Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 1)

[ste46]

Visited the Valor chocolate factory at Villajoyosa near Benidorm yesterday. While wandering round their museum I came across a coulpe of interesting photographs.
Number one was the very first motor lorry owned by Chocolates Valor and as a Ford, bought new in 1952. I am pretty sure that is a Fordson badge on the front and with the long bonnet pre-dates the ones built under licence and sold as Ebros, so must be a Dagenham-built one.
(Did you have a hand in this one, Tony?)

The other one is a Dodge which was their second lorry which was new to them in 1953 and I think was also a British export.
This model was known in Spain as the ‘Vaca Flaca’ (Thin Cow), due, I am told, to the shape of the bonnet - backbone with no meat on the ribs?
That is a new one on me!

Steve

[buzzer]

Couple from FB today, Buzzer.

[pete_smith]

Ste46:
Visited the Valor chocolate factory at Villajoyosa near Benidorm yesterday. While wandering round their museum I came across a coulpe of interesting photographs.
Number one was the very first motor lorry owned by Chocolates Valor and as a Ford, bought new in 1952. I am pretty sure that is a Fordson badge on the front and with the long bonnet pre-dates the ones built under licence and sold as Ebros, so must be a Dagenham-built one.
(Did you have a hand in this one, Tony?)
1

The other one is a Dodge which was their second lorry which was new to them in 1953 and I think was also a British export.
This model was known in Spain as the ‘Vaca Flaca’ (Thin Cow), due, I am told, to the shape of the bonnet - backbone with no meat on the ribs?
That is a new one on me!
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Steve

Is that PV83 standing by his motor? Anon1

[jsutherland]

oiltreader:
Thanks to DEANB, rastone, lurpak and Lawrence Dunbar for the pics

A contrast in livestock movement.
Oily

Absolutely oiltreader. Probably 20 trips of the first one to one for the second.

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[pv83]

pete smith:

Ste46:
Visited the Valor chocolate factory at Villajoyosa near Benidorm yesterday. While wandering round their museum I came across a coulpe of interesting photographs.
Number one was the very first motor lorry owned by Chocolates Valor and as a Ford, bought new in 1952. I am pretty sure that is a Fordson badge on the front and with the long bonnet pre-dates the ones built under licence and sold as Ebros, so must be a Dagenham-built one.
(Did you have a hand in this one, Tony?)
1

The other one is a Dodge which was their second lorry which was new to them in 1953 and I think was also a British export.
This model was known in Spain as the ‘Vaca Flaca’ (Thin Cow), due, I am told, to the shape of the bonnet - backbone with no meat on the ribs?
That is a new one on me!
0

Steve

Is that PV83 standing by his motor? Anon1

Can’t be me for two reasons Pete,

1. I can see hair on top of the head
2. I can see some sort of kilt and some handbag

So that has let me to the conclusion that it’s a picture of the other half of the whippersnapper team, thus being herr Sutherland when he was in his nappies in the north of Scotland…

[oiltreader]

Thanks to Ste46 and Buzzer for the pics

■■■■■■■■ Lift n Shift.
Oily

[oiltreader]

Couple more.
Oily

[froggy55]

Probably not so much payload left?

[pete_smith]

oiltreader:
Thanks to albion1938 for the info and pete smith for the pic which I have tweaked a bit.
Oilhy

Hi Oily,
A picture from the same company, the Fodens are in roughly the same place as the Albions, Pete

[pv83]

oiltreader:
Thanks to Ste46 and Buzzer for the pics

■■■■■■■■ Lift n Shift.
Oily

They still use that DAF Oily? Proper wagon!

[jsutherland]

pv83:

pete smith:

Ste46:
Visited the Valor chocolate factory at Villajoyosa near Benidorm yesterday. While wandering round their museum I came across a coulpe of interesting photographs.
Number one was the very first motor lorry owned by Chocolates Valor and as a Ford, bought new in 1952. I am pretty sure that is a Fordson badge on the front and with the long bonnet pre-dates the ones built under licence and sold as Ebros, so must be a Dagenham-built one.
(Did you have a hand in this one, Tony?)
1

The other one is a Dodge which was their second lorry which was new to them in 1953 and I think was also a British export.
This model was known in Spain as the ‘Vaca Flaca’ (Thin Cow), due, I am told, to the shape of the bonnet - backbone with no meat on the ribs?
That is a new one on me!
0

