Hi Kev , think John Snowdon used to drive that in his younger days, regards Gordon.
Hi Oily Robsons were a bit like shark,s, still operating today like, regards Gordon
Cracking snaps there Oily cheers, regards Gordon
We dont many trucks from italia here in Sweden but is on i saw last week in a truckstop south of Stockholm heading north.
Danne
oiltreader:
kevmac47:
servo88:
1Hi Oily a wagon a car & bus in Tow Law a few year ago. O & a van thrown in for good measure, regards Gordon
That Ford Consul takes me back Gordon, my first car was a 1959 Consul. Cost me £100, the wipers got slower the faster you drove!!! Brilliant in the rain. ( Reg. No. 585KTN.) Regards Kev
Also put me in gear to have a look for this probably about 1965/66, off white colour. later had it two toned, bottom half red with replacement side chrome trim and diagonal to front wheel arch
Oily
Ha ha…now you,re talking !! a bit off thread but my first car was a Ford Consul 375, bought it for £150 cash outside the Old Maypole Pub in Hainault, Essex. I was only 15 !! (1978) The fella that I bought it from drove me to his birds house in Woodford and then I learnt how to drive a three speed column change on the way back to the pub !! it was raining and I found out about those wipers too. 
It was in Grey Primer and I roller painted it pale blue and white, mounted the spare on the boot, fitted a sunvisor and a big rubber mudflap across the back with white edging and some reflectors, and a Holden bonnet mascot which was a big delta wing plane. I sold it about a year after I passed my test when I was 17…I will try and find a photo of it.
The good old days.
GS
Funny old world GS.
By the time I was 11 my mind was filled with driving. We had an Atco mower to mow a tennis court. I modified a bike to go on the back it to make a ride on mower. I seized the 2 stroke engine! I learned all about 2 strokes rebuilding it.
On my sixteenth birthday I was up before daylight to ride my brother’s scooter.
I drove my Leyland Comet at least 2 weeks before my 21st.
My daughter is now 28. She hasn’t driven a car since she was 16 when I took her down to the private land in front of our office and after a tense half hour she said ‘I don’t want to drive thankyou Daddy’.
She hasn’t. She uses public transport. I cannot imagine not driving, although I have to say I wouldn’t want to go to London tomorrow, never mind the Middle East!
Ah well, it takes all sorts!
John.
kevmac47:
oiltreader:
Thanks to servo88 for the pics, I note the Austin A40 has an Edinburgh reg.
Wolsingsham eh, went there 2007 to do a pre arranged campervan buy with Robsons, shook hands on a part exchange deal, which they later reneged on, wanting more money, bah humbugno deal.
Going back quite a bit here is some more connection with H D Ward steamscenes.org.uk/archive/d … wolsinghamThis from the HCVS 2012 Tyne Tees Run.
OilyOily, the Foden is owned by John Gornall, he restored it over a number of years. He ran his own haulage company for many years, before retiring. Regards Kev.
Ta for that Kev
Oily
Thanks to servo88 for the pics
Might have posted this link a while ago, hey it’s definitely worth another look, Gloucester traffic 50s and 60s lorries
youtube.com/watch?v=CDtjscPwrKY
Takes me right back, lorry driver nostalgia at its best 
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Oily
Absolutely brilliant Oily
I never get enough of that Gloucester clip, oily. Every time I see something that I’d forgotten. Thank you.
Wonderful bit of video, and not a curtainsider in sight.
Rescue and Recovery.
Oily
A couple from Weardale Oily, coming up, regards Gordon
Cheers for the pics servo , Leyland600 will sort them with info for us.
Oily
