Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 1)

gardner_120 · 11 August 2015 20:59

Oily - just to go off topic for a moment - you mentioned Coventry City or QPR each Saturday and Bestie the best you’ve seen;

March 16th 1968 - Coventry City 2 - 0 Man Utd (47,111)

April 8th 1969 - Coventry City 2 - 1 Man Utd (45,402)

Bestie played in both games

Nowadays we struggle to beat the B & Q forklift XI

leyland600 · 11 August 2015 21:39

Is this a Leopard operating in Holland Oily,? manual handbrake, steering and probably Leyland 4 speed box I doubt if it is a ZF at this era. ?
Thanks for posting. Leyland 600

leyland600 · 11 August 2015 21:40

Is this a Leopard operating in Holland Oily,? manual handbrake, steering and probably Leyland 4 speed box I doubt if it is a ZF at this era. ?
Thanks for posting. Leyland 600

servo88 · 12 August 2015 10:13

oiltreader · 12 August 2015 17:18

servo88:
Now here,s a real cracker i,m putting on hope you can tell me a bit about this model Oily, regards servo

You got me foxed wi’ that one servo, was thinking maybe De Dion Bouton or some other French make.
Cheers
Oily

oiltreader · 12 August 2015 17:36

Thanks to servo88 and Lawrence Dunbar for the pics that Daf is getting on a bit, obviously well looked after and a class pic from Larry complete with Woodbine I remember my dad and the Woodbines, an open top pack of five cost tuppence ha’penny and to make them go further he cut them in half the good old days eh Larry.

To Leyland600, aye its Dutch a 1963 Leyland Royal Tiger Cub.
Oily

servo88 · 12 August 2015 17:42

Oily the name on the radiator said Talbot, does that help? Regards servo

oiltreader · 12 August 2015 17:50

servo’s Daf pic got me thinking of Les Baston and his wagon, anybody know if the two are still going, bumper perhaps will have some idea.
Oily

oiltreader · 12 August 2015 18:06

servo88:
Oily the name on the radiator said Talbot, does that help? Regards servo

Right country so to do a bit o’ googling
Oily

kevmac47 · 12 August 2015 19:55

oiltreader:
servo’s Daf pic got me thinking of Les Baston and his wagon, anybody know if the two are still going, bumper perhaps will have some idea.
Oily

I haven’t seen him since xmas time Oily, but he was still working then. Regards Kev.

tidderson · 12 August 2015 20:05

Misc.from New Zealand

lawrence_dunbar · 12 August 2015 20:43

oiltreader:
Thanks to servo88 and Lawrence Dunbar for the pics that Daf is getting on a bit, obviously well looked after and a class pic from Larry complete with Woodbine I remember my dad and the Woodbines, an open top pack of five cost tuppence ha’penny and to make them go further he cut them in half the good old days eh Larry.

To Leyland600, aye its Dutch a 1963 Leyland Royal Tiger Cub.
Oily

Hi Oiltreader, The ciggy is a Senior Servcice, I could get them cheap off the Crew on the ships docked on the Tyne in those days, They also had Drum Rolling Baccy too, Cheap as chips as the old saying goes, They were the best times I had driving & working alongside older blokes who allways pointed me in the right direction, & taught me the correct way to rope & sheet & drive, & not relying on the brakes, The allways said use your gears at all times & change down to save the brakes, Mind you some of the old motors didn’t have good brakes at all in those long gone happy days, If I could turn the clock back I would do all again, My good lady thinks Im a sad old bugger, But I just remind her if I hadn’t done all of these things she wouldn’t have all the things that we have today, Like a Jag for instance, Plus many other things, Regards Larry.

pete_smith · 13 August 2015 06:56

A few pic’s of Guy’s, am i right in thinking that L.E.P was bought out by Swift Transport? Cheer’s Pete

oiltreader · 13 August 2015 16:45

Thanks to pete smith for the pics.
Another Guy, a survivor.
Oily

bumper · 13 August 2015 16:59

hi oilreader, les is still working the S&A, this ERF is his other pet motor,

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oiltreader · 13 August 2015 17:00

Gardner 120:
Oily - just to go off topic for a moment - you mentioned Coventry City or QPR each Saturday and Bestie the best you’ve seen;

March 16th 1968 - Coventry City 2 - 0 Man Utd (47,111)

April 8th 1969 - Coventry City 2 - 1 Man Utd (45,402)

Bestie played in both games

Nowadays we struggle to beat the B & Q forklift XI

Hi Gardner 120, what I remember of Coventry City 60s 70s was Robins family in charge with Jimmy Hill manager, also Joe Mercer, the scots players Willie Carr, Joe Holton and Tommy Hutchison, ? Glazier the goalie, Maurice Setters centre half, my last visit to Highfield Rd, early 80s and Dave Sexton was the manager, Jimmy Hill taking over from the Robins?? I think.
Oily