DEANB:
Some Welsh and border motors.Keith posted a R & B Transport Scania on page 376 but i reckon this immaculate ERF looks better !
That is the layby near Brecon
9M.A.Evans Scania bulker.
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D.J.Thomas MAN.
This firm no longer with us they were based in volac ffelinfach between Lampeter and Aberystwyth
7Ennstone DAF. Not sure where they are based ?
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Lloyds of Ludlow Scania.
Another no longer with us big in the steel works at one time
5M.E.Edwards & Sons DAF.
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Looks like the Hickās Volvo is on a mission.
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Hodnet Transport MAN.
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C&M Transport DAF.
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Danny Williams & Sons Volvo timber truck.
From Lampeter
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Chris Webb:
pete smith:
Chris Webb:
Hi Dean.
GKN is Guest Keen and Nettlefold in old money,they have factories all over the UK and abroad and they had a steelworks in Cardiff called Eastmoors.They manufacture aerospace equip nowadays but they were best known for nuts and bolts when I were a lad and also for making clutches in Sheffield after taking over Laycock Engineering there.Also crankshafts after taking over Ambrose Shardlow Sheffield.In the 70s I used to see GKN Heath Street Division wagons running between South Wales and Birmingham.They also made the tilt cabs for AEC at GKN Sankey Wellington Salop.If you Google GKN you will see how big they are.As for the MAN Avia 8-legger,sorry but I donāt know much about that company except that itās French owned I believe and a big player in Europe,as I have seen their stations when abroad.
Hi Dean,
As Chris has said above GKN was a massive concern and I think their HQ was originally in Cranford Street Smethwick, hence the Bearwood reg number on the Sed Ak.
Slightly off topic, Archie Nettlefold bought his own island, Burgh Island near Plymouth and built an art deco hotel, Noel Coward, Agatha Christie, Lord Mountbatten and The Beatles all stayed there. Chris Webb probably has also stayed whilst on a dodgy!
No I didnāt stay there cos they didnāt have an en suite room.Wasnāt that GKN Heath Street Division at Bordesley Green Pete?
We used to deliver to gkn a lot in the midlands from port talbot
Chris Webb:
pete smith:
Chris Webb:
Hi Dean.
GKN is Guest Keen and Nettlefold in old money,they have factories all over the UK and abroad and they had a steelworks in Cardiff called Eastmoors.They manufacture aerospace equip nowadays but they were best known for nuts and bolts when I were a lad and also for making clutches in Sheffield after taking over Laycock Engineering there.Also crankshafts after taking over Ambrose Shardlow Sheffield.In the 70s I used to see GKN Heath Street Division wagons running between South Wales and Birmingham.They also made the tilt cabs for AEC at GKN Sankey Wellington Salop.If you Google GKN you will see how big they are.As for the MAN Avia 8-legger,sorry but I donāt know much about that company except that itās French owned I believe and a big player in Europe,as I have seen their stations when abroad.
Hi Dean,
As Chris has said above GKN was a massive concern and I think their HQ was originally in Cranford Street Smethwick, hence the Bearwood reg number on the Sed Ak.
Slightly off topic, Archie Nettlefold bought his own island, Burgh Island near Plymouth and built an art deco hotel, Noel Coward, Agatha Christie, Lord Mountbatten and The Beatles all stayed there. Chris Webb probably has also stayed whilst on a dodgy!
No I didnāt stay there cos they didnāt have an en suite room.Wasnāt that GKN Heath Street Division at Bordesley Green Pete?
Yes Chris,
Cranford street ran in to Heath Street, the big offices at the end of Cranford street have now been demolished and the works past the canal bridge on Heath Street have all been turned in to small ind units, looks a right den of iniquity!
smallcoal:
Chris Webb:
pete smith:
Chris Webb:
Hi Dean.
GKN is Guest Keen and Nettlefold in old money,they have factories all over the UK and abroad and they had a steelworks in Cardiff called Eastmoors.They manufacture aerospace equip nowadays but they were best known for nuts and bolts when I were a lad and also for making clutches in Sheffield after taking over Laycock Engineering there.Also crankshafts after taking over Ambrose Shardlow Sheffield.In the 70s I used to see GKN Heath Street Division wagons running between South Wales and Birmingham.They also made the tilt cabs for AEC at GKN Sankey Wellington Salop.If you Google GKN you will see how big they are.As for the MAN Avia 8-legger,sorry but I donāt know much about that company except that itās French owned I believe and a big player in Europe,as I have seen their stations when abroad.
Hi Dean,
As Chris has said above GKN was a massive concern and I think their HQ was originally in Cranford Street Smethwick, hence the Bearwood reg number on the Sed Ak.
