trunkera1:
Hi Pistonbroke,would that be the “rec” in Marshfield?..chris
Hi Chris
Indeed it is… 
I guess you weren’t selling candy floss so you must know of it some other way… 
Those pics must be about 25 years old. Extra points if you know who owned the blue Granada ( it wasn’t me… )…
Hello again,good stuff Paul…that selection of pics of that Leyland of Roys was good,shame she had a sad ending,heres todays clippings,Cheers Bubbs,
Piston broke:
trunkera1:
Hi Pistonbroke,would that be the “rec” in Marshfield?..chrisHi Chris
Indeed it is…
I guess you weren’t selling candy floss so you must know of it some other way…
Those pics must be about 25 years old. Extra points if you know who owned the blue Granada ( it wasn’t me…
HiP/broke,certainly do know it well,lived next to the “rec” for about 20yrs! from 18months to 20yrs old!,I moved on in about 1972,cant say as i recognise the Granada,it defo wasnt me,i could only just afford to run my little Mini!! 
…chris
ps,really liked your piccs of FG Bond +Andrews,never worked for either, but remember the daily coach trip to oldland school with Andrews coach,usually driven by Jess or Ken.
Hi Chris
The Granada was Roger White’s. Does that name ring a bell?
I was about 8 when you left so I guess I wouldn’t remember you. Do you still have family there? ( Best left to pm I think - we don’t want to clog up Bubbs’ thread with our ramblings… )
Suffice to say that Bonds and Andrews are still going although Ken Andrews only has coaches now, no lorries. He is still driving too - he’s well over 80!
I’ll pm you when I have a little more time and fill in some of the gaps, if you wish
Good to hear from another Old Boy
retriever:
Apart from photographing the commercial motor scene in the 1950s and 1960s, Roger Kenney also attended LDoY events.
Here is a great looking AEC MkIII of Adams Butter. I know most of those who look at the Old Time Lorries forum are more interested in the vehicles from more modern times and colour pictures but there are those who appreciate being reminded of what went before.
Driven plenty of them in me time for A E Evans,a grand old tool,with the Reeves and Kenning sliding door cab and air conditioning via the windscreen. Retreiver,you keep shoving the old 'uns on,never mind the modern stuff in colour,thanks.
3300 John will like the photo,he knows all about Adams Butter AECs from Leek. 
Hi Bubbs
The Constructor lived again - she was rebuilt and ran for a good few more years before Roy retired…
A few more then…
Is this old girl still around? I know Martins have closed the doors and I also know that Mr Martin passed away
so it would be nice to know if she’s still about…
Piston broke:
Hi BubbsThe Constructor lived again - she was rebuilt and ran for a good few more years before Roy retired…
A few more then…
Is this old girl still around? I know Martins have closed the doors and I also know that Mr Martin passed away
so it would be nice to know if she’s still about…4
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That’s bad news I didn’t know Bow Martin had passed away, he was a great bloke RIP Bow. He drove that old Sed at times. The last time I saw Bow he was getting fuel in a garage in Bridgwater, doing a delivery with a Transit pick up, that was years ago so he must have been a fair old age. I didn’t know the firm had packed up, thay must have been going years. That truck was on the show circuit a few years ago, don’t know if it still is.
cheers
John.
Hi John
Yeah, Bow was a good age. He passed away a few years ago now. Like you said, a really nice fella.
I believe it was his son who ran the firm after and they shut the doors earlier this year or late last year. Damned shame, small hauliers like that are/were the lifeblood of the country… 
Piston broke:
Hi JohnYeah, Bow was a good age. He passed away a few years ago now. Like you said, a really nice fella.
I believe it was his son who ran the firm after and they shut the doors earlier this year or late last year. Damned shame, small hauliers like that are/were the lifeblood of the country…
I think your right Paul the son David ran it. When I first met David he was driving one of Bows tippers, running out of E. H. Bradleys mostly the Ashton Keynes pit. Bow would sometimes come in with that Seddon, but it’s regular driver at that time was a bloke called Wally, never knew his surname. It is a shame when firms like that pack up after years in the game.
cheers
John.
R’gding the Foden logger…my dads old Foden was PKK 532R. Ex Freshbake Frozen Foods from Sittingbourne.
Piston broke:
Hi ChrisThe Granada was Roger White’s. Does that name ring a bell?
I was about 8 when you left so I guess I wouldn’t remember you. Do you still have family there? ( Best left to pm I think - we don’t want to clog up Bubbs’ thread with our ramblings…
Suffice to say that Bonds and Andrews are still going although Ken Andrews only has coaches now, no lorries. He is still driving too - he’s well over 80!
I’ll pm you when I have a little more time and fill in some of the gaps, if you wish
Good to hear from another Old Boy
Look forward to your PM…chris
Hi Bubbleman my first artic was a mammoth minor twinsteer as in your picture with an AV 760 motor in it, it was a 1971 model and i bought it of a chap who was working for Frigoscandia, and came from Gillingham in Dorset.It was a day cab when i got it but a couple of mates who did crash repairs on cars converted it over a weekend, i also removed the second steer axle as i was doing round timber haulage and off road it was useless,like a seesaw, it was quite a long wheelbase but it rode well,cheers Buzzer.
I thought this one of Leo Sorensons may be of interest, long before Scania became the staple of his fleet.
Apologies if it has been seen before
Hi Bubbs
That pic of the little Seddon of Mor Macs (extolling the virtues of its fuel consumption… ) reminds me of the time I was having a chat with the driver. He hated the thing with a passion Gutless engine, no two speed axle and when you eventually did get her wound up, no brakes! I think she was the last one they bought new, after that the company bought second hand direct from operators…
A few more from me…
This was owned by Sam and Daphne Godwin from Bradford on Avon. All the restoration was done by them - even down to the red leather interior. All the buttoning and stitching was done by Daphne…
Wheel Nut:
I thought this one of Leo Sorensons may be of interest, long before Scania became the staple of his fleet.Apologies if it has been seen before
An L.A.D.sleeper cab, not something you would see very often, the driver must have felt like the king of the road.
Buzzer:
Hi Bubbleman my first artic was a mammoth minor twinsteer as in your picture with an AV 760 motor in it, it was a 1971 model and i bought it of a chap who was working for Frigoscandia, and came from Gillingham in Dorset.It was a day cab when i got it but a couple of mates who did crash repairs on cars converted it over a weekend, i also removed the second steer axle as i was doing round timber haulage and off road it was useless,like a seesaw, it was quite a long wheelbase but it rode well,cheers Buzzer.
Any pictures of it Buzzer?
This image dates from the 1950s and features an Austin tanker of J H Bennetts Ltd at Penzance harbour, Cornwall. The fuel delivery side of Bennetts - an old established name - was sold off to Consol Oils in 2007.
Examination of the picture reveals that all vehicles were manufactured in the UK - even those in the distance. Austins are to the fore - cars and commercials with two Bedfords also in the picture. The buses in the far background we operated by Western National - Bristols with Eastern Coachworks bodywork. Diesolite was a tractor fuel.
The picture was taken by Arthur Ingram whilst on holiday. Copyright Roundoak/Ingram archive.
bubbleman:
Hi again,heres more from me then,Cheers Bubbs,
The Leyland Steer tractor is interesting Marc,I never ever saw one of them on my travels in the 60’s/70’s,I wonder if Leyland kicked the model into touch when the Mammouth Minor didn’t do so well ?The Steer may have been the better of the two with the 680 Power Plus engine,what do you think ? Cheers Dennis.
