3300John:
Hiya …Pats volvo was for sale for a while and there was no buyers. Shirleys was phoned and asked if they
wanted to buy her…Clayton who drives for Shirleys took up the offer and restored her at Shirleys yard.
I think this makes you obliged to take the garage owners livery after been aloud to have full use of equipment.
As said on another site if you really wanted the truck to stay in Pats livery why did’nt you buy her.
At kelsall show out of the 400 lorries there was’nt many in origanal livery…Shirley’s been 1 of them
Smiths of Bury another, infact the Atkinson on a IICR K plate was one owner from new. malcom harrison
had three lorries their that was all other people’s vehicals when new as was Thomas’s from Guyern.
It would seem if you wanted origanal livery there would’nt have been more than about 15 lorries at the show.
Just think if knowone had have paid the asking price and scrap been high as it is at the moment, and many
many gas axes lurking about it may have been a Fiat 500 now. you would’nt have been impressed with a new
Fiat in palce of CLAYTONS Volvo would you.
John
Well said 3300john it ain’t easy or cheap to restore these vehicles perhaps some of these arm chair critic’s should step up to the plate and put their money where their mouth is !!
Wheel Nut:
pete 359:
hello john,
how are you mate?i totally agree with your point of view.though we are very biased,as we and others like us, know only too well the effort,cost and sacrifices that create a restoration project into a road legal show entry.at malvern this year that 88 for me,stole the show.it’s such a shame that armchair critics have to sit in their armchairs and criticise 
good luck to all at shirley’s for saving this classic motor from the gas axe 
regards andrew.
I am not an armchair critic, it is just that I knew Pat Seals. I have helped him change tyres (not wheels) on that vehicle over a great weekend in Czech. I also knew a lot of Shirleys drivers and we often cleaned out in their yard so love the look of Arthurs old motors. JJ72 builds models. I appreciate anything old. We both said it would be nice to have kept it as we remember it.
I do appreciate a good restoration, or even just a standard old working truck. That is why I pay to go and see these shows, Gaydon recently, Elvaston Castle this coming weekend for steam, vintage and classic lorries, tractors, bikes and cars.
Clayton has made a good job of the lorry, no one is knocking his efforts where I am sat 
You should of asked Clayton if he wanted any tyres changing when he was restoring it im sure he wouldn’t of minded as you new pat so well .
the lad spent a lot of time and money doing the truck up so credit were it’s due.well done to him
the flying foden:
Wheel Nut:
pete 359:
hello john,
how are you mate?i totally agree with your point of view.though we are very biased,as we and others like us, know only too well the effort,cost and sacrifices that create a restoration project into a road legal show entry.at malvern this year that 88 for me,stole the show.it’s such a shame that armchair critics have to sit in their armchairs and criticise good luck to all at shirley’s for saving this classic motor from the gas axe
regards andrew.
I am not an armchair critic, it is just that I knew Pat Seals. I have helped him change tyres (not wheels) on that vehicle over a great weekend in Czech. I also knew a lot of Shirleys drivers and we often cleaned out in their yard so love the look of Arthurs old motors. JJ72 builds models. I appreciate anything old. We both said it would be nice to have kept it as we remember it.
I do appreciate a good restoration, or even just a standard old working truck. That is why I pay to go and see these shows, Gaydon recently, Elvaston Castle this coming weekend for steam, vintage and classic lorries, tractors, bikes and cars.
Clayton has made a good job of the lorry, no one is knocking his efforts where I am sat
You should of asked Clayton if he wanted any tyres changing when he was restoring it im sure he wouldn’t of minded as you new pat so well .
the lad spent a lot of time and money doing the truck up so credit were it’s due.well done to him
I would have preferred to have helped Pat to be honest, but my tyre fitting days are probably behind me, everyone is allowed an opinion and with the interest in the middle East, we can have a few memories cant we? Most of us knew each other in passing as we spent enough time in the same places for many hours, however polishing lorries was not one of the normal pastimes, maintenance and running repairs were.
To be honest I didn’t know who had bought the Volvo or indeed if it had been exported or dismantled for parts. I couldn’t get to the funeral so lost touch with the lorry.
I already said that the restoration was very good, what do you want a sacrificial lamb? 
Wheel Nut:
the flying foden:
Wheel Nut:
pete 359:
hello john,
how are you mate?i totally agree with your point of view.though we are very biased,as we and others like us, know only too well the effort,cost and sacrifices that create a restoration project into a road legal show entry.at malvern this year that 88 for me,stole the show.it’s such a shame that armchair critics have to sit in their armchairs and criticise good luck to all at shirley’s for saving this classic motor from the gas axe
regards andrew.
I am not an armchair critic, it is just that I knew Pat Seals. I have helped him change tyres (not wheels) on that vehicle over a great weekend in Czech. I also knew a lot of Shirleys drivers and we often cleaned out in their yard so love the look of Arthurs old motors. JJ72 builds models. I appreciate anything old. We both said it would be nice to have kept it as we remember it.
I do appreciate a good restoration, or even just a standard old working truck. That is why I pay to go and see these shows, Gaydon recently, Elvaston Castle this coming weekend for steam, vintage and classic lorries, tractors, bikes and cars.
Clayton has made a good job of the lorry, no one is knocking his efforts where I am sat
You should of asked Clayton if he wanted any tyres changing when he was restoring it im sure he wouldn’t of minded as you new pat so well .
the lad spent a lot of time and money doing the truck up so credit were it’s due.well done to him
I would have preferred to have helped Pat to be honest, but my tyre fitting days are probably behind me, everyone is allowed an opinion and with the interest in the middle East, we can have a few memories cant we? Most of us knew each other in passing as we spent enough time in the same places for many hours, however polishing lorries was not one of the normal pastimes, maintenance and running repairs were.
To be honest I didn’t know who had bought the Volvo or indeed if it had been exported or dismantled for parts. I couldn’t get to the funeral so lost touch with the lorry.
I already said that the restoration was very good, what do you want a sacrificial lamb?
Hiya …don’t be daft wheel nut…theres been enough of the old hands going to the big truckstop where ever it is… its comeing fastenough for alot of us as it is …stick with us mate we don’t mean any harm. us drivers need to have our say now and then or we’d be forgotten…as long as the Volvo is around Comarts…Pat and Clayton will be remembered for a while by all of us
John
The main thing is, she’s still with us, loved, tidy and a new paint job thats quite fitting.
I applaude it … 
Hi All,
Personally I think Clayton and Shirleys need a very big pat on the back, not many of these left, so the more saved the better, a fantastic job which looks the biz, theres nobody more than me would have liked to see it back in Comart colours for obvious reasons, but lets just applaud the fact that its still around
At least it didn’t end up like one of its sisters 
and just for good luck one of the others - there were 5 registered in order
Unfortunately I don’t have a photo of HFA 137 N from Comart’s day, but I am fairly sure I did a trip to Holland with my Dad in it.
Regards
Ant
jonmea:
Fine Looking truck…with a significant history attached to it…Delighted to see it in fine fettle on the preservation scene…Well done to all involved
