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Hi Dean and Paul are all these pictures of Leyland Contructors come from a recent commercial magazine if so could you please let me know is from this months Issure Many Thanks Daz 
B.Wadsworth:
hi folks , D and N were a fine firm to work for , we subbed from them for many years ,rates were fine and paid on time ,Cheers Barry waddy
Hi Barry , Noel Morgan was a well respected gent ,several South Wales firms subbed from them ,one being T D Williams.
Did D and N regularly haul out of Mostyn dock ? i was told they did ,regards Keith
kingswinford kit:
“DEANB”
Morris Road Services Volvo F86. Cant make out where they are from,anyone know ■■Hi Dean ,Morris Volvo F86 car transporter were from Bishops Castle Shropshire and by coincidence the same area as Craven Arms (DN Morgan) and Woolleys from Bucknell .
They were formally known as Valley Transport and worked out of the East coast ports ,regards Keith
Thanks for the info Keith. 
Carryfast:
“DEANB” "Carryfast"UK spec 1978 3800 6v92 T ?.Before such a beast was officially listed by Bedford only 8v71 ?.A supposedly ‘mythical’ Tricentrol special order of the type that I knew of in the day finally appears ?.I forgot you had a bit of a fetish for the old Detroit V6 engine “Carryfast”
More specifically the 92 turbo series V 6 and V 8 which should have been put in the thing as standard from virtually day 1 totally by passing the 71 series.More or less a smoking gun proving the theory that the Brits were sabotaged to help the foreign importers.That T reg example should make anorak think again regarding previous arguments we’ve had on the subject elsewhere.
The 6v92 sounded and went much better than either the 6v71 or 8v71 and that one in photo was not only rare it would have been a flying machine in the day like some of the fire truck examples of it we built at the time.
Heres a bit more. 1982.
240 Gardner:
“DEANB”
Bowker Volvo.A small selection of vehicles which have previously carried fleet number 33:
Great pics Chris,thanks for posting. 
kmills:
With the Bowker’s FL10 being an M reg - you’d have to say that the old 1 series Scania is looking good for it’s age.
tonyj105:
“DEANB” Ferrymasters.oh to be 18 again and working at desborough depot
tony
Any pics Tony ■■ 
lespullan:
Hi Dean, R W Edwards were from Dewsbury, Gees of Wakefield took them over some time ago. Les.
Thanks for the info Les. Paul sent this pic through of a Gees of Wakefield.
Ray Smyth:
"kevmorrow
Lewiss had a furniture warehouse at Moss Vale Road Urmston and had about 40 scammell automatic coupling trailers and about 10 scarabs. Mid 1960s I used to deliver Mothers Pride Bread to Lewiss store Manchester about 6am. Lewis`s would have a couple of trailers parked up on the loading bays ready for the Urmston drivers to do changeovers. It was marvellous to see one driver Alec. On arrival without fail he would reach for his mug full of tea that was balancing somewhere on his dash, eat a sandwich while smoking his pipe that never left his mouth. This was while doing his changeover within Nano seconds, brew can at the ready and be away back to Urmston leaving a thick trail of smoke and spit after stocking up his pipe. I think he used to do this trip about 8 times a day job and finish.
Regards KEVHi Kev, I remember Lewis`s in Liverpool very well, I can recall my mother taking me there in 1955 to buy me a school blazer, having passed
the 11 Plus exam. The Liverpool store was rebuilt in the late 1940s and early 1950s, having been destroyed by the Luftwaffe in World War 2.
The bronze statue on the corner of the building was by Epstein, and shows a man stood on the bow of a ship, looking out to sea, but he hasn’t
any clothes on, he was soon nicknamed “Dickie Lewis” by the locals. Ray.
Good stuff Ray.
kenfig bill:
"ianto"My father bought a Mercedes Benz 1617 chassis cab from D & N Morgan it was an ex boxvan and they put a new 26 foo platform on it reg was KNT535W it had a back to front 8 speed gearbox was heavy as a 16 tonner but was easy to uprate to 17 ton turned out to be a good lorry the first of many 1617/1720.Hello Dean ,Keith ,Ianto …D N Morgan were huge …apart from steel the old man says they were in Swansea on the docks and at the Addis factory …also Economic drums at Pontardawe …fine fleet of Atkis and Guys …before Mercs and Volvos …lol …Geraint
Thanks for the input Geraint and Dad ! Will have to see if we can find some more on Morgan’s.
Franglais:
Bit of a diversion, but didn’t “Jock” Young have his own aeroplane? White and blue, his HY symbol on tail fin? 6 seat single prop?
