PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTION (Part 1)

[windrush]

Yes Dean, MTC are no longer. One of my neighbours and some of my friends drove for them at various times, and an occasional contributor on these pages worked for them as well. There are plenty of pics of their Dodges, Bedfords and the family on Facebook. George Lowe offered me a job a few years ago but a week away in a Clydesdale four wheeler with a sleeper box didn’t really appeal. We did (briefly) get around to talking about money: " The more I pay you means my wages clerk has to work harder to deal with it, and I find that money spoils a good worker/boss relationship anyway" so I stayed at Tilcon and slept in my own bed! Good old George, I did manage to sell him a trailer tent and a camping trailer though and I also spent a week in his camping field several years ago renovating the toilets for him!

Pete.

[arcdaz]

tyneside:

DEANB:
Anyone know where the Carwells Cruiser is from ■■

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Drinkwater Sabey Octopus. Ray Smyth whats the car ■■?

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One for “moomooland” John Marsh Seddon Atkinson 401.

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Ings Transport from just outside Fordingbridge. They must have been bigger than i thought as we have had alot of there motors
on here. Are they still going does anyone know ■■ Last time i saw one was at Portsmouth waiting to ship out and they were doing
traction work off the docks.

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Symphony Furniture DAF draw-bar seen here no doubt heading for Kingsbury’s that were just down the road from here. Were they
from Wales ?

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Heres a blast from the past, Central Road Transport Scania 112 heading for Truckline ferries at Poole.

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J.R.Harding ERF. Posted an article about these on page 322 for anyone intrested.

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Cant remember if we have had a ECM motor on before.

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Anyone recognise the ERF ■■ Looks like Hayes ■■? on the door.

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Daz, Seem to remember you like Don Bush trucks.

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Think,the car in the Drinkwater Sabey photo is a Austin Cambridge or Morris Oxford. Tyneside

tyneside:

DEANB:
Anyone know where the Carwells Cruiser is from ■■

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Drinkwater Sabey Octopus. Ray Smyth whats the car ■■?

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One for “moomooland” John Marsh Seddon Atkinson 401.

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Ings Transport from just outside Fordingbridge. They must have been bigger than i thought as we have had alot of there motors
on here. Are they still going does anyone know ■■ Last time i saw one was at Portsmouth waiting to ship out and they were doing
traction work off the docks.

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Symphony Furniture DAF draw-bar seen here no doubt heading for Kingsbury’s that were just down the road from here. Were they
from Wales ?

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Heres a blast from the past, Central Road Transport Scania 112 heading for Truckline ferries at Poole.

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J.R.Harding ERF. Posted an article about these on page 322 for anyone intrested.

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Cant remember if we have had a ECM motor on before.

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Anyone recognise the ERF ■■ Looks like Hayes ■■? on the door.

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Daz, Seem to remember you like Don Bush trucks.
Hello Dean thats correct i do love a bit Don Bush trucks i think they look the part and look very smart livery too.Happy Xmas to you and Paul etc etc for all these Fantastic Photos and all the brilliant memories keep it up with the great work Best wishes Daz
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Think,the car in the Drinkwater Sabey photo is a Austin Cambridge or Morris Oxford. Tyneside

[truckworld]

[attachment=1]img594.jpg[/attachment Hi Dean an up date for JJT973V on its second life after Graham Richardson sold it a local owner driver Graham Orchard also from Upton purchased it and fitted a later second hand cab up at Clapcotts yard and a third axle for 38t delivering steel for ace welding and James brothers amongst other things.as for me the gate i mentioned was the RMC gate as i started there in 1984 as an owner driver and i am still working on the quay now at CEMEX with a mixer i have noticed a lot of shots were taken over the road from our gate thanks Paul

[arcdaz]

DEANB:

stargazer148:
Hi Dean William Kirk are based in Macclesfield cheers Ray

Cheers Ray.

Suedehead:
“ramone” Found this on FB , hope you don`t mind me posting it Dean , i wonder if Dennis remembers it from his days at Bradys
Sheeting looks a bit iffy

windrush:
I think that William Kirk’s from Bollington sold out a while ago now? I was at Rolls Royce Shrewsbury with one of the sons back in 1981.

