PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTION (Part 1)

[bewick]

DEANB:

Carl Williams:
The Doulton Ford pantechnicon is based on the Ford Passenger Chassis with body by Boalloy we had one the same. It was our first Turbo Charged vehicle & extremely fast. I understand (confirmed at our last drivers reunion) that it was pulled in on the M6 doing 96 MPH although at times it may have exceeded that as the driver mistakenly thought the police would stop following & trying to catch him as he crossed into Scotland

Cheers Carl, thanks for the pic ! 96 MPH quality ! Was the driver an ex pilot !!!

Heres one of your Fodens heading into Poole,looks like the pic was taken near Branksome Station.
You may recognise the driver ■■

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Now we can see what Carl looks like ! Anon1.

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[deanb]

Carl Williams:
Thanks very much Dean, I don’t recognise the driver but I don’t recognise as there is something missing i my mind, However I will ask amongst the drivers that are still arrund and hopefully someone will

No worries,same truck filling up about a mile from where the first pic was taken in
Ashley road,Parkstone.

[deanb]

P.Fahey & Sons Transcon.

Camping Gaz International Ford.

Cliff Stephens ERF

Anyone recognise the Transcon ■■?

Chrysler Dodge

[kevmac47]

moomooland:
2Interesting article there Dean as Tom Riding hired a few motors to Bailee Freight Services.

1Atkinson Borderer Reg No RWW 144M Fleet No 25 ‘Flamboyant’ was originally registered new on the 1st of April 1974.
Fitted with a ■■■■■■■ 220 engine in line with a Fuller 610 gearbox It is seen here in the livery of Bailee Freight Services of Yarm to whom it was on hire from W & J Riding.
Bailee built up a good business and opened a depot at Heysham harbour to move fertiliser to Ireland with Riding’s also hiring them around 30 trailers at the time.
When Tom Riding asked the late Mr Ken Potts, a founding director of the company, what livery did he wish to display on the vehicles he immediately said the colours of Leeds United Football Club.
After the hire period RWW 144M returned to the Riding fleet, retaining the same fleet number and name, as can be seen in the picture below.

0After coming off hire to Bailee Freight Services of Yarm Atkinson Borderer Reg No RWW 144M Fleet No 25 ‘Flamboyant’ was brought in to the workshop at Longridge, fitted with an in house sleeper cab and repainted back into the familiar Riding livery.
Assigned to the general haulage fleet it remained in service for a number of years until, on the 9th of June 1981, it was finally sold on to a Mr John Lowes of Newcastle on Tyne for the sum of £1,700 plus vat.
Photograph courtesy of Geoff Milne.

John Lowe’s was a well known owner driver on Tyneside, he was also a regular attendee at our reunions. Unfortunately John passed away a year or so ago. Regards Kev.

[tubbysboy]

DEANB:
P.Fahey & Sons Transcon.

deanb,

Excellent photo, my dad bought kne 567v and swore it was the best motor he ever had. Reckon it was around 1981 wen he bought it. I first went abroad with him in it.

Attached photo of it in turkey.

[pennineman]

DEANB:
Sunblest Atkinson.

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Seddon.

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Re - Henderson photo.

Is there anybody out there remember the rear lights fitted to York trailers (fitted to the one’s we first got at Draka Foam) and fitted behind the grille? The set up was

RED - Tail/Brake lights.
ORANGE - Indicators !
RED - Tail lights.

They had a habit of blowing bulbs big time so were quickly swapped for the oblong ‘Rubberlite’ ones. Its amazing how this simple photo triggered this recollection!

[paul_john]

Cliff Stephens from Pontypool is a member on here. There was a Cliff Stephens from Newport as well!

Paul

[deanb]

marktaff:
Hi Dean, i drive Robbins somebody posted pics above today !

Ok Mark heres one of there Crusaders !

[deanb]

kevmac47:
Assigned to the general haulage fleet it remained in service for a number of years until, on the 9th of June 1981, it was finally sold on to a Mr John Lowes of Newcastle on Tyne for the sum of £1,700 plus vat.
Photograph courtesy of Geoff Milne.