Slightly off topic, Archie Nettlefold bought his own island, Burgh Island near Plymouth and built an art deco hotel, Noel Coward, Agatha Christie, Lord Mountbatten and The Beatles all stayed there. Chris Webb probably has also stayed whilst on a dodgy!
No I didnāt stay there cos they didnāt have an en suite room.Wasnāt that GKN Heath Street Division at Bordesley Green Pete?
We used to deliver to gkn a lot in the midlands from port talbot
Hi John,
Hope you are well and keeping Mr Clarke happy?!
GKN had manufacturing plants and steel stockholding plants all over the Midlands, the couple that spring to mind is the main one that Chris mentioned and Iām sure GKN bought out Sparrowās at Wombourne, more site will spring to mind! Cheerās Pete
smallcoal:
Hi lads some gkn pics
Hi John,
That building has been demolished to make way for an extension for the Hospital next door, there is a lot of history around there and I have walked the canals in the past but would not now as Iām too old to fight or runā¦ not a nice place on the towpath nowadays!
Hi Pete ,yes keeping mr Clarkes bank account healthy gkn had a site in bescot by the rac building used to be chaos in the mornings with the queues
Hi Dean,I donāt know who owned it in Marks picture,but here she is in her first colours,I thought that you would have picked this motor up straight away 
,anyway great shots from the past mate,Cheers Bubbs, 
pete smith:
smallcoal:
Hi lads some gkn picsHi John,
That building has been demolished to make way for an extension for the Hospital next door, there is a lot of history around there and I have walked the canals in the past but would not now as Iām too old to fight or runā¦ not a nice place on the towpath nowadays!
Gkn ,father loaded most days at freight rover bromford lane with turnings or borings for Gkn sheepbridge stokes and from Gkn Sankey Telford to Sheffield , in later yrs I had the job from sheepbridge taking the cylinder liners to ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ,cosworth and Perkins ,no wonder thereās some dodgy engines about father kept samples of good loads to get the bad loads in and tipped 
DEANB:
Vanguard article from 1984. (Dodgy scanning)9
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CGX 275H is an AEC Mandator V8, new to Vanguard, new in June 1969. It had the optional AEC / Thornycroft D251 10-speed splitter gearbox
DEANB:
Cant make the name out on the Foden,Anyone recognise the colour scheme ā ā ?
joseph holloway oldbury
9Freightline Scania.
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H.Young Marathon.
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B.F.I. Fiat.
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Ferrymasters Volvo F7.
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Kinch Mercedes. Paulās favourite car behind,a Marina shed.
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Great pic of Christopher Hills Leyland Marshall on its way to there Mill in Poole.
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Blount MAN. We have not had one of these on before,anyone know anything about them.Strange name ?
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Stokes Transport Maggie.
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Atkins Mercedes heading for Poole docks.
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DEANB:
Something Hire on the Volvo ā ā9
jpe warstones road essington
Express Dairies Mercedes.8
Quality kebab DAF.
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Volvo of Alan Walter from Taunton.
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Anyone recognise the Volvo tipper ā ā ?
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Looks like Freighter or something silmilar on door of Volvo ā ā ?
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Geoff Bell DAF.
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I think the ERF is TDG ā ā
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James Irlam & Sons DAF.
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Ashwood of Hamilton Scania.
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Chris Webb:
pete smith:
Hi Dean,
The Volvo tipper is one of J.P.Eās from Essington near Cannock and Gwilts from Baschurch I think or could have been Ruyton X1 towns between Oswestry and Shrewsbury, Trevor will be your man!Pete,I remember another company from Ruyton X1 Towns called Pentons,are they still going?
smallcoal:
Hi lads some gkn pics
smith road off potters lane wednesbury.before they moved to steelpark wednesfield
download/file.php?id=287514
There was/is ? a company called HRG on the outskirts of Elland going towards Halifax the last vehicle I saw of theirs was an Iveco , I delivered to Sankey at Telford a couple of times for Solaglas where the Ergos were made
pete smith:
[āChris Webbā]Hi Dean.
GKN is Guest Keen and Nettlefold in old money,they have factories all over the UK and abroad and they had a steelworks in Cardiff called Eastmoors.They manufacture aerospace equip nowadays but they were best known for nuts and bolts when I were a lad and also for making clutches in Sheffield after taking over Laycock Engineering there.Also crankshafts after taking over Ambrose Shardlow Sheffield.In the 70s I used to see GKN Heath Street Division wagons running between South Wales and Birmingham.They also made the tilt cabs for AEC at GKN Sankey Wellington Salop.If you Google GKN you will see how big they are.As for the MAN Avia 8-legger,sorry but I donāt know much about that company except that itās French owned I believe and a big player in Europe,as I have seen their stations when abroad.
