Saviem's fan club (Part 1)

Davidoff:

jsutherland:

Davidoff:
Two generations of passionate lorry drivers (and TN members) meeting in a lorry’s cab. Couldn’t have been more appropriate.

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We had some good fun together

Looks like “someone” is being taught how to use a manual gearbox [emoji1]

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John

That had just been taken care of. Took a half our to get the range change thingy. Here the lecture had moved on to the benefits and user’s tips of a telma retarder!
A what retarder?

Aye, it’s not easy to educate the elderly… they’re always bragging about “been there, done that, got the t-shirt”… :unamused:

pete smith:

Davidoff:
Two generations of passionate lorry drivers (and TN members) meeting in a lorry’s cab. Couldn’t have been more appropriate.

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We had some good fun together

That bloke in the passenger seat will get where WD40 won’t! :wink:

Is he that…er…slippery then Pete? :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

pv83:

pete smith:

Davidoff:
Two generations of passionate lorry drivers (and TN members) meeting in a lorry’s cab. Couldn’t have been more appropriate.

2

1

0

We had some good fun together

That bloke in the passenger seat will get where WD40 won’t! :wink:

Is he that…er…slippery then Pete? :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

His a right lad Patrick as you well know!!

pete smith:

jsutherland:

Davidoff:
Two generations of passionate lorry drivers (and TN members) meeting in a lorry’s cab. Couldn’t have been more appropriate.

2

1

0

We had some good fun together

Looks like “someone” is being taught how to use a manual gearbox [emoji1]

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Mr Sutherland will you stop stirring!

I couldn’t resist it [emoji1]

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Davidoff:

jsutherland:

Davidoff:
Two generations of passionate lorry drivers (and TN members) meeting in a lorry’s cab. Couldn’t have been more appropriate.

2

1

0

We had some good fun together

Looks like “someone” is being taught how to use a manual gearbox [emoji1]

Sent from my Hol-U19 using Tapatalk

John

That had just been taken care of. Took a half our to get the range change thingy. Here the lecture had moved on to the benefits and user’s tips of a telma retarder!
A what retarder?

Aye, I can believe that. These young lads need more time to learn such complicated things these days [emoji5]

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Okay chaps.
Some more photos from Locomotion, and some facts or anecdotes which you might finds interesting.

First picture is for Mr. John West who was expressing an interest in the Scammell from the South.
Here goes (complete with fleet support)

Some superb 1960s cab design (I believe David Miller posted a picture earlier too)

Berliet GR205

A Diamond T wrecker towing a mini-wrecker (Renault Galion)

PV 83, the pictures on the wall in Cuisery were :

  1. red Daf and others from TRAJORA in Saint Martin du Fresne (01).
  2. France-Plastique later Alizée Transports at the entry of Cuisery.

pete smith:

pv83:

pete smith:

Davidoff:
Two generations of passionate lorry drivers (and TN members) meeting in a lorry’s cab. Couldn’t have been more appropriate.

2

1

0

We had some good fun together

That bloke in the passenger seat will get where WD40 won’t! :wink:

Is he that…er…slippery then Pete? :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

His a right lad Patrick as you well know!!

Sure is Pete, salt of the earth that man is :wink: if only there were more people like him…er… hang on… :laughing:

michel:
PV 83, the pictures on the wall in Cuisery were :

  1. red Daf and others from TRAJORA in Saint Martin du Fresne (01).
  2. France-Plastique later Alizée Transports at the entry of Cuisery.

Merci beaucoup Michel :wink:

Davidoff:
Okay chaps.
Some more photos from Locomotion, and some facts or anecdotes which you might finds interesting.

First picture is for Mr. John West who was expressing an interest in the Scammell from the South.
Here goes (complete with fleet support)
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Some superb 1960s cab design (I believe David Miller posted a picture earlier too)
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Berliet GR205
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A Diamond T wrecker towing a mini-wrecker (Renault Galion)
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Cheers David! That Diamond T was quite sommat eh…

Stumbled upon these last week…

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These two “classics” came past whilst I was having a brew… there was an older type F12 on the run as well, but I sadly didn’t saw that return…

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Driving through sleepy Langres early in the morning…

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Nostalgic heavy haulage pic of the week…

Got a message from Fergie, he’s not to be disturbed as he’s out fishing…

Another message from Fergie, the new satnav’s got some minor faults in it… :unamused:

Latest member of staff in the Fergie Ltd. organisition… :unamused:

Fergie doing some “sight seeing” up in Newcastle… :unamused:

pv83:
Fergie doing some “sight seeing” up in Newcastle… :unamused:

:laughing: :laughing:

popquiz question of the week, what marque is it…?

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