Pete.

Thanks for the comment Pete !

Punchy Dan:
Edwards ERF is probably still on the road .

Cheers Dan.

ArcDaz:
“DEANB” Some muck away tippers.

Daz, Routeman probably an owner driver ?

Hi Dean you are a Diamond posting all these cracking old gems on this thread today.Big Smilies through seeing them old time companys again PS that Routeman tipper is a new one for me which i have never seen before it does look like that it belongs to an owner driver which you have stated in your comment above Regards Daz

Some crackers in there Daz like you say. I particularly liked the Heaver AEC Mammoth Major 8 wheeler that looked good.

No rolls bars back then on those old diggers. I imagine there must have been a fair few deaths with machines rolling over !

ArcDaz:
“DEANB”

T.A.Jervis & Co DAF. Dont remember having one on before,anyone know where they are based ■■?

Dean T. A. Jervis & co are based in Telford they are quite a big outfit in the tipper bulk haulage game ive seen a photo going from the 1970s with a Reiver & Routeman together.Hope my info helps here Best Wishes Daz

Thanks for the info Daz.
Hi Dean just making an inquiry to see if paul or Mark or yourself have any of the following truck pics of Blandford and Webb or Allseasons from Dorset as a gentleman named Kevin Stockley has sent me a Private Message Regards Daz

Ray Smyth:
“DEANB”

William Kirk Renault. Anyone know where they are based ?

Hi Dean, William Kirk are from or near to Macclesfield in Cheshire. Cheers, Ray.

Thanks Ray.

steelboyf10:
Hi Dean, worked for a firm in North Wales, J Shone and sons, carried out of Shotton steel works, I left there in 1985, great pics on the thread, keep it up

Thanks for the info and pics “steelboyf10” I will eventually get around to doing a bit on the steel haulage but still looking for some stuff i
have. Been looking for it over the last 4 months and have still not found it yet.

tribsa:
HI All

Ranks nearly all gone (disgusting)

Cheers
Rich

I agree Rich, a real iconic building for me. I assume they have demolished it then,shame.

robthedog:
T.A.Jervis & Co DAF. Dont remember having one on before,anyone know where they are based ■■?

T A Jervis were from Telford I think there finished now though

Cheers Rob.

pete smith:
“robthedog”

T.A.Jervis & Co DAF. Dont remember having one on before,anyone know where they are based ■■?

T A Jervis were from Telford I think there finished now though
Yes Rob they finished a few years ago now, seem to remember the Traffic Commissioner was on their backs

Those Traffic Commissioners have no sense of humour Pete !

[deanb]

pete smith:
Morning Dean,
Hayes roadways Darlaston, good to see you back on the airwaves mate!

Thanks Pete,dont know how you remember them all !

tyneside:
Think,the car in the Drinkwater Sabey photo is a Austin Cambridge or Morris Oxford. Tyneside

I reckon your right “tyneside” as i thought that as my uncle had one when i was a kid !

atlas man:
Hi Symphony were a leeds based company

Cheers “atlas man”

Ray Smyth:
Hi Dean, The car looks like an Austin Cambridge or a Morris Oxford with Farina bodywork, not 100% sure. Cheers, Ray.

I knew you would know Ray.

windrush:
Yes Dean, MTC are no longer. One of my neighbours and some of my friends drove for them at various times, and an occasional contributor on these pages worked for them as well. There are plenty of pics of their Dodges, Bedfords and the family on Facebook. George Lowe offered me a job a few years ago but a week away in a Clydesdale four wheeler with a sleeper box didn’t really appeal. We did (briefly) get around to talking about money: " The more I pay you means my wages clerk has to work harder to deal with it, and I find that money spoils a good worker/boss relationship anyway" so I stayed at Tilcon and slept in my own bed! Good old George, I did manage to sell him a trailer tent and a camping trailer though and I also spent a week in his camping field several years ago renovating the toilets for him!

Pete.

Thanks for confirming Pete ! Shame to see another company gone,and they looked like they run really tidy motors.

Nice story about the tent and trailer !