John Lowe’s was a well known owner driver on Tyneside, he was also a regular attendee at our reunions. Unfortunately John passed away a year or so ago. Regards Kev.
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Thanks for your input Kev !

Tubbysboy:

DEANB:
P.Fahey & Sons Transcon.
deanb,
Excellent photo, my dad bought kne 567v and swore it was the best motor he ever had. Reckon it was around 1981 wen he bought it. I first went abroad with him in it.
Attached photo of it in turkey.

Excellent “Tubbysboy” Paul will like that as its nice when someone recognises a truck that they
owned ! Thanks for the pic.

Pennineman:

DEANB:
Sunblest Atkinson.
Re - Henderson photo.
Is there anybody out there remember the rear lights fitted to York trailers (fitted to the one’s we first got at Draka Foam) and fitted behind the grille? The set up was
RED - Tail/Brake lights.
ORANGE - Indicators !
RED - Tail lights.
They had a habit of blowing bulbs big time so were quickly swapped for the oblong ‘Rubberlite’ ones. Its amazing how this simple photo triggered this recollection!

I expect someone will remember ■■

Paul John:
Cliff Stephens from Pontypool is a member on here. There was a Cliff Stephens from Newport as well. Paul

Hopefully if hes a member he will let us know !

[deanb]

Anyone recognise the F88 ■■?

Glyn Phillips & Son F10 from Gwent.

Paragon Bedford.

L.J.Bennett Marathon bulker.

Scammell Routeman BP Oil tanker.

A.Howell ERF

Spanish F12

Urquharts Bedford.

J Rowbotham Berliet.

Ravenscroft ERF

[hrs]

Hi All, Who had one of these ■■? Harvey

[pete_smith]

smallcoal:

pete smith:

smallcoal:
Hi dean,abernant was based in hirwaun across from tower colliery Steve Gould ,Jimmy the rat ,John floyd were drivers they pulled out of port talbot they had trans cons ,Steve got his own tipper now ,Robbins were both haulage and removals they still going but in white only on removals and storage in fforestfach a couple pics of Robbins removal trucks cheers John

Hi John,
Was that Abernants yard on the island where you turn right into industrial estate and its on the left hand corner? There seemed to be a few operating out of there? Pete

Hi Pete yes it was on the corner of the roundabout it still there now used by a bus company cheers John

Cheer’s for the info John,

[rward]

Hrs where’s that 3300 regards rowly

[tribsa]

Hi Harvey
I had one Id like that one too

Cheers
Rich

[oiltreader]

DEANB:

Dieseldog66:
Plenty of artic Mastiff’s about in the 70’s Deanb, my Dad had one like this, and I believe Dennis’s first two artic’s were Mastiff’s. NMP.

Thanks for the pic “Dieseldog66” Its funny what you do and dont remember from years ago i
remember seeing Mastiffs but mainly rigids. Like you say there were obviously artics about !

You and Oily may find this intresting. Click on pages twice to view.

Cheers for the Carter article Dean there is a good read about car delivery by Bob Tuck in his book Carrying Cargo

[deanb]

oiltreader:
Cheers for the Carter article Dean there is a good read about car delivery by Bob Tuck in his book Carrying Cargo

Cheers Oily,i have a fair few more articles on transporters that should intrest you and “dieseldog66”
just have not found the right pics to go with them yet !

[deanb]

Its amazing the articles that turn up in old truck mags !

Click pages twice to view.

[deanb]

Crown Volvo F88 tanker.

Martins Mercedes.

H.Morgan & Sons DAF. Think its a Welsh motor ■■?

LPG DAF tanker.

Tara Transport Mack.

[deanb]

Econofreight Volvo FB88

Fun Fair ERF

Alan Firmin ERF

Bluecap Seddon Atkinson.

R & O Jones ERF

[pete_359]

Hi Dean,
Morgan’s are from CWM near Ebbw Vale.I used to see that black and white F700 MACK coming through south wales fairly regularly as a kid.Great to see a photo of it on here,thanks.
regards Andrew.