldmine there servo88, a bit really, all very restorable and of course that may be the intention.
Oily

[oiltreader]

Thanks to servo88, paul motyka and rastone , cracking black and white photos

More Fodens, thanks to those who share on flickr.
Oily

[leyland600]

Hi Servo, I believe this photo of the late Jeff Stampers ERF was taken at Eyemouth which indicates that it is now owned by some of the Slater fairground family who have a wintering yard here in Wigton but also have family connections in the Greenlaw district, They also visit the borders towns during their summer fairground circuit. They have a habit of sussing out good old quality motors ex ■■■■■■■■ hauliers for conversion to fairground transport particularly ERF and Fodens. I must make some enquiries. I bought an excellent ERF 66GX six wheeler off Jeff Stamper in 1969 and ran it for 4 years two as a flat and two as a powder tanker.
Cheers Leyland 600.

[buzzer]

The internet is a wonderful place and just look what it has found for me Bewick’s first vehicle when he started out just before going to the paint shop, engineering at its best Dennis and from these humble beginnings the fleet grew. There will be discussion of course as to what drive train this early model prime mover had, best left to the experts on here I think, cheers Buzzer.

[windrush]

I wonder what engine Dennis had lined up for that, I notice that the two exhaust pipes are already in position so I am guessing that maybe a Norman flat twin would have fitted nicely onto that platform as they would have lined up exactly? Mind you, Enfield made a flat twin diesel but looking at the carts ‘build quality’ (zero!) one of those would have shaken the cart to pieces in no time and probably deafened Dennis in the process. Still, it would have prepared him for those blooming noisy ■■■■■■■ things that he inflicted on his poor drivers in later times. Hopefully the ‘main man’ will explain all when he reads the thread?

Pete.

[servo88]

Hi Leyland 600 your correct they do belong to Slaters from Greenlaw. Here,s a few more of theirs. Regards Servo

[servo88]

[servo88]

[servo88]

[bewick]

Buzzer:
The internet is a wonderful place and just look what it has found for me Bewick’s first vehicle when he started out just before going to the paint shop, engineering at its best Dennis and from these humble beginnings the fleet grew. There will be discussion of course as to what drive train this early model prime mover had, best left to the experts on here I think, cheers Buzzer.

Notice how I parked up Buzzer",with the fron’t wheels turned into the wall so it wouldn’t “take off” down the bank without me on the “ropes”,IIRC I got 30,000 miles out of that set of tyres as well ! Cheers Dennis.

[bewick]

windrush:
I wonder what engine Dennis had lined up for that, I notice that the two exhaust pipes are already in position so I am guessing that maybe a Norman flat twin would have fitted nicely onto that platform as they would have lined up exactly? Mind you, Enfield made a flat twin diesel but looking at the carts ‘build quality’ (zero!) one of those would have shaken the cart to pieces in no time and probably deafened Dennis in the process. Still, it would have prepared him for those blooming noisy ■■■■■■■ things that he inflicted on his poor drivers in later times. Hopefully the ‘main man’ will explain all when he reads the thread?

Pete.

8LXB Pete,nothing less would do eh! Cheers Dennis.

[kevmac47]

[kevmac47]

[andrew_morrison]

[buzzer]

The new in 2015 below and how it was in 1978 above, blue & white today & two tone green and red chassis back then but in between was my favourite colour scheme which was two tone blue with a red chassis, cheers Buzzer.

[andrew_morrison]

Portugal

[oiltreader]

What a fine lot there thanks to Buzzer, servo88, kevmac47 and Andrew Morrison the pram wheel cart in Buzzer’s pic, I’d a few of them when a youngster

A few more form the Hebrides, first pic Wolverhampton tipper on Isle of Harris, the rest from the mainland landing at Lochmaddy, Isle of North Uist…
Oily

[oiltreader]

Anybody remember Hercules the grizzly bear en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_(bear this photo taken at Langass Woods on North Uist where in 1980 Hercules was found 24 days after going walkies during a film shoot for a Kleenex advert.
Oily

[kevmorrow]

Buzzer:
The internet is a wonderful place and just look what it has found for me Bewick’s first vehicle when he started out just before going to the paint shop, engineering at its best Dennis and from these humble beginnings the fleet grew. There will be discussion of course as to what drive train this early model prime mover had, best left to the experts on here I think, cheers Buzzer.

Hi Buzzer. I just wonder how many lads had the urge to become lorry drivers after building and driving a bogie truck? manchesterhistory.net/LONGSIGHT/GAMES/bogie2.jpg
I remember early 1950s Old Trafford Manchester me and my brother built a boggie truck. To make a hole to pass the bolt through we would use a white hot poker. The axle was secured on by hammering and bending 4 inch nails around it.