Scrapbook Memories (Part 1)

system · 25 September 2009 18:33

Dave the Renegade:

dafdave:

harry_gill:
hiya,
Dave not trying to teach you the geography of your homeland but is’nt the place near Rhyl called Towyn i did a few weeks of my national service there in the 50s before being shipped out to Korea, bet i’m wrong, never been correct in my life.
thanks harry long retired.

You are correct harry,had a holiday there yrs ago at browns caravan site.
regards dave.

Hi Harry and Dave,
Confusion over it is the Tywyn near Tonfanau,my confusion arose due to the fact that the two places are refered to as Towyn in some spellings. But just googled and the one is Towyn Gwynedd and the North Wales coast Towyn Conwy.
Cheers Dave

Thanks for clearing that up dave regards dave.

straight_eight · 25 September 2009 22:37

Yep! That’s definitley NUT Bubbleman, must of been used for internal/dock moves when it came off the road. Would make a nice restoration project, and being the biggest B series, would be nice if it was saved. Nice one VW.

nz_jamie · 26 September 2009 09:59

G’day,
Funny I was looking at that blue ERF in the magazine the other day thinking that it was a coincedence that Bubb’s had posted what looked like the same waggon last week. While we’re on Leicester’s ERF’s I thought I’d dig this one out. I took it back in '86 in Tiverton Devon,sadly it was the last shot on the roll of film so this is the only picture of it that I have. Straight eight mate,do you have any info on this motor?
Hope it’s of interest.
Cheers Jamie

bubbleman · 26 September 2009 10:56

Hiya,another mixture again.

Hope these are of interest.

Cheers Bubbs.

straight_eight · 26 September 2009 22:00

NZ JAMIE:
G’day,
Funny I was looking at that blue ERF in the magazine the other day thinking that it was a coincedence that Bubb’s had posted what looked like the same waggon last week. While we’re on Leicester’s ERF’s I thought I’d dig this one out. I took it back in '86 in Tiverton Devon,sadly it was the last shot on the roll of film so this is the only picture of it that I have. Straight eight mate,do you have any info on this motor?
Hope it’s of interest.
Cheers Jamie

Hello N.Z, sorry mate. i dont have any info on this particular unit, and it’s one i have never seen before! Because it has a Jennings type sleeper conversion, i’d say that it was bought 2cnd-hand.

bubbleman · 27 September 2009 18:15

Hi again,somethings`different with the way we reply,hope it works.

The last clipping is from 1980,hope they are ok.

Cheers Bubbs.

dave_the_renegade · 27 September 2009 19:18

Another fine selection you have there Marc. Nice to see Robsons of Carlisle,also the MAN of Bodfari Quarries.
Cheers Dave.

grahama · 27 September 2009 19:41

Only live down the road from Woldview and can remember the 86 but always a curtainsider when i saw it
Great pics keep them coming

ainacs · 28 September 2009 08:15

Hi an advert from September 23rd 1966 Commercial motor

Caption reads See the New Atkinson ‘Viewline’ on Stand No 78

Regards Pat

system · 28 September 2009 12:24

Nice rope and sheet job on the robsons pic,pity they spoiled it by roping over the fly sheet.
regards dave.

daf3300 · 28 September 2009 19:03

dafdave:
Nice rope and sheet job on the robsons pic,pity they spoiled it by roping over the fly sheet.
regards dave.

i think if you look at it again they were using a bottle fly sheet ,

bubbleman · 29 September 2009 08:47

Hi again,once more another mixed bag.

Hope these are of interest.

Cheers Bubbs.

bestbooties · 29 September 2009 09:21

daf3300:

dafdave:
Nice rope and sheet job on the robsons pic,pity they spoiled it by roping over the fly sheet.
regards dave.

i think if you look at it again they were using a bottle fly sheet ,

Correct!Robsons were doing bottles out of St.Helens at the same time as I was on Carmans,(Brit European), in the mid '70’s.
Now those sheets kept you fit,weighed a ton!

harry_gill · 29 September 2009 09:46

hiya,
How come when i did bottles via Suttons i was always two high for most of the load, thankfully only had normal sheets but sometimes had to use four of the things to cover the load.
thanks harry long retired.

bubbleman · 30 September 2009 09:33

Hello…sorry its another mixture

I wonder if this young 'un is still at the wheel,he’d be 49 now.

Cheers Bubbs.

ainacs · 30 September 2009 09:52

Hi Marc found a couple of BRS pics in a1979 Commercial Motor

“Midlands BRS Truck and Trailer Rental expects that by 1982 it will be very profitable”

Midlands BRS Birmingham Depot is concentrating on container handling and storage.

Also these

Regards Pat

bubbleman · 30 September 2009 10:01

Hey Pat…youre getting right into this now,youll be trawling through car boot sales hunting for old lorry mags next

Bubbs

marky · 30 September 2009 10:21

Great picture of the Allied Mills SA200 - in the days when bagged flour deliveries were still sent under sheets rather than inside a curtainsider.

wheel_nut · 30 September 2009 10:32

bubbleman:

I wonder if this young 'un is still at the wheel,he’d be 49 now.

Cheers Bubbs.

Come on Peter, reveal yourself if you are reading this

He would be like a dog with two dicks getting a V10 with 320 hosses. I still would, even though it is a Merc

system · 30 September 2009 17:02

daf3300:

dafdave:
Nice rope and sheet job on the robsons pic,pity they spoiled it by roping over the fly sheet.
regards dave.

i think if you look at it again they were using a bottle fly sheet ,

I hold my hand up,i didn t spot that,thanks daf for the correction i must be losing it lol.
regards dave.