Cant help chap,dont know.
kingswinford kit:
Hello Dean ,Keith ,Ianto …D N Morgan were huge …apart from steel the old man says they were in Swansea on the docks and at the Addis factory …also Economic drums at Pontardawe …fine fleet of Atkis and Guys …before Mercs and Volvos …lol …Gerainthi Geraint ,it was mostly timber out of both Cardiff and Swansea docks ,regards Keith
B.Wadsworth:
hi folks , D and N were a fine firm to work for , we subbed from them for many years ,rates were fine and paid on time ,Cheers Barry waddy
Any pics Barry ■■?
tastrucker:
Hello DEAN ,and thank you very much for posting ,have to say i had forgotton these sorry !The SedATK was first one they had after Atki Borderers ,i have been reading the comments and a lot of timber was hauled locally from Ransfords in Bishops Castle ,D&N were first started up here by the Boars Head pub
Yes a lot of steel out of Llanwern ,with Tony Lloyd Ludlow ,both controlled a lot of work out of S Wales .
Keith has already commented on Morris of Bishops Castle ,they bought out Valley Transport,after Morris had finished an ex driver started up as Mid Wales car deliveries ,thank you all Trevor
Thanks for the info Trevor.
ArcDaz:
Hi Dean and Paul are all these pictures of Leyland Contructors come from a recent commercial magazine if so could you please let me know is from this months Issure Many Thanks Daz
Hello Daz, the article is in Heritage Commercials July 2016. Ebay chap.
Cleanaway Dennis.
Looks like Wainright on the front of the Volvo ■■
Anyone recognise the 143 ■■?
Vitafoam Mercedes.
Anyone recognise the Scania ■■?
County Skip Hire Mercedes.
Anyone recognise the ERF ■■
Cant make the name out on the Volvo ■■
Cant make the name out on the Mercedes ■■
Anyone recognise the MAN ■■
M.F.I. DAF
Leigh Thomas Scania.
Jays Removals Volvo from Birmingham.
Colorgraphic Group Volvo.
Looks like Munro Transport on trailer,not sure if their unit ?
Tarmac Constructor.
Arndale Fuels Seddon Atkinson.
Think its Mainland ? Car Deliveries Cruiser.
D.G.Corbin ERF.
Anyone recognise the Marathon,says El Vaquero on the name plate in cab ■■?
Hi Dean,
Jays were part of Fox …originated from Stourbridge …Fox bought out a few family companies over the years but there all under tbe Fox name today.
Regards Mark
Hi Dean, MCD had a large open yard/depot right beside junction 12 of the M56, the Frodsham and Runcorn turn off.
I don’t know what their main source of work was, but they were very close to Ford Motor Co. at Halewood, and also
Vauxhall Motors at Ellesmere Port. We used to think that MCD stood for Merseyside Car Deliveries, but could be totally
wrong…I imagine that Oily might know. Whether MCD had depots elsewhere, I do not know. Regards, Ray.
Ray Smyth:
Hi Dean, MCD had a large open yard/depot right beside junction 12 of the M56, the Frodsham and Runcorn turn off.
I don’t know what their main source of work was, but they were very close to Ford Motor Co. at Halewood, and also
Vauxhall Motors at Ellesmere Port. We used to think that MCD stood for Merseyside Car Deliveries, but could be totally
wrong…I imagine that Oily might know. Whether MCD had depots elsewhere, I do not know. Regards, Ray.
If I remember correctly, Mainland Car Deliveries.
Ray Smyth:
Hi Dean, MCD had a large open yard/depot right beside junction 12 of the M56, the Frodsham and Runcorn turn off.
I don’t know what their main source of work was, but they were very close to Ford Motor Co. at Halewood, and also
Vauxhall Motors at Ellesmere Port. We used to think that MCD stood for Merseyside Car Deliveries, but could be totally
wrong…I imagine that Oily might know. Whether MCD had depots elsewhere, I do not know. Regards, Ray.
Right Ray, not the only one to refer to them as Merseyside Car Deliveries but in fact proper name Mainland Car Deliveries, they had a car pound in an old quarry at Wheatley, Oxford for Cowley made cars, I had a good buddy Gerry Harris who worked for them driving a transporter similar to the one in Mark’s photo.
Oily
Hi, Kingswinford , I never saw any D and N Morgans working out of Mostyn Docks , there was a local firm , Morgan Freight , ran by a good friend of mine , Terry Morgan done a lot of work out of the dock , hope that will help you , Cheers Barry ,
On September the 9th 2010 the Cheshire firm of Autocarriers, which traded as MCD (Mainland Car Deliveries} entered administration.
It was the second time MCD had entered administration in less than a year as in the previous November MCD had been sold by administrator BDO in a pre-pack administration deal to Autocarriers its sister company.
At the time MCD had an O-licence for 150 vehicles along with 150 trailers.
On the 1st of October 2010 Northampton-based car transporter Autologic acquired a large proportion of the business for £500,000.
MCD also had a depot at Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey Kent which handled the Mazda contract.