Steve

Is that PV83 standing by his motor? Anon1

Can’t be me for two reasons Pete,

1. I can see hair on top of the head
2. I can see some sort of kilt and some handbag

So that has let me to the conclusion that it’s a picture of the other half of the whippersnapper team, thus being herr Sutherland when he was in his nappies in the north of Scotland…

Now, now Mr Whippersnapper. Don’t be jumping to conclusions. I am not and never was into handbags.
Johnny

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[pete_smith]

jsutherland:

pv83:

pete smith:

Ste46:
Visited the Valor chocolate factory at Villajoyosa near Benidorm yesterday. While wandering round their museum I came across a coulpe of interesting photographs.
Number one was the very first motor lorry owned by Chocolates Valor and as a Ford, bought new in 1952. I am pretty sure that is a Fordson badge on the front and with the long bonnet pre-dates the ones built under licence and sold as Ebros, so must be a Dagenham-built one.
(Did you have a hand in this one, Tony?)
1

The other one is a Dodge which was their second lorry which was new to them in 1953 and I think was also a British export.
This model was known in Spain as the ‘Vaca Flaca’ (Thin Cow), due, I am told, to the shape of the bonnet - backbone with no meat on the ribs?
That is a new one on me!
0

Steve

Is that PV83 standing by his motor? Anon1

Can’t be me for two reasons Pete,

1. I can see hair on top of the head
2. I can see some sort of kilt and some handbag

So that has let me to the conclusion that it’s a picture of the other half of the whippersnapper team, thus being herr Sutherland when he was in his nappies in the north of Scotland…

Now, now Mr Whippersnapper. Don’t be jumping to conclusions. I am not and never was into handbags.
Johnny

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I’m in to handbags…my Mrs’s…have to have a look see how much of my money’s in there!

[pv83]

jsutherland:

pv83:

pete smith:

Ste46:
Visited the Valor chocolate factory at Villajoyosa near Benidorm yesterday. While wandering round their museum I came across a coulpe of interesting photographs.
Number one was the very first motor lorry owned by Chocolates Valor and as a Ford, bought new in 1952. I am pretty sure that is a Fordson badge on the front and with the long bonnet pre-dates the ones built under licence and sold as Ebros, so must be a Dagenham-built one.
(Did you have a hand in this one, Tony?)
1

The other one is a Dodge which was their second lorry which was new to them in 1953 and I think was also a British export.
This model was known in Spain as the ‘Vaca Flaca’ (Thin Cow), due, I am told, to the shape of the bonnet - backbone with no meat on the ribs?
That is a new one on me!
0

Steve

Is that PV83 standing by his motor? Anon1

Can’t be me for two reasons Pete,

1. I can see hair on top of the head
2. I can see some sort of kilt and some handbag

So that has let me to the conclusion that it’s a picture of the other half of the whippersnapper team, thus being herr Sutherland when he was in his nappies in the north of Scotland…

Now, now Mr Whippersnapper. Don’t be jumping to conclusions. I am not and never was into handbags.
Johnny

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It’s alright mate, no need to be ashamed of it, it’s all part of the Scottish identity

[pv83]

I’m in to handbags…my Mrs’s…have to have a look see how much of my money’s in there!
[/quote]

Careful now Pete, you never know what they carry in those bags… apart from your money that is…

[deanb]

Peter Gilder always had a smart fleet.

[retired_old_fart]

All the Gilders are into exceedingly well kept motors. It goes back to G.G. “Grampy” Gilder who insisted on his vehicles not only being maintained to the highest standard, but looking the part as well. A PROPER haulage family, of course they come from God’s Own County with Grampy’s grandsons keeping up the standard.

[oiltreader]

Thanks to pete smith and DEANB for the pics .

A Gordon Gilder example.
Oily

[lurpak]

Last lot from Speach house

Ade

[punchy_dan]

One for Pete smith loading without dropping trailer

[pete_smith]

Punchy Dan:
0One for Pete smith loading without dropping trailer

Ok you flash Harry, you know I cannot do that because all my couplings are fitted right on back end of unit,plus on the 2 new ones I have, have under run bars fitted, how is anything going to run under the back of an 8 wheel hook loader when the chassis sticks out 14" from 4 th axle? Is it air or manual coupling Dan?