Hi Dean,
As Chris has said above GKN was a massive concern and I think their HQ was originally in Cranford Street Smethwick, hence the Bearwood reg number on the Sed Ak.
Slightly off topic, Archie Nettlefold bought his own island, Burgh Island near Plymouth and built an art deco hotel, Noel Coward, Agatha Christie, Lord Mountbatten and The Beatles all stayed there. Chris Webb probably has also stayed whilst on a dodgy!
Thanks for the comments about GKN Chris ! What do you mean you dont know about Avia ā ā ? Your our tanker man !
Pete, Burgh Island is an intresting place and the hotel is cut off by the sea at high tide and they have to use this machine
to transport goods and people to the hotel !
NMP.
pete smith:
Hi Dean,
Regarding the Ford P100 pick up, they built them in South Africa, my first company vehicle was a P100, 1600 cc OHC, it could legally carry a ton but was a bit ar$se end heavy and a complete rot box.
smallcoal:
āDEANBā Some Welsh and border motors.Keith posted a R & B Transport Scania on page 376 but i reckon this immaculate ERF looks better !
That is the layby near BreconD.J.Thomas MAN.
This firm no longer with us they were based in volac ffelinfach between Lampeter and AberystwythLloyds of Ludlow Scania.
Another no longer with us big in the steel works at one timeDanny Williams & Sons Volvo timber truck.
From Lampeter
Thanks for the info on those companies John !
smallcoal:
Hi lads some gkn pics
Great pics John !
bubbleman:
Hi Dean,I donāt know who owned it in Marks picture,but here she is in her first colours,I thought that you would have picked this motor up straight away
Lovely pic Bubbs,looks like that motor was on a contract as in a different colour chap ā ā
Punchy Dan:
Gkn ,father loaded most days at freight rover bromford lane with turnings or borings for Gkn sheepbridge stokes and from Gkn Sankey Telford to Sheffield , in later yrs I had the job from sheepbridge taking the cylinder liners to ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ,cosworth and Perkins ,no wonder thereās some dodgy engines about father kept samples of good loads to get the bad loads in and tipped
Thanks for the comments Dan !
gingerfold:
āDEANBā]Vanguard article from 1984.CGX 275H is an AEC Mandator V8, new to Vanguard, new in June 1969. It had the optional AEC / Thornycroft D251 10-speed splitter gearbox
Thanks for the info Graham !
curnock:
āDEANBā]Cant make the name out on the Foden,Anyone recognise the colour scheme ā ā ?
joseph holloway oldbury
curnock:
āpete smithā]Hi Dean,
The Volvo tipper is one of J.P.Eās from Essington near Cannock and Gwilts from Baschurch I think or could have been Ruyton X1 towns between Oswestry and Shrewsbury, Trevor will be your man!Pete,I remember another company from Ruyton X1 Towns called Pentons,are they still going?
beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/02849859
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Thanks for the info ācurnockā that first one must be a few pages back !
ramone:
There was/is ? a company called HRG on the outskirts of Elland going towards Halifax the last vehicle I saw of theirs was an Iveco , I delivered to Sankey at Telford a couple of times for Solaglas where the Ergos were made
Cheers Ramone !
Thanks for the comments about GKN Chris ! What do you mean you dont know about Avia ā ā ? Your our tanker man !
I know,but I came off tankers in Jan 1979 so Iām a bit out of date.
Chris Webb:
Thanks for the comments about GKN Chris !
I know,but I came off tankers in Jan 1979 so Iām a bit out of date.
Any old excuse !!! 
Cant find nothing about Evans chap but keep looking !
DEANB:
Vanguard Machinery Removals Foden. Anyone know if this company is still going ?Click on pages twice to read.
Article from 1970.
Article from 1976.
Hi Dean,
Vanguard were taken over by Pickfords in the 90s. ā¦the heavy haulage and machinery side was amalgamated with Pickfords Heavy Haulageā¦and the industrial and commercial moving side was amalgamated with Pickfords Office and Commercial moving.
But I think they are no moreā¦I worked with a lot of the boys from the office and commercial side in the 90s out of Bristol some tidy lads.
Regards Mark
Slightly off topic, Archie Nettlefold bought his own island, Burgh Island near Plymouth and built an art deco hotel, Noel Coward, Agatha Christie, Lord Mountbatten and The Beatles all stayed there. Chris Webb probably has also stayed whilst on a dodgy!
Burgh Island was shown on the last programme where Peter Davison (Dr Who) and Christopher Timothy (James Herriot) drive around Britain in a nice Morgan, good programme (still showing) meeting people with motoring interests including Lorries and travelling on many old routes. Franky.