DEANB:
Thats what i like to see Marc,cant never get enough of f88s
Super pics mate! Lovely to see GTC 414 N resplendent in Brooks livery , didn’t even know that she had been with them . I bought her in Hardings livery then proceeded to show her the way to Portugal with the cattle convoys in the 80’s. Keep up the good work!
Yet again great pics ! Newpark evoked fond memories of New Rd , Wooton Bassett working with Roger Pike, Taffy and the infamous Graham ( your’e in the not very bright club) Kimber ! I had D905 SHR F12 Globetrotter
I LIKE THE PIC OF THE FIRST MAN IN THE UK . HERES A ONE PAINTED UP IN CAWTHORNS COLOURS SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE IN THE MID 70S
dieseldog6:
I like the Crusader with the west coast mirrors, anyone know anymore about it.
Only pic I’ve ever seen of Ridbridge but pretty sure this Crusader was on Scammel’s stand at the 1972 Commercial Motor Show at Earl’s Court
I’m Pretty sure there is an old mag article on here about Ridbridge somewhere, but dammed if I can remember where.
Dieseldogsix:
I’m Pretty sure there is an old mag article on here about Ridbridge somewhere, but dammed if I can remember where.
Heres the link search.php?t=35749 and heres the pic 
Hello again,heres a few more oldies.
Hope these are ok.
Cheers Bubbs, 
As promised a few more clippings
The luxury of it!!
Europeans go one better!!
Does anybody remember this, did it survive?
Dont care what Susie is selling… I’m buying!!
More to come but sadly no more of Susie.
altitude:
Stanfield:
Heres a nice looking outfit with drawbar.
JohnNice one for Harry Gill he will like the sheeting.
Now that is a very handsome bit of kit, I got one of those new with a 3500 gallon barrel on it. Lovely thing to drive. All local work with it, home every night
roadcommander2:
Dont care what Susie is selling… I’m buying!!
More to come but sadly no more of Susie.
There was a court case apparently about Intertruck and Partco arguing over who owns the trade name Susie, especially as I have always known the polyamide air pipes as susie or suzies since about 1968 
I seem to remember a thread on here about the development of the air hoses was attributed to a woman called Sue or Susan at ICI Courtaulds around the time of Bry Nylon being developed
Cracking shot of the Guest Sed/atks Bubbs!They were a good operator in their time I used to admire both them and Wittons from Cullompton.Cheers Dennis.
Muckaway:
Super pic of this Scania and quarry background Nathan.
Cheers Dave.
Paul Inns family used to own Buckingham Aggregates. Around '99/2000 they had Scania 8 wheelers (about 4 I think) plus a 6 and a 4 wheeler. Livery was dark blue cabs with a silver stripe where the name was. They sold out to Hartigans around 2001 and Paul setup on his own. First was a Scania like one shown on an X-reg that he sold to Scott Fletcher when Paul replaced it with a 54 reg. Paul bought the one shown (57 reg), sold his 54 to Scott Fletcher who sold the X reg to S.J Radband. “Bucks Aggs” and Hartigans were taken over by Aggregate Industries and the Buckingham name is carried in their colours under contract with Squires Logistics, though talking to some now EX drivers, the firm was at it’s best when the Inns family owned it (as is the norm these days).
Hello,heres a few from Cornwall, The first is a pic by my great pal Adrian Cypher
Hope these are of interest.
Cheers Bubbs,
bubbleman:
Hope these are of interest.
Cheers Bubbs,
Ah Bubbs…
you’ve made an old fella very happy.
PS Love the bridge shots!
BUBBS, WHATS GOING ON WITH THE JULIAN SED AK, APPEARS TO BE ACONTRA FLOW WITHOUT A CONE IN SIGHT!!!.CAN YOU IMAGINE DOING THAT TODAY!!!
There was a court case apparently about Intertruck and Partco arguing over who owns the trade name Susie, especially as I have always known the polyamide air pipes as susie or suzies since about 1968
I seem to remember a thread on here about the development of the air hoses was attributed to a woman called Sue or Susan at ICI Courtaulds around the time of Bry Nylon being developed.
I’ve tried for years to find out the real meaning behind the ‘Susie’ (hate to see it spelt Suzie). I looked at the said court case hearing notes and this was just a case of the company grabbing the nickname for its own use, they had no legal right to it as it was in generic use long before they used it as a trade name. After a long search I still didn’t have any written proof but concluded that the electrical line was coiled long before the air line, some old early Sixties artics show small coiled electrical lines in use with the old straight hose and Palm Coupling connections, in other words before the nylon air lines were manufactured. I believe the term Susie was nothing more than a shortening or abbreviation of the item which was simply a SUS pended I nsulated E lectrical cable or line. This term would have been easily picked up by Fitters and Drivers when first reading the description of the new style connection, rather than saying the mouthfull above and very soon as happens the name spread like wildfire throughout the trade. If you can recall the late Fifties early Sixties the coiled telephone wire appeared around the same time.
The name of the girl at Courtaulds is a nice idea but doesn’t account for the fact the electrical coiled line was in use before the air coiled lines, once these came into use and I can remember this was early Sixties, the air and the electrical lines were both then termed as Susie’s and have so ever since. Not as interesting a story as the girls name theory but these things generally are derived from simple explanations, unless of course someone, somewhere knows better! Franky.
Excellent pics from some of the Cornish operators Bubbs.
As a 10 year old,i did a few trips to Billingsgate Fish Market in the passenger seat of the Suttons Foden,KCV 726W.
It used to be driven by my cousin,■■■■ Trevorrow.
At the time,a 290 in an 8 wheeler was pretty rare.
bubbleman:
Hello again,heres a few more oldies.
Hope these are ok.
Cheers Bubbs,
my god bubbs thats a suprise that transcon is being driven in that pic by my stepdad thats going back a good few years i can tell you…
i drove that myself a few times and it went quite well , big cam 350 ■■■■■■■ dutch spec . and that trailer was a dog , not much in the way of brakes and those rear wheel guards on it were forever falling off .
if you look on the front of the motor you can see a sign that says A.C.S. that was the agent he got work from . if i remember correctly he was based in norfolk and got work for the wagons from cast , geest and evergreen …
i dont supose you can remember where you took the picture can you …
nice one bubbs …