GKN AEC looks like it was taken outside the offices at heath street smethwick.gkn nettlefolds.
Hello,a mixed bunch today lads 
Hope these are of interest
Cheers Marc.
In answer to your Tautliner question of when they became in use have a look at this ad from the Commercial Motor 1970, earlier than what people think, most of us would put a date of late 70’s early Eighties. Tautliner was Boalloy’s patented name other curtainside trailer makers had to use another title for their makes but Tautliner has become generic in the trade now to describe a curtainsider. One question I have often asked, since I was kid actually and I’m 56 now with still no proper answer, why is a Susie so named. Again this is a piece of kit that may surprise people when it was first in use but how did it get the tag Susie, it wasn’t the makers name for it more a slang version but somebody somewhere started it!
Cheers Franky.
Hi another of Rob Rymers pics
This time a Dallas AEC
Regards Pat
Hello again,a few Fodens today lads.
I’ve put the last pic on before but this clipping had the writing with it,Italy in this …one night out across the seats in this would be enough for me !! 
Hi Marc this is not a cutting but a pic just for you.
Thanks Richard for the bubble pic…Ibet that weighed a bit.nice A.E.C too Pat …Leylands today then.
Hope these are ok
Cheers Marc.
A couple of observations there.
71 mph cruising speed for a wagon, quite fast I would have thought but can you imagine anyone claiming that today?
The words Globe Trotter on the front of a Leyland/AEC. Surely that must have predated Volvo’s use of the term.
AS EVER MARC… FANTASTIC…PICS… 
£8270… WOT YEAR WAS THAT SNAP FROM THEN MATE… 
Todays offering
The information on the back of the pic is as follows;
’ Cyclone Unit for Marchwood. From Emsworth to Botley 5pm -8pm 28/8/62 PC Tetley.’
The haulier is S M tidy I like the keep clear warning painted on the side 
Regards Pat
ainacs : Do you know where that firm came from? only I remember a “Tidy” (but don’t recall those initials,) being on contract for the winter of '62/3 to Shell at Thame depot. they had a couple of Scammells on there, dark green, with there own tanks. I remember the name above the cab but no decals on the side, I believe they came from the West Midlands,. 
BigG-Unit:
ainacs : Do you know where that firm came from? only I remember a “Tidy” (but don’t recall those initials,) being on contract for the winter of '62/3 to Shell at Thame depot. they had a couple of Scammells on there, dark green, with there own tanks. I remember the name above the cab but no decals on the side, I believe they came from the West Midlands,.
Hi Big G-Unit
Sorry no information with that pic at all
Regards Pat
Another of Rob Rymers pics this time Hills of Botley stuck with a long load at Fareham. Fareham 29th June 1961 9.15am till 11.15am. The cutting from the Southern Evening Echo read as follows;
BIG TRAILER BLOCKS FAREHAM STREETS
Queues form as Traffic is brought to a standstill.
Traffic in Fareham was brought to a standstill for more than an hour today when a 100ft trailer failed to make a sharp tuning from West Street into High Street.
Police diverted traffic away from the centre of Fareham but long queues quickly formed. At one time when the trailer became stuck right across West Street, traffic stretched back to Cosham and for a mile back to Wickham.
Vehicles from Gosport were diverted round Fareham and Portsmouth bound traffic was diverted through the back of the town.
Kept waiting in the warm morning sun, the motorists many of them tradesmen, were slowly losing patience.
One lorry driver who had been waiting half an hour told a reporter ‘I am working on piece time and this delay means a loss of money for me’
The trouble started when the trailer belonging to Hill and Co of Botley and carrying parts of a gantry from Littlehampton to Dunfermline, Scotland–failed to negoiate the 90 degree bend into the High Street
A fitter was called and he removed one of the bollards but the traffic sign to Wickham stopped the trailer fom making the tricky turning and it was left stranded across West Street with the front on the pavement.
Cars passed under the the back of the trailer while it was stationary, helping to ease the situation.
After half and hours wait a bulldozer arrived on the scene and to cheers of the crowd of onlookers and motorists the traffic sign was jerked out of the ground.
VICTORY SMILE
With this obstacle removed the trailer edged it’s way round with the driver Mr John Murphy of Locksway Road, Milton giving a huge victory smile.
Mr Murphy who has to drive the trailer to Scotland told a reporter " This was where we expected trouble, we passed here last night in a car and I knew it would be difficult".
“We left Chichester early today and had no trouble in getting this far, which included going through the roundabouts at Paulsgrove, this is the best argument for a by-pass that I have seen”
Mr Murphy added that the trailer was scheduled to do the round trip to Scotland in a fortnight.
His mate Mr M McAlpine who sits on the back of the trailer to make sure it clears all obstacles, intervened " It will take a fortnight to reach Scotland at this rate"
Once the trailer made the turning , traffic slowly cleared with police help, but motorists were still very angry.
Why take aload this size by road? was the question our reporter was continually asked.
Regards Pat
Spardo:
A couple of observations there.
71 mph cruising speed for a wagon, quite fast I would have thought but can you imagine anyone claiming that today?
The words Globe Trotter on the front of a Leyland/AEC. Surely that must have predated Volvo’s use of the term.
If you check the spec on most of the current trucks I think you will find the maximum geared speed is in the 70’s.That is at the ENGINE’s governed speed,not the governed ROAD speed.
Top photos Marc, keep the faith!
I have a “genuine” AEC Texaco photo, taken “in” Poole dock in 1974. This area aint like this now!
That Mammoth six wheeler is the first one I have seen since John Ward (Mammoth International) sold the logo and Limited business to Hoveringham. Short lived I believe.
Hello me again,fantastic stuff from Pat and Gazz,keep it coming lads.to answer the price of the Marathon …1974ish i’d guess.
Good news on a personal note…I can keep my job …but will loose £100 a week 
…but thats better than being out of work.
Right a few Scannys today.
Hope these are ok.
Bubbs
Hi Marc
Good news on your job & whats a £100 to you mate Bristols richest man!!!
Goo pics see you soon Rich
A E C mandator first proper truck i drove 6 speed crash box (all under 40 years old say whats that) no power steering then a bit later had a marathon with big sleeper cab (i think they called it a midle east cab) good truck pulled like a train but the wheels keep’t falling off could not keep nut’s tight in the end they changed the hub’s for hub’s off on older model and tat cured it they tighten’d up the wrong way on one side.drove that for mr mascato in petersfield you hould know him maggied,we did timber out off petersfield. 
Hi Marc I have posted this on the Southampton thread but I expect someone on here will know! I would not be surprised if you had a pic of it somewhere
Had to collect this trailer and load from Southampton docks on Tuesday take it to Marchwood to have the tanker purged and certificated, then back to 41 berth for export.
Looks like an old Ralph Davies Scania but the number was L800TTT?? Anyone know if this was one of Ralph’s?
Regards Pat
Hi everyone,Pat doesnt that Scania look like an ex Ralph Davies…one or two things though ,shes right hand drive which suggests that maybe this was a dedicated subbie also theres no full fairing kit on it,Ralphs did cos there were fairy lights on his,maybe that was removed though.Strange that the personal reg hasnt come off,surely that was worth a few bob…Shame its going for export…thats a future classic leaving us
Right a few Dafs.
Hope these are ok
Cheers Marc