Hi Malc, I am sure that I used to see that Foden ? around the Allerton area of Bradford in the eighties was it a green one. ?
Can you post it, I did wonder if it was a joke or not.
It was definately a working truck but as you say could have been a joke. The bloke who showed me the photo was called Harry Barraclough and was a local character. He had spotted the truck when he was a driver many years previously.
Harry Barraclough lived in a caravan & built the M1. Not single handedly, I don’t think The man was as hard as nails and had worked down t’pit with his old man. When he was about 18 his old man was killed while working next to him, Harry decided truck driving may be a better job. He then spent many years driving trucks, normally Fodens
There is one thing I have noticed in this thread, most of the articles, especially in the Commercial Motors of the day were written by people who knew what they were talking about.
People with letters after their names and members of various institutes and associations.
AMinstBE Associate Member, Institution of British Engineers.
AMinstME Associate Member, Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
MIRTE Member, Institute of Road Transport Engineers.
My memory only goes back to the late Pat Kennet who’s writing style captured my imagination in my formative years.
Wheel Nut:
There is one thing I have noticed in this thread, most of the articles, especially in the Commercial Motors of the day were written by people who knew what they were talking about.
People with letters after their names and members of various institutes and associations.
AMinstBE Associate Member, Institution of British Engineers.
AMinstME Associate Member, Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
MIRTE Member, Institute of Road Transport Engineers.
My memory only goes back to the late Pat Kennet who’s writing style captured my imagination in my formative years.
Wheel Nut:
There is one thing I have noticed in this thread, most of the articles, especially in the Commercial Motors of the day were written by people who knew what they were talking about.
People with letters after their names and members of various institutes and associations.
AMinstBE Associate Member, Institution of British Engineers.
AMinstME Associate Member, Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
MIRTE Member, Institute of Road Transport Engineers.
My memory only goes back to the late Pat Kennet who’s writing style captured my imagination in my formative years.
Hear hear! Read it today (I still have it on subscription) and the comparison is stark - it’s a shadow of its former self. I must say,
I was not personally a fan of Pat Kennett’s writing, but he was undoubtedly much more knowledgeable than I am!
Brilliant pic this, my ole dad drove one of these for British Ropes out of doncaster, remember him coming home first time in it, had a white steering wheel, and a tachograph located behind his right shoulder.
Great days, thanks for the pic bubbleman
Hello again,l dont know if you lot are gonna like these next load of clippings,let me know if you dont want to have any more…Trailers
Notice the unit on the front of the trailer in the last pic…an S type Bedford,surely a tandem was asking a bit much of it…dont suppose it took the trailer to Tehran.
Like l said lf you think these are no good then let me know and l’ll stick to putting wagons on…ok
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Bubbleman. Dont you dare stop putting these trailer articles up.
Some Bedfords for you Marc as they seem to be the but of all jokes!
Detroit Diesel 6V71 Test truck at Millbrook Testing ground. It flew!
TK’s: 330 engined, 500 engined and 466 engined, Scammell quick release trailer hitches.
hiya,
bubbleman trailers are just as important as everything else a unit can’t make money without one, and you have put some beauts on here, thanks harry long retired.
bubbleman:
Hello again and happy new year to you all,right then a bit of self indulgence…Scanis Vabis’s
Thats me at the wheel ,Ray Hingley kindly let me have a go in his Vabis…big grin from me!
Cheers Marc.
hiya,i had one of these when it was on its last legs and the ink was still wet on my licience.
some nice pics there in one you can see the second gearlever used for the splitter great fun for a newbie,tell you what tho’ it used to get baking hot in there.
steve.
Hello again,thanks to Gaz for the pics,well done mate.Pollystag have you any pics of your vabis or the registration no…l may have a pic.Todays stuff is from leaflets for a change.
Once again Marc there are some great pictures there.
I love the one of the Transcontinental Freight Volvo from Heywood taken in Don Street Middleton outside the Vitafoam factory.
Back in '72, just before I left school, the question was “What ya gunna do when you leave school sonny?” “I’m gunna fix and drive trucks Sir!” “I’ll put you down for the Wadham Stringer Commercials day out then shall I?”.
As all school kids do, grab anything that is being given away free. I got heaps of brochures that go from these below, down thru the EA and J4 vans, Mini van/pickup and Morris 1000 van/pickup. I’ve spared everyone those lighter vehicle photos.
Should anyone require the full technical specs from the brochures (inside pages) let me know and i will forward those photos.
Phew, Im glad thats over with!
The man was as hard as nails and had worked down t’pit with his old man. When he was about 18 his old man was killed while working next to him, Harry decided truck driving may be a better job. He then spent many years driving trucks, normally Fodens
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