I remember they had Guy Big J’s first then Leyland Buffalo’s before the Cruisers…I used to wash them down as part of my first job after leaving school. That would have been about 1984.
moomooland:
0Autocarriers traded as MCD (Mainland Car Deliveries} and entered administration in September 2010.
That looks like a non factory sleeper
marktaff:
Hi Dean,
Jays were part of Fox …originated from Stourbridge …Fox bought out a few family companies over the years but there all under tbe Fox name today.
Regards Mark
Thanks for the info Mark !
Ray Smyth:
Hi Dean, MCD had a large open yard/depot right beside junction 12 of the M56, the Frodsham and Runcorn turn off.
I don’t know what their main source of work was, but they were very close to Ford Motor Co. at Halewood, and also
Vauxhall Motors at Ellesmere Port. We used to think that MCD stood for Merseyside Car Deliveries, but could be totally
wrong…I imagine that Oily might know. Whether MCD had depots elsewhere, I do not know. Regards, Ray.
Thanks for the comments Ray.
Retired Old ■■■■:
“Ray Smyth” Hi Dean, MCD had a large open yard/depot right beside junction 12 of the M56, the Frodsham and Runcorn turn off.
I don’t know what their main source of work was, but they were very close to Ford Motor Co. at Halewood, and also
Vauxhall Motors at Ellesmere Port. We used to think that MCD stood for Merseyside Car Deliveries, but could be totally
wrong…I imagine that Oily might know. Whether MCD had depots elsewhere, I do not know. Regards, Ray.
If I remember correctly, Mainland Car Deliveries.
Cheers “ROF”
oiltreader:
Ray Smyth:
Hi Dean, MCD had a large open yard/depot right beside junction 12 of the M56, the Frodsham and Runcorn turn off.
I don’t know what their main source of work was, but they were very close to Ford Motor Co. at Halewood, and also
Vauxhall Motors at Ellesmere Port. We used to think that MCD stood for Merseyside Car Deliveries, but could be totally
wrong…I imagine that Oily might know. Whether MCD had depots elsewhere, I do not know. Regards, Ray.Right Ray, not the only one to refer to them as Merseyside Car Deliveries but in fact proper name Mainland Car Deliveries, they had a car pound in an old quarry at Wheatley, Oxford for Cowley made cars, I had a good buddy Gerry Harris who worked for them driving a transporter similar to the one in Mark’s photo.
Oily
Thanks for the comments Oily.
B.Wadsworth:
Hi, Kingswinford , I never saw any D and N Morgans working out of Mostyn Docks , there was a local firm , Morgan Freight , ran by a good friend of mine , Terry Morgan done a lot of work out of the dock , hope that will help you , Cheers Barry ,
Thanks for the input Barry.
moomooland:
014On September the 9th 2010 the Cheshire firm of Autocarriers, which traded as MCD (Mainland Car Deliveries} entered administration.
It was the second time MCD had entered administration in less than a year as in the previous November MCD had been sold by administrator BDO in a pre-pack administration deal to Autocarriers its sister company.
At the time MCD had an O-licence for 150 vehicles along with 150 trailers.
On the 1st of October 2010 Northampton-based car transporter Autologic acquired a large proportion of the business for £500,000.
Good stuff Paul and thanks for the pics. They were a large concern then running 150 motors.
Mark R:
MCD also had a depot at Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey Kent which handled the Mazda contract.
I remember they had Guy Big J’s first then Leyland Buffalo’s before the Cruisers…I used to wash them down as part of my first job after leaving school. That would have been about 1984.
Those pics would have brought back some memories then Mark.
GAZ70:
moomooland:
0Autocarriers traded as MCD (Mainland Car Deliveries} and entered administration in September 2010.That looks like a non factory sleeper
Dont know if its a non factory one chap,someone may know for sure ■■
JAKEY:
Both carrying Montegos ,Cowley loads .
Thanks for the pics “JAKEY”
Chris Webb:
Morning Dean.
The Volvo F7 could well be a Tankfreight wagon as it looks like a “WU” West Riding reg plate.I think Wyatts from Leeds ran F7s as well so could be one of theirs.
TF/ Logo on"t door? coulhave been From Heckmondwyke Depot?
CJA1:
Chris Webb:
Morning Dean.
The Volvo F7 could well be a Tankfreight wagon as it looks like a “WU” West Riding reg plate.I think Wyatts from Leeds ran F7s as well so could be one of theirs.TF/ Logo on"t door? coulhave been From Heckmondwyke Depot?
Cheers CJA1.
Some odds and sods.
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These old cafe and accomodation adverts from 1967 may bring back some memories to the older drivers.
Some Scottish AEC’s from 1967.
Fleet Hire advert from 1978.
“JAKEY” BRS 1980 advert.
Craven Tasker trailers 1978.Three of the companies featured have been on the thread.
Road signs 1969.
This would have been an intresting yard to look around.
