Thanks to Buzzer, lurpak, Punchy Dan, pv83 and tyneside for the pics
Oily
Morris Commercial various
Re the 6 wheel commer back in the early 1960 s parkin and jones of coalville leicestershire had several six wheeler with tipper body…….I think the rear axle was a primrose or similar………they had major stability problems when loaded the steering was ineffective leading to a couple of accidents the company soon got shut
oiltreader:
Thanks to Buzzer, lurpak, Punchy Dan, pv83 and tyneside for the pics
OilyMorris Commercial various
Nice one
McMullan Transport from Ballymoney in Co. Antrim in Northern Ireland had a depot at Worthington Way
in Wigan from 2004 until 2009. The 1st picture is Volvo Reg. No. J80 MMT, seen parked at the depot,
and on the road in picture 2. Picture 3 is another of McMullans many Volvo,s coupled to a fridge trailer
in the livery of Mourne Mushroom Marketing from Newry in Co. Down. Picture 4 is McMullans 10,000 sq ft
depot at Wigan, of which I, Ray Smyth Transport, occupied 2000 sq ft at the left hand end. One of their
drivers, Ged, is stood at my entrance, awaiting further instruction from head office in Ballymoney.
Ged’s lorry is the Volvo 6 Wheeler, seen just inside the main doorway.
Two of my vehicles are vaguely visible inside the building, my Mercedes Sprinter, W886 BNA, and a
Mercedes Atego 12 ton GVW van, T983 JDX. Pictures 1, 2, & 3 are courtesy of David McMillan who was
a driver with McMullan.
Ray Smyth.
Great pic that is Dean, I had a similar Leyland Comet setup for two years, note the top front car, no catwalk when getting out of that or when loaded with lhd, agile as a monkey I was in them days, mobility a bit more of a challenge nowadays
Cheers
Oily
Nice to see one of Salisbury and Woods, for a local Matlock builders merchant they get around and I have seen them several times on the A1M top side of Scotch Corner.
Pete.
Just a couple of photo’s of some of the vehicles on the road here at the port of Kakinada on the east coast India, mostly Ashok Leyland and Tata still a lot with local coach built cabs and old pressings of cabs like the Ford Cargo, but badged as Ashok Leyland and a lot look like the early Mercedes cab.
Buzzer:
Some oldies for today, Buzzer
First one is Shap, northbound, after you’ve passed the Jungle and the Leyland clock, heading into the bottom, before the steep climb to the summit.
John
I remember riding in a sabrina cabbed 6 wheeler ERF like this one about 1962 my fathers friend mr fred broardley had it on with whitwick granite company in leicestershire. It had a tipper body and a 6lw gardner engine together with a 6 speed chinese box.Mr Broadley went out of business about a year later and I never saw this unique vehicle again
robinswh:
I remember riding in a sabrina cabbed 6 wheeler ERF like this one about 1962 my fathers friend mr fred broardley had it on with whitwick granite company in leicestershire. It had a tipper body and a 6lw gardner engine together with a 6 speed chinese box.Mr Broadley went out of business about a year later and I never saw this unique vehicle again
I always admired the Sabrina but never got to see the inside, did the lump out the front mean there was more room in the cab than was usual in the 60’s?
yes this vehicle was a bit hit with the breweries for local pub deliveries would easily seat three. It was very unusual at the time and about the only one on tipper work in my part of leicestershire. Mr broadley has passed on but I m still in contact with his son who I went to school with …he wasnt a lorry nut like me and doesnt have any pictures. The licence plate on this unit was 326 CUT
robinswh:
yes this vehicle was a bit hit with the breweries for local pub deliveries would easily seat three. It was very unusual at the time and about the only one on tipper work in my part of leicestershire. Mr broadley has passed on but I m still in contact with his son who I went to school with …he wasnt a lorry nut like me and doesnt have any pictures. The licence plate on this unit was 326 CUT
One up on me Wayne I’ve never seen one live!! Were they heavier/more expensive than the KV/LV?