ArcDaz:
Daz, Seem to remember you like Don Bush trucks.
Hello Dean thats correct i do love a bit Don Bush trucks i think they look the part and look very smart livery too.Happy Xmas to you and Paul etc etc for all these Fantastic Photos and all the brilliant memories keep it up with the great work Best wishes Daz

I remember seeing there trucks about Daz,but i dont think they were a very large company. Think they operated around 5 trucks but
someone on here may know more about them.

ArcDaz:
Hi Dean just making an inquiry to see if paul or Mark or yourself have any of the following truck pics of Blandford and Webb or Allseasons from Dorset as a gentleman named Kevin Stockley has sent me a Private Message Regards Daz

Here you go Daz,ask him if he has any of G.Marks Transport of Wimborne who had the yard next to the Green Man pub as that was
my grandads company. Pic below.

G.Marks Transport,Wimborne.

[deanb]

truckworld:
[attachment=1]img594.jpg[/attachment Hi Dean an up date for JJT973V on its second life after Graham Richardson sold it a local owner driver Graham Orchard also from Upton purchased it and fitted a later second hand cab up at Clapcotts yard and a third axle for 38t delivering steel for ace welding and James brothers amongst other things.as for me the gate i mentioned was the RMC gate as i started there in 1984 as an owner driver and i am still working on the quay now at CEMEX with a mixer i have noticed a lot of shots were taken over the road from our gate thanks Paul

Looks like the F12 did a bit Paul ! Thanks for the photos and if you have any more photos of local companies please pop them on
as would like to see them.

I wont have any photos inside the old RMC yard. Did Cemex take them over as that yard shut and its moved down nearer the cranes
where Corrals had a second yard to the one up on the corner when you turned in off the main road.
Sunseeker all the way down the road now,Corralls gone etc.

I will see if i have anything on RMC and pop it on. What did you drive back in 1984 ■■

[deanb]

Austin Cambridge brochure.

Click on pages twice to read.

[deanb]

Hargrave / Turners DAF.

Daltons Transport Mercedes.

Gregory’s DAF.

Pontrilas Timber Foden.

Anyone recognise the ERF ■■?

W.A.Cope DAF with one of there Fodens following.

Burgoynes ERF. Article about them on page 252.

Harper Haulage Volvo.

RA & CE Platt Mercedes. Cant remember if we have had one on before,anyone know where they are based ■■

M.E.Edwards & Son DAF.

[deanb]

Some odds and sods from 1966.

Pic 6. That looks a dodgy lift with those 2 cranes,and bugger being stood on top waiting for it to be lifted in place.

[windrush]

I like how in the Austin leaflet it states ‘that it is impossible to lock your keys in the ignition’ because I managed it with mine…twice! Luckily you could force the front quarterlights open very easily and reach inside. It had crossply ‘town and country’ tyres on the rear when I bought it, absolutely hopeless on wet roads but good in mud etc. One day back in 1970 I had my brother as a passenger, he would have been about eight years of age, and I was going round an island on a housing estate in Reading in the wet on a concrete road and managed to turn the car around in a full 360 degree circle! Two coppers were sitting across the road in their Panda car and they just clapped their hands applauding me. My brother said “wow, again please Pete” and I told him “not on your life lad” and carried on rather sheepishly! Mine was the later 1622 cc A60 version, the one in the brochure is the earlier A55.

Pete.

[tastrucker]

DEANB:
Hargrave / Turners DAF.

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Daltons Transport Mercedes.

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Gregory’s DAF.

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Pontrilas Timber Foden.

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Anyone recognise the ERF ■■?

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W.A.Cope DAF with one of there Fodens following.

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Burgoynes ERF. Article about them on page 252.

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Harper Haulage Volvo.

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RA & CE Platt Mercedes. Cant remember if we have had one on before,anyone know where they are based ■■

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M.E.Edwards & Son DAF.

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Hello DEAN ,and welcome back ,the ERF to me looks like Malcolm Edwards of Ford nr Shrewsbury ,he had all ERFs then ,but i see he has got Scanias now and the odd Renault .
Platts are from Llay Wrexham ,but they are running Volvos and MANs now ,thank you Dean ,Trevor

[stargazer148]

Hi Dean interesting pictures there. dalkeith bus station is now a Morrison’s store cheers Ray

[carryfast]

DEANB:
Austin Cambridge brochure.

