Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 1)

[pyewacket947v]

10 August 1984
Grahams Truck Stop on the A38 at North Petherton, Somerset.
Christian Salvesen had a account here, it was one of the few places we could fuel up other than other Salvesen Depots.
They also had a short lived portacabin there staffed by a couple of guys to handle West Country traffic.
If i recall correctly ,this establishment struggled in vain to be allowed to erect signage pointing out its location near to J24 of the M5.
McDonald’s and the like never seemed to have the same problem.

Well done with the 500 Oily.!

[deanb]

Car Transporter Oily.

[gazsa401]

oiltreader:

Buzzer:
One for you Oily cheers Buzzer.

Cheers for the pic Buzzer [emoji1]… Christian Salvesen , an article in the Commercial Motor(Nov 1981) states that out of a fleet of 400, 360 were Mercedes.
Oily

Hello Oily did you work for Salvesens at anytime ?
Cheers Gary

[lawrence_dunbar]

[lawrence_dunbar]

[buzzer]

Nice row of S type bedfords by the look, Buzzer

[pete_smith]

suefrank:

pete smith:

Lawrence Dunbar:
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Hi Larry,
I’m sure that Dennis was at Llandudno last weekend, if so that was 2 old Dennis’s that I met! Anon 2

Yes pete this was at Llandudno I sure I have a photo
Frank.

Cheer’s for that Frank, I seem to remember it does a bit in Llandudno as well as Whitby where I think Larry’s picture is took,
Cheer’s Pete

[oiltreader]

DEANB:
Car Transporter Oily.

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Cheers for the pic Dean, FC an Oxford City reg so I’m guessing this would have been after Autocar and Transporters swallowed up B J Henry at Cowley, the first car transporter firm in the UK.
Oily

[oiltreader]

gazsa401:

oiltreader:

Buzzer:
One for you Oily cheers Buzzer.

Cheers for the pic Buzzer [emoji1]… Christian Salvesen , an article in the Commercial Motor(Nov 1981) states that out of a fleet of 400, 360 were Mercedes.
Oily

Hello Oily did you work for Salvesens at anytime ?
Cheers Gary

Buses and car transporters for me Gary
Cheers
Oily

[oiltreader]

Thanks to pyewacket947v, DEANB, Lawrence Dunbar and Buzzer for the pics

Not the cheapest diesel in Inverness, yet popular with haulage men, do they get a special rate
Oily

[gazsa401]

oiltreader:

gazsa401:

oiltreader:

Buzzer:
One for you Oily cheers Buzzer.

Cheers for the pic Buzzer [emoji1]… Christian Salvesen , an article in the Commercial Motor(Nov 1981) states that out of a fleet of 400, 360 were Mercedes.
Oily

Hello Oily did you work for Salvesens at anytime ?
Cheers Gary

Buses and car transporters for me Gary
Cheers
Oily

Oh ok thanks for your reply
My last gaffer at Stirlands was a man named Hunter Miller he worked for Salvesens in Aberdeen and prior to that Daniel Stewart’s from Blairgowrie

[oiltreader]

Best of both Gary.
Oily

[gazsa401]

oiltreader:
Best of both Gary.
Oily

Great photo there Oily just a shame the old liveries have to disappear when there’s a takeover
Cheers Gary

[pyewacket947v]

oiltreader:
Best of both Gary.
Oily

Commented on this pic elsewhere, just how odd it looks without mudguards and side rails ,and single tyres.

[jsutherland]

oiltreader:
Thanks to pyewacket947v, DEANB, Lawrence Dunbar and Buzzer for the pics

Not the cheapest diesel in Inverness, yet popular with haulage men, do they get a special rate
Oily

I pay around 1.16 - 1.20 EUR for a litre of diesel at the moment in Germany.

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[servo88]

[hrs]

pyewacket947v:

oiltreader:
Best of both Gary.
Oily

Commented on this pic elsewhere, just how odd it looks without mudguards and side rails ,and single tyres.

Hi Pyewacket947v
If I stand on that spot next to a trailer the cant rail is level with my chest, a good 300 cm ( 12 in ) from my chin, he is either very short or that is a very high trailer.
Or : I am talking rubbish as normal, Harvey

[grumpy_old_man]

jsutherland:

oiltreader:
Thanks to pyewacket947v, DEANB, Lawrence Dunbar and Buzzer for the pics

Not the cheapest diesel in Inverness, yet popular with haulage men, do they get a special rate
Oily

I pay around 1.16 - 1.20 EUR for a litre of diesel at the moment in Germany.

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

That’s a hell of a sight cheaper than the UK at the moment, €1.16 is about £1.

[colinwallace1]

HRS:

pyewacket947v:

oiltreader:
Best of both Gary.
Oily

Commented on this pic elsewhere, just how odd it looks without mudguards and side rails ,and single tyres.

Hi Pyewacket947v
If I stand on that spot next to a trailer the cant rail is level with my chest, a good 300 cm ( 12 in ) from my chin, he is either very short or that is a very high trailer.
Or : I am talking rubbish as normal, Harvey

Looks like a skel with container fridge sat upon it, so that’s why it would sit so high. Colin

[buzzer]

This will take you back a bit and is for sale in Herefordshire, Buzzer