ThanKs Bubbs, will look out for them!!.
Could you do an Old Devon picture run or a livestock hauliers run?
Keep up the good work, always enjoy seeing the pictures
Sam
harry:
air horn
yep air horn lol
Another nice selection Bubbleman, i think it has to be the old Atki Scrap tipper for me this time, closely followed by the Brain Haulage Daf…but then again i also like the Spiers Seddon Atkinson, dont think they had many of those.
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bubbleman:
Hello again,nice to bring good memories to Graham with the Scania,Sam…more cornish stuff another time…heres todays pics,not many if any of this lot still going…Hope these oldies bring back some memories.
Cheers Bubbs,
A H Gore - that takes me back! I used to sub work to them from the north west, in the mid to late 80s - they’ve been closed down for some time now, haven’t they?
Like the Atki too - a very sophisticated sleeper conversion, actually with an extended roof!!
A H Gore folded a few years ago, shame because they were great to work for, I was the last driver to finish there.
Bubbs mate,
what can I say you’ve done it again,great round of pics mate. I like the driver of the Borderer giving a wave and the two Spiers motors,proper old haulage company with well worked English waggons.
The Smythe’s Volvo is a winner for me mate,as a kid I loved seeing their fleet and always stuck my thumbs up to them,great guys always waved back,flashed the lights or blew the horn for me. Do kids still stick their thumps up to truck drivers today?
I wonder if Billy Hockin ended up with the Smythe Volvo?
Here’s a pic of one that has a pretty close rego number A898KFJ and same spec,was this an ex Smythe motor? I took this in Tiverton,1990.
Here’s anothe of Smythe’s,A900KFJ,not one of mine I bought this from Roy at Articulation pix,same spec again,twin steer with chassis tank and steps
Ta mate,got any Smythe Merc’s by any chance?
Hello All
Heres a couple of my favourite pics from my scrapbook.First off is a ERF CP38-320 model in S.JONES colours.
This pic i don’t have any info on
Regards R-Jacko
Hello again,great pics Jamie…the Hockins Volvo was new to them mate according to my notes,just registered with the same batch as Smythes…will sort out a couple of their Mercs soon.Will do a Devon mixture as well after I come back from a short break …ok.
Heres todays stuff which I prepared yesterday…proper wagons 
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Hope these old girls bring back a few memories to someone.
Cheers Bubbs, 
R-JACKO:
This pic i don’t have any info on
Regards R-Jacko
This picture is the internal cover picture of Trucks and Trucking by Elliot Bradley, the caption to go with it states the fact that “Rigid trucks are the most common goods vehicles on British motorways.” Said book is from 1979
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Photo of mi dads MAN 232 column change
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R-JACKO:
This pic i don’t have any info on
Regards R-JackoThis picture is the internal cover picture of Trucks and Trucking by Elliot Bradley, the caption to go with it states the fact that “Rigid trucks are the most common goods vehicles on British motorways.” Said book is from 1979
Hiya …some useless info on the photo…the driver of the kirks ERF is a very young Mick Greenhall from Macclesfield. he was the biggest F1 stockcar
fanatic at Belle view.
John
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Man 16.280 a big step up from the 16.232 in comfort and power
Love the plain & simple Yellow Atki. Spent many happy school holidays in one like that. Also like the Red scrap tipper.
bubbleman:
Hope these old girls bring back a few memories to someone.
Cheers Bubbs,
Triffic pics, thank you!
And this one went on to a good home:
Did any other ERF nuts out there spot the C series passenger door fitted to a B series cab?!
GCR2ERF:
Did any other ERF nuts out there spot the C series passenger door fitted to a B series cab?!
Not until now! 
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Anyone any idea what this is and when/where it may have been taken?
Don’t know what the model was called,but it looks like the Leyland wrecker we had in the army in the mid '60’s,although the originals had all hydraulic lifting equipment.They also had a Rolls Royce B81 straight 8 petrol engine.
Hi marcus,a couple of photos i have found from truckfest years ago,hope they are ok.
I think Bubbs is going away again so here is part one of my trucking life story in photos.
I started driving in 1965 and this AEC new in 1946 was still in the fleet . It was soon disposed of and all I can remeber is the cold metal steering wheel and I think it had two gearsticks.
The only Scammell in the fleet ,new in 1952 it lasted until the MOT test came out. The rod operated trailer brakes were updated to air and it was pulled by a new Leyland Beaver unit.
A tax disc from the Scammell.
New in 1958 with a Duramin , Lydney cab. When this was sold I can remember the drive axle moved on the springs when going from forward to reverse.
There were three of these Commers. It was driving ones of these that qualified me for a class 1 HGV licence.
Bristol works had a Foden like this on loan from the Plymouth works. I had to take it back as far as Exeter Station. Speedo in the middle of the steering wheel.
One of six Commers with a Unipower conversion. I think they were about 17 1/2 ton loaded. If you made a slow sharp turn in the wet they wanted to go straight on.
The last of six of these AEC.s. I took this photo before cutting it up.
Endless tales go with these photos but I will only bore you all with one. The works were on the banks of the river Avon and the shed with a pit in used to flood when the river burst it banks.The Scammell had been left over the pit when this happened overnight with the doors left open. The foreman put a pair of waders on to get the Scammell out but when he walked in front of it he dissapeared down the pit. The wooden pit boards had floated away never to be seen again.
Cheers Phil.
Nice one Phil,I remember B and W well.I like the photo of the AEC MK5 Mammoth Major and the pit story .
Some more of my trucks.
The Beaver that pullud the old Scammell trailer when new.
Two new Mamouth Majors were fitted with the tanks from two earlier models.
This was hired in to help out. Took this after I towed it back from Gloucester with a knocking engine.
Two of these replaced two of the Commer tar sprayers.
A new job and the first petrol tanker that I drove.
This was used for the awkward deliveries, and there were plenty of them.
Wincanton took the contract over.Perhaps this is the only Renault they had.
We had one Foden at the same time.
I had the first 38 tonner on the job. One customer complained about the truck in this state so I told him that next time I was sent to his place
I would stay in the depot and wash it instead.
More to follow Cheers Phil.