Click on pages twice to read.

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She’s aged well like her Westminster sister.
carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1293493

As opposed to 1100, Maxi and Allegro.

[erf-ngc-european]

Carryfast:

DEANB:
Austin Cambridge brochure.

Click on pages twice to read.

She’s aged well like her Westminster sister.
carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1293493

As opposed to 1100, Maxi and Allegro.

Here we go

[tyneside]

Hi Dean

The Cambridge brochure must have been an export model as it is LHD. Any idea which country it was aimed at.

Not sure if it is my eyes or I have one too many cans but is the body up half a ram on the Copes DaF■■?

Tyneside

[zb_anorak]

ERF-NGC-European:
Here we go 0

Not too late am I?

Carryfast:
She’s aged well like her Westminster sister.
carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1293493

As opposed to 1100, Maxi and Allegro.

Pffffttt. Although they were not as great as the great Mr. Issigonis might have wanted, the cars you mention were at least comparable with the European competition. The 1100 sold well all over Europe. The Maxi had a 5 speed 'box before most other cars, and a modern OHC engine years before the ordinary Dagenham Dustbin.

In contrast, those banger-racing Austins were outdated at launch- drum brakes on the front, cart springs at the back ffs. Look at the scans up there^- engine lifting hooks were supplied and fitted as standard, and shown in the brochure LOL. How are you going to sell into countries with a proud engineering history, like Italy, by advertising engine-out maintenance?

[suedehead]

windrush:
I like how in the Austin leaflet it states ‘that it is impossible to lock your keys in the ignition’ because I managed it with mine…twice! Luckily you could force the front quarterlights open very easily and reach inside. It had crossply ‘town and country’ tyres on the rear when I bought it, absolutely hopeless on wet roads but good in mud etc. One day back in 1970 I had my brother as a passenger, he would have been about eight years of age, and I was going round an island on a housing estate in Reading in the wet on a concrete road and managed to turn the car around in a full 360 degree circle! Two coppers were sitting across the road in their Panda car and they just clapped their hands applauding me. My brother said “wow, again please Pete” and I told him “not on your life lad” and carried on rather sheepishly! Mine was the later 1622 cc A60 version, the one in the brochure is the earlier A55.

Pete.

Wheres the like button

[windrush]

tyneside:
Hi Dean

The Cambridge brochure must have been an export model as it is LHD. Any idea which country it was aimed at.

Not sure if it is my eyes or I have one too many cans but is the body up half a ram on the Copes DaF■■?

Tyneside

Not all the pics are LHD though, the front view and the dash panel are RHD. They were brilliant cars, very simple and cheap to maintain and comfortable to drive. The BMC J4 van was mechanically the same, and the MGB was similar mechanically in many ways as well. I had an Austin first when I passed my test and then later bought a three year old Morris Oxford series six from the BMC dealership I worked at. Until I got married I was travelling 400 miles each weekend for eighteen months visiting my fiancee. Neither ever let me down but alas the ‘metal moth’ got to the Oxford eventually and I sold it and bought a 1974 Vauxhall VX4/90 and then two Cortinas…oh dear!

Pete.

[suedehead]

DEANB:
Some muck away tippers.

Pioneer DAF.

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E.F.Phillips Guy Big J8 from Parkstone,Poole.

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Selby DAF from Poole.

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Stretch Transport Volvo F7 from Poole.

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Cant make the name out on the Volvo F6 ■■

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Gary Parsons Constructor from New Milton.

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Daz, Routeman probably an owner driver ?

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Click on pages twice to read.

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F6 tipper looks like on of RA and WJ Harveys

[robthedog]

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Ings Transport from just outside Fordingbridge. They must have been bigger than i thought as we have had alot of there motors
on here. Are they still going does anyone know ■■ Last time i saw one was at Portsmouth waiting to ship out and they were doing
traction work off the docks.

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Ings are long gone Dean packed up donkeys years ago

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Few of Ings here